Dear Every Store in the Mall ( Read more... )

Good: Last weekend one of the salesgirls at Ann Taylor Loft told me I could fix my problem with armholes on dresses and tank tops always being too big by buying petite size tops ( Read more... )

Clothes shopping is such a trial. Things have to fit just so, and they have to be in the right color and work with other things I have and not be insanely expensive or make me look like a clown. And it looks like the clothes-purchase process is going to be even more of a headache than usual this spring. It's as if all the designers in the world got ( Read more... )

I never used to be the kind of girl who thought about fabric. I never used to be the kind of girl who bought shoes with flowers on them. I never used to be the kind of girl who liked cowl-neck sweaters. I never used to be the kind of girl who thought about clothes much at all really. I am now that kind of girl ( Read more... )

Women have them. They contain no muscles, only fat and various glands. This means they are susceptible to gravitational effects increasing proportionally with mass. For proper adherence to current Western sartorial standards (as well as for the comfort of their owner) they are generally held to the upper chest with the assistance of a garment ( Read more... )

Today I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond to finally spend the gift card I got for Christmas. I wanted to get a one-handed pepper grinder to improve my culinary multitasking abilities, but I did not. I did not because I had a whole list of girlification things I had to buy instead. I was out of foundation and body lotion, I needed a sharpener for my ( Read more... )

Today I made mac'n'cheese. I do this at least once a month because it's cheap and yummy and you can make a whole bunch at once and freeze some of it for lunches later. It's probably the first dish that I've made so much that I can now do it without a recipe.* So tonight I was cooking more or less on autopilot, listening to some music, and I went to ( Read more... )

The grocery store closest to us is possibly the worst I have ever shopped at. They never have anything I need, even very basic things that you would think any grocery store would have. Today they didn't have brisket, liquid smoke or my usual brand of sandwich bread. I got some brisket from the carniceria up the street, and I should've listened to ( Read more... )

One of the few things I miss about the suburbs is the grocery stores. In my current apartment I have the choice of a cramped hippy-dippy organic store and a larger but still small chain grocery store. The former has local produce and a great beer and wine section, but almost no meat or seafood and only pricey organic versions of staples. Four ( Read more... )

There's a post in one of the food blogs I frequent about a new high-tech shopping cart that will let you upload a grocery list, help you find what you're looking for, and let you scan items and pay right from the cart (and track you as you move around the store to send you targeted ads and coupons). It seems pretty ambitious for a vehicle that can' ( Read more... )