Yes this. Semi serious weight lifter here, also the heaviest I’ve ever been in my life. But I’m strong and fit and healthier. While skinnier, I had developed high blood pressure and was taking medication for it. With lifting, even though I’m heavier, my blood pressure is normal without medication. I did not make any…

Calgary just got a Chik-Fil-A. Unfortunately, it’s in the airport, so a place where you sometimes need to eat and don’t have many options. I still haven't given it a dime though. I'll eat the old granola bar from the bottom of my purse first.

Late to the party, but I wear a watch. I wear a vintage Rolex that was my mom’s. Stainless steel, simple, classic design virtually unchanged for years. I love it. But I also am in my mid-30s which means I was a functioning grown-up in the days before I carried a phone everywhere, so when I want to know what time it…

But see also, sharing hotel rooms. No, I don't care if it's cheaper if we pack four girls into a room. I have money, I'll take my own room thanks.

OMG. When I met my now-husband, he had this very spartan, minimalist existence and I was impressed at how few possessions he had, such a simple life, etc. Turns out we met in a city where was was only living temporarily for school, and when we moved together to his home city, his friends were like, “great, you’re…

Ugh. I’m sorry. I’m also lawyer. And at least once a week, I have to explain that I’m really a lawyer to someone who thinks that I’m an assistant. And that’s without the racial aspect, this usually happens on the phone. It’s 2015. Female lawyers are not exactly rare anymore. I don't know why people don't get that.

That’s what I was thinking. I, and most lawyers I know, volunteer with organizations that provide this kind of assistance. One that I volunteer for doesn’t have any income threshold, we just hang around the court house with big dorky name tags and help anyone who needs it. But no doubt those kind of programs could use…

Tzatziki chips are a thing, in other countries. One of my favorite pleasures when traveling is the local flavor chips. Tzatziki flavor is sold in Greece and Turkey. Maybe other places too and I'm sure it was Lays brand. All they'd have to do is use a flavor they already have.

This is the post that’s ringing true to me the most. I was pretty ignorant of my family’s finances, unfortunately, even at the point of young adulthood and chosing a career path. We had a very solid middle class life that was above-average for the community. Not a well off area, but our house was larger than those of…

I am in a sport, adult, recreational beer league style, and have had a series of referee crushes. They meet all outlined parameters from this article plus I get to catch them with their shirts off now and doing a quick change out of stripes after a game. Is fun.

I need this app. I may have this tendency to come on too strong with nice couples of similar age and common interests and start inviting them to dinners and weekends away because DAMNIT I JUST WANT SOME MORE COUPLE FRIENDS

I know if that cake showed up in my circle of friends we would never stop pointing and laughing. Even better if someone was offended.

I am not normally the sort of person who has any luck in thrift or vintage stores... but I once found a floor length silk Lanvin gown, probably 1930s or 40s. My size. It was $70 which is expensive for thrift but a bargain for this dress. It’s my go-to for any super-fancy occasion.

All the yes. My fave Boardwalk character.

It seems obvious in hind sight but at the time it worked and the proposal was a surprise. At the time we had been through the conversations that we were going to get married, I wanted to get married sooner rather than later, he was in “someday” land, and there was some tension over it. But it worked out in the end so…

Ha, my (now) husband gave me this big talk about how it wasn’t going to happen on a particular vacation, yes it would happen, but not on that vacation, so please stop obsessing because I was going to ruin a really great vacation.... he totally proposed on that vacation.

Canada likes British nomenclature even though our system is substantially similar to the U.S.’s. My stamp says Barrister & Solicitor, but every lawyer is a barrister and solicitor, nobody is just a barrister or just a solicitor, and if we are all both, then why even have both words?

Yep. Hubby and are both professionals and both work long hours, so we get a cleaning service come in and take care of the big stuff. Problem solved and the money spent is well worth the stress reduction on the marriage. What the house cleaner doesn't do is divided up by competence and what we each dislike least. So I…

Sadly, eloping in Greece isn’t easy. I looked into it. Greece has some wacky legal stuff that makes getting married there tricky for non-residents. Not insurmontable, but probably needs hiring a wedding coordinator in Greece to help with the red tape. My hubby and I spent two months traveling in Europe after our…

I got married in Vegas. I manage to bring it up on almost every I Thee Dread thread because it was just so awesome. It wasn’t an elopement because close family and friends came along (it’s not that hard to talk people into a weekend in Vegas!). I bought an inexpensive dress from the internet, had a simple ceremony in…