Hey Jezzie Friends:

As of today, I’ve written 32K words of my contemporary romance/chick-lit novel in the past 4 weeks! Whoopee!

I second what non says, talk about one of the things you have in common. It’ll show that you put in the effort to talk specifically to her. Also, don’t talk about her appearance. Maybe it’s just me, but when someone on OkCupid just comments on my looks, it makes me think they don’t actually care that I’m a person with…

Husband is out at his monthly poker game, both littles are asleep, I have a glass of wine and am watching the Winona Ryder Little Women. Yes it’s a bit melodramatic but I just adore this movie and story. Definitely in the throes of some professional stress, so this is just my perfect zen right now. I also love reading…

Figaro is my rock right now. He’s been watching over me a lot, and not even letting his little brother get a rise out of him when we’re spooning. He knows that I need him. Just like I stayed up with him and gave him his medicine every four hours after his surgery over the summer, he’s returning the favor right now. I…

I think I might be your friend. :)

Please advise - I am currently in a relationship with a wonderful man. I love him, he loves me. We are in many ways a good match for each other.

Fuck that guy. Actually no, don’t fuck him, stay away from him. You don’t need someone in your life who isn’t supporting you being happy and healthy.

I would explain to him that 1) you’ve struggled with an ED before, so food policing makes you uncomfortable and 2) he shouldn’t be telling you you shouldn’t eat so much or you’ll get big, like getting bigger is the worst thing a person can do. Honestly, this raises some major red flags and sounds like negging to me.…

Practice practice practice. That's the only way you'll get better. If you can afford it, I highly recommend taking classes at your local fabric shop or from Craftsy. Also, there are fantastic FB groups for sewists. You can get feedback and ask questions.

Still dealing with the clot and ugh, it sucks so bad. I was hoping the pain would let up some by now. The swelling in my thigh is going down some, so the skin isn’t feeling as tight, but it is still throbbing and the skin is still really hot to the touch. And I can’t take more than ten steps without wanting to cry.

I’m learning how to sew and I am so discouraged right now. I just spent eight hours making an apron that should have taken no more than three and it’s so ugly. I mean, it looks like and apron and I can wear it but it’s so badly stitched. I have sewing books and I read my pattern front and back but I just could not…

Good for you. Also, that dress is hella cute.

Typically on a Saturday night I would be drinking a bottle of wine while ordering take-out and eating it all. Sometimes around 11pm if I was feeling particularly sassy I’d go for round two and order a pizza. I’d be hating myself the whole time. Well, screw that. Today I tried on a dress whose dry cleaning tag told me…

I’m still really disappointed about the comments on the carnival article.

I just found out a friend of mine has cancer, and it’s so bad she’s being moved to hospice, and won’t make it till the summer.

The GED class I supervise had to end early because our asshole director decided to siphon out our grant fund for her own pet project. Out of everything our department does, that’s the only one that I really loved. The other projects are great, but that GED class was the one that helped the most people: it was free, on…

It’s so heartbreaking. His description of buying heroin in the park for the first time is so dark in retrospect.

Word.

I was told this week that I have vaginismus. A week after turning 30. Yay...this sucks. It’s awful and it’s impacted my sex life for 9 years. I’ve suspected that I’ve had this for at least 5 years now.