I just do not buy that most makeup items expire as quickly as they are alleged too. Mascara, OK. But if I want to use an old eyeliner, I can sharpen it or wipe it down with rubbing alcohol. Same with lipstick. And is bacteria really a concern with powder products like eyeshadow or blush, that have no moisture in them…

My husband designed my ring to resemble my grandmother’s engagement ring. I had originally suggested we use her setting - my parents had removed the main diamond to use in my mom’s engagement ring, and I liked the idea of it being used by three generations - but the setting let in very little light and didn’t…

I followed an anti-inflammatory diet after a cervical biopsy that turned up CIN III, because I had read a few articles suggesting it might help my body clear the precancerous cells. I had nothing to lose and it made me feel like I was able to take some control over an uncontrollable situation. I had a LEEP to remove…

I know that Davines shampoo/conditioner combo is a good product intellectually, because it made my hair very soft and smooth, but the day I tried it (via Birchbox sample) happened to be the day that my postpartum hair loss decided to kick in all at once, so I just associate it with like, handfuls of hair falling out…

I made the mistake of trying on my dream dress first (Jenny Packham Willow) for “inspiration” even though it was way out of budget. I then spent months obsessing and paying regular visits to a shop that sold bridal samples as-is even though a sample would likely still have been out of budget. In the end I wound up…

I lost 40 pounds and kept it off for almost 10 years, until I had a baby. Now I am in the process of losing that very same 40 pounds. For me, there were two big things that made a difference. First, cutting out diet convenience foods. I used to practically live off frozen diet meals, and even when I ate significantly…

There’s something distinctive about the vowels as well, especially the As - I’m not a linguistics person at all but to me it almost sounds like halfway to that flat Midwestern A. Too often actors veer off into New York territory when trying to get the vowels right - Julianne Moore on 30 Rock comes to mind.

Yup. I once saw a guy with a fake sleeping adult in the front seat...this is way less commitment.

Having lived and commuted in the Bay Area, my guess is that the lifelike baby doll in a car seat is a ruse to drive in the carpool lane without arousing suspicion. I once saw a dude with a fake sleeping adult in the front passenger seat, and this is way more believable from a car’s length away. I had a baby recently,…

It’s also super common for restaurants to give cops a deep discount, if not free food altogether. My brother is a cop (a good one, I promise) and there’s a restaurant he avoids because they won’t even let cops tip, and it makes him uncomfortable. Another charges cops $5 for anything on the menu. They get plenty of…

I hated it at first and put it away for several months, but I just brought it on vacation so I wouldn’t have to pack gel liner and a brush, and I have to say it’s actually grown on me. I don’t think the application is as easy as they claim it is, but once you get the hang of it, it works pretty well.

I’m a big horror movie fan but I really did not like the first Sinister. I found the whole videotaped-murder-of-entire-families thing really unsettling...or maybe it was the fact that Ethan Hawke’s character kept watching them over and over and over again. I have no desire to see this one.

Both my maids of honor got their dresses from ModCloth (everyone got to choose their own dress within a certain palette) and they were both super cute - in fact one was my favorite of all the bridesmaids’ dresses. It was a full skirted 50s-style number that would have flattered anyone. I bet their bridal line will…

Baby kale or arugula, pickled red onion, shaved fennel, sliced nectarines or plums, hazelnuts, goat cheese, and crispy prosciutto in a sherry vinaigrette.

Kaiser is the best. At my six-week postpartum checkup, I told my ob/gyn I wanted an IUD expecting to be given an appointment for a week or so out, but she was just like, “oh hey, I have one right here, let’s do this!” And I walked out 10 minutes later with an IUD.

I’m super fair also, with medium brown hair, and I definitely strongly favor black liner. I’ll do brown or black/brown if I’m going for a smoky eye in all brown tones, but in a weird way I actually think I need the higher contrast of the black liner - my eyes are a light, fairly bright blue, and brown almost dulls…

I once witnessed a woman chug a 375ml bottle of Bacardi 151 in the security line at a Raiders game and though that was impressively horrifying. Yet this is basically twice the volume of a similar proof alcohol. How did she not wind up in the hospital?!

The girl in front of me in the security line at an Oakland Raiders game did this with a 375 ml bottle of Bacardi 151. I was simultaneously horrified and impressed. Bacardi 151! Blech...

Makes sense. As someone else pointed out, FMLA entitles these workers to 12 weeks regardless, but if they were in CA that time would be at least partially paid.

Does anyone know where their DVD by mail service is based? If it’s in CA with their headquarters that 12 weeks of maternity/paternity leave is required by law, so it wouldn't exactly be going above and beyond...