Been there done that. I think I've easily given away more clothing with tags still on than I've worn out in my adult life. Here is my guide to loving your wardrobe.

I remember when I tore my hamstring in a dance class and was recovering. I didn't have a brace or anything (compression makes it worse), but it was still hard for me to be standing when the train would change speeds or make a turn. Of course I looked more than healthy, I looked like a dancer, so I had to stand and…

Thanks for this! I like purses and handbags, not messenger bags or totes, BUT almost every day I have to carry a 3-ring binder and/or a tablet, sometimes even a chromebook. I'm also short and petite. Express used to make a perfect (and very affordable) bag for that but they have discontinued it, so I am stuck with the…

I was almost mute with extended family too. I think it was because they talked down to me, like I was a dumb little cutie-pie, and always wanted me to sit in their laps (I STILL remember how freaking HOT that was, and they always moved me into really uncomfortable positions) and hug them, and they wanted to kiss me.…

I am with you. I worked with a group of kids in a summer day camp and there was one girl, girl A, who recruited a friend for the purpose of tormenting another girl, girl B, whom she evidently saw as a rival. I suggested that the girls and their moms stay and talk to me one day after practice so we could come to a…

By focusing on effort with a child, and helping them improve, they will learn how to learn, how to respond to challenges, and to value putting in effort. Effort doesn't always lead to results with children because they are beginners at everything, and there's no skill for the effort to leverage. By the time you…

Yes, I was going to point out, none of these people have a work schedule that would be compatible with a 40-hour work week or a traditional work schedule.

I did find my parents uncool and embarrassing in my teens (my mom wore nylons with her sneakers and polyester pants, and I found that inexcusably embarrassing), and I complained to everyone who listened about how insanely strict they were. However, I was secretly grateful that I wasn't left to my own devices about…

Depending on their ages, periods.

For my income, I teach private music lessons, primarily piano lessons for children. I also do consulting for a department of education. I was not even childlike as a child. My parents were huge comedy buffs. I was born in 1969 and saw the first seasons of Saturday Night Live with them. I watched the Richard Pryor…

Yes, I teach private music lessons to high school students and I get requests for recommendations for students who quit their junior year because their classes were hard, never practice when they come back as seniors because they are applying for college, and have always asked to cancel lessons due to other…

It is only the numbers between 60-79 that are expressed as 60+[1-19]. At 80 they begin to be expressed 4*20 + [1-19].

One of our female friends went to a sleep clinic, where she suddenly had no problem at all sleeping. Ultimately they discovered that her husband had sleep apnea, and his snoring and noise was waking her up but not enough to where she remembered it.

I have a facebook account. I don't post anything anywhere that could be potentially embarrassing. Have I gone on a Caribbean vacation and had fruity drinks at a swim-up bar? Yes. I will admit that to anyone, and I also work out and I think I look awesome in those photos. That doesn't mean they need to be on facebook,…

That's interesting. I have been thinking of attending a Quaker meeting sometime. I am sort of a religious mutt in terms of my ancestry and I was raised with no specific religion. I am sure I do not believe in a vengeful paternal God, or the resurrection of Christ or the virgin birth. On the other hand, I don't feel I…

True, at UCB a lot of people in the 101 beginning class have already completed a core curriculum elsewhere. There were people in my 101 class who were already in SAG/AFTRA, had agents, and some others were doing stand-up regularly. It was great for me because I had acting experience and intend to perform…

I had pretty much the same experience. I still have to sometimes remind myself that adult strangers I encounter every day don't just "know" I am smart and reliable. It's not an innate arrogance, it comes from having a childhood where literally every teacher I had from 1st grade on had heard about how great I was, and…

I first started wondering how language affects our perception when I realized that a 30-year old woman in the USA "is 30" while in France she "has 30 years." And in America, an 80-year old women "is 80" while in French she "has 20, 4 times." And in business, Americans tend to use "I am a [title]" while the French tend…

I have had oily hair basically forever. No "training" or anything has ever helped, but I did try one thing that actually has helped me get a Day Two or occasionally a Day Three. Before I get in the shower, I brush my hair vigorously, or at least as vigorously as I can considering that it is curly. It gets all the oil…

I find that the most important thing for me to do is to plan my next workweek at the end of the day Friday. Partly, my hours are irregular. I teach some piano and voice lessons which have to occur almost exclusively after 3:30pm and after 6 for adults. On Tuesdays lately I am working until 9pm, so I wouldn't…