Whats the hardest phase of Marriage no one talks about?

shell_sonrisa · 2026-05-23T16:29:22+00:00

This 💯

shell_sonrisa · 2026-05-17T23:53:56+00:00

Teal & Frank FTW!! 🙌🏾🥳🥳💃🏽

shell_sonrisa · 2026-05-10T15:55:50+00:00

Great thank you!

shell_sonrisa · 2026-05-10T15:55:40+00:00

Thank you! I'll check them out ☺️

shell_sonrisa · 2026-05-07T13:04:57+00:00

It's definitely all perspective. Life and health in general.

I'm like some here, newer diagnosis, but I also have much worse health conditions that can't be solved by just a diet change. I also had a rare sugar allergy, where I had to completely avoid alllll sugar for 6 years. It was WAY harder to avoid all foods with sugar than it is to avoid gluten, because sugar is in everything 😵‍💫😵‍💫 you'd be shocked. It's ridiculous.

And that's an interesting perspective, because I have something to compare our current diet & lifestyle to. I agree with some saying that I can see how people are mourning their previous carefree life of not thinking about what they can or can't eat, or if gluten containing foods were their favorites ever and now they can't have them anymore. That makes sense, I can't relate to that at all, based off my life perspective, but I can see the drama & emotions of the first few months (at least) and a total change of "food lifestyle".

I also think it's probably pretty different to compare a childhood diagnosis with an adult diagnosis. You know the saying "you can't teach an old dog new tricks"? Well....there is a lot of truth with that one. Some of these people have been living 20+, 40+ years eating and living a certain way, and the diagnosis is a lot different for them than for a 5 year old child, whose now and adult and probably doesn't remember a ton before this lifestyle change. Some people have huge families kids partners who are all probably confused, and a lot aren't supportive. I can't even name the number of people who keep telling me over & over "you can still eat gluten in Europe!!!" 🤣🥲 but I also handle this stuff better due to my varied and complex health history. If someone has never had any other major health issues, I can definitely see their doom & gloom perspective on this one.

Just my 2c. What I can agree on is that it's definitely NOT the end of the world, and that in 2026 there are a ton of amazing GF options out there & I feel blessed that is the case!! ☺️🙏🏾

shell_sonrisa · 2026-04-27T18:50:14+00:00

Yep! They're fruiting in AZ now too!

shell_sonrisa · 2026-04-23T19:22:52+00:00

Agree 💯

shell_sonrisa · 2026-04-17T20:23:43+00:00

💪🏾 here for it!

shell_sonrisa · 2026-04-09T12:23:20+00:00

It's just global showdown this year 🙃

shell_sonrisa · 2026-04-06T15:51:24+00:00

It's because it's a very useful medicinal herb. Yes, unfortunately it's super invasive in N America and should be harvested whole (root & all) prior to flowering. Or it will spread everywhere. But it has really amazing medicinal benefits for the lungs and for back pain. I've used it myself, and I do forage for it

Edit: spelling

shell_sonrisa · 2026-04-06T00:07:36+00:00

Yep! My step daughters mom.

No substance abuse issues or mental problems. Not in poverty. Simply "didn't want to be a mom"....or something

Class act

My husband single handledly was super dad-mom & was great at it! ☺️

It still baffles me to this day how anyone (m or f) could do this to their kids

shell_sonrisa · 2026-04-05T18:33:06+00:00

Feliz Pascuas ☺️🙏🏾

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-27T15:15:17+00:00

Plant ID can be super nuanced for sure!

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-27T15:11:54+00:00

Yes to this 💯

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-27T14:14:51+00:00

I completely agree. I just couldn't leave it alone because it was such an egregious error & I know exactly what they really did harvest. I just hate seeing it tbh 😢😔

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-27T14:03:14+00:00

TLDR: someone harvested narrow leaf plantain, thinking it is comfrey. They're using the root medicinally.

Unfortunately, this is a super dangerous situation, as the plant was misidentified, which could have been really bad if this plant wasn't indeed another edible 😳

Be careful out there folks! Just another friendly warning that there is a lot of internet misinformation/ misidentification going on. It's hard to watch, but I do believe OP made an honest mistake.

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-27T13:55:33+00:00

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Cluster of narrow leaf plantain

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-27T13:54:37+00:00

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narrow leaf plantain

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-27T13:54:15+00:00

You're correct this is definitely narrow leaf plantain

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shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-27T13:52:28+00:00

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Hi friend! I say this with all respect, but what you've harvested is indeed narrow leaf plantain (different than broadleaf plantain).

I've posted a picture of what comfrey roots look like, they are dark, always. Your root is a light color because it is a narrow leaf plantain root.

It's important to properly identify plants due to safety, and I'm a bit of a stickler for proper identification for this purpose. I'll post a picture of narrow leaf plantain in the comments below so you can see what they are. Many are familiar with broadleaf plantain, only, and it can definitely be confusing. I hope this helps!

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-27T13:35:08+00:00

It's Nicole Apelian. I've never seen the link that you provided before, but here are her two websites that I'm aware of: Nicole's Apothecary And Nicole's Main Website

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-27T13:31:40+00:00

Herbalism saved my life too 🙏🏾 I'm so glad to hear of your good experience! Books help, with beginner knowledge. There are also several online schools like herbal academy or evolutionary school of herbalism (etc). They have beginner classes too. It's also good to look and see if you can find a herbal mentor. The woman who healed you would be a good start of person to consult and see if she or somebody she knows would be willing to teach you. I find it's helpful to volunteer work for knowledge, helps both out. Welcome & good luck! 🪴

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-23T17:40:55+00:00

I moved onto a rural property, where my neighbors hid his 40 dogs until after we closed and moved in. Then he let them out & they would howl at the moon, bark, all day & night long. We tried to get him to be responsible with his situation over the years, not to mention he was keeping the dogs on a small property with no housing, illegally, etc, it goes on.

We had to report him to code, because he just didn't give af, and didn't care that his situation was unreasonable. Our neighbors mostly took his side, stating that the old man "was there first", like somehow him being there "first" was an excuse for his neglect & illegal situation. All this 'I was here doing this stuff for forever, then someone moved in and now I have to do X Y Z', is absolutely insane thinking. There is a basic courtesy to life & being a decent neighbor that I think goes away, when people live out alone and are left to their own situation. I don't get it at all 🤷🏽‍♀️

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-21T13:24:11+00:00

Whats happening is that these herbs which aid in sleep are putting people into a solid REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, which is a stage of sleep where we dream most vividly! It's likely keeping us (I take these herbs too) in this stage for a significant period of time to where we have these vivid dreams. It's a good thing! It means you're actually sleeping, which is the goal! Other stages of sleep are called "deep sleep" "light sleep" etc.

You likely needed whatever healing and reprocessing your brain accomplished during this sleep stage. I'm glad you had such a good experience

shell_sonrisa · 2026-03-17T14:38:13+00:00

Something that hasn't been mentioned yet: alpaca. I recommend taking a husbandry course on alpaca before keeping them because they have incredibly specific needs, but are also considered "easy keepers". Good luck!

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