In our non-denominational Christian youth group during high school, we'd get a talk before our big camping trip every summer. The girls would be sat down, told (verbatim) that-

This is, LITERALLY, my motto. I'm high-fiving you through the internet right now.

And it would come with a cape.

When purchasing a home that needs work, it might be worth considering that you can't "have it all" done at once. If you guys are truly in love with the home, it might be worth stretching your budget a bit and making an offer, pending a home inspection.

I don't know too much about investment pieces, but we just redid my bedroom and my walls are about to be decorated with some gorgeous batiks.

My mother is insisting on a roller rink party for her 40th birthday next year, and we're going to get those number candles so her cake says "19."

We have a "remanufactured" Dyson we got a few years ago and it's been nothing short of wonderful.

This actually sums up my feelings about what Taylor Swift does to teenage girls. (And I'm sure others like her — I just pick on Taylor Swift because she's a big, common name)

Pants were banned at my all-girl high school, all the time, no exceptions. They also banned boots in the winter ("Neither feminine nor professional!"), and I live in New York so it was all sorts of bullshit that they actually made us wear flimsy little ballet flats around in a foot of snow.

I advise against using headphones when you're walking. Please be aware of your surroundings.

Even with a "scrambled" keyboard, things that fall under the "keylogger" category will ALSO grab shots of the screen, leaving your password potentially compromised.

To my (admittedly, limited) knowledge, keyloggers can sometimes track mouse movements as well as keystrokes.

For everyone asking... Whitson's homescreen setup :)

Well, I have a busy family (two professionals, a college student, and a preschooler) — we don't always have the time to really understand a service. I mean, yeah we're an extreme case, but this works for things other than Netflix!

I don't think it's necessarily about saving money so much as it is testing out a service for a longer period of time than the company would just hand to you.

This brings a whole new angle to that pepper spray trend we've seen!

It doesn't matter what you say — as long as you say it softly enough, the child will calm town to listen to you. I don't have a great voice, but I love singing to kids because they usually can't tell the difference. In that calm moment, I bring out the book or the toy.

For kids, I mix liquid medicine in with frosting and put it on cookies (or whatever).

I disagree.

Please be careful if you choose to do this. Even a relatively low grade fever can spark a seizure in someone with no history of seizures. Please, please, please make sure that you have someone (preferably with medical training/knowledge) taking care of you when you have a fever.