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  1. DCnewbie

    Question about Washington, DC! I’ve seen a lot of great discussions on here about living/moving to DC lately, and I hope you won’t mind if I start another one. I’m moving to the DC area in the next few weeks. My job will be located near the end of the orange line near Landover MD, and my husband will be going to grad school at GW. What neighborhoods would you recommend living in? We are hoping to be near the orange line to simplify our commute. We will be on a tight budget. Thanks so much for any advice you have to share!

    • A Nonny Moose

      If you stick to the end of the orange line near your job, your rents will be so.much.cheaper than if you move into the city. I’d look around there. Sorry no specific suggestions– I don’t know the ‘burbs as well.

      • Monday

        When I lived in DC, we found that living in the district was actually about the same price once we factored in the cost of commuting from our prospective suburban neighborhood (straight shot on the subway). Rent was higher, but we could each walk to work. Just make sure you’ve factored in the costs of commuting as you weigh each option. Factor in how often you’ll make the trip, the specific price for that distance, and at what times you’re going. It sounds like either way, one of you is going to have a commute, so it’s also relevant how many times per week your husband will need to be on campus.

        • Wildkitten

          Either way one of them will be commuting – they might as well commute from the cheap rent instead of commuting from the expensive rent.

      • Ellen

        New Carolton? You should realy look also at Bethesda Maryland on the RED line b/c they have good deli’s up Wisconsin Ave, and they are also close enough in to DC. Yes, you have to transfer at METRO center, but so what?

        I also read and agree with the comenteator’s who say live close and pay less in metro fare. You also get a city feel in Foggy Bottom, or as my dad says, Foggy Tuchus! Mabye that is where he started the focus on my tuchus. OMG! I just thought of that. It is so wierd!!!! FOOEY! I should have thought of this along time ago.

        Speaking of deli, we had great deli with Roberta on Sunday, but we were so hot that I had to get Dr. Brown’s soda with my deli. I LOVE Dr. Brown’s and I did NOT even get DIET this time. I will not tell dad, b/c he alaready warned me to stay away from Deli. FOOEY on him. I had a great Corn Beef sandwich and I ate all of Myrna’s kishkey b/c she was still not 100%. I feel bad for her, but that meant more kishkey for me! YAY!!!!

    • Alice

      Agree with A Nonny Moose, though I don’t really know the area well.

      What kind of neighborhood are you looking for, and would it be better for you or your husband to have a longer commute? What sort of amenities do you need? Ballpark rent?

      If you do want to be in the District, I’d recommend places near the Capitol South or Eastern Market metro stops–I think it’d be about 15 minutes to either GW or Landover (search for these terms, or Capitol Hill). The area is primarily rowhouses, with some apartments/condos. They can be pricey–one bedroom English basements or apartments typically go for $1,500 to $2,500ish. But if you can get to work from the Metro, you may not need a car. There are restaurants and shops nearby, leafy streets, parks. Demographics typically range from post-college, young married couples with or without children, on up.

      You could also live in the area around GW–but of course you’d have a longer commute, and you’d have to take into consideration whether you’d want to be in an area with a high percentage of undergrads around.

    • roses

      I think my answer depends on how you are weighing tight budget vs. long commute times for either of you. You can get a very nice place on the Orange Line branch of the Metro near Landover (Deanwood, Cheverly, etc.) for sooooooo much cheaper than anywhere in DC. The downside would be that your husband would then have a long (if easy) commute to GW, and those neighborhoods aren’t terribly lively or exciting. If your husband’s program requires him to put in long nights, or you two imagine going out a lot in the city, keep in mind that the metro closes at midnight on weeknights and 2 AM on weekends.

      I second Alice that Capitol Hill – Cap South, Eastern Market, even Potomac Ave. (though that area is a bit sketchier) – would be a good option, but I think it’s even a bit cheaper that she said – I’ve been looking at apartments and have found many non-English-basement one bedrooms in Capitol Hill for less than $2000, and as low as $1300 for English basements.

      • DCing

        +1 on all of this. Cap South or Eastern Market would be a good middle ground.

    • Ellen

      New Carolton? You should realy look also at Bethesda Maryland on the RED line b/c they have good deli’s up Wisconsin Ave, and they are also close enough in to DC. Yes, you have to transfer at METRO center, but so what?

