Karen Roper

Let me preface this with any asinine comments are unneeded, so buzz off if you came here with that intent.

Today is mine and my sweetie's one week anniversary for our wedding, and I would love to do something special. However, I think we may have overdone things a bit in a more exuberant session a few days ago. I was a virgin before we married, and have had expected soreness in regards to that, but before the other night, we were just getting into the swing of things (which was fantastic). As of several nights ago, I have been having a LOT of vaginal soreness even when I'm worked up and with lubricant, to the point where we needed to stop last night.

My question is this: Does anyone have any links to advice or just HAVE some advice to offer so that my sweetie and I can have a special night for our anniversary without this obnoxious soreness? I would PREFER something penetrative because it really is both of our favorites, but I am open to suggestions.

As a two parter to this, any other advice regarding treating said soreness is greatly appreciated as well.

I am looking to buy a wedding ring for my fiance, but have been out of work since February, and I'm skirting on very little cash. I had someone tell me that it is possible to get rings very inexpensive in the Fashion District in LA, however I am not in the area. I will be taking a trip with family there in a little while, and I was wondering if anyone knows any good stores to recommend as far as quality and price.

I am planning a wedding for later this year, but I have a cousin who follows me on Pinterest who is notorious for stealing my style/ideas who is getting married earlier this year than I am. For the most part I don't care if we have similar things at our weddings, but there are a few ideas that I really wanna keep for myself.

I have a friend who's been repinning the important things for me on one of their boards, so I can delete them from mine, but its would be easier if I could just pin it straight to her board instead of basically doing it twice.

Pinterest doesn't have an option yet for private boards or even a way to block someone from following you, so basically my question is this: Is it possible for people who follow ALL your boards to see a board you contribute to if they do not follow the person you are contributing pins to?

Just finished "Mine to Possess" by Nalini Singh, and really enjoyed it. For those who havent read it, it's a shapeshifter novel...not particularly interested in any of the rest of the series, but I'm looking for a good shapeshifter romance read. Prefer it to not be completely focused on the sex. Plots are a good thing!

Our dryer just recently broke and we do not currently have the means of replacing or fixing it, so in the meantime we have been line-drying most of our laundry. The problem is, everything ends up stiff and crispy, and incredibly creased.. Even when we tumble them (for lack of better word) afterward to loosen them up, they are still coarse and stiff, not unlike when you leave cloth to dry on the sidewalk in the sun.

Is there a way to prevent this? I've heard ironing will help, and I believe it, but with a family of seven with all adults and working age children employed, no one realistically has time to iron all the clothes. Is there something we can do in the wash cycle or right before hanging that would help improve this?

As many may know, Apple also sells refurbished products, so my first assumption would be that there is a trade-in or sell-back program. Does anybody know if there is such a program in place? I've found that my current Macbook isn't quite cutting it for my college major, and I'm looking into purchasing a new one. Anybody know if I can get a credit or something toward getting a new Mac computer?

*not looking for advice on how to make my current mac run better, or how you think I should still be fine with what I have. I wanna know about a trade in program, that's it.

Our new cat creates nearly five times as much stool and urine as our other cat, and his diet is exactly the same. Is there a way we can change his diet to decrease the amount of waste he's creating? We tried letting him outside more often, but it hasn't really made a difference.