Don’t worry, the Arctic Monkeys are playing the Hollywood Bowl in October. 

My northern European ancestors may have given me a ghostly white complexion with bright red undertones but at least I can drink all the milk. I switched back to whole milk from 2% for my little ones and it’s just the best. They only drink milk and water and when they’re being picky about food they’ll always eat cheese…

We love all the take and toss products. Sippies, straw cups, and utensils.

We learned early on to only put water in “fancy” sippy cups (like the 360). Milk only goes in “take and toss” cups. Fewer parts to mildew and cheaper so we don’t feel bad when they are lost or have to get tossed. They also nest so they fit better in the cupboard. We have a dishwasher basket for lids and straws.

I would be wary of using a pre-installed car seat because the straps may also not be at the right height. We’ve gotten pretty good at installing our Britax seats quickly (especially when I started carpooling in the morning). In my car, installing it forward facing requires the two Latch connections at the seatbelts…

They have 4 seasons of it right now.

I was mostly there for Dawson’s Creek and Gilmore Girls. TWoP was definitely one of my favorite sites ever.

In a pinch, definitely called for no matter how gross it feels. Do I stick with the nose frida and some saline spray? Most of the time when they are little. But soon, you can move on to the nasal rinse and you will be AMAZED what comes out of that nose.

I love my nordstrom and target debit cards. 5% off at Target, nordstrom card gives me rewards and works at Nordstrom Rack (the only place I’d shop anyway). Plus, with red card I always get free shipping and 5% off on subscriptions. Combined with Cartwheel it can be amazing.

That was my first thought too. We had a field job in Santa Clarita, not even quite far enough north to be high desert. Every afternoon the winds would pick up and try to take off with our EZ-up canopies so we had a bucket of rocks attached to the roof. Stakes were simply not enough.

I was SO lucky with baby #1, she was a heavy night sleeper that I had to wake to feed those first few weeks. But she was a HORRIBLE napper, would only fall asleep in the carrier, on the boob, or a combination of the two. And then, at around 8 months, she started waking twice a night and could only fall back asleep on…

I’m so sorry. At least your housing costs are probably a lot lower and it can be really beautiful sometimes. But Ohio weather is also THE WORST.

Second grade here. My mom still lives there too but I escaped to sunny California. We lived in boehner country.

I remember studying for the SAT. I wasn’t consistent though and I was typically best at the beginning of the alphabet, like ameliorate.

I love my iud. I had super heavy and painful periods my whole life. Bcp helped some but then it took 2.5 years to get pregnant and they were awful again. Got the mirena after baby #2 and didn’t even have a period for nearly a year while I was breastfeeding. Since then, they’ve been light enough to never need more than…

I haven’t heard of this but it makes a ton of sense. I had a uterine biopsy recently because my endometrial lining was a little too thick and during the procedure my gyno mentioned he felt a fibroid. I frequently have urinary issues but I just talked it up to having given birth twice. My mom got them a ton during…

We love the Cat & Jack clothes. My 3 year old HATES tags with a passion and I have to cut all of them out whenever she finds them. (which sucks if I would like to re-sell the item at a future consignment sale) Sometimes I’m amazed how she can still find tags even though she’s worn the clothes before. Sometimes the top…

Also made an excellent prom theme.

Coworker puts it on eggs. It really wasn’t bad.

We do this for the trash cans because one is for recycling and one is for regular trash. But we should definitely do more next time...