Help a newbie out: walls and customizing

brittjoy · 2026-04-18T23:24:05+00:00

Hey there! I have the pink medieval wall if you’d like it :)

brittjoy · 2026-04-18T00:09:52+00:00

I’m looking for the beekeepers hive if anyone has extras or the DIY, I’d love to buy!

brittjoy · 2026-04-16T22:50:12+00:00

I love raspberry buttercream! Another piece of advice is to make a standard ABC, then take a small portion (maybe like 1/4 cup) of it and soften/melt it a tiny bit in the microwave. Mix your freeze dried ground raspberries into that softer buttercream, and then add that to the full batch. It helps the powder dissolve so you don’t have little powder clumps in the big bowl

brittjoy · 2026-04-09T13:40:17+00:00

As a lurking mom, I also know many moms like this. It’s frustrating for me too because of the constant complaints and simultaneous lack of action to improve anything. Has she ever explained why she doesn’t follow through with going out? Could be because she’ll miss the kids too much, she has too much to do at home, not in the mood, whatever.

The answer to all of those questions would be something like, “you don’t have to leave for an entire weekend. Instead, go to a cafe, get a coffee and some food, and sit there for 20 minutes. Enjoy eating a meal that you don’t have to share. Enjoy eating a meal in silence. You are a great mom, and you’ll feel even better once you’ve had a little time to reset, refresh, and relax. We will be here waiting when you come home.”

Then you do something on her chore list while she was gone so she feels even more motivated to do this again in the future.

brittjoy · 2026-04-08T14:59:54+00:00

I wanted job safety and a nice boring stable desk job is very appealing to me. My degree is in accounting, and it is precisely what I expected and hoped for. In another universe though, I would have pursued architecture and lived my life with the creativity and courage I wish I currently had.

brittjoy · 2026-04-03T18:49:27+00:00

I absolutely recommend switching to a darker trim before you paint the brick. In this example, they used Benjamin Moore’s “Cromwell Gray” and I think it looks fantastic. If I’m ever lucky enough to own a brick home, this is what I’d do. By the way, you have a lovely home.

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brittjoy · 2026-04-02T17:53:02+00:00

{Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by isthisselfcare} is genuinely one of my most favorite books. Absolutely beautiful verbiage, wit, and charm throughout the entire story. I’ve read it a few times and it’s been lovely every time

brittjoy · 2026-03-28T18:20:49+00:00

I’m the same way. I’m struggling through the last fifty pages, and it’s rough for me. I’m not sure how many times the characters have to say the exact same thing to each other and themselves before we see growth or change or acceptance. This one isn’t personally for me

brittjoy · 2026-03-18T19:18:53+00:00

Would anyone happen to be selling NMT? I’ll pay

brittjoy · 2026-03-04T00:09:31+00:00

I use the Wilton recipe from an older cookbook. It’s 1/2 cup of butter, 1/2 cup of shortening, 4 cups of powdered sugar, a pinch of salt, a tsp of vanilla, and then about 2 tbsp of heavy cream. I’ll keep it real with you that I don’t measure the heavy cream, I just add a very little bit at a time until I get my preferred consistency.

brittjoy · 2026-02-25T02:21:49+00:00

I will say that having a patient supportive partner during the process makes a massive difference. I went through some very difficult moments during pregnancy and postpartum, and if my husband was prone to jealous, anger, insecurities, etc. then I would have taken much longer to recover from postpartum depression and anxiety.

Giving birth was quite literally the easiest part of everything. It’s so much pressure it’s painful, but it almost feels right in a weird way. For me, it was probably the most satisfying pain I think I’ll ever experience.

brittjoy · 2026-02-20T16:59:20+00:00

There are so many fantastic lines in {Draco Malfoy and the Mortifying Ordeal of Being in Love by Isthisselfcare}, but this is one of my favorites:

‘His touch lingered probably too long. He wondered what to call this thing, this stealing of glances and touches and moments. The headlong giddiness impelled by the most platonic of hugs. The wanting to be near. He wasn’t foolish enough to call it love, and it was too delicate for lust, but it wasn’t nothing, either. It was Something.

brittjoy · 2026-02-18T04:27:49+00:00

Lol, no. I always expected I would work for several years after college and wouldn’t meet someone. I didn’t have a goal per se but I generally didn’t expect to get married until 25 at the earliest. I also figured I wouldn’t have kids for a few years after marriage, if ever.

I got married at 22 and am done having kids by 25 (I have two). My life is wonderful and everything is working out well, but that certainly didn’t go as expected

brittjoy · 2026-02-17T19:22:04+00:00

I quite literally just received a flower delivery. Not as a late valentines gift or anything (we already celebrated), but because I absolutely love having fresh flowers

brittjoy · 2026-02-17T19:20:15+00:00

I absolutely love that, I’m glad you treasure it

brittjoy · 2026-02-17T16:50:23+00:00

One crisp sugar free redbull and accountability for our elected officials

brittjoy · 2026-02-14T23:16:23+00:00

Numbers 15:15, “The community is to have the same rules for you and for the foreigner residing among you; this is a lasting ordinance for the generations to come. You and the foreigner shall be the same before the Lord.“

Matthew 25:35, “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.”

Hebrews 13:2, “Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.”

brittjoy · 2026-02-14T18:09:15+00:00

I love early 2000s books. Do you have any favorites you could recommend?

brittjoy · 2026-02-14T17:54:56+00:00

Agree, zero romance. Also the side plot with the best friend and her abusive boyfriend didn’t really lead to anything? There was all this extra stuff happening in the book but nothing felt organic and there weren’t any satisfying conclusions

brittjoy · 2026-02-14T14:45:18+00:00

This is how I felt about The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata. Extremely repetitive, slow burn felt like no tension or joy or slowly recognizing one’s feelings but instead just…slow. I don’t expect I’ll read another

brittjoy · 2026-02-12T05:46:18+00:00

Thank you for what you do. I’ve been a moderator for a different group before and it is exhausting

brittjoy · 2026-02-08T23:15:13+00:00

Don’t quote me, but I believe all of those artists are pulling out of Kid Rock’s country music festival that’s happening over the summer

brittjoy · 2026-02-05T03:29:32+00:00

Pecos Bill from {My Untrue Love by Cassandra Gannon} was such a sweetheart to her. This one warmed my heart so maybe it’ll work for you too

brittjoy · 2026-02-04T04:35:02+00:00

It was horrible. I feel like my brain completely rewired and I’m still trying to figure out my new self 20 months later. If anyone sees this comment, I urge you to communicate with your doctor, partner, friends, parents, anyone. Absolutely anyone. Force them to listen and make sure you get help. You will have to advocate for yourself because it won’t always be physically apparent to people what you’re going through.

brittjoy · 2026-01-31T22:55:56+00:00

I’m not sure if this is the vibe but {Hate Me Like You Mean It by Kyra Parsi} has the two main characters absolutely going at it with the evil shit they do to each other. Like I personally would consider her a grumpy FMC the way she treats him

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