Maybe this means my classroom clock won't be 5 minutes fast anymore. Assuming we find a way to get it down from above the sink.

My step-dad mastered out complicated digital thermostat really quickly. Growing up, no on but him was allowed to adjust the temperature, including my mom. When I go back and visit him I stay in my old room. He has the upstairs temperature set as if no one is up there, because usually no one is. It's chilly in the…

Floor length vs. Street length. Interesting terminology.

I'm a preschool teacher with "boy hair". I'm in the midst of growing out a pixie cut and have been told that short hair is for boys.

Kids will sit in the car/bus with an iPhone both ways, and everything at home is in front of the TV. Especially dinner. It's one of those things that I'm going to have to change about my own lifestyle when I have kids.

I haven't had the flu yet, but I've had a cold for over a month now. I work in a day care center. A cold isn't a big enough deal for parents to miss work over, so the kids come in, get each other sick, get me sick, and we pass it back and forth for a while. I'm a new hire so I have no sick days saved up. I think I…

I think I'd have been less annoyed by that in a way. I'm very regular, and have been since I was 13. Before I started on BC, my cycle was 26 days. After screwing with my hormones for years it's 26-28 days. Last month it was 24, this month, 32. Plus, my birthday is this Thursday, and I can no longer expect…

Dear body,

When you find out if it gets better or not, please let me know. I'm in my first year teaching a mixed 3-4 year old class and I'm miserable. The regulations for Universal Pre-K are so ridiculous that it hurts my head to think about them. Everything we do is regulated from what we teach to hygiene routines. People…

Horseradish hummus and frozen roasted corn. That corn is a wonderful thing. The hummus is a flavor I never see anywhere but TJs. We also buy our kosher meat there, but that's not why most people go there.

I hate my body sometimes. Last month, I was annoyed at my period for starting 3 days early, during my first week at my new job. Assuming my cycle would still be 27 days after that, I'm now 5 days late. I took two tests and they were both negative. If my period doesn't start by Monday, I'm taking another test. My…

Maybe it has to do with the level of observance in the community. I'd guess a more Conservative or Orthodox community will have more obviously Hebrew names like Shoshana or Rivka. I could be totally wrong about that though. It's just based on my own observations in the differences between growing up in a mostly…

Do they still make horrible sequined women's clothing with sports logos? I was planning to be a really girly hockey or football fan for Halloween/Purim this year but it seems that ugly crap is harder to find these days.

I'm glad it wasn't just me that ran into this problem. I thought I was being super-helpful by not making any ridiculous demands or trying to find a time that we could all shop together so I could approve everything at once. The only one who seemed to appreciate my openness to whatever was my Maid of Honor, who hates…

That makes sense. I've never used Rent the Runway as I have to be able to try stuff on before wearing it. My body shape just requires it. Also, the last time I checked the site, there was nothing on it I really wanted.

I loved all of the Duggar shows when they first started airing 5 or 6 kids ago. My family had just started falling apart, again, and it was nice to watch a family where everyone obviously loved each other. I ignored the Christian overtones because I couldn't relate to them. Now, well, I haven't watched in years and…

I think they do something like send you a dress in the next size up and down from the one you select, so that a good fit is more likely.

I did that for my own wedding. My three bridesmaids were told to find something purple and long, plus a wrap to cover their shoulders for the ceremony. All three of them ended up at Davids Bridal because purple was completely unpopular at the time and they couldn't find dresses they liked anywhere else. I was left…

My Nana had all white furniture and carpeting in the living room when we were kids. I still don't understand why anyone would do that with 6 grandkids in the area.

I'm 30 and watch shows when they actually air on TV. I've always been an oddball and a bit behind the times though.