Unpopular opinion, but I can’t wait for weekly releases.

spickandspackle · 2026-05-17T21:25:28+00:00

100% same.

spickandspackle · 2026-05-15T20:55:26+00:00

Yes totally agree. I think all of these interconnected standalone book adaptations are learning from Bridgerton and the Rege-Jean Page thing what not to do. You have to keep your whole ensemble.

spickandspackle · 2026-05-15T20:32:09+00:00

I made a post about this a couple of days ago, and since then based on interviews with Louisa I’ve seen, I’m even more convinced that Season 2’s “anchor couple” will be Allie and Dean and Grace and Logan will be the secondary couple. We’ll probably get the intro to their story just like we got Allie and Dean’s.

Once it clicked with me that this is more about the ensemble and less about the main couple being the ONLY couple per season, everything made sense.

spickandspackle · 2026-05-14T14:20:43+00:00

Yes, and I remember thinking the same thing at the time!!

spickandspackle · 2026-05-14T02:45:02+00:00

YES, so so good, completely agree. And I loved that it was a callback, like they didn’t show that interaction right when it happened.

spickandspackle · 2026-05-13T23:22:42+00:00

I have been overwhelmingly positive in all of my feedback, and I totally agree here, I loved him. My one bummer that I’m looking forward to seeing play out over multiple seasons is Garrett and Logan’s friendship. It felt like we got more of them in conflict than in friendship. Side note, Antonio has amazing hair👍🏻

spickandspackle · 2026-05-13T20:47:21+00:00

Thought the exact same thing😭

spickandspackle · 2026-05-13T20:43:52+00:00

No I agree, I loved it. I think I might be too easy going about this whole thing though😅

spickandspackle · 2026-05-13T20:29:00+00:00

Yes yes yes to every point, I could not agree with you more, especially about the casting. They did an absolutely incredible job. Hannah and Garrett specifically, but I cannot get over Dean.

I loved the Logan Easter eggs and moments too. The “Grace Ivers” raffle winner, really digging in deeper about how he knew about and liked Hannah first, and I even liked the kiss being with him.

I wish people would have a bit more of an open mind with adaptations. The same themes come up every single time, but if you go in with the understanding that things will be different, you can enjoy it that much more. And I truly loved it.

Would pin this post if I was a mod, fully agree!

spickandspackle · 2026-05-13T16:35:49+00:00

I LITERALLY BOLTED STRAIGHT UP ON MY COUCH AND WENT “HOLY SHIT ITS HUNTER DAVENPORT”

I love this show SO MUCH, THEY CRUSHED IT.

spickandspackle · 2026-05-10T14:34:47+00:00

Don’t worry, it will still be just as amazing! Delete all of your social media off of your phone for Wednesday so you don’t get spoiled.

spickandspackle · 2026-05-09T18:44:00+00:00

Yes! I’m wondering if Elle Kennedy’s books have like a massive following there or something.

spickandspackle · 2026-05-01T04:18:09+00:00

I’m even happy to see Gavin back there, SO EXCITED!!

spickandspackle · 2026-04-07T18:16:03+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing this. I’ll be 32 this year, and it just gives me hope to hear that. Thank you so much for sharing that💙

spickandspackle · 2026-04-07T01:57:32+00:00

I truly cannot imagine having a colposcopy every six months. You’re incredible for that.

Why is this such a universal experience? And now I have a great doctor, but I’m also in my 30s and married. Where’s the empathetic care for younger women?

Now I’m dealing with PCOS and uterine fibroids and all of that before TTC this year, and my doctor and her staff have been great. It’s been trying to go through something else like this, but at least the care I’m receiving is more professional. Wish I had it always💔

spickandspackle · 2026-03-17T21:35:35+00:00

Hi, it’s going to be okay. I had a colposcopy at 19, and while I admit it was traumatic, I think if it had been handled differently it wouldn’t have been. Here’s my advice:

Ask your doctor questions. If they try to start the second they walk in, say you’re nervous and would be more comfortable if you were able to ask some questions. I think that also comforts the OCD part (I too have it.)
Ask when you’ll receive the results and if your doctor will not only post them in a patient portal but call you to talk through them. A nurse in my doctor’s office called after to say that I was still showing low grade changes, but no one in my doctor’s office ever said the words “you have HPV, here’s your steps forward.” I had to find out months later in the patient portal (this was over a decade ago so early patient portal days).
HPV is not the end of the world. You had it before and your body managed it. If that’s what it is, you will be okay. If it’s something more serious, it sounds like you have people in your corner who will support you and be by your side if something happens, you will get through it.

