anyone else feeling a little bit down this holiday season?

i_hope_that
For many of us, the holidays can be kind of rough. If you're searching for a network of understanding friends, this ultra-nurturing community encourages you to express your heartfelt wishes and offer other members encouragement and acceptance. Not for the terminally snarky or emotionally-challenged, this is a good-spirited place to lend comfort and support.

diygifts
Feeling crafty? If you've got a few last folks on your holiday gift list, this is a great place to seed your creativity and generosity. You'll also discover wonderful DIY tips to decorate your home and entertain guests. Offering a no-frills-no-skills attitude that welcomes the cash-challenged and arts-phobic, you're sure to get ideas and make friends in the process.

cooking_club
A fun and friendly community dedicated to those who love to cook, whether you're a meat-and-potatoes type, an aspiring gourmand, and/or a vegan. In search of a brilliant dish to use up those weekly leftovers? Post your ingredients and you'll be whipping up a feast by dinner. You can also share favorite recipes. For Type A chefs, you can spice up your culinary repertoire with exciting cooking challenges.

in one corner we have extreme boredom & his brother laziness. in the other corner we have the reigning champions action & gratitude. lets get ready to rumble.
no storm lasts forever. even if it lasts a million years. we are everlasting. one day at a time. right now is home. and thats perfect because thats the only place i ever really am. no more running away from home. that dress is too small now. no more re-runs.
three weeks ago Terie came over to work & i found her upstairs drunk. she brought liquor INTO my house. KNOWING im sick too. she didn't care. and for a second or like 3 minutes. i was jealous. i wanted to not care. she had half a bottle left on the floor and after just a quick look i knew exactly how numb i could get off that half a bottle. the smell was everywhere. i wanted to feel what she was feeling. or better put, what she was not feeling. i called for help. Franchesca was over in a flash. she's not sick so it was safe for her to help. she cleaned up. almost immediately i found myself wishing i had hidden the bottle for later instead of calling for help. i'm so affected. three weeks later im still romancing, glamorizing & longing for my kryptonite.

I'm new to this whole website, so im kinda going out a limb posting this but.... I figure it's best.

I'm a couple weeks into recovery but I wouldnt call it that. My so called recovery happens every month or two. I take xanax and drink heavily normally with my brothers and try and stop when they're not here - that's my monthly recovery.

I haven't done anything major in a couple of weeks, but I know...I think that will change in a week or two....it always does... help?

stepstomarrow
When granddaughter, Jada, was born with leukemia, a donor-match was located and Jada made a miraculous recovery. In honor of her grandaughter's health, Jeanna has decided to walk across the country (in the dead of winter) to raise awareness and build support for the bone marrow registry (all that's required is a cheek swab). Follow Jeanna's remarkable journey as she travels the United States by foot.

taste_buds
Holidays provide a built-in excuse for indulgent entertaining. This all-purpose foodie community covers everything from homemade hangover cures to dinner party menus. Need quick advice? Get five-minute snack suggestions, low-fat ingredient substitutes, and even measurement conversions. Delicious recipes garnished with humorous advice. Yum.

naturesbeauty
Always on the lookout for compelling images, we were delighted to discover this flourishing community of artists who share a love of nature. Honoring the subject with photographs, paintings, sketches, prose, poetry, and other creative works, you'll be simultaneously riveted to your monitor and inspired to run helter skelter towards the nearest wooded dale.