CN: Child Abuse.
Who doesn’t dream at night of dosing her son with ipecac and then, when he goes to vomit, just... shutting the lid? (A true story about my mother)
With the season of giving in full swing, it is easy to forget about ourselves and become over-extended. That is what makes this week the perfect week for a home spa day (or a spa day out). A spa day is about pampering yourself in whatever way speaks to you. Some people like to...
Puzzle Maker: Ingooood (China) Title: Owl family Pieces: 1000 Cut: Grid cut Relative difficulty: * Overall quality: * Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Ingooood-Jigsaw-puzzle-2018-family-1000-Graduation-Decompression/dp/B07B7HJR34(the US store is out of stock on this, but we don’t recommend it anyway) Review: At first we were really excited about this puzzle. Visually, it’s gorgeous. And all wood! And then...
With the holiday season in full swing, it makes sense to consider our physical health. This is not code for considering our weight. Healthy bodies come in all shapes and sizes, and I think body positivity is a must! For those of us with chronic illness, “healthy” can be relative, but it is usually...
I just spent a week in Tokyo teaching professors, post-docs, and PhD students how to write better papers for submission to STEM journals. There are a lot of rules to this, but also a certain mentality that’s changed over the years. As recently as 20 years ago, authors strove to write dense prose that...
This month’s focus on self-care is the perfect opportunity to take care of things we may have been putting off. One thing I think we all may be guilty of putting off is getting our teeth cleaned and examined. This is a very important aspect of self-care because our teeth are a calling card....
Puzzle Maker: Appleone (Japan) Title: Dayton’s Repair Garage (note that we couldn’t find this for sale outside Japan) Pieces: 1000 Cut: Grid cut Relative difficulty: * Overall quality: **** Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.co.jp/アップルワン-APPLEONE-1000-769-1000ピース-デイトンさんのリペアガレージ（50x75cm）/dp/B0107NDFM4/ (note: Appleone import puzzles at US Amazon can run more than a hundred dollars for what should be a much cheaper...