Gardnr
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The Empath's Survival Guide

The intention then was to give you a target portfolio during employed income years. Because it is based on income and supposed expense levels, it...

We are in our retirement community already. Selling to go into something smaller would actually cost us more $! Real estate is crazy here. My...

Age: 50 Income: 100000 50*.1= 5 * 100000 = 500k asset target for this age at this current income. All fictitious

As a prolific quilter and lover of triangles, I am often the recipient of mailed envelopes filled with others "waste" triangles. If I don't sew them...

This is key Danna. To know exactly why you didn't drop some weight. Kristy Code Red says get on the scale every day so you know the result of...

We own 2 homes free and clear. We consider the cabin cash-it's our self-insurance plan rather than purchasing LTC insurance. We want to live...

I have purchased NO food since 2/19. I'm determined to eat out of the freezer and pantry until I can't make an appealing meal. Tonight we're...

I spent 10" yesterday going through a shelf in my quilting stash area. Out went 2 paper pieced patterns and the copies needed to complete the...

I think you'll find that most of us love where we live. Big city, medium city, small town. Rural state, populated metro area nearby. What are...

Love my upright Grand!

Holy crap! That's more than I pay for full coverage on my 2016 Mercedes!:0!

I'm with you on this. I have always loved cooking but it was a chore when I worked long days, a chore I hated. Now going out to eat is rare-maybe...

I did some research back then. It happens to a lot of people. It was deduced that some of us have a different electrical impulse pathway that...

We have no analog clocks. The clicking of the hand by the second drove me nuts:cool: And I can't wear watches. They die in less than 3 weeks. ...

Right? We have to adjust all of our clocks every month: alarm clock, stove clock, the travel clock in our bathroom and the clock in hubsters...

We turned off the display/time feature. Ours is GE.

I did read him when I was in my 20s. Perhaps that era is when Dad and Mom got their attitude. They survived WW2 near Rotterdam-they were adults...

Oh so true. Thursday a friend of mine and her husband learned that his abdomen is full of cancer. No surgery for the primary colon cancer. No...

Interesting. I think the kitchen cabinetry is fabulous-I'd lose the wallpaper and if the counters aren't solid, replace those. Beautiful overall! ...

Hmmmm, I've never had one on the counter-always over the stove. I heat tea water (I drink a LOT of tea). Steam any veggies with just a few Tbsp...

Ditto. Once we hit that threshold, every wage increase thereafter, went into retirement accounts, investments, and debt reduction. When I got...

I watch it! It was a wonderful episode and this is a very REAL physical problem. I love the psychologist character.

Excellent!

I was thinking the same thing. I keep 5y tax returns in case of audit. Paystubs have been electronic for years but when I got them, I tossed them...

It doesn't make sense. Vit D is not destroyed by heat. I find conflicting information going from site to site to verify. Every site says it...

I had a long discussion one night with a neurosurgeon about money. He wanted to know how I could possibly survive on $30k/year. I asked him if he...

Last time I needed to replace fraying jeans, I checked every label in 3 stores (and I HATE to shop). Every single denim pair had lycra. I will...

Thank you. It's a rough lifestyle change but the results in the mirror are rewarding even though I've not dropped a size pant yet. That damn lycra...

I'm down another 1.5# so 15.5# total since Jan 6.:cool:

We have never been big into photos in our nearly 40y married. I think there are maybe 6 albums on the bottom shelf of our bookcase. There are also...

I would most definitely be making up those poster type pages announcing the resources available, with the tear off tags with phone numbers. ...

I lied. We each have 1 small box of K-12 memorabilia in the top of the linen closet. Forgot about those. This was a cleanup project about 20 years...

I have no boxes and I have no "elsewhere".

Hubster has a pile beside his side of the sofa. I found 2 old magazines. Tore out 1 recipe and the rest is now residing in the recycle bin.

Here is what is happening in 1 Northwest University: https://broncosports.com/news/2019/9/9/general-boise-state-launches-broncobold.aspx I think it...

Your husband knows you best and you've said how much you love him. His comment should be important enough to you to go seek some guidance. ...

I haven't left the house since Saturday and I won't leave today:cool:

I want to be clear. I did NOT diagnose you. You used the word.

As a surviving family member of a brother who elected to die by suicide, may I congratulate you on overcoming that demon and choosing life. I hope...

Ditto! I have a small shallow box in the back of drawer and all tapers are there.

what I want to know is how to better fix what is broken that is breaking me. Response: You focus on what you DIDN'T do. You need to focus on what...

As an empath, I hear you. I use to cry driving home from emergency surgery caused by beatings...abuse beyond my understanding. I always have to...

Welcome! There is a derth of information here. Take some time to wander around the different folders and read on some discussion threads that meet...

The Girl With the Louding Voice.

Our Tempurpedic was not pleasant for a few years. Super hot for me and I was quite unhappy until I chilled at about age 55! Our Doctors Choice was...

I'm referencing malpractice insurance. Yes, our personal umbrella policy is 1mil/3mil.

You only hear about the big outrageous suits. There are lawsuits filed every day. It is stupid ridiculous! If those folks have really been...

For 15y we used Doctor's Best from the Denver chain. Then hubster decided his back needed a Temperpedic. I don't sleep better or worse on it but he...

I can't lay it on the "care" system. Lawsuits, malpractice, patient demands for this test/that test/this med/that med, make it scary to practice...

It is quite possible you pulled a ligament between ribs when doing all the shoveling. That can seem like kidney problems d/t location of the...

Good balance of protein/fat/veggies!

This is old technology so I doubt it's a recent acquisition. Even MRI is now old.

I have many questions: 1. What was the complaint for each CT? 2. Where on your arm is this hard bump? 3. Since the bump is hard did they do a...

Can't wait to hear where you settle in for food lifestyle! I too am still searching.....there is dark chocolate, pasta and a fabulous chocolate chip...

Tybee, It's really important that you eat well and you eat enough. No way would I make it through a day with just a yogurt in the morning. Some...

14 pounds as of this morning. :cool:

Congrats on the new home! Best of luck on the walls:~)

I have historically retained the most recent 12 issues of magazines, going through the oldest when a new one arrives. Well, I dropped the 2...

7 more things OFF the refrigerator. I'm down to very small successes:cool: I continue to go through bookmarks on my laptop when I feel like just...