Sooooooo true! Over the 8-year span of our relationship, I have trained myself to go the KISS (keep it simple, stupid) route when identifying colors to my other half. And you can see how a possible trichromat as myself would find this extremely difficult. Via HHjH....
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Do you know a fabulous blogger by the name of Dana LaRue? If not, you're missing out on a whole lot of awesome. Dana and I first met while blogging for Weddingbee. Her upbeat, can-do attitude is simply charismatic, and I was so happy to watch her start The Broke-Ass Bride which quickly turned into one of the premier wedding blogs on the 'net. Long-time readers may remember that two years ago, J and I went through an extremely difficult period when we lost our first baby just as I entered the second trimester. What made the loss even more bitter was that our insurance company refused to cover the costs of the surgery that I required from the miscarriage because they...
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Redditor cbexton asks, I like big butts and I cannot lie, but is there some evolutionary reason as to why? Which gives rise to perhaps the greatest Reddit thread ever. Take a look at some of these hilarious responses: When a girl walks in with an itty-bitty waist and a round thing in your face you get vital evolutionary information that acts as a fairly accurate indicator of overall health. And sprung. You also get sprung. My anaconda don't want none unless you have a high likelihood of producing healthy offspring with a minimal chance of genetic disabilities, hun. So ladies (yeah!) ladies (yeah!) You wanna advertise fertility? (hell yeah!) Then turn around, stick it out, even other women have to admit that you appear to...
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I've been meaning to do this for quite some time now, and I'm happy to finally cross it off my to-do list! I think that every mother has different products they consider "must-haves," in addition to some on the "don't bother" list. So I want to preface our lists by saying that every family — and every baby — is different, and while one product may work wonders for one family it may only collect dust at another household. Now, on to the lists! First up: our favorite specific items for Claire. In other words, our favorite items that we've found to be better than their competitors: 1. Amazon Mom. I have written about this amazing service before, and it's quickly become my all-time...
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I've been to every city on this chart with the exception of New Orleans...
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