eleanoraquitaine
eleanoraquitaine
eleanoraquitaine

Word. I'm in a wedding soon and the dresses are the palest, babiest pink imaginable. I look like Casper the friendly ghost in it. As soon as the wedding is over I plan on paying to get that baby dyed a color more friendly to my skin tone. At least it's a shorter dress instead of a long evening ballgown I'll never

I didn't have an open bar at our wedding. We were short on cash and couldn't justify paying an extra $25 per person given that 1) husband's family doesn't drink 2) my side of the family thinks alcohol is evil (my grandmother is a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union), and 3) we had some pregnant friends.

The priorities of the women quoted are odd, agreed. However, I've definitely experienced pressure to have kids. From family members: one asked if I dislike kids because I've been married a whole two years...the fact that I teach didn't factor into the equation. I've been told I'm selfish for only wanting one. I've

Me too! They taste like candy to me. Our CSA has been on tomato overload this week and it's glorious. I think some people might not like them because the grocery store ones are genetically designed for shelf longevity, not flavor. Heirloom tomatoes are heaven.

I would so rather have baby spinach or spring greens. Iceberg lettuce hardly deserves to be categorized as a vegetable.

Thanks for the input everyone! It's given me a lot to think about. I don't really do tampons unless it's a dire emergency (bad experience when I was young, oy). I'm a teacher and sometimes have to go looooong stretches before bathroom breaks to change things up. On my list of things that make my job difficult,

Okay, quick question about the diva cup. I like the idea of not paying for pads and like the idea of not destroying the environment. But to what degree can you feel the diva cup while it's inserted? That's the only thing that makes me pause before forking over the money for one.