Kathy

ARGH! I placed a hold and forgot to pick it up. Speed reading time!

Oil of Olay has a lot of stuff in it that is crappy:

http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/product/215214/Oil_Of_Olay_Moisture_Therapy_Lotion_for_Sensitive_Skin_with_Aloe/

Why don’t you try a nice organic, plant based […]

Great article! I really appreciate that you’re willing to, er, put yourself out there (??) to help others.

A note: In the positions challenging except for a gymnast article (linked) the “linguini” is actually […]

I think what I miss a bit is the social aspect of tv. You all sat around and waited for it. Then you watched it. Then you talked about it.

Mind you, I only vaguely remember that state…I had to get special […]

In 2000, I spent a week in a hospital bed mostly getting IV drugs. Thank god, I had insurance, but the cost was $35,000, which was what I made in a year.

I never got bills detailing my surgery two years later, […]

Ditto & amen.

Nuts…. Yum. So agree with you.

Cottage cheese and applebutter…. Sounds disgusting, but it surprisingly tasty.

Rachel, for what it’s worth, I’m overweight as well and have had those conversations where you want to hit the other person with a brick. However, I will say that, although I don’t think shaming anyone into […]

I think where I’m coming from is that this woman clearly doesn’t have a clue. We can both agree on that, at least! However, she was asking for help and this was a “teachable moment” to gently nudge her in the […]

Thank you! It’s good to have the perspective of someone who has personal experience being in the same place as the letter writer.

You know, I didn’t even factor in the depression. Depression makes it almost […]

Go Kym! I agree. If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.

Although my hair, personally, is not like yours, my roommate in college’s was. What a nightmare. I feel for you. (While I envied her […]

Qos, thank you. Without getting into too much, I agree with your statements. I also agree with those other commenters that said, “She already knows. Just support her as a friend.”  Personally, I don’t think that […]

In the US, the go-to site is charitynavigator: http://www.charitynavigator.org/ . They are really good at showing you quickly which charities are spending almost as much on promoting themselves as those that have […]