      I also read and agree with the comenteator’s who say live close and pay less in metro fare. You also get a city feel in Foggy Bottom, or as my dad says, Foggy Tuchus! Mabye that is where he started the focus on my tuchus. OMG! I just thought of that. It is so wierd!!!! FOOEY! I should have thought of this along time ago.

      Speaking of deli, we had great deli with Roberta on Sunday, but we were so hot that I had to get Dr. Brown’s soda with my deli. I LOVE Dr. Brown’s and I did NOT even get DIET this time. I will not tell dad, b/c he alaready warned me to stay away from Deli. FOOEY on him. I had a great Corn Beef sandwich and I ate all of Myrna’s kishkey b/c she was still not 100%. I feel bad for her, but that meant more kishkey for me! YAY!!!!

    • eek

      Do you have a car? If yes, see thread from last week. If no, live in DC. Commute is king. :)

      • zora

        And this ^ one knows what she’s talkin about!!! Since she is just finally moving to eliminate her 2hour each way daily commute. no joke.

        • eek

          Yes. Moving from a 3br/2.5 ba w garage to a 1br/1ba apt. Gulp. I tried to fight the good fight and lost.

      • Wildkitten

        She said her job is in Landover. Living in DC will make her commuter longer, not shorter.

    • Anonymous

      Eastern Market/Cap Hill. I LOVED living there and it’s on the orange in between where the two of you will need to get to. FWIW, I had a car that I parked on the street on my block (South Carolina between 3rd and 4th) and rarely used/moved.

  2. Blue

    Has anyone else had their federal student loans transferred to a new servicer this month? I logged onto the old site and it shows a zero balance. I then created an account on the new site, and while it has my address, phone number, etc, it does not yet show my loans. So…we don’t have to pay this month?

    • Cornellian

      Call and figure out how to pay! that happened to me a year ago so I didn’t pay, then I was 30 days late and it’s been on my credit ever since. Ridiculous.

    • Anonymous

      This happened to me today, too. At first I was like, PANIC! bank error! then I thought, wait– could this be an anonymous benefactor decided to pay off my debts? but then I called DirectLoan and was told the entire balance was sold to Sallie Mae. Accord. to the rep I spoke with Sallie Mae will contact me, I will have to sign up for their website, bu the AutoPay I signed up for through DirectLoan will transfer to Sallie Mae and I don’t have to worry about setting up new payments. I’m obviously going to keep my eye on it, though, because I don’t trust these people as far as I can throw them.

  3. Anon

    Beach book suggestions for July 4th weekend? Interested in novels, either trashy beach books (e.g. Emily Giffin, although I’ve already read all of hers) or more serious stuff. Not really interested in sci-fi/fantasy or non-fiction. Looking for books available in paperback. Ideas? TIA :)

    • NOLA

      Diane Kelly’s Death and Taxes (Tara Holloway) series is fun. Also I like anything by Cecilia Ahern and, although I’m not wild about the Shopaholic books, Sophie Kinsella’s new book, Wedding Night, is hilarious.

    • HSAL

      I love Meg Cabot’s “email” books, though they’re a few years old. The Boy Next Door, Boy Meets Girl, and Every Boy’s Got One. They’re all loosely related and told primarily through email/IM. I like most of what Sophie Kinsella has written.

      If you’ve got a Kindle, I recommend checking out the free books or daily deals. Often an author will make the first book in a series available for free in hopes of snagging you for later books. They’re not all winners, but I’ve liked quite a few and because they’re free, I don’t feel the need to finish them if I’m not enjoying them.

    • A Nonny Moose

      Currently reading The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer and it’s REALLY good. It follows a group of teenagers who met in the 70s at a summer camp for artsy students. You slowly learn how their different lives play out– who is successful? Who stuck with artsy things? Who is now in a totally normal job and jealous of their high school friends? It sounds pretty high school but it’s extremely well-written (think more Prep than Gossip Girl) and I’m really captivated by it.

      • espresso bean

        I just finished this book! I didn’t like the second half as much as the first, but I agree that it would be a good beach read.

        • January

          Another vote for “The Interestings.” (And agreed – second half isn’t quite as good).

        • Anonymous

          Oh no! That makes me sad. I’m only about 25% through it, but I have found myself highlighting on my Kindle (which I never do) just so I can reread some of the dialogues I love. Can’t stop reading it!

      • Ginjury

        A similar book to that is Commencement. I think it reads pretty young though.

    • recent grad

      And the mountains echoed by Khaled Hosseini, the author of Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. It was so good that I couldn’t put it down. I highly recommend.

