I didn't realize women said that, but it sounds like they think most men enjoy fishing and they want to find some common ground, thereby appearing more appealing to the men.

As for me, I'll never say that. I don't want to go fishing, don't want to smell fish, clean fish, cook fish or eat fish. So in sum, that's a hard no on fishing from me. I'm a girly-girl.

Butt double for Sandra Bullock.

Lurky McLurkenstein, checking in!

Good:
As a first grade teacher, I'll never again take for granted being able to attend school in person without being confined to our "bubbles". And not having to spend the whole day reminding my kids to pull their mask up over their nose, is pretty amazing.

I recently flew to/from Nepal, and I saw that nearly everyone on the plane was wearing a mask except for me. Not one person asked me to put one on. When I asked about it, I learned that the majority of Nepalese people were not vaccinated (they didn't have access to it). The airline staff all just assumed that because I am western that I'm vaccinated. I mean I am, but that was another reminder of how blessed I am, and not to take things like that for granted.


Bad:
I actually enjoyed being quarantined. I think it made me even less likely to want to socialize now. It was a great excuse to stay holed up (which is my comfort zone), and now it's hard for me to make myself go out with any regularity.

I got used to working online. I would actually really like a job I could do remotely.

It got used to having groceries delivered, and I got used to ordering everything online. Now I never go in person to the grocery store anymore, and I hate to go shopping in person.

Sure...why not? Anything is possible. All the best.

I actually really liked your profile. It's way better written than most, and I loved the photos. The way you staged them to reflect the potential vantage point of the viewer (as though they were sitting across from you at the dinner table, or on the other side of the seesaw) was really clever. I hope you'll become a regular poster in the forums. We need you!

That sounds really nice, Moomin! Christmas markets are a fun place to go with family. I've been to some small ones too--I love them all! And I mainly go for the snacks and gluhwein!




OT: Feeling full. I ordered delivery from P.F. Chang's. Beef broccoli with fried rice, plus a slice of cheesecake!

I clicked on your profile so I could review it, but you've already deactivated. So 0/10--would not recommend.

I clicked on your profile so I could review it, but you've already deactivated. So 0/10--would not recommend.

I heard this same thing (from a different source) about ten years ago. I found it very powerful, and at that time I did decide to remove negative/toxic people from my life. It made a big difference in my mindset, and I made some changes and ended up taking a huge risk. I was actually talking about this recently with someone.

Hi Crystal!

Wow, if an American thinks that Thanksgiving is a huge national holiday outside of the US (and Canada), they should probably get out and travel a bit, or at least do some reading. (I mean, there several are other countries that have Thanksgiving holidays, but they are on different dates and are not considered as big a holiday). We were taught in school from a young age about the reason we have Thanksgiving in the U.S. Knowing its origins, I'm not sure why anyone would think it would apply to other countries.

Although, I have to say...I have lived in countries where some of the restaurants did put on an American Thanksgiving turkey dinner. In China we always had a lot of options for Thanksgiving dinner in restaurants, which I thought was strange. And Black Friday sales go on in a lot of countries too.

Thanks, River! I love Hallmark Christmas movies too! You must be talking about the ones like "Christmas in Rome" and "Christmas in Vienna", right? Have you watched Christmas Bedtime Stories? I watched it last night. What did you think of it? Did you see that a lot of the Hallmark actors have moved over to GAC?





Thanks, Crystal! That's so nice of you to say! I've been to several European Christmas markets in various countries (including Germany). I really love them! I have to say that there is something about the one in Munich that I find so magical. Definitely going back to that one! Do you have Christmas markets near you?

I Zoomed with Mark this morning (we purchased flights for December), went for an MRI, went to the pharmacy, came to school late (where it's Book Character Day), after school I have a meeting and then I'm going home and watching a cheesy Hallmark Christmas movie before Zooming with Mark again before bed.

She's willing to continually reflect and grow.

Hi Blondey! How are you, my friend?

Once I went on a first date to a restaurant with a guy I'd met online. In one of our conversations leading up to the first date, we had been joking around about each of us being really good at the game Chutes and Ladders. On the date, he brought a mini travel-sized version of the game for us to play while we waited for our dinner to arrive. He even brought a prize for whoever won the game--a box of chocolates (I won). After the date was over he gave me the game to keep. I thought that was adorable! We had a great time. We ended up just being friends, but I will always hold him in high regard for being so thoughtful.

Thinking that having to wear this big old mobilization boot on my foot seems like overkill for an injury involving my toe.

Excited and happy. Mark and I just booked our flights to spend two weeks at Christmas together in Germany. Christmas markets here we come!

Happy Halloween, all!

I was alone for eight years before I met my current partner. I definitely needed that time to get my head straight.