As someone who was raised Catholic, went to Catholic schools, and has known a fuckton of nuns since (as stated above) I went to school in a freakin’ convent, I felt pretty confident that I was qualified to answer the question, “What do nuns wear?” But thanks for educating me about the religion and culture in which I…

I literally said that it depends on the order and the culture of the church. But thanks for the lesson? I guess?

I’m on the fence about this. That Poe woman seems like a genuinely nasty character brimming with ISIS-fear. But at the same time, this doesn’t strike me as a particularly appropriate school event. Imagine if a conservative Christian group had a “Covered Girl Day” to promote modest dress among female students. (Shit,…

Have you hung out with any nuns lately? I went to a school with a convent on the grounds, and saw nuns all the time. Most nuns don’t live their daily lives in full habit. You’ll usually find nuns wearing a skirt (mid-calf), nylons, a collared shirt (which can be short-sleeved), and a headscarf that leaves some of…

So... Gwyneth’s post wasn’t announcing that she was ACTUALLY planning to live on $29 worth of food for a week, but just demonstrating the amount of food that amount buys. Simple reading comprehension: TRY IT! It’s fun! Can everyone let this go already? It’s getting tiresome.

I don’t think the major roadblock is necessarily in accepting psychosomatic disorders — we know they exist, we know the symptoms are very much real to the people experiencing them, there has been a lot of research on the subject. But the question is: How does a doctor treat a patient with a psychosomatic illness when…

I think it’s also possibly because scabies has the stigma of being something “dirty people” are afflicted with (much like bedbugs), regardless of how off-base that stigma is.

I ate a Kind bar once. It was rock hard and coated in a glue-like glaze. Also, it was way overpriced. Fuck Kind bars and the sticky, teeth-chipping horse they rode in on.

I own this dress. I wear it with tights and a cardigan and I am ADORABLE. This dress is great.

I’ve ordered a few things from Simply Be; shipping was expensive and TOOK FOREVER and I wasn’t thrilled with anything I bought. Everything I ordered had something about it I didn’t like (one sweater was itchy as fuck, one was too short, one had ill-fitting arms). You kind of don’t know what you’re getting with their…

I’m a 44B and I’ve found bras from Lane Bryant, though they’re usually just available online and my size gets sold out quickly. Torrid carries plus-size bras with smaller cups that are actually pretty great, though the clasps fall apart quicker than I’d like.

They seriously have a whole denim section on their website where 90% of the pants are free of bedazzling or embellishment. I have many, many pairs of Lane Bryant jeans without a single sparkle or pyramid stud or bead. You can go to their website right now and buy a slew of jeans, in a variety of cuts, without…

Their panties are the best. I wear nothing but Cacique hipster briefs. Cacique is the only brand of plus-size undergarments I’ve found that don’t start falling apart after a few washes.

So, taste varies, but Lane Bryant has been a godsend to me as I’ve gone further in my career. I do need those suit options, as well as their nice respectable slacks, and their structured button-down Oxford shirts, and their modest dresses appropriate for a woman in her 30s climbing the ladder at work. Lane Bryant has…

Personally, I didn’t find shame or pressure from those around me to be at all motivating. It pissed me off and made me want to smoke more. If you have a partner, family member, or friend who is trying to quit, this is my best advice (and how my boyfriend helped me):

Method: E-cigs/vaping

Covered litter boxes are the worst! Can you imagine having to climb into a smelly chamber where you can hardly stretch your legs or stand up straight, just to poop? Cats generally don't like them and some will straight-up not even use them. And, as a bonus, the lid makes it easy to forget about cleaning it regularly…

As someone who is also getting some greys, let me break it down for you: You will need to dye your hair and have it touched up regularly if you want to keep the greys from showing. Henna is not ideal at all for greys. My recommendation is to just develop a good relationship with a stylist you like; you can go in to…

I'm a lip balm hound, and the best I've found by far for moisturizing your lips and keeping them dewy is The Body Shop's cocoa butter lip care stick. (Wait until they have a sale and stock up.) If you use a little lip scrub in the morning (I like Lush's mint julep sugar scrub) and then follow up with TBS' cocoa butter…

I emailed them and they took me off the wait list less than 24 hours later, which makes their claims that they have a wait list because there is just too much demand a little dubious. But complaining worked like a charm, and I'll get a Glam Bag now. Yay!