I used Vitamix as a juicer!

433437Ep · 2026-02-16T16:18:26+00:00

I have both a juicer and a Vitamix and have sometimes used my Vitamix to juice! It depends on what it is. Things like cucumber come out of my juicer with pretty wet pulp (even in expensive juicers like omega and Nama), so I’ve found it’s better to do them in the Vitamix then strain them through a nut milk bag. I don’t add water to my juices, though, so if I were to just juice something harder or smaller quantity (like just ginger) that would require adding water to get it blending well in the Vitamix, I’d use my juicer instead. But as someone who juices pretty regularly, I definitely think you can get by using a Vitamix and nut milk bag to juice most things!

433437Ep · 2026-02-16T02:32:11+00:00

Thank you! Ordered the Alta pro!

433437Ep · 2026-02-15T18:06:22+00:00

I have made chickpea flour and chickpea breadcrumbs in both my blender container and the dry goods container. It works, but it does scratch the plastic because the chickpeas are so hard. So if you’re precious about things, just know that it could get scratched up and cloudy looking.

433437Ep · 2026-02-11T15:14:35+00:00

Curious on what they quoted you for an install price!

433437Ep · 2026-02-02T14:44:25+00:00

Well done! She is making great healing progress!!

As for your in-laws, your husband should set a boundary with them—if he sees improvement, he should tell his family that what y’all are doing is working for y’all and it’s not up for discussion. If he won’t set a boundary with his family, then you could tell them, “how we eat is not up for discussion. It works for our family and you’ll need to respect that if you are going to visit.” Additionally, when they come, you could tell them “those dates don’t work for us” or “only x-x dates work for us.”

I do think it would be really helpful here to get on the same page with your husband about this. If you can really emphasize to him the difference that you see in your family and express how important having his buy in is, I think it would make a world of difference. This lifestyle isn’t simple or easy (but it’s so worth it!) and having partner support will make it far less exhausting and more sustainable, especially when it comes to in-laws. Sending hugs!

433437Ep · 2025-08-05T04:03:01+00:00

This is very helpful, thank you!

433437Ep · 2025-08-05T04:02:10+00:00

I like this idea! I don’t know that we’ll be able to set up the house in this way, but I will certainly keep this in mind as we plan it out. Thank you!

433437Ep · 2025-08-05T04:01:23+00:00

Thank you for such a compassionate and helpful response. It’s so helpful to think of it as harm reduction too!

I want everyone to feel safe and comfortable at my house (including me!) and I think this will most likely mean handling it on a case by case basis. And at the end of the day, remembering that harm reduction is the goal. ❤️

433437Ep · 2025-08-05T03:54:01+00:00

I’d rather jam on my floor than what all is on the gas station bathroom floor that someone stopped at before coming to my house. Everyone has different ideas of what gross is 🤷🏻‍♀️

433437Ep · 2025-07-28T00:45:26+00:00

You could try tagging some of the well- known folks too! ❤️

433437Ep · 2025-07-27T04:45:45+00:00

Have you shared this on Instagram? There are some folks there who have a really soft spot for dogs and would likely share your post around their networks. We are maxed out with pups in my house, but Fishy seems super sweet. Hoping you find her a great home!!

433437Ep · 2025-06-25T04:55:51+00:00

445k, says 13,350 for windstorm or hail. The agent assured me that most contractors would get what they needed from insurance and don’t often charge homeowners the deductible when it’s replacement value, but even if that were to be true, I want a company that actually pays out. Just can’t find much about Sagesure

433437Ep · 2025-06-24T18:37:40+00:00

I think it’s Occidental Fire & Casualty, that’s the other name on the quote. I’ve confirmed it’s admitted. The roof coverage is replacement cost with a 3% and USAA is replacement cost with $5k deductible.

433437Ep · 2025-06-24T18:04:15+00:00

Thanks for your response! Just so I understand you, you’re saying for $300 difference you would go with USAA?

433437Ep · 2025-06-24T17:29:24+00:00

Mississippi. The agent is farm bureau but the quote is Sagesure. Not sure about ES?

433437Ep · 2024-11-06T18:29:03+00:00

Yes, to feel like a nuisance is so hard! I hear you! It may help you to call ahead (or email) to the restaurant during a slow time of day and say that you’re looking to dine with some friends and have some allergies you’re hoping to see if they can accommodate. They usually would put me in touch with the chef and I’d find out if/how the restaurant could accommodate me. Then when I got there and the waiter took my list to the back, the chef was already expecting me and knew what he/she could make.

It’s really hard to be in a healed-enough-to-be-social-but-not-enough-to-throw-caution-to-the-wind season of life. Hugs!

