Dear Letter Writer - have you ever actually had the conversation with your inlaws that you’re just not big on gifts? They’re not getting the hint that you’re dropping with asking for gift cards because hints don’t work. Just tell them that focusing on gift-giving takes away from the spirit of the season for you (even…

My little WFH setup in my bedroom. I literally have to push my bed out of the way to make room for the folding chair. At the start of lockdown I splashed out on a usb mouse and a memory foam chair cushion (which cost twice as much as the folding chair did). Both were well worth it. Please enjoy all of my homemade…

You forgot the best option: Marmite on toast. #lovernotahater 

This happened to me too and they *were* Blundstones! 😂

This does not have enough stars!

Yeah I think they’re likely dead if the stems are mushy - when they froze the water inside each cell expanded and broke the cell walls (like when you freeze veggies and then thaw them again). But, the roots might not be all dead, since soil is insulating if it's dry enough, so you can try bringing them inside, cutting…

One of my favourite discoveries about living in the UK is the abundance of reasonably healthy ready meals. It makes it really easy to be lazy!

I have known a couple of guys like this.... I'm a bit concerned what it says about me that I stuck around for a while. 

Yes definitely contact UK authorities. If they allowed him to travel and knew he's a dual citizen, then they won't mind your hypervigilance. If they didn't know, now they will. 

I kind of do it in-between red and blue.... Team purple I guess? I hook it on around my waist with the hooks to the back but the cups down, then I flip it up and slide on the straps, and yes I do lean forward and adjust the girls so they sit in the cups. If I do it the red way, my boobs get squished and need too much…

I own bath sheets because they cost just about the same as bath towels but I am fat and I like to be able to wrap my towel around me and wear it on my way back to my bedroom. In my shared house with four roommates. I guarantee you, it is not bourgeois.

I own bath sheets because they cost just about the same as bath towels but I am fat and I like to be able to wrap my…

So obviously Netflix is operating some sort of home makeover exchange program right? First Marie Kondo moves to the US to teach people how to declutter, and now the Fab five are going to Japan!

Football's coming home, and the American Idiot is visiting?

Would you mind explaining what reasoning your church gave you for the need for a mission to Romania? It’s a predominantly Christian (Orthodox) country already, and I’ve always been confused by why so many evangelical churches seem to do missions there. (For context, I’m Romanian-born but grew up in Canada, and was…

Lanacaine gel. It stays on for a really long time, has a nice silky/dry texture, and has a bit of topical painkiller built in so it rescues already-rubbed thighs. I always carry a tube of it in my purse, that’s how much i swear by it.

Yup, I am from [Canadian city] and not too surprised that this particular mix of privilege and ignorance (and overt racism!) comes from there. I honestly just feel sorry for the girl, because even if she thinks she’s agreeing to this, she’s too young to understand the consequences. I hope she has a normal life when…

I do this every time I move! I also *always* buy a new shower curtain, because why would I want the previous tenant’s nasty shower curtain fungus on my wet bare ass? My current problem isn’t so much the shower head but the fact that the shower in my new place is basically out of Katy Perry’s song lyrics - alternating…

Thank you for this! As a fellow Canadian, I salute you.

Oh that’s really good to know! I recently moved to the UK and brought my kitty with me. Since you can’t fly into the UK with a cat in cabin (UK customs rules, not airline rules), I flew to Paris, took a train to the coast, and then took Le Shuttle. Did this cost more and take longer? Oh yeah. Was I going to risk…

We do it in Canada! It’s actually pretty good, though extremely sweet and maple-y.