See that's part of why I'm avoiding this like the plague! I get ignored enough as a plus-sized woman. Why choose to be ignored any more than necessary?

Thankfully my sis is working hard on ignoring her extreme OCDness when it comes to matchy-matchy and has OKed different dresses, even different colors, for the 3 of us. The other 2 BMaids are probably going to have the same dress. I'm hoping to have the same if a 26 fits - it should according to the size charts - if…

I like the hostage negotiations training analogy. i hadn't ever thought of it that way. :)

Thanks for mentioning the lack of boredom - I forgot to bring that up myself.

Glad I could help. Please don't get me wrong - I love what I do and I've been doing it for 18 years. It's just there are things to consider that I didn't know before I went into the profession, so I try to keep it real when people ask, especially if they're making a career change. I have seen people leave teaching…

I feel your grey pain. I still am not sure just how commenting can help get you/me/anyone "ungreyed". I will sit with you while we wait to learn how to change our fates. :)

Let me second KatGuinness on the time commitment. My high school lets out at 2:41. I rarely manage to leave the place before 4:30-5:00 and I don't have any extracurriculars. My student load has averaged 160/day in 2-3 subjects for the last 5 years. And I have tendencies towards disorganization, all of which adds up to…

Any plus-size Jezzies out there with experience shopping at David's Bridal? I have to get a bridesmaid dress to wear at my sister's wedding and I'm concerned about their sizing. Her BFF/MOH ordered her dress today and said it ran small. If that's how all their dresses are then I could be screwed. (It needs to be from…

Been there done that. Could have written the tell-all book.

Hail to the shy girls! Trying to make people get that you're shy is nearly impossible. If anyone has any helpful break the shyness tips please share.

Always have felt like that was me. Sucks majorly. it's a major reason why I hate the bar scene.

These almost rank up there with baby sloths for cuteness. Almost.

What is it with those gross bathroom dreams? I have those every once in a while and they totally weird me out.

Yes! None of my non-teacher friends get it when I try to explain the back-to-school dreams. I've just started having them again as we go back to school in 2 weeks. All sorts of crazy stuff go down in them: I'm unprepared, the students are awful and nothing I do makes a difference, the admin comes to evaluate and the…

I've had a few of those yelling ones myself - they're freaky. And yes - I'm taking sertraline also.

Great band name potential - the Violent Afflictions

I love the pics of Violet Affleck - they make me smile because it looks like they're letting her be a regular kid versus dressing her like a mini-model/socialite. It doesn't hurt that I think her daddy is hot as hell either. ;)

Try Low Sodium V-8 juice - it has a lot of potassium and works wonders for cramps.

I teach high school and have heard the insincere use of "my bad" more times than I could count. I always have the mental reply of "yeah, right. Like you're really sorry." I have even called a few out on using it that way. And yeah, "shut up" works my nerves too. XP

Who will become the God Empress/Emperor? Please let it be Harry!!!!!