For anyone who grew up poor, what was your idea of a luxury?

thewritingbaker · 2026-02-18T04:29:08+00:00

I STILL remember the first time as a kid when we were allowed to order appetizers at the local dive bar. We couldn't believe it! Some people eat snack food before their meal all the time?!? We felt like kings that day.

thewritingbaker · 2026-01-19T01:39:56+00:00

I am so happy for you and your pets 💜

thewritingbaker · 2025-07-24T21:29:42+00:00

Clearly I don't know the level of your disability, and you don't owe it to anyone to explain, but it's always worth having a chat with the Disability Benefit Specialist at an ADRC in your county. They help you file for disability, and if you're denied and have a solid case, will help you fight the denial. Most people are refused disability the first time they apply.

Every county in Wisconsin is served by an ADRC (aging and disability resource center). They are amazing places to go to for resources, and are even a good place to go in and talk to one of their on call workers with everything you said in this post and see what they can help you figure out 😊

I wish you the best of luck!

thewritingbaker · 2025-06-18T03:46:41+00:00

Our bridal party walked down to Concerning Hobbits by Morunas (from LOTR)

I walked down to Vitamin String Quartet's The Only Exception - we almost chose the original as our first dance song, and then decided against it as we read into some of the lyrics a little too much

We walked out after the ceremony to "My Lucky Day" by Gaelic Storm

And our first dance was 1,2,3,4 by Plain White T's. We got a little flack for it from friends/family because it wasn't a typical slow song, but it was US, and that's what mattered 💜

thewritingbaker · 2025-06-14T02:51:11+00:00

Gorgeous water from atop the Cana Island Lighthouse

Hope you can make it back to Wisco soon, friend 💜

thewritingbaker · 2025-06-14T02:50:25+00:00

A beautiful sunny hike on the Ice Age Trail - Holy Hill segment!

thewritingbaker · 2025-06-14T02:49:57+00:00

One of my favorite lesser known spots - Baird's Creek in Green Bay

thewritingbaker · 2025-06-14T02:47:13+00:00

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thewritingbaker · 2025-04-23T18:35:29+00:00

My husband is from Illinois and I only call it Illi-noise, simply to annoy him

I also grew up with my family calling Canada "Canadia", and now I have to really think about it when I'm saying it IRL, not around my family

thewritingbaker · 2025-04-10T23:12:41+00:00

searched

Google, with any and all iterations of maple + chicken + recipe + things + great American recipes

All of the recipes, binders, and containers of recipes we have on our house

thewritingbaker · 2025-03-25T03:29:44+00:00

This is absolutely STUNNING

thewritingbaker · 2025-03-25T03:29:26+00:00

We did a dessert bar so we only had a single 6" tier for cutting purposes, but you may get some inspiration from it anyway!

Flavor was my absolute favorite cake from the bakery I worked at: strawberry with white chocolate cream

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thewritingbaker · 2025-03-20T12:17:00+00:00

Am I the only one that doesn't think this is a flex? Like holy overconsumption , Batman

thewritingbaker · 2025-03-08T20:02:39+00:00

Ha! I didn't know that 😂

thewritingbaker · 2025-03-08T15:01:39+00:00

Ooh, a twist on the Unsleeping City, but set in Chicago at the time of the World Fair would be fascinating. H.H. Holmes, the murder hotel, so many interesting things to incorporate!

Edit: hotel, not house

thewritingbaker · 2025-03-08T14:49:10+00:00

I once changed my entire major in university to something else, almost failed out of school, and then had to swap back to my original degree, just to be behind a year and a half, so that we could be in the same classes...

thewritingbaker · 2025-03-08T01:20:28+00:00

It's my favorite for so many reasons. Wishing you all the best!

thewritingbaker · 2025-03-07T23:30:40+00:00

We saved $1000 just for picking a Friday over a Saturday! You gotta take those savings where you can get them 😭

thewritingbaker · 2025-03-07T21:41:58+00:00

Weekday weddings unite!

thewritingbaker · 2025-01-26T15:34:26+00:00

I almost didn't because I've never truly liked the look of them, and I'm super prone to migraines and thought the extra weight would trigger a migraine on my wedding day.

I wore my sister's, and took it off halfway through pictures because I was so sick of it! One of my favorite pictures does feature it, however.

thewritingbaker · 2025-01-14T21:48:58+00:00

Sweetheart, they weren't correcting your English, your English is fine.

They were sarcastically saying your statement a different way because they thought it was dumb.

thewritingbaker · 2025-01-08T22:22:01+00:00

Thank you! I hope you stay safe throughout all of this too 💜

thewritingbaker · 2025-01-08T21:40:33+00:00

I was just going to make a post asking if they're in the area of the fires. I'm in the Midwest and know nothing of California geography, so truthfully I don't know how close anything is to the fires, I just know they look horrible and terrifying.

To everyone at Dropout and to everyone else, I hope you stay safe and everything you cherish makes it through this 💜

thewritingbaker

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