I got a free sample of a hand moisturizer from Aveda and I love it so much.  It smells and feels exactly like the world's best lemon buttercream frosting.  Every time I moisturize now, I find myself craving cake like a mofo.

My dad used to say I looked like Deborah Kerr, but I strongly suspect he had no idea what she looked like.

You absolutely looked like Molly Ringwald and Tiffany when we met.  Like, spitting image.

I have a friend getting her education degree right now, and she says the national average for what teachers spend out of pocket on classroom supplies is way higher than $200/yr.  Like, about ten times that.

I got as far as Week 3 before my knee started balking, but man, that first "run 3 minutes" was like scaling Everest (hey — content/username-to-which-I'm-responding synergy!).  I can't even imagine making it to the 5 minutes, let alone 20.  You're a total badass (along with…

You are totally my role model, @avclub-97d6c074b974838257db17a02f8784c4:disqus .  This whole "getting fit/losing weight after a lifetime of obese sloth" thing sure ain't easy, but self-loathing is a great starting point.  I've only been at it for two months, but for the first time in my life I'm discovering my clothes…

Nah, you're still good.  I have five cats, and I'm totally not a hoarder.  Right?  RIGHT?

"I'm an elephant seal with the shins of a Tennessee Walking Horse!"

Yikes!  That is a lot on your table!  Although the vacation part is supposed to be relaxing, right?  RELAX, DAMMIT!  (Good luck with the house.  I hope to never, ever, ever have to buy/sell houses again.)

My feet and knees are sore from standing for hours and hours last night at a concert.  I think I'm getting old.

Hermione was the fictional character that first made me realize that my older sister and I relate to books/movies totally differently.  I'm an underachiever with laziness and self-esteem issues, while she's a total brainiac go-getter who never seems to fail at anything.  So we were reading one of the Harry Potters…

How could any birthday suck if you're wearing something that cute?

Hey, fashion-savvy ladies (and gentlemen who like to shop for ladies clothing), I've got a question for y'all.  I've been a plus-size slob for my whole life, but have recently started working out, with the shocking results of "hey!  My clothes are getting bigger!"  So now I'm highly motivated working out, and have…

Oh my GOSH.  That's ADORABLE!

Exactly!  I got a couple of really crappy bottles of wine from people in the office last Christmas, and I've been saving them for stone fruit season to make sangria.  My mother keeps seeing them in the pantry and is like, "We're not actually going to drink those, are we?" and I'm like, "Wait for it!"

Ouch.  A dead fridge is the pits.  But your tacos sound delish, so clearly you're winning some and losing some this week.

Dammit, you're getting fennel?  I wanted some so badly last weekend (so I could make my favorite pasta, which I'm ashamed to admit I found while watching "30 Minute Meals"), but there was none from my CSA and not a single bulb of it at the farmer's market this weekend.  So I had to eat poopy old pasta with just…

I followed a link on "manic pixie dream girl" from a movie review on Slate, and got sucked into the whole My Year of Flops archive.

Ambition is for chumps.  That's why I'm happily settled in a job that requires only high school equivalency.  My bosses all thought I was awesome when I first started out just because I've got a college degree, and after 10 years in this job (I'm an admin), I can do it in my sleep while everyone still thinks I'm some…

Being a lady, I don't think I'm allowed to drink Mangria.  At least I hope I'm not allowed.  ::shudder::