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  1. No. Yuck. LOL I would do mint or basil. ETA: I actually LOVE cilantro, but I agree it doesn’t sound good with peaches.
  2. Autocorrect adding an apostrophe to pluralize. I guess so many people do it now that autocorrect crowd sourced the idea that it is the right way. Autocorrect not correcting super simple things that it should recognize easily.
  3. The increase in run-on sentences seemingly everywhere, including here. So many run-on sentences.
  4. I agree about letting her explore different products/sizes, but I would caution to not have her insert a tampon until/unless her flow is…constant? Not super light and irregular? I don’t really know, but our experience was that dd’s first time trying one (the tiniest size) was her last time because there was no flow and it hurt her (a lot!) to try to remove it. She was 12 and on swim team, so it was really a terrible thing that she didn’t feel comfortable using them again.
  5. In the beginning of our LEGO buying, I was like this. The issue (beyond the Star Wars sets my boys were addicted to) is that the coolest collection of interesting pieces comes from accumulation of the sets. When you just buy the bins of parts LEGO sells, you end up missing out on a huge variety of pieces that let the imagination really run wild.
  6. It is my favorite. About this time of year is when I start trolling the internet for leaks to see what the new set will be.
  7. I feel for you on the medication issue. We have a pretty serious case of OCD here as well, and the meds take the edge off at least. On the therapy side, have you had her see someone who does Exposure and Response Prevention? That’s having more success here, but meds do need to be on board for it to even be possible. Many gentle hugs for you. It is HARD.
  8. To answer the actual question, the LEGO solution here is that my boys display their favorites in their room. I display their Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter sets in the loft/library upstairs on shelves next to their corresponding books. All of the modulars are in my office. All of the Winter Village sets are either stored assembled or broken down (if they are older and need a good cleaning before the next Christmas) in book boxes in my closet (never the garage because it is HOT here and heat degrades plastic). The rest of the sets have been broken down, sorted by color and type, and stored in a gigantic console cabinet in my office. I was never into LEGO and just bought them for my sons and, for a while, some Friends sets for my daughter. When LEGO came out with the Winter Village theme, I started collecting them for us as a family, thinking it would be a good way to get the kids into a winter village. My parents had one that I never cared about, but I thought LEGO would be just the right thing to make it a yearly family project. After that, I realized how much I loved the detail of the adult sets and started collecting modulars. So now I have the full set of modulars, the full Winter Village, the Statue of Liberty, all of the newer flower sets, etc., and I’m part of AFOL, Modular, and Winter Village groups online. And I truly would pay shipping for any LEGO people want to get rid of.
  9. The idea of throwing away LEGO…🥺🤯 Even if no emotional attachment, they are $$$$$$. If anyone has any LEGO to toss (cat pee and all, because bleach exists and they are plastic, LOL) I will gladly pay for them to be shipped to my LEGO Rescue. They will be well cared for here. 😂
  10. Accurate and important advice for folks in the Phoenix area where we'll be at 115+ later this week.
  11. If the office has another entry/exit point (maybe into the great room, a hall, etc?), I would close off the archway on the right and make the room a library. If the office doesn’t have another entry/exit point, I would create one and close off the archway on the right and make the room a library. LOL The new house we built has a loft that I made into a library and I love it. Everyone should have a library.
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