Look into eastern WA - housing here is ridiculously affordable (I pay $595 for a 2bd apt in a nice part of town) and there are programs to help pay for childcare. We get all four seasons, and while the cold and snow can be a bit of a shock for Californians, it’s bearable. In the summer, you don’t get that ‘slamming…

I have Medicaid - thanks to back and hip problems, I can’t sit at a desk for more than 2-3 hours unless I want to be confined to bed for a day or two. As you can imagine, this puts work out of the question for me, seeing as nobody’s going to want to hire someone for such a short period (add in the migraines and I’m…

Actually, I like the Best of Wives dress best, followed by the Burn dress, but of those two, I think it depends on your coloring as to which will look best on you. (he Helpless dress would look good on me, but the Schuyler Sisters dress would wash me out). Any way you go, make sure to share pics with us!

I have been there and done that on one level or another so many times that I’ve started to laugh right along with the IT people. My computer whisperer likes to say that if it can be broke, I’ll break it, and if it can’t, I’ll still break it. The best part has been watching new IT people assure me that ‘this is…

Oh yeah. There’s just something about it, not to mention the shots that are pure countryside porn, that really soothes any jangled nerves you might have.

Have you seen Masterchef Australia? They truly take it to the next level, particularly with desserts! Plus, they have like 50+ episodes a season, so bonus!

When I was recovering from my hip surgery earlier this year, I had The Great British Bakeoff, Top Chef, and Masterchef on a lot. Those are ideal for sick days because you can drift off halfway through the episode, wake up on another episode, and you don’t necessarily feel like you’ve missed much. Plus, Mary Berry is…

Very true. Essentially, going by this chart, my dog shouldn’t go outside from about December 15th til at least March 1st. He’s a Lab/Mastiff mix, with a Lab coat, but he has a couple sweatshirts, a lighter coat, and a big down coat for the coldest part of winter, so he still gets his two walks a day in. They’re…

Hell, I’m surprised that he hasn’t (yet) tried to claim credit for the Earth actually making a full circle around the sun! Although, to be fair, that involves acknowledging that the Earth, which he lives on, orbits another object, instead of the whole universe just centering around him...

It’s like his thing with the Wall - he’s not thinking in three dimensions.

First of all, thank you for staying rational. I mean that sincerely - I’ve tried many times to have rational conversations with Trump supporters and frequently had the very first point that I disagreed with them denigrate to ‘snowflake’ accusations. I think a lot of how we got here came from people clinging to party…

I don’t advocate violence unless necessary, but I will protest my fucking heart out whenever I have a chance when it comes to that man. In my case, that would’ve been either standing to leave as soon as their effigy began to speak or refusing to go to the attraction in the first place, with a letter to Disney…

I think I may be your gf’s twin. Used to drive my ex insane, because he was a constant texter and when he’d finally catch me, his first question would be ‘where was your phone?’ And being as it was usually in my purse or another room, his amazed disbelief at me not carrying it on my person, room to room in the house,…

I can’t imagine dating someone like that...

Yes, yes, yes, a thousand times yes! There was a brief shining moment when a number of Broadway shows were filmed for PBS - my favorites were the original cast of Into the Woods and Sunday in the Park With George. I know that PBS still shows some Broadway shows, although it’s become a once in a blue moon thing. The…

Yeah, I’m thinking that this whole ‘be brave when you’re sick’ thing is more for short-term illness that passes rather than debilitating conditions that are going to do nothing but get worse until you finally, mercifully die. I’m lucky enough that my state is still allowing opiod pain meds and my dr knows me well…

Definitely base any toddler/costumed character interactions on test runs, and even then, be prepared for there to be differences. Kidlet never had a problem with Santa, was cool with high-fiving Red at Red Robin, but wasn’t really invested. Then my dad took us to Disneyland. My 2 year old son RIPPED his hand out of…

From Kidlet, who works at BK: “Sonofabitch!” (This after first gaping at me, then cracking up for up 10 mins straight)

WTF?!?!? That’s a thing now? Jesus, talk about a royal douchebag move! Somehow, I’m not surprised it’s coming from the religious sector... (and may every last dickwad who leaves those get a similar fakeout from the man they claim to follow upon their death)