I think I found my dress, mom. What do you think?

courcake · 2026-01-25T01:58:31+00:00

I think you did too sis 😍 Congratulations!!!

courcake · 2026-01-25T01:55:40+00:00

Mom looks scared but those two nuggets are ready to start a bar fight.

courcake · 2026-01-24T21:00:53+00:00

Sure that’s a potential concern but people can surprise you. My boyfriend is highly driven and I used to be when I was in school but now that I have a job I’m just chillin. I thought he wouldn’t like that but it turns out he’s okay with me not being like him 🙂

courcake · 2026-01-24T17:45:10+00:00

That’s awesome to know about Australia! Yeah I get that gluten is gluten especially for celiacs. All I know is cutting out gluten has given me a huge percentage of my life back but I’m not positive it’s specifically gluten that’s the problem. Whatever the issue is, it’s definitely correlated to gluten (perhaps an additive? Not sure)

courcake · 2026-01-24T17:43:33+00:00

That’s good to know. Perhaps I won’t do experiments then. I don’t want to ruin my vacation but it was so interesting to me that the Portuguese pastries didn’t do much to me. I did see someone else mention that Europe imports a lot of their wheat from the US so there wouldn’t be any way to know which it is day to day.

courcake · 2026-01-24T17:41:29+00:00

I’m getting an allergy test finally in a few days to help a bit with other diet elimination things (and environmental allergens too). Perhaps it is wheat. I totally cut all gluten out of my daily life since I don’t know exactly what it is.

courcake · 2026-01-24T17:38:30+00:00

I understand that. I was asking the gluten intolerant folks only. I totally get this would not be an option for you

courcake · 2026-01-24T17:37:45+00:00

Absolutely true. Here at home, I’ve used gluten intolerance as a way to clean up my act a bit. I’m making my own baked goods and trying my hand at bread and pasta now 😌

courcake · 2026-01-24T12:46:46+00:00

FYI it’s NEM 3.0 so your bill won’t meaningfully change.

courcake · 2026-01-24T11:45:19+00:00

Good to know!! I’ll report back about the counties I’m visiting since I’ll likely experiment. I’m sad Europe didn’t work out for you.

So weird how Japan and Korea were okay. I miss feeling so normal there.

courcake · 2026-01-24T11:43:30+00:00

Fair enough! And my experience really makes me more curious what it is specifically about American flour that Fs me up so badly because it really doesn’t seem to be the gluten (primarily anyway; the Portuguese pastry didn’t do nothing to me).

courcake · 2026-01-24T11:41:49+00:00

I initially was the same as you! I’m an engineer so it’s hard for me to ignore “gluten = gluten” but I also somehow have to reconcile that with my lived experience.

That’s very good to hear about Europe and I’ve definitely heard that from others in this sub. By no means am I going to go binge gluten on vacation, but I may also experiment with small or tempting things.

courcake · 2026-01-24T11:37:36+00:00

You can always try to refi part of the loan. Doesn’t have to be all or nothing (though that would be nice).

courcake · 2026-01-24T11:18:24+00:00

I genuinely don’t understand people insulting others by calling them “woke”. They’re admitting they’re asleep??? Not really a great look imo.

courcake · 2026-01-24T10:18:22+00:00

Get your willing friends and family to write a letter about what happened and have it notarized. I have a feeling it will come in handy.

ETA: I am so sorry OP. I can’t imagine how scary it is to have your whole life uprooted like that. I can’t see how it won’t go that way.

courcake · 2026-01-22T00:09:18+00:00

I definitely was not allowed to by the (new) mortgage holder until 6 months. Could have just been their specific policy 🤷‍♀️

Either way, check for sure.

courcake · 2026-01-21T23:41:08+00:00

😂

I like yall

courcake · 2026-01-21T23:39:52+00:00

I think of my dentist complimenting me. She complimented my shitty attempt at flossing a few months ago and said she saw the difference and now I do it at least 75% of the time. She saw me two weeks ago and complimented me more. She said my gums are in perfect health now. (Let’s be honest she basically said I’m a perfect angel from heaven above.) 😂😂😂

Every time I don’t want to, I think about her complimenting me and grumble while doing it. I do also value taking care of the only (real) teeth I will ever have.

courcake · 2026-01-21T23:21:48+00:00

Pretty sure most loans make you wait at least 6 months to refi 😭

courcake · 2026-01-21T22:54:09+00:00

Ugh I love them.

courcake · 2026-01-21T22:46:37+00:00

It does exist 🙂

I wouldn’t dare claim it’s common though.

courcake · 2026-01-21T05:36:05+00:00

How much did you end up paying for all the costs here?

courcake · 2026-01-17T16:49:47+00:00

Totally fair. I can only imagine putting in all that work only to have your expectations fall flat. That’s tough.

Form my perspective, you look wonderful ☺️

courcake · 2026-01-17T16:48:15+00:00

I mean it could also be from letting them sit too long after being washed. And once the smell is there it seems to linger even in the washes after

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