Photo by Phil King You cant calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass. ~Timber Hawkeye

Have you ever felt so angry you lashed out and said words you regret? Felt so hurt, you couldnt talk past the lump in your throat?

So frustrated, you werent able to form a coherent sentence? Or tried to communicate something important, and it landed like a dead fish?

Ive been there.In my teens, I was a tempestuous young woman. Hormones had me flipping from rage to despair in a heartbeat. I sprayed emotions around me like a machine gun sprays bullets.

I couldnt even talk to my then-boyfriend about anything important without losing control. I frustrated even myself.

So I learned to keep emotions under lock and key. I rarely expressed how I felt, and aimed to just keep the peace and ensure everyone was happy.

Except me.

Several years ago, my good friend and I shared an apartment. We both just started our first real jobs and werent making a ton of money. We took turns cooking dinner, and we came up with a plan to use everything in our fridge before we went grocery shopping.

We didnt waste food and saved serious cash at a time when we needed to most. It also forced us to be ridiculously creative.

Apples and tofu were the only thing in the fridge? Check out the pantry. Weve got some walnuts, honey and a lone red onion. Suddenly we went from scrounging to gourmet cooking.

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