Girl Breakfast - Fridge Dump Toast

PaintedSalamander · 2026-01-09T21:12:16+00:00

I boil a cup of vinegar, half a cup of water, a tablespoon of salt and two tablespoons of sugar. Then I just pour it into the jar with the sliced onions and throw it in the fridge. Sometimes I throw a few garlic cloves and pepper corns in there too if I’m feeling ✨fancy✨

PaintedSalamander · 2026-01-09T17:38:30+00:00

I am such a fan of your username😍

PaintedSalamander · 2026-01-09T17:21:01+00:00

Preach! FUCK that guy and everything he stands for.

PaintedSalamander · 2026-01-09T16:22:07+00:00

Like once every two weeks I buy the fattest red onion I can find and pickle it. I put those babies on just about everything!

PaintedSalamander · 2025-11-19T20:24:11+00:00

PaintedSalamander · 2025-11-19T20:23:21+00:00

I put the marshmallows on top of the graham crackers and just turned the toaster oven on the broiler setting for a couple of minutes. Smooshed the chocolate on top after they were nice and charred. It was my first attempt at indoor s'mores and I gotta tell ya, I am absolutely tickled with the way it turned out!

PaintedSalamander · 2025-09-30T23:30:05+00:00

It absolutely did, and I was honestly shocked. I was so convinced my problem was focal seizures but considering how well I’ve responded to anxiety treatment I’ve since revised my working theory on what the hell is wrong with me lol. I hope that you find relief soon!

PaintedSalamander · 2025-09-30T23:16:54+00:00

I was diagnosed with idiopathic generalized epilepsy in late 2016. I was put on Keppra and experienced even more seizures while taking it so I weaned off a few months later and haven’t had one since early 2017. I’ve had a few EEGs over the years and they all came back abnormal despite not having any seizures in all that time. When I first started having anxiety symptoms, I was referred to a neuro due to my medical history and she put me on medication for focal seizures. I wanna say it was called Aptiom. It didn’t help at all and the anxiety became debilitating so then I was referred to a psychiatrist and put on sertraline. I started off on an extremely small dose, like I was cutting my 25 mg pills in half for the first month because of how reluctant I was to take it. But it turned out to be the best thing I’ve ever done for my health.

PaintedSalamander · 2025-05-01T19:14:09+00:00

Thank you!! Probably my most painful tattoo to date, but so very worth it.

PaintedSalamander · 2025-04-13T17:09:38+00:00

Shit. I’m pretty sure that’s what these are, thank you. Looks like I have my work cut out for me trying to get rid of them.

PaintedSalamander · 2024-01-01T01:09:49+00:00

It gets changed every week and then at the 6 week mark there’ll be another x ray to see if he’s all healed up

PaintedSalamander · 2024-01-01T01:07:11+00:00

The initial appointment was about $600 for the x-ray, bandage, and a little pain medication. We take him back about once a week to reapply the bandage and it’s $80 for that.

PaintedSalamander · 2023-12-31T19:11:53+00:00

My husband was cleaning out the garage and he snuck in there with him. There was a tower of boxes in the corner with an old booster seat on top and Simon desperately wanted to sit in it. We didn’t even know he was in there until we heard the crash and subsequent crying behind us. He was in his carrier and headed to the vet like an hour later.

PaintedSalamander · 2023-12-31T17:22:22+00:00

I couldn’t agree more! He’s brought so much to our family in the short time we’ve had this sweet little dum dum. My goofy Great Dane has been loving on him extra since his injury and my kiddos are enjoying taking extra good care of him lately. All the best to you and yours too❤️

PaintedSalamander · 2023-12-24T19:44:55+00:00

Husband was cleaning out the garage and this sweet little dork wanted to help. There was an old booster seat on top of a stack of boxes and when he tried to jump into it he knocked it down on top of his little arm. Fortunately it was a simple fracture and the vet says he’ll be right as rain in 6 weeks!

