I had a stalker who found me on Words with Friends. In trying to get completely away from said stalker, I wanted to close the account (and then hopefully open a new one with a totally different set of information points). But there is no way to close the account.

Well, now I’m just bummed that they’re sold out!

Your feet don’t get super sweaty? I love the idea of these, but I worry about foot-sweat. 

Summer: 2 ratty beach towels, 2 bottles of water, small shovel/gardening gloves, blanket/pillow (for naps on car trips)

Angry at this is the *right* response. I’m sorry for your loss. 

That’s what I always planned on.... and then I met other parents (and my MIL) who informed me that what I was suggesting was neglect, and that they would not hesitate to call CPS on me if I did so. I am a helicopter parent not because I want to be, or because I think it’s good, but simply to try to prevent getting…

In terms of listening hours for your credits on audible, the Great Courses offer about the best deal there is. They make those 7+ hour car trips go by so quickly, and even my kiddos love them (depending on the topics). The course on the Black Death is freaking amazing if you’re at all interested in that era/reactions…

“NEVER use your brakes on the highway. If you need to slow down, just take your foot off the gas.” When I asked “what if the car in front of you starts braking and stops?” she responded with “well, you should be far enough back that you can just drift to a stop”.

I used to make this quite regularly for parties and just for me. Then I realized I was just eating it all... so I don’t make it anymore.

That’s awesome advice if your insurance will cover it... Mine won’t until I am getting more than 4 migraines a month. So for now, I’m in the camp of “take a fistfull of pain killers and curl up with an icepack”. I’d love to be on the preventative side of things, or figure out what might be causeing them... but it’s…

My beloved grandmother died when my kiddos were 9 and 10. She was in hospice at home for a few days before she died, and we were there - along with about a million family members. At one point, my daughter pulled me aside and said this: “Mom, remember the beginning of Guardians of the Galaxy? Please don’t do that to…

More men than women = women kidnapped, sold, brutalized, lots and lots of badness.

Yeah, that’s pretty much what I figured.

Well, I’ve been thinking about getting another pet, so this is a win-win!!

AGAIN??? Didn’t we *just* go through this exact same thing a couple of months ago?

But I shouldn’t be able to smell it from 10 feet away. It should be something I get a tiny whiff of when I’m close enough to shake hands or hug. Then, it can be amazing. But if I can smell him before I can see him.... no, thank you.

My cleaner is the best money I spend each week. Knowing that the house will get cleaned every single Friday means that I don’t have to worry when someone drops by - the toilets, floors, etc, have all been recently cleaned.

So... I am super-duper bad at remember actor names/ages. I say “TJ Miller” and the curly hair, and I was like. “HODGINS?? NOOOOOooooOOOoooOOO!!! PLEASE don’t be a douche-bag!!” and then I had to spend an embarrassing amount of time googling... and it’s TJ Thyne who plays Hodgins on Bones. Phew. I seriously hope he’s…

You’re right - nothing focuses the mind on whether you want to keep something like moving - suddenly things are not worth keeping if you have to wrap/pack/carry them...

A good friend of mine struggles financially because she is simply unable to get out from under the weight of medical bills. She was with a group of parents standing on the playground after school, talking about this and that... And one of the dads brought up minimalism, and how GREAT it is, and how SIMPLE and EASY his…