I’ve always been the kind of girl who wants to take a pill and feel better. When I’m sick, I mean. Or in pain or ailing in any way. I once had a boyfriend who was astounded by all the pills in my medicine cabinet. It’s a regular Walgreen’s in there. I got daytime cold medicine, nighttime cold medicine, antihistamines, nasal sprays, cough medicines in several flavors and strengths, decongestants, flu meds, antacids, laxatives, diarrhea medication, Midol and Advil. (OMG, lots of Advil! My wonderdrug!) And that’s just the OTCs.

So it should come as no surprise that when I throw my back out (which I do, regularly, a couple times a year) that I’ve always treated it with the traditional route - pain killers and muscle relaxers. Because if there’s anything that can top the drug store in my bathroom, it’s a PRESCRIPTION!

Only, the back, it keeps going out. Couple times a year, I end up in bed for a week whacked out on the prescriptions and missing a lot of work. So this time I tried something different. An alternative. I went to a chiropractor. I’ve always been a little frightened by the thought, but what do I have to lose really? I ALREADY CAN’T FREAKING WALK. I recently saw firsthand how much it helped my brother-in-law when he injured his back, so I thought I’d give it a try. And wow! So much better. Not scary at all and after just one visit I’m no longer hobbling around like Fred G. Sanford. Read the rest of this entry »

Holy crap, ya’ll. This weekend I went to the grocery store and a gallon of milk was ALMOST FOUR DOLLARS!! I’m shocked and appalled by how high the cost of food is climbing, and then I find out that the price on the sticker isn’t even the end of the problem.

The Consumerist blog talks about the “grocery store shrink ray” - that evil force that is shrinking the SIZE of the products we buy, while the COST remains the same! Excited that your box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes didn’t go up in price? Yeah, don’t be - it’s now 2.4 ounces smaller. That 20-lb bag of Purina dog food? It’s been “upgraded” to 18 pounds. Read the rest of this entry »

First week back from vacation is always such a rude awakening. Every year when I go to the beach, I just want to quit my job, sell my house and go to work renting Sea-Doos. *Sigh*

Diva Reader Tammy commented that her dream vacation is “anywhere that isn’t the beach,” which I totally can not relate to, but can certainly appreciate. I imagine that there must be as many different dream vacations as there are people in the world. Which makes it the perfect Friday Five.

1. Where did your family vacation when you were a child?
2. What’s your favorite vacation spot?
3. What’s your best vacation memory/ most tragic vacation story?
4. If you could break the mold and realistically vacation somewhere totally different next year, where would you go?
5. What’s your dream vacation, if money’s no object and the whole world is safe and open for your traveling pleasure?

Leave your vacation five in the comments. My answers after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Wow, the celebs have been pulling out all the stops on the baby names lately, huh? Just this week we’ve had Sunday Rose Kidman-Urban and Levi Alves McConaughey. I think this latest round of the unusual was precipitated by Gwyneth Paltrow & Coldplay’s Chris Martin naming their daughter “Apple.” Yes, Apple Martin, who you just know is going to be called “Apple Martini” when she gets to be a teenager.

Jason Lee’s “Pilot Inspektor” and Penn Jillette’s “Moxie Crimefighter” are silly in the realm of “Moon Unit Zappa.” David Duchovny and Tea Leoni naming their kid “Kyd” and Rob Morrow choosing the name “Tu” (get it? Tu Morrow) makes you wonder if heavy doses of Demerol were involved.

I kind of like Honor (Jessica Alba) and Harlowe (Nicole Richie). A recent celebrity trend is the name “Jagger,” which has been used four times this year alone and I think is totally going to be my next Starbucks name. Read the rest of this entry »

So OMG, seriously with the girls- and cars-talk. I am so over it. I’ve said for years how glad I am to have boys but I would give anything for a nice conversation about Jaime Lynn’s baby. I would loooove for someone to be able to weigh in on Michelle Obama’s $130-dress. And doesn’t anyone here feel bad for Nicole not being able to share the birth of her child with her two adopted children because Tom’s got them holed up in LA doing Scientology Sunday School? Anyone?

This trip has actually been quite enlightening for me. I’ve learned all sorts of things I never knew before. For instance, there is a reason why teenage boys wear boxers underneath their swim trunks, and it has everything to do with all the teenage girls walking around in bikinis. Here I was bitching about the ever-growing pile of wet underwear in the corner of the hotel bathroom when there is actually a very important adolescent necessity being fulfilled. Who knew?

Also, when sunburned, the answer to the question, “Which sun dress shall I wear?” is ALWAYS, “The one that is most like a nightgown.” You can save yourself several rounds of ironing by sticking to this rule. Read the rest of this entry »