      • anne-on

        I really liked Where’d you go Bernadette for plane reading (although lets be honest, that’s about all the time I get to read these days).

    • layered bob

      I heard about it here so maybe you’ve read it already, but I LOVE the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.

      or if you’re looking for something short and quick, Divergent is a YA novel in by Veronica Roth, in the vein of Hunger Games-meets-Harry Potter. Super fun. The second book is Insurgent, and the third, Allegiant, is coming out this fall.

    • Lauren

      Favorite chick-lit books of the last decade –

      Hester Browne:
      – The Little Lady Agency Series
      – Finishing Touches

      Sophie Kinsella
      – Remember Me?
      – Twenties Girl
      – Wedding Night

      Kim Gruenfelder
      – A Total Waste of Makeup
      – Misery Loves Cabernet
      – There’s Cake in My Future

  4. Anonymous

    Does anyone ever really pay full price for watches like this or is this one of those Men’s Warehouse type things where the suits are technically $1,000 but it’s ALWAYS buy 1, get 2 free?

  5. NOLA

    I’m so tired. First day back at work and I’ve been running from meeting to meeting and realizing that there are some questions that only I can answer. Also had about 300 emails to get through, despite attempting to keep up while I was away.

    I’m trying to figure out what to do about people approaching me at work and offering condolences. I guess I just need to say thank you and walk away. There are some people with whom I have been friends for many years and I can talk to them. But my boss was waiting for me when I arrived this morning and I did not want to get choked up talking to him. And others… Any thoughts? I’m kind of holing up in my office to get caught up but that will end, I’m sure.

    • Tuesday

      “Thanks. I need to keep working now.”

      Alternatively, is do you have a work-friend who could run interference for you, and get the word out that you appreciate the sympathy, but it’s upsetting to you, and so a note or email would be easier for you to process than a conversation?

    • Houston Attny

      NOLA, you’ve been through quite a lot in the past couple of weeks. I’m still thinking of you!

      How about an e-mail to relevant parties along the lines of “thank you for your kind words and gestures on my return and for understanding conversations and questions about the past week are particularly painful right now. I appreciate knowing I will be able to lean on you as needed in the coming weeks. Thank you.” Or, if not an e-mail, I think Tuesday’s suggestion is appropriate. Should you be pressed for more, maybe you could incorporate something such as “I’m not ready to go into much detail now, but thank you for letting me know you’ll listen when I am. It really means a lot to me.”

      • NOLA

        I think that will work. I just didn’t know what to say, especially to people with whom I’m not particularly close. I’m sure it will get easier.

      • S in Chicago

        I really like this response, since it doesn’t leave you open for conversation about it later or more prying.

        I think that sometimes if you say “X is difficult to talk about” or the like, then people can mistake that as a cue to start being a shoulder for you or force you to listen to them relaying their own experiences with difficulty talking about grief. I think it’s well-meaning–but misguided–folks who may want to make it easier for you to express your thoughts if you need to (some folks feel better after talking with others, so they are probably trying to offer that to you). AIMS gives a perfect response, since it’s clear that you don’t want to discuss it but appreciate their kind thoughts.

    • Susedna

      I like both Tuesday’s and Houston Attny’s suggestions.

      Hang in there, hon. *hugs*

    • Senior Attorney

      Yes, good suggestions. Also, “Thanks so much. Can’t really talk about it yet.”

      Big hugs, NOLA!

    • DC Wonkette

      Another approach is to ask a friend at work to spread the word informally that you would prefer not to get a ton of questions but appreciate folks are thinking of you. I’ve done that for colleagues in the past and it is one less thing for you to worry about…

    • Coach Laura

      NOLA, I had been out for surgery and missed the post about your loss. You are in my thoughts.

  6. Different DCnewbie

    Jumping on the DC question, also seeking some moving/renting advice!

    My fiance and I are moving to northern VA — he’ll be driving to Tyson’s Corner and I’ll be taking the metro into DC (yellow line or orange with a transfer to red, I think?). He’s flexible in terms of the commute since he should be able to work from home fairly often. Between Arlington and Alexandria, is one significantly cheaper? We’d prefer something like a townhome as opposed to a tower-style building (large dog and we don’t need any amenities like pool or gym, although laundry in-unit would be great). Budget is an issue; ideally we’d like to be under $2500/month including utilities. How realistic would parking spaces be?

    Any resources we should know about? We can go this weekend to look around, but we’re out of state and people seem to think this is still to early to find something starting in September. Thanks in advance!

