Sigh... I had similar complaints when I worked for a rehabilitation company (I'm a therapist). The only one that's different, actually, is that they won't pay out their vacation. My company tried that; thankfully that is illegal in my state. Therefore, since they would never let me take any of my vacation, they had to…

Traditionally, I've party hopped on NYE (house parties only, until the late night country bar at 2am) so that I don't get bored with one group. This year I'll be in the mountains for a ski trip, so hopefully I'll be in a hot tub with champagne. Real talk: I'll probably fall asleep at 10:00.

I've had to field a lot of these questions lately, working in the schools. My first and second graders are starting to figure it out, but very clearly still want to believe. Lots of "well, Santa is real if you believe. Haven't you seen Elf?" Or, I had a group of first graders discussing at length the specifics of…

Oh god the one about his mom. Broke my heart and restored faith in humanity all at the same time.

True story:

They were losing the battle with me, but in the end they won.

I know this is small potatoes compared to a large event like a wedding, but I'm SO ANNOYED whilst planning a bachelorette party. I booked a house and a wine tour, so I need to fucking know how many people are coming. Tour charges PER PERSON. It was like pulling teeth to get the bride's SISTERS to RSVP. And now I've…

I haven't actually watched the trailer yet because I'm at work so I can't watch anything involving sound, but either prospect excites me :)

I think I saw an interview that said they originally had him as a "guest" character, like Kyle or even Tammy 2, but after the pilot they realized how amazing he is and signed him on full time.

That's what I heard too. As amazing as P&R is, it doesn't get the ratings that NBC wants, so they're just slamming through all of them. That's fine with me. That just means it'll be on Netflix sooner and I can rewatch to my heart's content.

I AGREE WITH YOU.

Yeah. The first season sucks; as someone else said they're trying to be too much like the Office. Season 2 it starts to hit it's stride. Season 3 made me fall off the couch I was laughing so hard. It's worth it. Do something else during the first season like fold laundry or clean your house so you know what's going…

Yeah, that was bad. I personally could NOT DEAL with the part with the horse. I literally skipped to the next chapter. Could not do it.

Thanks, yeah I know. I feel like I'm getting stronger, but my clothes aren't fitting any differently. If anything, the thighs are getting more snug because of the muscle i'm putting on :) I still can't fit into things I could wear last March or April. Full disclosure: I gained about 10 pounds over the summer eating…

I still drink one cup in the morning, then switch to green tea. I just thought the tea would be healthier than 4 cups of coffee :) Plus, green tea helps with metabolism.

Right there with you. Except we do actually talk about, sort of. Usually he just walks in on me angry crying about how eating 1200 calories/day hasn't resulted in a single pound lost, and then I say something to the effect of "but you don't do a damn thing and your mother thinks you're wasting away!!!"

Ugh it's so annoying. I've been working out 5 days/week, watching calories like a hawk and switched from coffee to green tea. Haven't lost a pound in 4 months. My bf, on the other hand? Lost 10 pounds just from eating the dinners I cooked.

I don't either. I also recall her mom not being alive... Oh well. If it's done well I'm not one to cry about changes from the book.

Yeah, sometimes I'm all, Hey I'm totally going to have a green smoothie with chia seeds and all of the things and who cares if I wake up my boyfriend because it's healthy, damn it. Then other days I'm all, how about I save 10 minutes, throw all of this in a Tupperware, add some honey mustard salad dressing and call it…

I really like it because I'm a commuter, and I'm driving, not sitting on a train. So I can't read, and books on tape are tough because man, I'm exhausted and sometimes I just want to sing as loud as I can inside my car by myself. So. It's a long story, that's keeping me engaged, except unlike a book on tape where I…