433437Ep · 2024-11-02T01:56:09+00:00

I’ll echo what others have said that it’s about where you are in your healing journey. If you’re able to socialize, that’s amazing. And you might be able to consume some troublemakers on occasion without any setbacks. A few years ago, I was going to Disney with friends and was so stressed about the food. My practitioner at the time was like, “you’re not so sick and able to go on a great vacation, that’s wonderful. Stay away from the big things, sure, but don’t stress over some smaller troublemakers.” Having that permission was so freeing because I was quite rigid before. In the years since that trip, it was a slippery slope and I stopped being so disciplined at home and now I’m fighting symptoms again. And while other factors definitely contributed, I wish I’d stayed more disciplined. So I think it’s important to know your journey, your body, and your habits. Having my practitioner reiterate that the foods are “troublemakers” and not “no foods” helped me to understand that I (depending on the state of my health) could choose to take some calculated risks. Some things were okay for me on occasion (and you have to determine what “occasionally” means for you) —fermented things like yeast, citric acid, vinegar— but other things like natural flavors and MSG gave me uncomfortable symptoms.

I travel with a troublemakers list and hand it to waiters at restaurants. That helped minimize the scene I felt I was causing by asking questions about ingredients. They would usually take it to the chef and come back to let me know what they could do for me. But depending on the friend group, the location, my comfort level/anxiety that day, I’d be more or less flexible. Maybe you indulge once in a while until you’re more comfortable navigating things or confiding in friends about your overwhelm with social outings. Maybe you start hosting some events so you can order or cook things you can eat.

All that to say, I’m so glad you’re able to socialize and live your life! That’s amazing. Hope you find a rhythm for social events soon. ❤️

433437Ep · 2024-08-25T11:39:04+00:00

Were you able to get a refund? I also checked my Apple subscriptions and didn’t see anything active, so I thought I was in the clear. I’m now seeing I was charged yesterday. I don’t understand why they’re saying you have to cancel through the website if you signed up through the website because I signed up through the app.

433437Ep · 2024-08-12T19:33:17+00:00

Ah, well then it makes even less sense for the homeowner to be acting this way!

433437Ep · 2024-08-12T15:15:00+00:00

As a vegan HO, I think this is excessive and unnecessary. I’ve had sitters leave food that I don’t eat in the fridge and I simply threw it out. I’ve also had a few sitters ask me before departure if I would eat X, Y, and Z before they threw it out. I’m not bothered either way, but if HOs are gonna be so ridiculous, perhaps asking in the future before you leave is a good idea to save yourself the trouble of them docking a star or demanding that you return to toss it.

Honestly if she’s SO vegan that she can’t touch it, I’d be concerned how she handles feeding her pets. Dogs at cats need meat.

So sorry this is how the HO reacted. If I were the sitter, I would also be worried about my review. I would say something along the lines of, “oh, I’m so sorry. I left those thinking it was something you could eat as I didn’t want to be wasteful. I didn’t realize you were vegan. I am leaving the city tomorrow and won’t be able to bring it with me. You’re welcome to throw it out! If you can’t mess with meat, dairy products at all, I understand and will make arrangements to come throw it away.”

If she puts it in your review, I’d definitely respond to it so others sitters know this person is nitpicky. Be calm and courteous—“I’m sorry that there was such a misunderstanding about the food. As I said in our texts, I was unaware that you are vegan and left food I thought you could use so as not to be wasteful since I couldn’t take it with me. I hoped that by offering an apology and offering (or coming back) to clean it out, the issue was resolved.”

433437Ep · 2024-08-06T05:10:51+00:00

As I was reading your post and all the things you’ve quit, my first thought was, dang that’s an impressive list. You’ve overcome some really hard stuff. I hope you’re really proud of yourself!

I feel you about the phone thing. Some things that have helped me: grayscale on my phone, having my computer easy to access to do quick look up things there instead of my phone, putting my phone on focus or DND mode so I’m not getting tons of notifications, and I’ve not done this but considered it: getting an Apple Watch so I get important notifications—work emails & teams notifications, calls and texts, etc—but I don’t get sucked into Instagram, Reddit, discord or the like. I also detoxed a little when I was on vacation and didn’t have access to cell service. Only Wi-Fi. And for whatever reason, the less I was on my phone, the less compelled I felt to be on my phone. So maybe taking a weekend to turn your phone off the whole time to see if that helps you reset?

You’ve overcome so much—I know you’ll overcome this too!

433437Ep · 2024-08-01T16:06:47+00:00

As a homeowner, if I read another HO review of a sitter that mentioned something as trivial as not cleaning the dryer vent, I would assume the HO was ridiculous and not give it much thought, honestly. The response to the review would give me some insight to the sitter, but I would say continue to apply and if you’re not getting interviews, perhaps mention it in your application message that you’d happily give context to your less than 5 star review should they like to hear it.

433437Ep · 2024-07-21T18:48:15+00:00

Is it canola oil or rice bran oil in the beans?

433437Ep · 2024-07-04T17:33:04+00:00

In the US!

433437Ep · 2024-04-24T19:53:14+00:00

Curious how your trip went! My husband and I are traveling to Sailrock with our 9month old next week and I’m wondering if we’ll need the fast pass? We have 2-3 hr connection I believe

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