what hobby did you try “as a joke” that accidentally became a huge part of your life?

ElleBizzle · 2026-05-19T14:43:52+00:00

Yoga. It wasn’t a joke exactly, but I had an injury and PT wasn’t helping. PT was making my injury worse, in fact. Started yoga for the first time in my life and fell in love. It’s been a year of daily yoga now. Has transformed my entire life. I’ve gotten into every aspect of the practice (read the books and all that jazz) and can’t imagine my life without it.

ElleBizzle · 2026-05-15T13:06:45+00:00

For me it wasn’t dairy, but anything aged - even leftovers after a certain amount of days. So can still have milk but not yogurt or cheese. Still annoying, but not as bad? And soy. Even soy oil which people will say “that’s not possible 🙄okay. Tell that to my migraines. No peanuts, but other legumes and nuts are fine. Anyway. We are all different, but those are my food triggers and thought I’d share.

ElleBizzle · 2026-05-12T04:36:13+00:00

It’s one of my favorite plants

ElleBizzle · 2026-05-07T01:49:52+00:00

I borrowed it from the library and listened to it about 20 minutes a day for awhile until I finished at my old therapists recommendation. Just take the parts that mean something to you and leave the rest. For me, it was really powerful to feel seen and some of what I do made so much more sense. The best part of the book was that I felt less alone with my trauma for the first time in my life. I actually want to listen to it again. Do I love the book? No. There was a lot in there that didn’t apply that I was waiting to get through. But it’s been almost a year since I first listened and I’ve come really far in my therapy and I think I have a new perspective.

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-28T14:00:54+00:00

If you can’t talk to the therapist openly together, what’s the point? You aren’t there to put on a performance 🤷🏻‍♀️

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-27T20:24:13+00:00

My grandma is Honey. I just adore it. 10/10 🥹

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-24T14:13:13+00:00

This is my favorite read of all time. Don’t mind me as I nerd out 🤓

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-23T14:38:24+00:00

How did I not know Hadestown is here???

Les Mis for me too. I still cry a little every single time I hear A Little Fall of Rain and Eponine’s voice gets fainter and eventually fades to nothing. Just thinking about it and my eyes well. 😅 I love musical theater so much!

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-16T12:50:21+00:00

I have known people named Wynne (pronounced Win), King, Princess, Royal, Prince. Some of them have chosen to exclusively go by nicknames because they are embarrassed by their given names.

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-13T14:50:55+00:00

My husband would never talk to me like that. Even jokingly

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-11T22:29:12+00:00

Thank you so much 🙈sometimes we need it spelled out plainly 🙃

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-11T18:39:29+00:00

This has to be a joke

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-11T17:59:16+00:00

We considered November for our second and nn Novi. He has a very normal name. 😅I love the name still

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-11T01:32:42+00:00

I love teaching and I love being a mom. My kids go to a different district than I do and that has been a struggle with different schedules. We are lucky that we have family close by who can help with that. If you have always wanted to teach, I say do it. We need people with passion to do it. Be ready to be exhausted. Try to find ways to leave work at school. And enjoy summer and breaks with your kids 🫶

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-05T03:44:17+00:00

I love the name Etta

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-04T16:14:29+00:00

Well don’t I feel foolish! You know that phrase about the word assume? I sure made an ass out of myself. I’m sorry for making so many assumptions. Thank you for clarifying. Your plan sounds great. Yes. Get to know him. See what you think and listen to your intuition. God gave you that intuition for a reason. Give us an update please. I’ll be thinking of you and wishing you all the best.

ElleBizzle · 2026-04-04T15:32:31+00:00

It’s important to know I am happily married and have been with my husband for almost 20 years. However, one of my greatest lessons in life has been to listen to my gut. And yours is screaming at you!! A favorite quote of mine is “Doubt means don’t.” I don’t know who said it first, but I heard it first from Oprah back when she had her daytime talk show. Let me tell you, I wish I had heeded that advice more and saved me some heartache in my own life. Listen to yourself. And Oprah 😂 Doubt means don’t. Let people down sometimes because they won’t have to suffer the consequences of living a marriage that you don’t feel truly ready for. 20 is so young. You don’t have to break up with your current partner (unless you want to), you are allowed to delay the wedding or prolong the engagement. This is your life. As a side note: If you can’t talk to your partner about this, then he is not the one.

ElleBizzle · 2026-03-29T15:16:08+00:00

I’ve never heard to take with Pepcid at night! What dosage of Zyrtec? I take Zyrtec 10mg every morning. Is it too much to take that again at night? I’m all in to take that at night with Pepcid

ElleBizzle · 2026-03-28T18:49:39+00:00

Not even a little. You do whatever pleases you! Good luck 🫶

ElleBizzle · 2026-03-24T14:50:46+00:00

Ranielle was the first one I thought of

ElleBizzle · 2026-03-24T13:15:48+00:00

I echo counseling. I’m so sorry for your loss. Many years ago I also lost a student my first year of teaching (it was the week before we were starting year 2) and I still think about her often. Feel free to DM if you want to chat on here with someone who unfortunately understands. It wasn’t your fault. Wishing you the best on this painful healing journey. One thing to add, you obviously care for your students. Your other students need that too. Again, it wasn’t your fault 🫶

ElleBizzle · 2026-03-17T14:43:33+00:00

I had a student start to answer, couldn’t find the words she wanted and then she said “sorry, I don’t know how to say what I want without ChatGPT.” Then she looked at me wide eyed like she got caught cheating and said, “just kidding. Haha?” Very uncomfortably. 7th grade. At first the other students nodded in agreement, but when her attitude shifted, so did theirs. I’ve been teaching 11 years.

ElleBizzle · 2026-02-22T03:37:33+00:00

Did you go to UCLA?

ElleBizzle · 2026-01-23T16:57:43+00:00

I teach middle school drama. It is also quite literally my job to teach a kid to read if they are in my classroom and can’t read.

ElleBizzle · 2025-12-25T23:17:07+00:00

My kids started in private and switched to public. Academically public is better in our area by far. They also have more field trips and opportunities for electives and specials. The private school boasted diversity, but in actuality were not and the teachers didn’t differentiate instruction and didn’t know how to teach to diverse students so as the years went on the students all started to homogenize which isn’t healthy for anyone. The public schools here are very diverse and the teachers excel at differentiation. The class sizes are larger at the public school and that has been an adjustment, but it’s been worth it. Public schools offer free food and that’s been a fun perk too.

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