    • A Nonny Moose

      How close do you want to be to the metro? That’ll be a big difference. If you’re OK taking bus to a metro, check out Del Ray area– in between yellow/blue line Arlington and Alexandria, and there are a lot of houses for rent. It’s also a really cute neighborhood. Also, Braddock Road, and other areas near there.

      A lot of Alexandria isn’t walkable to the metro. Most of the areas right near King St station are a) very expensive and b) apartments (mostly). Townhomes near King St metro are going to be REALLY expensive. Crystal City has a lot of houses, but I’m not sure how many are for rent vs. owned. It’s a great neighborhood, though, and not too far from metro (walkable, depending).

      • Different DCnewbie

        First of all, please excuse my grammatical error (should have been “still TOO early to find something”). Oops. :)

        Secondly, thanks for your help! I would be fine with a 15-ish minute walk to the metro. I’m also fine with taking the bus, I think… is the timing reliable? I’d hate to be in a situation where I was never sure I could catch the right metro because the bus made me late all the time. I guess walking is probably my preference.

        I will definitely put these places on my list to check out!

        • goldribbons

          Do you currently walk to public transportation for your daily commute? If not, a 15-minute walk is pretty lengthy and will put you more than half a mile from the metro station. YMMV, but I would aim for 10 minutes or less.

        • TBK

          During rush hour, Metro runs pretty close to every 5 min or less, so there’s not really a worry about catching the train. I’d say taking the bus would worry me more on the other side — timing Metro right to catch my bus, which typically run more like every 20 min.

        • Gail the Goldfish

          I used to live somewhere in Arlington where I had to take the bus to the metro (I think it was like a mile and a half or two from Pentagon or Pentagon City stops). I was on the Columbia Pike bus line and there were a bunch of different bus options that ran past my building, so I think it worked out to a bus about every 6-12 minutes during rush hour. It was fine, honestly, though I would have preferred to be walking distance because if it wasn’t rush hour, the buses were pretty far apart. Also, at the time, the area was the teensiest bit sketchy around the edges, though last time I went to visit it looks like they’ve built a lot of fancy apartments and new shopping, etc., so I think it’s fine. The buildings on Columbia Pike itself were mainly apartments, not townhouses, though I’m not sure about the neighborhoods on the side streets.

      • DCing

        I commute into DC (Metro Center) and my husband drives to Tysons. We live near Ballston. I take the bus to the metro. It is less than ideal, but totally doable – my commute is usually about 45 minutes (~20 min spent waiting for and then on the bus), though if I go early enough and time it right, it can be as fast as 35 minutes. And then there are WMATAsucks days when it takes me 90 minutes…but no one in DC is immune to that if you take metro! It is so much easier for my H to drive to TC from Ballston – he goes 1 exit on 66 to get on the toll road. 66W in the mornings is terrible! He also has non-66 options (Old Dominion, Lee, etc.) if 66 is really ridiculous. It would take your fiance SO LONG to get to Tysons from Alexandria or South Arlington – I would strongly advise against living over there given his commute. My suggestion would be for your “target area” to be a rectangle banked by 50 on the south, Lee Highway on the north, Rosslyn on the east, and East Falls Church on the west (I *think* those directionals are correct). In terms of cost, $2500 can get you a good apartment in this area – not sure about townhouses. Though there are newer ones cropping up on Lee Highway that might be less expensive than ones closer to the metro – worth a look.

        • Anonymous

          I disagree on it taking a long time to get from south Arlington/Alexandria to Tysons; it all depends on how early you go. I can get there in 20 minutes, but I’m leaving before 7 am. Anything after 730 is going to be a zoo, no matter where you are coming from. The target area that DCing suggests is a good area.

    • NoVA

      That’s going to be tough. We live nearish where you’re talking about (although further out in Fairfax Cty, not Arlington, but very close to Tysons) and I just looked up townhouses in our development, which is a mile walk to the Metro. We own ours, but I know our neighbor has been trying to rent theirs. The listed rent is $2,800. That’s for a 1,500sqft townhouse on two levels plus finished walk-out basement with small yard.

      Truthfully if you can get comfortable with driving to the Metro and parking, so you live more like 2-4 miles away from Metro, you’ll be much better able to stay in that budget. The Metro stations further out into the suburbs (starting at either East Falls Church or West Falls Church on the Orange line) have parking that costs about $5/day.

