I found going to students at salon training centres (Aveda/ Paul Mitchell or similar) was a great way to not go bankrupt on haircuts and eyebrow waxes. I can handle the rest, but I need professional help in those departments.

This reminds me of one of those "it happened to me" disaster stories I read in a Readers' Digest when I was a kid (my parents let me read anything without worrying about giving me nightmares, apparently). This woman was in a horrible car wreck that left her semi-paralyzed and it took her years of intense physical…

It really varies depending on how long your legs are. I'm 5'8", and I have zero room on a plane between my knees and the back of the seat in front of me. I have the same length legs as my husband who is 6 feet tall. We're equally ready to revolt every time we get on a plane.

I completely agree - when I was in my teens, twenties, and well into my thirties, I dressed simply and wore practically no makeup, because it felt so over-the-top. I was already "fancy," just by dint of being the youngest person in the room a lot of the time - with the smoothest skin and the shiniest hair and all that…

This is going to sound incredibly vain, but I'm a little afraid of getting that frozen face look (I live in LA and one thing that makes me different from a lot of people here is my completely natural looking face). Are the injections on the front of your face or more towards the sides/temples? Did you notice any…

This sounds ideal! Since reading this article + comments, I started taking a magnesium citrate supplement called "Relax" but so far no change in frequency/intensity/duration of my migraines. I was about to order Vitamin B2, but maybe this combo is the way to go...

The only farting kitty I've ever known is my newly adopted 3 year old giant male Siamese. He also had periodic explosive diarrhea. Turns out he's grain-intolerant, and as soon as we put him on grain-free food (wow, pricey), he is sweet smelling and explosion-free. I feel so sad, that must be why he was returned to the…

I got a similar speech from a middle manager when I was 39. I had plenty to say, and it all fell on deaf ears. But you and I both know - what they did to us - that's not okay.

This was me, too. I went to a new high school when I was 14, and in one of my first classes my computer teacher looked at his clipboard, looked at me incredulously, and said loud enough for the whole class to hear, "14?! You could pass for 25." At least my classmates made fun of him later and not me.

Sounds like my inlaws. So limited. Makes me so sad to see people miss out on so much food joy.

Which path should I pick if I've had knee surgery that left me with 2 semi-functional knees and am currently experiencing the joys of Achilles Tendonitis? I landed on boxercise which is clearly right out given my limitations.

I find laughing my head off the perfect response to idiocy, even when I can't think of the right words. Gosh your name is perfect here.

Me too, and I'm 5'8". I guess we have long legs. I also have bum kness. I DESPISE recliners.

That's where I bought these yoga pants! At like one-twentieth the cost of lululemon pants and great quality - no pilling, not see-through. But they must have changed the pocket - mine can only really fit a chapstick in there - and I don't think mine are reversible (just black but with a coloured waistband).

Be thankful. I've had chapped lips for like 20 years. I think it's genetic.

My yoga pants have a little zippered compartment in the back that perfectly holds my lip balm (which I need 2-3 times every time I go out for a 2-3 mile walk). I feel triumphant every time I whip it out. I have accidentally washed them once with the lip balm still zipped in there, but somehow it made it through…

I love my SCOTTeVest as well - it's changed travel for me. I kindof want to wear it all the time - I always hated carrying a purse, anyway - hey, look, everyone, here's all my most valuable stuff!! right here!! It's ridiculous how women's clothes don't have any functional pockets.

I have that same crock pot (the large 6 qt oval one, not the little lunch one) and it is way too hot to do legitimate slow-cooking. They passed some law that made slow cooker manufacturers make them way hotter than they used to be. If you like the idea of a slow cooker that gets your stew/ soup/ etc. done in 4 hours,…

That sounds really nice. Have to remember this idea!

I'd turn around and leave a garage sale like this - but maybe it would work on a different kind of shopper (someone comfortable with haggling).