About a decade ago, my stylist told me Feria used "metallic" dyes, which makes it nearly impossible to strip or color over without essentially melting away one's hair. But that was at an Aveda salon, so he may have been exaggerating.

All of those color swatches are finalists in my master bath redecorating project.

Yeah, the taste permeates. The pizza shop my mom goes to just sends her a jar of anchovies with her pizza. They won't "risk" baking them on.

Exactly! An IUD is teeny tiny, and it takes so much pain and effort to get it into the uterus. The cervix is biologically designed to keep nearly everything out or in. It assists with containment a nearly full term baby, despite movement & gravity. No way this guys account happened.

That's what my questions stem from- how did the 43 other virgin births occur? Some were probably cases of rape. Maybe a few were "I don't know" pregnancies from uneducated teens fooling around, who had some sort of fluid exchange. Even though they weren't all "divine conception" it seemed the article pointed out all…

You are not being too harsh at all. And, she should feel lucky to still have X-Box access at all while banished. Your restraint probably gave her time to calm herself.

Mr. & I just bought our first house this year, and it's been a good/bad experience so far. The good is that we ended up buying in an area we can potentially stay in for a long while. Our dogs have a huge yard now, we don't have to worry about a landlord or annual rent increases, and what we are spending on permanent…

Ugh- what an asshole. You were right to dial the police- you don't know what some angry entitled guy "with kids" could do. There have been so many times I've been approached in my car by men or, a few times, followed home by road ragers or creepers. I've had it- I keep pepper spray in the car ever since someone came…

First thought upon reading the headline.

Vitamin D is a good idea. Thanks!

Thank you for taking time to respond. The getting out in nature idea really makes sense to me. I love spending time outside, and am lucky to have the space close to where I live, and maybe visiting some local parks would give variety.

Thanks! I have been talking about it a lot, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what's a normal amount of wanting to just rest because I've never had so much going on at once before. I was thinking, after all the pressure of Xmas resolves, if I still feel off it's time to hire someone.

I feel that guilt from being to sensitive. And in a way, being sensitive and aware of it makes it seem like my emotional barometer is off. I really appreciate the suggestion you offer, like others, to set aside a time to do what all the "bad" feelings make me want to do and end it at a set time.

That's a good idea. There are probably things to explore that I haven't even considered, and looking around might be fun.

Thank you. It's nice to see that it's acceptable to do that every once in a while.I have such a hard time taking breaks that are just for me- maybe just blocking out the rest of the world for a day would be helpful to prevent this sort of burnout.

I feel so lucky that I have a wide support net, but maybe I can find a therapist or someone whose job is to just listen. Thanks for the suggestion!

Therapy is a great suggestion. Thanks!

Thanks! I think I may be burning out a bit, and should aim for more balance of doing things, including those that are more self nurturing.

Yes to this! I feel lucky to have lots of space & fresh air where I walk and it helps with feeling blah.

Thanks! The planning in of rest seems like a good idea. I tend to be "on" in all aspects of my life until I just burn out. There's so much to do, and so little time it seems. Maybe just taking periodic rests will help put it in a better framework.