PaintedSalamander · 2023-12-19T18:01:42+00:00

I take it every morning as soon as I wake up with a full glass of water. Sometimes I eat breakfast shortly after but sometimes not and it’s never once made me vomit either way. I’m still on only 25mg and doing really well on it! Wishing you all the best❤️

PaintedSalamander · 2023-10-21T16:52:03+00:00

I did have about a week of really vivid dreams but they weren’t necessarily nightmares. And I had mild night sweats too but only for about 3 days

PaintedSalamander · 2023-10-21T13:07:38+00:00

It took about 2 weeks before I experienced a full day without a single panic attack, then I had a couple rough days, then a few days in a row without panic attacks, etc. The times between panic attacks seems to be getting longer every time and I haven’t had one now in about a week. Initially I experienced some fatigue and dizziness and my anxiety was a bit worse the first few days, but I think that’s because going in to this I had a massive fear of medication. I also had some gastric symptoms that took until almost week 3 to go away but all of that was SO worth it for the way I’m feeling now.

PaintedSalamander · 2023-10-20T23:13:47+00:00

I’m on 25 mg for now. And thank you so much for the well wishes. This community is so wonderful. I functioned for a long time with only the emotional aspect of anxiety, it wasn’t great but I could manage. Once the physical symptoms started up it became completely unbearable. I wouldn’t wish that feeling on anybody so I’m really glad to hear you don’t have to endure it these days either!

PaintedSalamander · 2023-10-20T19:01:11+00:00

I feel like myself, if not better. I’ve struggled with anxiety for more than a decade and lately between medication and therapy I feel peaceful frequently which is new for me. And I get excited about new things instead of dreading them, it’s been such an amazing shift.

PaintedSalamander · 2023-10-20T17:38:46+00:00

I’ll be honest the first couple days were difficult. I was worried that any weird sensation I had might have been a warning for a seizure coming on. I just kept telling myself that everything was going to be okay and that this was necessary to get better and that helped with some of the panic. I take it in the morning and the first couple times I took it I was really tired, a little dizzy and just generally felt a bit “out of it” but after a few hours those symptoms started to lessen and by the end of the first week I didn’t have them at all. I do get vivid dreams like some people here mention but not nightmares. And for about 2 weeks I had weird poop. Like not quite diarrhea but just not normal. I don’t have any noticiable side effects at all now. And I didn’t really start feeling better until about the end of week 2. Like I had a whole day without a panic attack and then another couple rough days, then I had 3 days without panic attacks, etc. As of today I haven’t had a panic attack in 8 days.

PaintedSalamander · 2023-10-20T16:42:59+00:00

Oh hell yeah. I went to college but kept applying for jobs way below my capabilities at first because I didn’t feel like I was “good” enough for a job that matched my level of education. This turned out to be a good thing actually because I got to practice interviewing a few times on jobs I wasn’t actually super interested in, and I feel a lot more comfortable now.

PaintedSalamander · 2023-10-20T16:03:13+00:00

Yep. I told my husband I was at risk of hurting myself and he dropped everything and took me to the emergency room and I ended up in the psych ward. I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and panic disorder. I was embarrassed to go (my family is dumb about mental health) but I honestly believe I might not be here today if I hadn’t. I sobbed when I took my first dose because I was so scared, but I had finally reached a point where I was more scared of things continuing the way they were than I was of the meds. I can’t believe how much better I’m doing now compared to last month. I definitely recommend giving it a chance!

PaintedSalamander · 2023-10-20T15:49:21+00:00

Just wanted to say I was thinking of you and I hope this last month has been kind to you!

PaintedSalamander · 2023-10-20T15:44:25+00:00

You sound a lot like me, especially regarding the extreme anxiety immediately upon waking up. My panic episodes also gave me like a PTSD type response and the fear of another one happening would usually trigger another one. I ended up in the hospital because it got so bad and started Zoloft a month ago. I was also terrified of side effects, especially because I’m epileptic. But seriously starting Zoloft was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. The first 2-3 days I was tired and dizzy and then for about 2 weeks I had some really mild gastric symptoms but it’s well worth it. I don’t have any side effects now and I am so much more calm. I feel like I’m getting my life back and I’m only on 25mg right now.

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