    • eek

      To be honest, I’m not sure what the commute from Alex/Arlington is to Tyson’s; when I’ve had to get there from Arlington during the day, it hasn’t been too bad (GW Pkwy to 495 South = easy). Have you driven it during rush hour?

      There really isn’t much of a price difference between Alexandria (city of and even most of the Fairfax Country parts) and Arlington.

    • Bonnie

      Also take a look at Falls Church, particularly anywhere near the East Falls Church or West Falls Church metros, it would be a much easier commute into Tyson’s than Alexandria.

      • eek

        I’ve come across a few people recently that purposely won’t say they live in Falls Church, but that they live in Arlington (which is true). But it was like they were embarrassed or something. Same thing with people that say they live in Old Town but it’s really Potomac Yard.

  7. KLG

    I don’t have a ton of advice, especially given your budget. But I did want to say that commuting to Tysons is a special kind of hell, so make sure your fiance leaves plenty of time to do so when he does go into the office.

  8. Burnout

    3 months ago, I moved to a new city for a job, leaving behind my friends, family and significant other (still together, I don’t see this move as being permanent). The new job has longer hours and is harder than my old job and requires a lot of travel. I don’t know many people here, either. I am just feeling so burned out and tired all of the time. It’s so early to be burned out, I’m just not used to this level of intensity. Any advice? Thanks.

    • Veronique

      You haven’t been there that long, so you’re still finding your way in both your job and your new city. I would seek out a low-commitment way to meet people and get out of the house. Meetup dot com was where I initially met people when I moved to my current city, where I knew absolutely nobody. Book clubs are another good option. You want something that is designed for or encourages interaction, but won’t require too much time commitment since you’re traveling a lot.

      Also, don’t be afraid to do things that you would normally do with friends or your SO (nice dinner, movie, etc) by yourself. Sometimes getting out of the house and treating yourself is just the pick-me-up you need.

    • Marise

      Sometimes joining a gym is a good way to breakup the work (especially if you work late into the night and need a break in between). You can meet people at classes, and exercising will boost your energy level.

  9. Overwhelmed

    It’s my last week at my BigLaw job, and I am overwhelmed. I have been asked to basically digest all the information I know about a doc production, and provide that info to the associate who will be taking over for me. It’s a LOT of information. I’m frantically trying to put everything I can into a format that will be useful for the new associate, but I don’t know if I will be able to even scratch the surface before Friday. There are depos coming up next month, so I can’t leave them hanging. I also really, really don’t want to have the last impression of me to be negative (i.e., poor transition) after I’ve worked REALLY hard to do a great job here. This is a group that would hold onto a poor transition effort, and it would largely erase good work I’ve done in the past (part of the reason for my departure).

    Also, I have a lot of friends at the firm who are (very kindly) offering to take me out to lunch or drinks during this week. Any tips for balancing end of work transitions? I’ve been here since I graduated almost seven years ago, so I’m a little overwhelmed at this point. Thanks!

    • eh230

      I don’t have any sugguestions about the documents, but as for drinks/lunch, perhaps you could ask one of your friends to arrange one lunch or drinks event and invite all of your other friends/good coworkers? A friend did that for me when I went in-house, and it was a great way to say farewell to lots of people at once.

    • TBK

      My guess is that what you’re trying to synthesize is all the little issues that have come up, decisions that have been made regarding what is responsive/privileged/etc., information from vendors about how the production will be processed, etc. Is that right? You’re pretty senior, so there must be junior associates on this. Are they fully tasked helping you out with this?

      What’s the paralegal on your case doing? Are you completely certain that the paralegal hasn’t already documented a lot of this stuff in a handy format? (I often found that my paralegals had their own methods for doing things that they didn’t think to share with the attorneys unless asked directly.)

      What about your secretary? Would using a dictaphone help? If so, can you get one from doc processing? You can then record your thoughts, have doc processing type them up, and then have your secretary take a first crack at getting the typed up thoughts into some sort of order, with help from the paralegal. Can your secretary help organize your emails on the case? Even just putting them in general categories and/or weeding out the duplicates could help.

  10. Keeping Abreast

    Any reviews of those strapless, backless bras like the Nubra? Any success? I’m a perky 34D/DD. I don’t need much “lift” or “support” but I would like to keep the gals under control.

    • SoCal Gator

      32D here and my Nubra worked great for my backless evening dress. They are a bit uncomfortable to take off bu that’s only momentary. It’s so much better than all the other alternatives. Looked great, kept everything supported in place and was comfortable under my dress.

