I see it now! I'm a little surprised that it was in the mid-90s. Very interesting.

I was thinking Sarah would have had a state or two in the early to mid 80s... It looks like things were pretty homogenous until the mid-90s though. You had one clear winner in almost all of the states.

I remember the moment I started leaving my car unlocked. I was like, "Have at it, folks, just don't break the window."

Interesting, right? I'm another "healthy fat person." Doctors love to test me for metabolic disorders but nothing ever comes up...

Going through the same thing; just passed the two year mark of TTC. Hang in there! Sending good thoughts your way.

I didn't read it until a few months before my husband and I stopped preventing pregnancy in my 30s. It is a GREAT book. I was glad to read it before I embarked on the childbearing journey and wish I read it earlier. It is incredibly informative.

I do— on a bad month.

I'm with you. Sugar wreaks havoc on almost every system for me, and when I am eating a particularly healthy diet my periods are a million times more tolerable. I have had the first day issue as long as I can remember, though. It's so bloody. Eating better just makes it less crampy.

This is normal— it's a pheromone thing I think. It happens to roommates all the time.

Isn't it amazing how little doctors know about cyclical hormones? Always amazes me. There's a book called Taking Charge of Your Fertility and it's kind of the gold standard of books that teach you about cycles, hormones and charting your temperature. The author wrote that she thought she had some terrible problem…

Gosh, it's a good thing toddlers are so cute.

That is SO terrifying. That is probably my worst relationship fear right now.

I believe research shows that there's a combination of lifestyle choices (or nonchoices), genetics and environment at play.

WOW, that is truly mind-blowing. These are the same white guys who will start talking about how "the blacks" have no work ethic and can't get jobs; then they walk into work and throw out resumes like that.

I know Ecuador has state sanctioned names. A dear friend lives there and she says it's to keep people who can't read from naming their kids things like "Coca Cola." Personally I think it sounds awfully classist.

My father in law has been working at the same place for 25 years. His work does not depend on other people being around at a certain time. After 25 years his department just stopped letting their employees come and leave when they want as long as they do an 8 hour day. There was NO problem with this, no one…

Since you are in this position, might I recommend reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility? You will learn all kinds of great information that will help you understand what's going on.

Weave vs. real hair discussion aside, I want to see photos of 3C curlies who have short hair!

Oh my gosh. I wish you were everywhere on the internet to always comment on nutrition articles. Thank you for the sensible words.

Sounds like a good riddance situation! I hope all is better now.