I'm the exact same with my dog. I watch and monitor and wish I had someone to take care of me like that...but with chocolate cake and not kibble.

Totally true. My dog and I are doing the Couch to 5K program together. I'm the one pulling her now.

It definitely crossed my mind. Sometimes I don't want to know the whole story unless it's the athlete that's telling it.

Corgis! Best ceremony ever.

I'm watching NBC and I like what I see but dear Lord, stop with the awful narrating. I know people are stupid but subtlety is nice sometimes. I do like directing me to understand little British details I might not get as an American or things like that the audience can smell certain props. But seriously, I recognize…

When I had cancer every step of the way they kept asking me if I was pregnant and wouldn't let me proceed until I had a negative urine test. We're talking scans, surgeries, and chemo itself. I'm betting that my doctors were more worried about liability while hers are probably worried as being considered accomplices to…

I suffered similar periods before I found what worked for me (Yaz but YMMV) and my doctor strongly cautioned against the copper IUD because she said I fit the at-risk group to actually get heavier periods. She said Mirena would be a good option if Yaz worked since the hormones are similar but I haven't gone that route…

I've found that I've been lucky enough to cut back my mental health meds once I found the right birth control. I was seriously losing it before I got on Yaz. I was a newlywed spending time with my husband and I started wanting to harm him or myself the weeks before every period. I really considered getting pregnant…

I bought a bunch of pregnancy tests from the dollar store when I switched to Yaz. I took about a dozen of them the first year or so but now I rarely take one because I'm used to the new normal. For $20 it was worth the initial investment and it eases my anxiety anytime I start watching "I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant"…

I've all but eliminated mine because I can't handle my periods. Pre-Yaz I was suicidal, wanted to kill anyone around me too long, cramped like hell, and had the heaviest and longest periods ever. Now I barely have a period if I even do (I had 3 last year none lasting more than 3 days) and I bought 2 dozen pregnancy…

Direct quote from my friend who was on the apartment crime scene both days: "He had at least $1000 in ammunition and $1200 in guns." So at least $2200 before we get into the protective gear he bought and weapons he showed up at the movie theater with.

You'll see this in phases. First come the vague posts about how awful their life is. You might even get lucky to see this phase escalate into spousal fights or fights with a person that one partner is cheating with.

Every product I've used has been great. The cookie scoop actually handles chocolate chips better than the ones I got a Target. How can a cookie scoop not be tested on chips? But I hate hate hate having to go to a party to buy their products. I scout Craigslist now for women going out of business looking to recoup…

Replying for truth. I bought the lunch bag they offered and the insulated lining pulled out within a month. What a waste.

I live on well and septic so every time I know a big storm is coming this is my first course of action. After Missouri's scary spring last year I'm so ready for everything. I even put armchairs in my basement. Little did I know that heat and drought would be the theme of this year so my survival strategies have moved…

Oh my gosh. I'm going to Florence in September and now I am adding this to my trip itinerary. My husband doesn't know it but our entire vacation will revolve around food. Pizzas in Naples, Gelato in Florence, Wine in Provence, tapas in Barcelona. Shit will be getting crazy.

I would love to have an OB/GYN ask me the open-ended "What are your reproductive goals?" just once. I really feel like that's the ultimate question that could really guide a practice. Mine just asked "Why are you here to see me?" and then every visit since has been a rehash of the first. I don't even know what…

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I live in St. Louis and everything ever is affiliated with some religion. It's just awful. FYI- Kansas City might be close and offer procedures but if you have to go to the Missouri side then know that we've got a waiting period. Illinois is the closest state to me without the waiting period so I would go to East St.…

Tim was actually right on. Locks of Love burns and sells the hair they get donated to them and virtually none of it will ever go to a cancer patient. Locks of Love is only for permanent hair loss. They're a shit charity.