Am I missing something here?

I think what people are forgetting is the role of editors. Rowling may well have put thorough research into Cho Chang's character and given her a name that was Asian through and through, and an editor said "nah, your readers won't even be able to pronounce that. Let's call her Cho. And let's make her last name Chang,…

And also, hats would arouse suspicion. You take hats off. Practising Sikhs do not remove their turbans (correct me if I'm wrong, religious studies was a loooong time ago). Quirrell wasn't a Sikh, of course. But, even in a wizarding world, a young student would look at a teacher who always wore the same hat and never…

I have some advice for breastfeeding-mommas-to-be: buy a nursing cover, and use it as often as you can, even at home. Wait, hear my out. My point isn't "breastfeeding is unnatural and gross and it should be concealed". Hold on.

Actually, you should never reheat breastmilk or formula in the microwave. Heating in the microwave creates hot spots in both formula and breastmilk that can be very dangerous for the baby, and breaks down the nutrients in breastmilk (or something of that nature). Restaurants provide you with a jug/bowl of hot water to…

Have you seen this awesome hat?

WHAT?

CALLED IT! (Kinda)

I have learned two things today.

I can't for the life of me remember the name - I think it's just 'Clear' or something - but Walmart does these fizzy flavoured waters. I fell in LOVE with them when I was pregnant. They're 66c for a big bottle, all natural (yes, maybe that should be "all natural" with a side-eye), zero calorie, and come in super nommy…

I'm so mad that I didn't. I had really good intentions! We're dirt poor so we've never been able to afford to have professional baby photos taken every month, like some mothers do. So I tried to do a monthly shoot myself, but it just kept not happening. It might be raining on the day of LO's X month 'birthday', so…

Also, this is me every weekend morning. Two years of marriage and Mr. ScreenName has yet to bring me tea in bed LIKE HE PROMISED HE WOULD.

There's a 'One Is Not Amused' meme?

I love her, so very very much.

I love you all for these gifs!

TAKE PICTURES. Take pictures of your baby every single day, even if the lighting is bad or the baby is cranky or you don't feel up for it or they're not doing anything special.

I am so obsessed with The Avengers movie. All of the cast look like so much fun.

I shared this with my husband, and he did not share my excitement.

I need you to blow up that Chris Hemsworth gif to poster size for me. He is scrummy. And I really appreciate the table-flipping.

I'm a Brit living in the US. I moved from a very wealthy town in the south of England to Georgia (where I've lived in tiny towns, mid-size towns, and in Atlanta, so I've got a good idea of cost of living in general in GA). Of course what I've found isn't typical for all of the US, and my opinion is probably skewed by…