    • Anonymous

      I could use a nubra when I was a 34D but when I moved up to a 34DD it was pointless. If you don’t need much lift then you will probably be OK. It’s just that the cups are too small for a 34DD and they don’t go up to that.

  11. Veronique

    Just discovered the Everywherist blog and realized that she has my dream life. Now I just need to find a husband to follow around the world…

    • onehsancare

      Me, too! I’ve been reading her blog and envying (parts of) her life for ages!!

    • Nope

      I liked her until I read her post about having a bad encounter with some woman in the NYC Lego store.

      She bumped into the woman, who gave her a nasty look, Everywhereist apologized, but then did that thing where she patted this woman on her arm, which made the woman freak out and demand that Everywhereist stop touching her.

      Everywhereist responded with moral outrage. (How dare people not submit to her touch?) And then her husband snapped a photo of the woman, so Everywhereist could post that woman’s picture on her website while her supporters gleefully bashed the woman with nasty epithets.

      Seriously, that made me realize that that blogger is just an entitled egomaniac and it really destroyed my enjoyment of her blog.

    • Anon

      Oh, I guess you were the poster in that anonymous confessions thread who said she’d like to chuck her career to live off a man.

      I guess it’s rational, right? Society is suspicious of independent women who pay their own way. Much easier to fall in with the patriarchy and be a well-kept wh*re. I’m being brutal, but it’s the ugly truth. No point sugar-coating.

      • Veronique

        a. I was just kidding about my dream life.

        b. I have no idea what thread you’re referring to.

        c. It’s so retro of you to equate marriage with wh*redom. Mainstream feminism moved beyond that a long time ago. Also, it’s a lot more effective if you avoid using misogynistic, patriarchy-approved language when you accuse someone else of falling in with the patriarchy. Now that’s just ugly.

        • Tilly

          Because “mainstream feminism” said so, it’s supposed to be gospel truth?
          That’s like trotting out, “because the Bible said so.”

          Just offhandedly referring to mainstream feminist dogma without explaining the reasoning is not a sufficient challenge to that anon’s comment.

          And just because the language has changed, the actions haven’t. The blogger in question has her bills paid by her husband because they have a s3xual relationship. How is that not pr*stitution?

          Even if you don’t want to call it that, why is someone who’s not physically or mentally handicapped not earning her own keep? If women are independent and capable, and I believe women are every bit as independent and capable as men, then what is wrong with this one that she just wants to live off her husband and play all day like a child (dependent)?

  12. A

    Any recommendations for face serums?

    I don’t have any specific concerns other than wanting to be nicer to my skin, which I abuse by playing in the sun on the weekends. Even with spf/hat/sunglasses, it’s taking a beating and I want to prevent premature facial skin damage.

    TIA.

    • Veronique

      The best thing you can do is regular use and reapplication of a good dual spectrum sunscreen. Make sure you use it everyday and reapply often when you’re out in the sun. Your second best bet is regular use of a retinol. The prescription stuff is best, though it may take a while for your skin to adjust. Third best bet is a product containing Vitamin C. Unfortunately, the best ones are pricey (e.g. skinceuticals).

    • AEK

      For a moisturizing retinol serum—an all-purpose one— Kate Somerville Quench Hydrating Face Serum is pretty great. Beautypedia likes it, too, and there’s no animal testing. Not cheap but it lasts forever (I apply every other day).

    • KinCA

      I like Ole Henriksen’s vitamin C serum and the Dior Hydralife one (both available at Sephora). Neither is cheap but they do last a decent amount of time (and the Dior one smells amazing).

    • anon

      Silly question, but what are the differences between a serum and a moisturizer?

      • Veronique

        A moisturizer’s primary purpose is to moisture your skin. All other benefits are a bonus. Serums are lightweight treatments that can be used on their own or with a moisturizer. Their purpose may vary from moisturizing to anti-aging to exfoliating. They have higher concentration of active ingredients, which is designed to be more effective.

      • A

        I guess an addendum is: does anybody find that the serums help?

        And thank you to all those that have replied. I’m going to try and get samples from sephora.

        • Leigh

          I used GloTherapeutics Renew serum, and really liked the results. I stopped because my derm recommended something else, but I’ll probably go back. I really liked all of the GloTherapeutics stuff I was using {Benzoyl peroxide, healing gel (works wonders), and face wash}.

