Hello, I need a new bra. A really, really GOOD bra. I have specific requirements for this elusive find — first and foremost, it needs to be as comfortable as possible. It needs to address my, uh, gravity issues, by hefting everything up and shaping it and holding it in place. It needs to avoid […]

It was my mother who recently educated me (in an “oh, by the way, just FYI, not because Mother’s Day is coming up or anything” tone of voice) about the difference between “Kona coffee” and “Kona blend coffee.” According to Swistle’s Mother, Kona coffee is rare and wonderful and expensive; Kona blend is mostly […]

My body is still recovering from Baby Numbero Two-O, in the sense that it’s reeling a bit from the effects of nine months mainlining Ben & Jerry’s, as well as that whole “expanding to monstrous proportions” thing. Which is to say, my waist is a tad on the squashy side, and super low-rise jeans are […]

Mother’s Day is in just over 2 weeks, and perhaps those of us who are mothers now ourselves should take a moment to contemplate the CRAP we put up with on a daily basis and ask ourselves if a last-second bouquet of supermarket flowers really communicates how much that crap-putting-upping is appreciated. Answer: […]

Let’s first address this hairdryer’s most noteworthy feature: THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS ARE YOU EFFING KIDDING ME.
Yes, it’s true. This is the most expensive hairdryer I have ever heard of, and I will say that I never would have bought it if I didn’t have a few Amazon gift certificates to use at the time.
HOWEVER. […]