You’re such a sweetheart, @lizelle. This is a great contender. If there’s a reason it isn’t being rewarded more than it currently is, it’s because it’s just right around the corner or you just do it all the time and those big wallets are giving someone else a chance—great entry! I say great when I can relate so much with what the author is saying that I don’t even skim.

Then to mention #outofthinair. BIG hug! I said this just yesterday for the first time, Lily, and here I am saying it again—you made my eyes smile. You’re such a sweetheart—there an echo in here? 🤔

The food looks great, yata yata yata, great pictures of the food, bla bla something else, something else, yeah.. you’re a gangster in the kitchen and I want to gorge myself at your kitchen. Now then..

The personal aspect. Oh man! The worst was the bathroom bag—teeth brushes (cuz we have more than one tooth), deodorant, razor, you know—the bathroom bag!! I can literally roll anywhere and be ok with the obvious electronics, laptop, iPad, etc, obviously I’d never misplace my hardware wallet, those things are in their own locking backpack. Otherwise, I could leave something and rebound out of it but bet your you know what I always, always, always, have an extra set of drawls and the bathroom bag. Oh man! I (we) but really I left it on the back of the bathroom door one time since beginning this journey! Thanks God we were still in the same country! It just recently happened in Israel and, sure, those items are replaceable but you know your bathroom bag and you’re comfortable with its necessities. Anyhow, dude didn’t make it back to the unit for like two days.. oh man! Pura’s deodorant specifically wasn’t found in Israel and had to settle for an antiperspirant. Unfamiliar teeth (because we still have more than one—tooth) brushes for two days, the whole 9–it was miserable! But wait, it gets worse!

Just the last one, in Rome. Dammit, Lily!!! I, not we, I as in just me! EYE left the remote to the AppleTV in Rome! And get this, the host swears it wasn’t in the room—liar! I know exactly where I left it, man! Housekeeping tossed it or something but needless to say, we didn’t get it back. That’s an expensive fix, @lizelle.

Am I still writing? 🤔 It seems I really appreciated this contender of yours young lady.

I’ve been really enjoying standing in the back of this competition. Doing this, what I’m doing now, and managing the sponsorship part of it. Splatts stays real busy, too, handling rewards and that mid-week reminder. It allows me to put more energy into the contender post, too, and I find myself putting a lot more effort into the curating aspect of the mess. Like I’m doing write right now. It’s become quite enjoyable.

But! That’s but with one T. While in Rome, I did take a ishton of pictures from the cooking class we took.. in Italy.. in an Italian woman’s personal house. Pasta from scratch, stuffed ravioli from scratch, authentic sauce, etc. We haven’t received the instructions yet so I’m waiting on those so there’s a contender on the horizon, not like the horizon you pictured of course but I’m really enjoying participating from this position (can you tell?) rather than entering contenders.

I’m still doing it ain’t I, writing? Dang this is long. I haven’t heard the exact saying about each house bears it’s own cross but I’m very familiar with the one in Luke 14 that says each person bears their own cross and, not until this very moment, I learned ‘House’ works the exact.same.way.

Great contender, young lady, you’re such a pleasure to “know.” Ok, I’m done now. 😉