Gwendolyn's Profile

It's perfect!

The mosquitoes up here in NH barely flinch at the chemical sprays. They laugh at the natural plants and herbs.

I love it!

The apartments outside of Boston had special fire proofing done to them. They were very sound proof compared to others. The lady next door was near deaf so early in the morning we could slightly hear her TV. The doors let in a lot of noise from the hallway, but unless the kid across the hall was having her 10:30pm 'in the hall tantrum' it was fine.

The apartments in Boston, specifically across from the music school sucked and had zero sound proofing. This was okay until the idiot below us started strangling a duck at 4am every morning. Or was he trying to play the sax? I guess I'll never know.

I never use it. It just doesn't make sense to pile up all those dishes in one, especially since we don't have that many.

Had a house guest last year. They stayed a couple of days in December and then again in April. They left and I couldn't figure out where their breakfast dishes had gone. They weren't in the sink. So I peeked in the dishwasher and there were the cereal bowls and spoons, along with the knife and other things they had used that past December. omg.

Had to apologize to my husband, I thought he had thrown away the knife and forks because they were missing (and he'd done it in the past).

I always feel so awkward when I am offered booze and I politely refuse. Even though it is done without making drama, people always give me *that* look. It's as if I'm some snobbish freak with six heads that's from a backwards anti-booze cult.

My reasons for not drinking:

-I hate beer. It tastes terrible. I've tried all kinds. No really, I hate it.

-I have Celiac disease, so I'm not going to drink beer. Did I mention that I really hate the taste of beer? So yeah, the gluten free stuff is not going to be an option. Please stop telling me to go out and buy some.

-There is one wine I love. It's from a Virginia winery and costs $50 a bottle and that doesn't include the cost of shipping it to NH. I've tried many other wines. I just don't care for them.

-Wine coolers and all those types of drinks have malt, which is gluten. So they are out. Plus, I see those as drinks that 15 year olds sneak behind their parents backs.

-I don't like drinking around children. Since I have a small child, I'm not going to be drinking anyway. What puzzles me is how everyone else is around/with kids and have no problems sucking down the booze. I just prefer to not do it.

Now I love girly booze drinks. Pina Coladas, Strawberry Daquiris and White Russians are yummy. However, I have diabetes and they send my blood sugar sky high. I feel very sick after a few sips. It's just not worth it. Wine does the same thing to me, so that's another reason for not drinking it.

So yeah, I just stick with drinking water and the social awkwardness that comes with it.

Don't even get me started on eating at social events. No gluten, no dairy, no nuts, no seafood...

Staying home is less stressful.

I don't understand why people get their panties all in a wad about people with food intolerance and/or allergies.

You people gripe about us not eating 'whatever is put in front of us' or being 'picky', yet would probably freak out if we puked all over your carpet or had our butts explode all over your bathroom or worse, we dared to die in front of you. Think about that the next time you are irritated by us or decide to ignore our needs and stick stuff we can't eat into the food without telling us.

If it bothers you that much, don't be friends with us and please, do not invite us to eat with you.

Fresh foods and favorite snacks would have been welcomed when I had my son.

If the mom doesn't drink beer and is having problems with her milk supply, toss in some Fenugreek caplets and mother's milk tea. Those helped me!

The Sunrise Breakfast Bowls can be made gluten free with thawed Udi's bread. I just made some for lunch and they turned out perfectly and are so easy to make!

My son liked eye contact, usually babies like that while nursing...