Ack my comment published prematurely... I appreciate how much it sucks not to be able to just go the mall and buy a damn blazer, but custom tailoring is a valid option

I went to a custom tailor and had a business suit made. Men do this all the time but most tailors even if they advertise to men, will also do women's styles. It’s not cheap but for a business suit in a classic style, something I’ll wear for years

I got rid of all wedding traditions that I don’t care for, which pretty much stripped my wedding down to a becoming legally married with my hair and makeup looking fantastic, followed by dinner and drinks at a nice restaurant and then going out dancing. No boquet toss, no speeches, no cake-cutting (most especially, no…

I used to wear Banana almost exclusively (since I work in an office environment where I need a lot of conservative, boring clothes) but I’ve found myself buying less and less. I thought maybe I was growing snobbier or pickier or something, but sounds like maybe it’s not just me.

Ooh, I like a lot of lady writers.

Are you able to relocate? Consider looking for jobs with smaller firms in smaller centers.

Mark Bitmman’s cookbook How to Cook Everything. It is what the title says. A really great basic. You can buy it as a physical book or an iPad app (which I love, because easily searchable).

No, not cheap, ($50 to $70 each piece) but all their stuff is well made. And the some of the tops are very sporty and supportive too... You can DO STUFF in them with worrying about the top falling off or a boob popping out if you actually swim or chase a toddler or whatever in your bathing suit. I found them first in…

Check out Prana - it's a yoga wear brand but they have a swimsuit line with mix and match tops and bottoms. The bottom options include shorts and skirts. I am mega pear shaped and need to buy tops and bottoms separately, and I'm much more comfortable showing my stomach than my butt. Goes up to about a 16-18 I think.

I've been a horse back rider since I was a kid. One day after a ride I had random blood in my panties. I didn't feel anything but assume that's what it was, since it was before I ever got a period.

Had a destination wedding, so our greyhound couldn't be there, but she was in the engagement photo.

Yeah I looked into this because I was considering doing it just to make the point of what bullshit it is. I’d have to lie twice (by clicking boxes on a web form); once that I had a condition from a list of conditions, including some vague and common ones such as “ depression” and “anxiety”; and then again that my…

Congrats! On the job search, I don’t know where you are, but have you looked in smaller, more remote markets? I’m in Canada and our big legal markets can get very competitive and saturated with grads, but there are smaller firms in small cities and towns looking for people. Sometimes rather desperately. Much less…

I have felt that way in the past. Then I went to law school and made a new friend group who were mostly every bit as smart as I am, and many of them smarter. I’d say for sure try going back to school even very much part time, in some kind of a program that self selects for smart people. The only person I know in…

Oh, I’ve been through strep and it’s awful. On the plus side once you start antibiotics, strep starts to get better fast. My doc doesn't think I have strep this time though and wouldn't give me antibiotics. So just suffering through with tea and Tylenol.

The cynical lawyer in me wonders if he's trying to keep you from having any rights in his property by avoiding you paying for it. What kind of property rights you have as unmarried, living together, vary from place to place, so i can't tell you how successful he might be with that approach. For sure it seems like he's…

My name was number one for my birth year and very popular for several years before and after. My parents swear they had no idea. They just thought it was a nice name. I grew up always being one of several girls with my name in my class and on into always being one of several in the office. I'm in a very small company…

I had a last name that was tricky to spell and pronounce. I agonized over the name thing when I got married, but my husband’s name is so much easier to deal with. It is also a common name in the region where I grew up (although my husband didn’t grow up there) so in some ways it’s like his name is a better fit than…

I've been waiting for this. I'm sick. I had a weekend without any special commitments, which is rare for me, so I wanted to get all kinds of stuff done around the house and yard. Instead I have a sore throat so painful that I'm just laying around the house wimpering. Hope other people are having a better time.

You need to join Houzz. Fantasty shopping to your hearts content and lot of pictures of rich people's houses for inspiration. A few articles here and there with more modest budgets and suitable for renters.