    • Anonymous

      Kate Somerville quench hydrating serum for day. I use Peter Thomas Roth retinol fusion PM for night.

  13. TO Lawyer

    Any advice on how to best transition between tasks at work? I’ve recently had a lot more put onto my plate and while I’m enjoying the opportunity, I feel like I’m wasting a lot of time switching tasks after one is finished.

    • goldribbons

      Enter your time when you finish a task? Take a water/restroom break? I try to avoid the internet between tasks.

    • Cornellian

      Don’t go to get a cup of coffee, because you’ll quickly find yourself at a 5-cup-per-day habit. Maybe clear off your desk and put away papers from the previous task?

  14. AIMS

    I’ve been invited to a 1 year old’s birthday party. It’s this saturday so I don’t have a ton of time and limited online options. What do kids that little enjoy? Or should I just not bother with toys and get something more practical like clothes? If it matters, the child in question is a girl.

    • AMB

      I tend to look for books that I enjoyed as a child, and write a little note in. Or, if you want to be totally practical – she will not remember this birthday but if you know her parents have started some sort of education savings for her, give them some money for that!

      • hoola hoopa

        As a mom, I always love when my kids get books. Poke-a-dot books are great for that age. Anything with face and/or flaps are good, too. Love getting childhood favorites with a note inside.

        Money is definitely a nice option and common among the non-parents in our friend/family group.

        I like getting clothes, but it’s a harder note to strike. We have a lot of clothes (two girls) that were gifted and never worn because of season/sizing mismatch, cute but uncomfortable, etc. If you want to go that route, get play clothes that are more or less season-less and don’t have a licensed character or phrase (common hits for parental pet-peeves).

        If you are interested in a toy, these are popular with my 1-year old and her older sister at that age:
        Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube (this specifically)
        xylophone
        stacking/nesting blocks (I prefer the paperboard ones from Melissa and Doug or eeBoo because they are lightweight, which is good for little hands and travel)
        duplos

    • tesyaa

      Gift card? Gap or ToysRUs? Yes, it’s the cheater’s way out, but I’m sure it would be appreciated.

    • Leigh

      I’m in this position too. I’m considering books, or as a previous commenter stated, money for a future educational fund.

      But how do you put that to the parent? A note in the card with cash? I mean, at the end of the day, it’s their choice what to do with the money; but I’d like to state that it is for a future college fund without coming off as offensive.

      • hoola hoopa

        “Here’s a little something for the college fund!” Or whatever.

        The vast majority of parents are happy to comply with the giver’s wishes. It’s commonly written in the card whether the giver intended the money to be saved, spent on something practical, or spent on fun.

      • Anon in NYC

        I’ve tried to give money for my BFF’s kid’s college fund before, and asked my friend if they had an account set up somewhere so I could just send money (this is what we do for my nephews) and my friend has flat out refused to tell me because she feels like it’s the sort of thing that family should handle.

        I would infinitely prefer to give college money, but I’m being thwarted! So, I would ask before just giving cash because some people might get weird about it.

    • JJ

      Board or activity books. They might already have the “classics” (we were gifted Good Night Moon, Brown Bear Brown Bear, etc., at showers), so I recommend any book by Sandra Boynton. The actual text is entertaining for parents reading it for the 1,000th time in a row and my son loves the illustrations. I know they have boxed sets of her work on Amazon – if you’re a Prime member, it will ship in time for Saturday.

    • S

      What about a growth chart? Amazon has some really cute ones. They probably don’t have one and they’re always a lot of fun. Very easy for new parents to stow away for later.

      You could even do a little stuffed animal for the baby to coordinate on whatever theme the chart has. (Something for now and later….)

    • Nordies Lover

      I recently bought a friend’s one-year-old girl bath toys. I hear she loves them.

      • AIMS

        These are really great ideas, thank you! I love the Munchkin Mozart cube and will look into the books. I knew I came to the right place :)

    • Anonymous

      Pop up books, books with a story or song where you press a button on each page for a tune/ sound etc. my go- to gift is Eric carle….especially the very hungry caterpillar.

  15. Excited!

    I am so excited, and can’t wait for the work day to end. I haven’t seen my two nieces and nephew in a month because their mother isn’t speaking to me. My Mom has them tonight, and told me to meet her at Chuckee Cheese so I can spend some time with them. I have missed them so much.

