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 […]

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 […]

A while back I wrote about a problem I had with a dress that was too low-cut, and wondered what I could do to salvage the situation without having my boobs suddenly erupt from my outfit in the middle of a meeting or whatever. There are some fantastic ideas in the comments section of that […]

I went poking around Old Navy recently, not feeling particularly hopeful about what I might find, being as how I’m currently sporting a lovely roll or three of post-baby flubber around my midsection and Old Navy shirts tend to be unflattering on me in the best of conditions. However, I did end up purchasing this […]

Here is another holiday gift idea from my husband, who traded in his massively overstuffed wallet a couple years ago for this “Slimmy” brand. He says he got sick of sitting on a too-big wallet all the time (this can actually cause back problems over time), and during his frequent business trips overseas he didn’t […]