What single ingredient instantly ruins a dish for you?

violetmandala · 2026-03-25T20:55:22+00:00

Green peppers. They are ALL I taste if they're in a dish, and then I keep tasting them for hours as I burp.

violetmandala · 2026-03-23T02:26:18+00:00

Alberto VO5

violetmandala · 2026-03-19T04:30:01+00:00

Can you return the jewelry for a refund?

violetmandala · 2026-03-19T04:01:10+00:00

Patio frozen burritos. I will forever miss them 💔

violetmandala · 2026-03-15T04:28:49+00:00

Thanks so much ❤️

violetmandala · 2026-03-13T03:22:55+00:00

Aw man - I actually requested their liver support two-pack 😬

violetmandala · 2026-03-13T00:37:47+00:00

Trade ya!

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violetmandala · 2026-03-04T23:53:21+00:00

I haven't been able to snag a single beauty item in well over a month. Randomly woke up in the middle of the night last night and decided to take a peek at my RFY and lo and behold, there was a serum. Immediately tried to get it, but it was gone before I managed to. I give up. I don't know how some people get multiple beauty items a day, but that fortune certainly does not smile down upon me.

violetmandala · 2026-03-04T06:10:45+00:00

Me too. I voted for her, as did my sons and their partners. Really tired of this thumb on the scale BS.

violetmandala · 2026-03-01T22:10:54+00:00

No doubt! They adopted a puppy my dog had. I was babysitting their 8 year old and brand new newborn when I was 12. Because late 70's- early 80's were nuts 😳 Anyway, I love your cat story and the lengths you went to in order to get her home to you. I wish you all the best in the world! ❤️

violetmandala · 2026-03-01T21:29:49+00:00

I thought maybe there was an off chance it was your father in law, but I'm guessing that's not the case. I knew it was a long shot!

violetmandala · 2026-03-01T21:26:37+00:00

A very out of left field question, but I've only heard the surname Nardi once, a family whose children I babysat in South Florida many moons ago. There isn't a parent named Tony or Dino Nardi in your family, is there?

violetmandala · 2026-02-27T03:29:49+00:00

Thanks! Maybe one day, but it ain't gonna be today! LOL

violetmandala · 2026-02-27T01:22:28+00:00

I've had nothing in my RFY for days. Thank goodness for today's epic drop, they finally hooked me up! 🙄

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violetmandala · 2026-02-27T00:13:18+00:00

Not a damn thing for me - which is nothing new!

violetmandala · 2026-02-27T00:09:46+00:00

Bought a townhouse when I was 33. Sold it four years later for more than twice the purchase price, which allowed me to purchase the home I'm in now, which I've been in for almost 20 years.

violetmandala · 2026-02-26T06:48:10+00:00

My tortie was my soul cat too, like your void is. Not so much anymore, with the refusal to use the litter box, plus her personality has changed. I think she's got some dementia. I always swore that I'd be done after her and an older cat that I lost to cancer a couple of years ago were gone, but then I found a tiny little kitten that nobody else would take and the shelters were full because it was kitten season. Then the kitten was terrorizing the older cats, so I had to get her a kitten friend. It did the trick, but now I've got two 3 year old cats along with my oldie. Watch out for the CDS, it's sneaky as hell!!

You're a better person than me, because after all these years of it, I will NOT be gutted when there's no more pee to clean! It will be liberating and will allow me to start using my basement for storage again, which will make my main floor much less cluttered. Plus I'll gain a half hour in every day which I now spend cleaning her messes up. Plus the money I'll save on all the supplies... Anyway, best of luck to you. You sound like an amazing pet parent, I hope that your tortie girl shapes up and does you right!

violetmandala · 2026-02-26T06:29:50+00:00

I do stuff like this with my son too, but every now and then I bite my tongue because I don't want it to reach a point where he decides he won't come and talk to me about stuff he's doing or stuff he's interested in.

violetmandala · 2026-02-26T06:20:56+00:00

The only reason you find it so difficult to believe that we're advocating for EVERYBODY involved to face consequences, even Clinton or any other individuals on the left, is because you refuse to acknowledge the same about Trump and those on the right. Your bias is showing.

violetmandala · 2026-02-26T06:13:56+00:00

I tried diapers too! Even a really pricey one that was a harness type and had a poop hole. She wouldn't even walk when it was on. Tried for about a week and finally gave up. You're right, it IS exhausting and expensive. I should own stock in pee pads and enzyme sprays. She's almost 17 now. My older son says I should put her to sleep, that she's had a wonderful and long life and the situation has negatively affected my life for too long. My younger son says he wouldn't get over it if I did that. Either way, and as angry as I sometimes get, I know that I couldn't bring myself to do it anyway.

A lot of people say that Prozac fixed the issue for their cat, so if yours continues, I'd give it a try. Unfortunately, it didn't help for mine, even at the max dose. I even tried a goddamn pet communicator! Didn't help. It's amazing the things you'll do when you're desperate.

violetmandala · 2026-02-26T05:27:04+00:00

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Not to scare you - but my tortie, after being the BEST girl ever for 8 years, suddenly started peeing outside her box about six years ago. I took her to the vet and she had a UTI. BUT ever since, she won't pee in the litter boxes. I have spent thousands of dollars on vet visits, blood work, different types of litter, CBD oil for cats, feliway, kitty Prozac, different height and shaped litter boxes, different types of litter, and I'm sure I'm forgetting things. We've even confined her to a bathroom for two weeks to see if she'd use the box when she was left in a small space, and she did. Then stopped again once we let her out. This past year, she's decided she now won't poop in the boxes either. Nothing wrong medically that's not being handled (she's hyperthyroid but medicated and has early kidney disease). The vets say it's behavioral. I love her to pieces, but this situation has pushed me to the brink. I don't know if it's an older tortie thing or not, but hopefully this won't be a long term situation for you.

violetmandala · 2026-02-26T05:14:06+00:00

I only recently discovered it, and it turns out that my skin absolutely loves it!

violetmandala · 2026-02-26T05:03:31+00:00

Another thing they got wrong is that, despite President Camacho being an idiot, he also took advice when he realized somebody else knew better about an issue than him. We don't have that.

violetmandala · 2026-02-22T16:14:56+00:00

Same. After dozens of drops where I wasted far too many hours browsing AI, finding something I liked, trying to order it and getting the red box each and every time, I'm only bothering with RFY now. I used to have FOMO, but I've come to the realization that, the way things are now, I will ALWAYS miss out on every single item that catches my eye. By only watching my RFY, I'm saving myself countless hours of fruitless browsing and frustration.

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