Yeah, I thought so too. Kinda princess-y for my normal tastes, but certainly a lot more elegant than most.

I believe the story they've given is that Saatchi only found out about the drug use after the pair were arrested, at which point he started choking her in public because that's a totally proportionate response. The accusers, hearing about the incident, decided they were free to make the alleged arrangement known now…

Another one: Laundry. If you run three times a week (which I do when I can) you either need three sets of running clothes (which is expensive right off the bat) or you need to do three sets of laundry (which is not an option if you don't have a washer/drier at home) or you need to hand wash/dry those clothes, which…

Oh yeah, that old chestnut. I like sewing. I like making my own clothes. It is in no way cheaper or easier than going to target or Walmart and getting a $27 work dress. I got a second-half machine off a friend who was upgrading for $60 after two years of asking around. I can make a light cotton dress (because fabric…

I really like this idea, but there doesn't seem to be anywhere near us that does anything similar. I suppose I could buy a couple of small bottles of different whiskeys, though, and arrange them in a nice box? Although he's just told me he needs a new screwdriver set, so maybe I'll have to get him that instead!

Yep, that's pretty much what I thought. They're a wealthy, well-connected couple who seemed to do some entertaining. I can totally see a couple of wild house parties occurring during the marriage that had to be cleaned up after over the years. But the claims seem soooooo inflated; I think the sisters may be banking on…

And, well...he's a dick. Or he's always seemed to be, at least. I really wouldn't be surprised if this is something the assistants made up and that he subsequently latched onto.

Clearly I'm going to have to do some sampling. Lots and lots of sampling ;-)

My partner is OBSESSED with All-Clad. If he wasn't guaranteed to get pissy at me for spending too much money on him, I'd definitely be stealing this idea!

That's so lovely. I'm also living in a different country to my family, and for various reasons had to cancel my Christmas trip over to see them. It was really crushing. I probably won't be home again until at least late summer, my grandfather is going downhill fast, and I already missed my grandmother's funeral…

I'd actually like to solicit some advice on my Lov-ah's gift this year; he's not a "gift person" as he describes it, but my side of the family is totally made up of gift people who will be upset if they can't give him something. So I've argued them both down to a bottle of Islay Whisky (his preferred tipple) that…

Yeah, the Christmas day tips I got from waitressing were fantastic. Working on the holidays doesn't have to be terrible, but it relies a lot on sympathetic bosses and customers who aren't too entitled.

Brit here. Never worked a Thanksgiving in the US, but I worked Christmas Day and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day when I was waitressing in the UK. Christmas Day itself wasn't so bad because we were only open until 3pm, so I got to open presents with my family in the morning, go to work for a few hours and then go home…

Agreed. Shame was what kept me from going for a run for years, and shame was what made me comfort-eat. When I finally did start exercising I would try and avoid going at rush hours, because I didn't want people to see me. Shame is a paralytic.

I struggle to say I feel sorry for her as such, but that's what I think too. In this society, how unbelievably sad and insecure do you have to be that one rather home-spun advertising campaign featuring people looking differently to you outweighs the literal millions of campaigns that reinforce your own ideal and…

This is why I only feel a little guilty about taking off from work (with appropriate cover sorted, of course) at the end of last week instead. My travel plans for Thanksgiving and Christmas both revolve around Greyhound, and after the Merry-F-you-athon debacle that was last year's trip I'm taking any opportunity that…

Yep. This is pretty much what I wear all the time when I'm at my partner's house in Iowa. Of course, he says I'm making a fuss and that I need to get used to it but I don't see why when cuddl duds already exist.

Yep. I love my native land, but there's no denying it's a potent mix of beautiful countryside, vibrant history and culture, and a lot of poverty/post-industrial malaise. I'm always trying to explain this to people who hear "Wales" and just think mountains and male-voice choirs. Yes, we've got that, but we're also one…

Hah, yes, my first reaction was "Outside of Wales? So, it's in England, then?"

So THAT'S where the word snafu comes from!