    • Anonymous

      Wait… are you saying you’re spending time with someone’s children without her knowledge or permission, and perhaps against her wishes? Or does their mom know that you’ll be there, she just doesn’t want to be there with you?

  16. hoola hoopa

    Are high-low skirts still a thing or are they on their way out? I liked the trend but never got around to buying one. I want to know if I’m too late!

  17. zora

    Warning: Rant Ahead

    The next person who expects me to do their job for them just because they don’t even try, and thinks they can get me to do that just by emailing or calling at the last second of a completely fictional deadline, and putting a f#$@ing smiley face at the end of a snarky sentence like “we do have a schedule to keep”, especially when that is coming from someone who has never been less than 30 minutes late for a staff meeting in their entire career, is going to Meet. My. Dragons.

    • eek

      I wish you could have a very dramatic exit from there, completed with a gavel bang and flounce.

    • Anon

      Can you throw that stupid bi*ch under the bus? As in make sure that at every step, everybody knows she’s dropping the ball so they can fire her? That’d be justice.

      • zora

        Fun facts: It’s actually more than one person, there were three separate people who were subjects of this rant. They are all men. And everyone knows this about them, this is SOP in my office, and why I hate it so much. I didn’t actually DO most of the things these people asked me to, I’m just so sick of it even being an issue. I WISH I could see some people get fired that would be beautiful, but: Not. Happening. ;oP

        I’m just in Hate Everyone Mode today and I am so done I can’t even explain how much. Thank you all for tolerating my ranting.. And I wish I actually had dragons, that would be the best.

        • Anon

          So sorry that that’s the SOP in your office.

          But I stand by my right to call men b*tches! ;*)

          • zora

            Absolutely, that right is yours ;o) And these three are definitely b*tches. Just adding detail. But thanks for the sympathy! Very nice of you ;o)

        • girl in the stix

          I’m feelin’ your pain sister, only for different reasons. I’m spending the day finding “interesting” media outlets for a release that doesn’t have a chance in hell of getting picked up because IT ISN’T NEWS and it has a limited audience area. You just can’t fight the stupid here.

  18. Brooke Davis

    Recently I’ve been using this app called Mavatar on both my iPad and web browser that offers great deals on big name department stores. When you add items to your cart on department store websites the app compiles it all and adds all the available discounts to your purchase so you can get the best price possible. I totally recommend it and it’s really easy to get started. http://mavatar.com

  19. ChristinaMD

    We’ve been talking about living costs in DC so much recently, I thought I’d give this a try here. I’m looking for a late 20s/mid 30s professional female roommate in the close-in MD suburbs, preferably along a metro line and close to the Beltway, so SS or Bethesda/Rockville for Sept/Oct 1st (latest) move in. I don’t have a place, so if you’re interested we can find an apartment/SFH/TH together. Email is name above with an IN between, so Christina IN MD at gmail.

  20. Calibrachoa

    That watch looks… disturbingly shiny. I know a lot of folks who would love it but they are the kind who wear shiny silver shoes on a regular basis..

  21. Heather

    I’m probably too late for this thread, but I’ll post anyways. I’m in need of long distance dating relationship advice! I went on a great first date with a guy who lives 7 hours away. We were set up by a mutual friend of ours, and we had a really great time. Since then, we’ve talked via texting or phone calls nearly everyday and he’s invited me to visit him. Does anyone have any great tips for growing our relationship even though we’ve seen each other once and likely won’t see each other often? Thank you!!

    • Anonymous

      Yes, absolutely.

      First, I want to say that it is totally not true that long-distance relationships don’t work, and that it can be done without terrible pain/problems. :) :)

      Second, because your relationship is so new, I would relax and enjoy it and let it develop naturally. Visit each other and talk and get to know each other. Let some time pass, and just *live* as if you were in any other, non-LDR relationship. One day, a time may come when you guys realize or decide that you want to be in the same city, and then you will go worrying about that when the time comes. You sound happy, which is the only thing that matters, and I think you should definitely go and visit him and enjoy yourselves and take it easy and with no pressure. Yay about the good new guy, and good luck!

      • Anonymous

        Also, if you re-post the question in a thread tomorrow, more peeps will see it and be able to answer! :) :)

    • Anon

      I had a pretty successful long distance relationship that involved lots of talking on WhatsApp – sending pictures, notes about our day, that kind of thing. Skype when you can and arrange lots of visits. You’ll know from the visits if you guys work or not. You both need to be aware that you will probably need to move and you should seriously think about if you’re ok with that before continuing.

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