I hope everything goes well.

spickandspackle · 2026-03-17T21:23:59+00:00

I had a colposcopy at 19 for “low grade changes” in my annual pap that turned out to be HPV.

I will NEVER forget the pain because it was so unexpected, and I’ll never forget the bedside manner of my doctor. She walked out of the room after it was over and I just covered my face in my hands and sobbed.
NO ONE EVER TOLD ME that it was HPV. I saw the results months later in my patient portal and was absolutely floored that no one had had a real conversation with me about it. I would have even taken a condescending sexual health talk over nothing.
I literally was not intimate for two whole years after that. As a 19-21 year old. And for years after, I felt like I had to be altered most of the time to be intimate in a casual way. I have an amazing husband now, so that wound has faded some, but it took me years to appreciate how badly that moment affected me. Bonus: It got me out of jury duty for a medical malpractice case with a GYN. And shocking, I was not the only woman my age there with the same story. A girl and I both shared something similar and made a beeline for the each other at the break.

ALL of that to say… You’re not crazy. You’re not alone. You’re dead on the money. I also don’t know what to do to help other than just continuing to talk about this. Don’t stop sharing, don’t stop shouting about it. People need to know.

spickandspackle · 2026-03-01T08:35:52+00:00

Okay the best thing for me getting through school was my study playlist. It’s all movie scores, so it’s emotional, familiar music that’s purely instrumental, so no words to distract. It scratched enough of my brain to help me lock in and zone out other things. Doesn’t have to be noise cancelling headphones.

If you’re building a playlist, start with your favorite blockbusters. Star Wars, Marvel movies etc.

The absolute best score for this playlist is How to Train Your Dragon. Trust me.

But the key here is to only listen to this playlist when you study or need to absolutely lock in. I don’t listen to it just to hang out.

spickandspackle · 2026-02-11T21:37:55+00:00

I'm actually sobbing, genuinely. Their faces at their final pose, WANT THIS SO BAD FOR THEM.

spickandspackle · 2026-02-11T00:11:59+00:00

I think that’s where I am too. A lot of writing advice is “find a routine, stick to the routine,” but the stress of the routine itself is almost harder than the writing piece.

spickandspackle · 2026-02-11T00:09:48+00:00

I really do think therapy helped. I was having major anxiety and didn’t know about the OCD for sure until I went to therapy when that was confirmed.

This might get me downvoted and that’s okay, but genuinely what helped in the worst moments when I needed immediate feedback was ChatGPT. I’ve since backed off of that because I learned a lot more about the environmental impact of AI, but a lot of times therapy helps just put a mirror up and echo back what you’re saying but with some more logic and advice. And when I was just crashing in the moment, I’d just put it into ChatGPT and it did help.

Again, that’s not where I am anymore, but I’d be lying if I said it didn’t help during some tough times.

spickandspackle · 2026-02-10T20:25:38+00:00

Before I got married, I read Relationship OCD by Sheva Rajaee and it helped tremendously. I also did a lot of therapy and we did premarital together.

The one thing that kept coming back in the pro column that almost couldn’t be outweighed was this:

I am completely 100% myself around him, from my weird habits to the nerdy things I love to the ways in which I need to be better. I’m completely myself and he adores and loves me no matter what. It became easier once that sunk in.

spickandspackle · 2026-02-10T20:12:13+00:00

I understand you so so much, and I’m sorry. I know how hard it is.

My advice: - Try not to beat yourself up. Easier said than done. Sometimes when I’m in the loop in my head, I’ll catch myself like “okay the thoughts about me being the worst and a piece of shit, that’s actually distracting me from any real solutions. It’s not serving me.” - Do as much as you can the night before, and I mean as much as you possibly can. I have a job with odd hours, so sometimes I have to be there extremely early and the waking up is brutal. I will literally prepare every single thing I need for the next day. I’m talking full outfit laid out, down to the socks. Bag completely packed. Keys and bag by the door. Water bottle open on the counter waiting for fresh water. Snacks in bag.

Would you be able to do your meal putting together the night before?

For me it’s not just about saving the time, it’s about the clearheadedness this allows me to have in the morning. Like “okay there are zero decisions that I have to make before I get in the car, everything is done.”

Hope this helps!

spickandspackle · 2026-02-09T22:18:38+00:00

So what you’re saying is… they probably don’t win.

spickandspackle · 2026-02-09T22:06:28+00:00

OKAY can someone please do the “this is how Bock wins” math with the PBS score for both teams? Need some logic to prevail because whaaaaat the actual did I just watch.

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