Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much Knitting until some strange new creatures

until some strange new creatures roll in—trucks and bulldozers and wrecking balls

Now it's mainstream and an attractive proposition wherever you live

Discover all you need to know about these incredible machines and their place in our world through experiments

and bees help pollinate nearby gardens

But now the carnival she escaped all those years ago has come to town

Approval Junkie: Adventures in Caring Too Much Knitting until some strange new creaturesFaith Salie has done it all in the name of validation. Whether shes trying to impress her parents with a perfect GPA, undergoing an exorcism to save her toxic marriage, or baking a 3D excavator cake for her sons birthday, Salie is the ultimate approval seekeran approval junkie, if you will. In this collection of daring, honest essays, Salie shares stories from her lifelong quest for gold stars, recounting her strategy for winning (very Southern) high