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I hear you; my health insurance premiums (Carefirst BlueCross/BlueShield) through my job just went from $370 a month to $500 a month for just my husband and I, and we are 29 (me) and 32 (him) and have no health issues. Our insurance is actually decent, but we just don't go to the doctor enough...

Wow, Carmen, I think that came off as kind of a judgmental post! I hope I'm misinterpreting your meaning? MC

I'm with you-- bring on Christmas!! :) DH is really annoyed because we were at the mall yesterday and there were already Christmas trees and up and Christmas music being played (he prefers this stuff to wait until after Thanksgiving, too!), but Christmas is by far my favorite time of year...

Aye! I was Air Force for 7 years, my husband was Army for 7 years, my sister was Air Force for 6 years, my mother was Army for 5 years, my father retired from the Army, my grandfather retired from the Army, and my other grandfather was in the Army for 3 years! Military service runs in our...

Jerry, So glad to have you back! You are easily in my Top 3 favorite people on this forum for your positive attitude and friendliness. :) MC

Oh, no, NY, I'm sooo sorry to hear about your mom's passing. :( My heart goes out to you. MC

I'm on the fence but leaning towards getting the H1N1 vaccine. I work in a very large, very cloistered building with very interconnected air vents, and I don't want to end up with it because someone down the hall gets it. Of course, I understand that just because I get the vaccine doesn't mean...

Not to hijack this thread, but since you asked about cat pee odors in carpet, I can tell you that THE BEST product out there is from www.justrite.com, called 123 Odor Free. I've been using it for about 3 years with my aging cats and it WORKS!!! MC

Dania, Wow, that article really hit the nail on the head!! How timely. :) Thank you so much for showing me I'm not the only one! :) MC

Awww... you guys, thank you so much for all the support! With all your suggestions, I did talk to my husband, and he was SOOO wonderful and understanding. He knows that I'm trying to get motivated one way or the other, and he understood that I wasn't saying I didn't love my little home gym and...

Thank you for all of your responses! Yes, I am sooo fortunate that I have this great workout space right here in my own basement, which is why I feel so guilty for still not being able to muster the motivation to use it. My husband has been SOOO patient with my attempts to "outfit" it enough...

Oh, no! What a bummer. I hadn't heard about that. :( MC

Okay, so, I have been gaining and losing the same 40lbs for the last 2 years. It takes me so long to lose it, and only a month or 2 to gain it back, which is of course disheartening-- not to mention disturbing! How does it take me 8 months to lose the weight but only 3 to gain it all back...

Some friends of ours are heavily involved in fundraising for the American Cancer Society. Their approach is to use the local elementary school gym and put on a bingo fundraiser and sell food/drinks also during the games. It's crazy how much people (especially some of those aggressive little...

I've switched to generics of Ortho Tri-Cyclen and Seasonale, and I have had no problems and I never got pregnant! :) Good luck! MC

Lisa, Not only do they have Trader Joe's in Columbia, but they also have MOM's (My Organic Market) and Bloom grocery stores in the area that carry a lot of organic stuff. Plus, there are a lot of local farmer's markets and this climate is FABULOUS for growing some of your own veggies if...

Hello! I lived in Columbia for several years and just last year moved to Odenton (about 15 miles away, but you can't really tell since it all runs together). There is a lot to do around here, but it is definitely a different culture! :) There is running at Lake Elkhorn and Centennial Lake, and...

I've started running again, and I'm loving everything except my blasted headphone cord for my iPod. It's seriously making me crazy. I've tried four different types of headphones in the last few months, and the cords are too long, too short, or just too annoying. Do any of you guys have any...

I'm a "mom" of two rescued cats, Maya (9 years old now) and Lola (7 years old now) that I adopted as kittens. I definitely want to stress what some of the other posters have said... don't go into this lightly. Only adopt a pet if you will keep it forever, regardless of what happens in your life...

Well, I'll take a stab at this since I'm a child of divorced parents. I know for a fact that my mother and father make each other miserable. My father cheated on my mother repeatedly, they didn't have the same view of parenting (my dad didn't really want to deal with us until we were...