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About a month ago I made bread and butter, and dill pickles. I had leftover brine from both which I put into glass containers in the fridge. Am I safe to boil this and use it for my pickled beets?

Note: this was boiled for pickles but not used, and then put right into the fridge before it had cooled even to room temperature.

Thanks!

Hi All! I bought a new canning pot (hooray!) and it said it held up to 1 quart jars...however, my 750 ml jars barellllly fit in it! How much water depth can I get away with and still be safe for canning? At this point I've got an inch, that's about it, before it starts pouring out of the pot onto my stove.

Thanks!

I'm hoping that anyone else who works in a labour job or otherwise wears a sports bra all day (I'm a landscaper), can help me out. I am a 32DDD and cannot find a sports bra that without underwire that will wear all day and be professional enough (no nipples showing, etc) for wearing for consultations and client meetings. I would like mid-range support and to hold in the jiggle :)

I would really like to shop "local" so am hoping for a Canadian company!

Thanks!

Hi all. I want to buy my husband some Van's. Their sizing is in European. He wears a 10.5 US and their customer service told me a 43 or 44....but which one? I haven't bought European sizes before.

Thanks!

For the first time in 16 years I had full blown suicidal ideation this PMDD cycle. I scared my husband spitless and made him cry. My doctor is away and her locum is an old guy who told me that "being dramatic is normal during your period". I almost punched him. My husband kept me safe and grounded and we are hanging on until my doctor comes back.

I tried suicide 3 times in my early 20's from a combination of PTSD, severe depression, and probably PMDD though it wasn't diagnosed until last year at 37.

Please tell me this can be managed too. I cannot take hormonal birth control and have found great relief from CBD oil, but it didn't touch this at all.

I am really scared...

Hi all! Hoping for your tips and tricks for our new property. We have 1.25 acres in southern BC on what used to be a horse ranch. The entire property subsoil is clay and gravel (lots of quarries in this area) and we are right on the boundary of a flood plain.

Our neighbours have been telling us that for over a year, our front field was used as a dumping ground for fill and all kinds of debris, then minimally skimmed with topsoil and used to graze horses. We have very hot and dry summers (35-40 degrees) and very wet, windy and decently cold winters (VERY windy for 6 months, down to -30 with windchill).

Our front field takes the run off from the neighbours property and we get a large pon

Hi ladies, just wondering how many of my fellow PMDD sufferers also have any of the following that I've got:

1. Late onset of first menses. I was 16.
2. Menorrhagia.
3. Retroflexed/retroverted uterus.
4. Early onset Perimenopause.

Thanks!

Hi all! I am 37F, run a landscaping company and work out 3 times a week with HIIT and 2 LISS days (biking, hiking, canoeing, walking). I take weekends off though we walk a lot.

My days vary from intense manual labour to sitting on my ass designing and doing back end office stuff. I've gained and lost weight in my 30's (within 15-35 lbs) and am struggling with eating enough to fuel me during the labour days without eating too much.

I eat clean, high lean protein, 50% veg on the plate, lots of fruit, some grains and dairy. I do eat bread and wraps, but it's all homemade and I control the portions. Weaknesses are salty popcorn and dark chocolate.

When I portion out for a 1800-2000 calor

A friend of my husband has a newish girlfriend. I got along well with her and was supportive of her during a difficult time as she transitioned to her move here, finding new work, etc. I always knew she (and our friend) were into alternative stuff and very VERY easily convinced of new and amazing detoxes, treatments, etc. She has a "degree" (8 month certificate) in holistic nutrition and recently joined what is essentially a coven where they meet to meditate over crystals and get in touch with their "god-given feminine vibe" through the (i shit you not) "articulate, intentional ingestion of essential oils". Yeah...they drink oils. Unsurprisingly, her witch group peddles doTERRA!

I am a

I know both B6 and CBD have been discussed in many threads, but we always seem to be looking for what has worked for others, so I'll share what's been working for me lately.

I cannot take SSRI's or any type of birth control, so options seemed limited for me. The rage days were getting so intense I couldn't be around clients, and something had to change since we own our own company and I'm the client interface person most of the time.

I've finally found some relief with CBD oil. I tried straight CBD and had zero results, so I tried CBD mixed with varying percentages of THC and have landed at 3% THC. I take it in a vape pen right now because that was easiest to get, but I've ordered subli

In another thread there was a little jumble of comments about what people called each other instead of Significant Other or Husband/Hubby/Wife/etc. So I'm asking you lovelies...what do you call your SO? My husband calls me his Significant Otter :)

Edit: Not necessarily variations on significant other, just looking for cute ways people refer to each other without it being just SO, or husband/wife, etc. We like to be silly so I'm curious!

I've been struggling a bit with depression lately, coupled with new diagnoses of PMDD and some infertility. I've been working hard to manage and battle it, but after a horrible nights sleep I just wanted to stay in bed. My husband is usually the type to encourage me to get up, keep going, "you'll be fine", etc. and that's normally what I need.

He always gets up earlier than I do and this morning when I didn't get up, he came to find me. I was feeling really down and said I just wanted to stay in bed all day, expecting he would convince me to get up. Instead, he said "okay! You do what you need to do", tucked me in and petted my hair until I fell back asleep. Half an hour later he came

Today I'm waiting for my period to start (it's 2 days late, not abnormal but still annoying) and as such, I am getting 2 extra days of PMDD. I am trying to be productive, so I decided to make yogurt. I have been working on perfecting the texture of my greek yogurt and today it was finally at the consistency I wanted! I was SO excited about it I started crying a bit, and turned to show my husband how awesome it was by lifting a glop of it on the spoon and saying "check this out!!!" His response was "yeugggggg", and then I was SO MAD! I know he was just joking around, but I felt so defeated and mocked. I snapped at him and said "how can you say that?! How could you mock the yogurt I hav

Hi all! I hope this community keeps growing, because I think a lot of us could use support.

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I am 37 and just recently diagnosed with fertility issues. Through those investigations, my OBGYN and fertility specialist both believe I have early onset perimenopause that began around age 27. I went to the doctor over the years with odd, seemingly random symptoms and was always brushed off, or they did one or two tests and found nothing. I'm hoping my experience can help other women, because I now may not be able to have children because no-one identified my issue while I was still fertile enough to harvest and freeze eggs.

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