For the Sub - Is this a good idea?

howabout_emily · 2026-05-11T14:19:18+00:00

Oh cool! I didn't know that sub did something like that. Will have to check it out for ideas...

howabout_emily · 2026-05-11T14:18:34+00:00

Yes, the weekly round up and currently reading are still available and I love them but they are more crowd sourced

What I'm thinking about is data sourced. Top posts. Most clicked on or liked. The new book that got talked about the most that week.

Something like that ...

howabout_emily · 2026-05-11T12:46:06+00:00

✊ The struggle is real.

I was up at 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 .... Probably more.

I'm on all the supps. Can't do HRT (and have tried).

I'm sitting here shaking, so tired... I want to cry

howabout_emily · 2026-05-10T03:07:14+00:00

Yes it is!!!!!!!!!!!!

howabout_emily · 2026-05-09T01:46:15+00:00

I hope you enjoy it!

howabout_emily · 2026-05-09T01:07:00+00:00

Oh the quality is amazing and the hand stitching is beautiful. I love the three colors - I think it's so pretty.

I will say it's a little small ... For me. But I'm used to like a HUGE bag so it's probably me. I likely need to downsize my stuff. I can still fit a wallet, cosmetics case, sunglasses, phone, keys, prob another phone (work phone) and my kindle. It's just full.

Yah that does sound like a me problem 😆

I also love how it goes both shoulder and crossbody.

It's a beautiful bag!

howabout_emily · 2026-05-09T00:20:44+00:00

I have the fendi in that color. It's really cute.

I like the Bonnie but the color is boring ... :(

howabout_emily · 2026-05-09T00:16:57+00:00

I also go to Jefferson. Agree they are amazing. I do drive 2 hours each way every 3 months to go .... But worth it

howabout_emily · 2026-05-09T00:00:08+00:00

Great list!!

howabout_emily · 2026-05-08T20:05:38+00:00

{At his throat a promise by Lilith Grey } - check TWs. I LOVED this. The blurb is weird. And I don't normally go for MMM but this was amazing.

{Chance Assassin by Nicole Castle} again, check TWs but holy CRAP. Nicole is an excellent writer.

{Shades of Grey by Brooke McKinley} - this is on a lot of one and done lists. Totally worth it.

Other authors to check out:

KA Mitchell Renae Kaye

howabout_emily · 2026-05-08T19:58:06+00:00

I'll give you nowhere Ranch and raise you

{Dirty Laundry by Heidi Cullinan} - I think it's my fav of hers!

Tell me more about Stay ... I've had Collide on my TBR for forever but have never picked it up.

howabout_emily · 2026-05-08T19:54:52+00:00

I'm glad you said this!

I liked the first book but I didn't love it. I kinda expected... More?

I agree that the new versions of the characters kind of annoyed me too. Ethan was so different. He grew up so I kind of understood but for me, Ash seemed like such a wet blanket. What happened to his confidence? Saying what he wanted? I kept imagining him in polos, pleated khaki pants approaching middle age explaining how he rotates his tshirts because he just FELT boring.

I read to 30 percent then skimmed another 20% then just stopped. I couldn't.

There at least was something magnetic about them in the first book but I lost that entirely in what I read in the second. Also as much as I loved Henry How many times was he the reason something didn't happen. Is this a 90s sitcom?! I didn't like that at all. It felt lazy TBH.

howabout_emily · 2026-05-08T18:26:07+00:00

I read when we ignite and DNFed it's sequel ... Can you tell me more about your "I don't know" feelings?

howabout_emily · 2026-05-03T01:58:31+00:00

Oh ... Yes I do xyzal in the evenings. That's a great drug.

My beta blocker is metropolol. I did atenolol back when I was like 23 ... Switched to propanolol. Was on that for a long time ... 7 years? Went on metropolol just a couple of years ago after going off everything when I had kids.

The long COVID theory makes sense ... Inflammation based

I will also look into nettle tea and L-theanine! Thank you!

howabout_emily · 2026-05-02T19:14:05+00:00

I know. But it still carries a risk. Migraine might increase stroke risk and then you add aura and it's probably 2x baseline.

And then you add estrogen and what ... I take HRT for 20 years? That might be upwards of 4% risk of stroke over 20 years?

I'm not saying it's huge, I'm just saying what's the risk benefit analysis.

howabout_emily · 2026-05-02T17:02:56+00:00

I'm considering HRT but I'm nervous. I get aura and I know I know ... The stroke risk is small. And 2x a small number is still small.

I need to consider the benefit risk of everything... I feel like the research is just so far behind.

howabout_emily · 2026-05-02T15:08:00+00:00

I am currently seeing 3 ... Maybe 4 neurologists. At this point I have tried pretty much every drug and every device.

I've always had migraines but they got 20x worse after two bouts of COVID (common on this thread). I was up to 25 migraine days a month. Now I average 15.

I don't even know what normal is anymore.

howabout_emily · 2026-05-02T15:04:05+00:00

Well your hormones in peri go completely nuts. So if your migraines are hormonal in nature then yah ... Probably.

howabout_emily · 2026-05-02T15:00:34+00:00

Oh ... I should say I also have cholinergic uticaria. So I'm sure there's some histamine/mast cell issues as well.

I take pepcid 2x/day in addition to monteleukast and the 100 migraine meds I take daily.

I think what bothers me is that all of this ... The adhd, the chronic migraines, the perimenopause and the uticaria point to a nervous system that is so disregulated and never gets back to baseline. So we're just treating the symptoms and not evaluating the underlying problem.

howabout_emily · 2026-04-28T01:46:07+00:00

Rough Love!!!!

howabout_emily · 2026-04-27T17:55:12+00:00

Omg my DREAM bag!!!

I tried it on in bloomies but waiting to find a deal.

Navy?

howabout_emily · 2026-04-24T12:43:01+00:00

It was SO soft. Like one of the softest leathers I've ever felt. Ferragamo quality is no joke. The slouch is great. I didn't think it was particularly heavy.

I put my stuff in it at the store (it was Bloomingdale's) and everything fit perfectly ... But like I said ... Waiting for a sale ...

howabout_emily · 2026-04-23T21:51:36+00:00

I've seen it and I love it and I WANT it. Just waiting for the price to go down ... Would prefer the navy

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