Mrs. Smith

I made some homemade macaroni the other day, and it was good, but bland. It was really good on top with the baked cheese sitting on top, but when you got to the middle, there wasn't much flavor. Any tips on what I can add to it or how to make macaroni with some flavor?

Ever since we adopted her over a year ago, she has never had a problem using her litter box. Not once, even after moving to a new house and not being familiar with where her litter box is.. well, last week she pooped in our bathroom floor twice (her litter box is in the bathroom, and the bathroom is small.. so she wasn't far away!). Then today, she pooped again in the kitchen, right in front of her food dish. Luckily, she hasn't gone on the carpet yet, but I'm afraid she will. We haven't changed her diet at all, we haven't given her any less attention, she hasn't been around any other animals.. I don't know what else it could be. Any ideas as to why, and how I can fix this?

We have a second bathroom in our house that my slob of a roommate took over.. when a pipe came loose and soaked the floor, she used a bunch of little microfiber towels we have to clean it up, but the mats (the ones that go in front of the toilet and bathtub) were soaked. Being the lazy person she is, she took the mats and all of the little towels and stuffed them into a small garbage bag and they sat in her closet for like 3 or more weeks soaked. I just found them yesterday and tried washing them twice, but I can't get the mildew smell out. Are they ruined? Should I just throw them away? Or is there something I can do? They still look in perfect condition, they just stink so bad.

My husband was just stationed in a place that will remain nameless, and we hate it here. We're supposed to be here for a little over 4 years.

So what we're planning is for him to go on a short tour for a year, then move me wherever we want to go. Because he told me that with short tours, the incentive is to go to pretty much any base you want, either your first or second pick.

Well, first we were just going to go back to California, but then he mentioned that he wants to take advantage of what the military can offer and travel the world. He wants me to find some nice air force bases all over the world we might be interested in, and I have NO CLUE where to start. What do you suggest and why?

I just started this birth control last month and just got to the last day of my first pack. I started my period on the 4th pill of the last week.. the one where I'm supposed to have my period.. I don't know what they're called, lol. So if I'm still on my period, do I just continue onto the next pack anyway?

Also, for the fourth week, couldn't I get pregnant? Does my husband need to use a condom?

I'm looking for good sites with reviews from several brands of birth control pills. Anyone know of any sites? Or do you have any pros and cons of the birth control you're taking, or have taken?

What are some nice plus size clothing suppliers? I know of Lane Bryant, Avenue, and Ashley Stewart.

We're getting my mom a white sweater dress from Victoria Secret for Christmas. I have no idea what kind of shoes or stockings to get. My friend suggested white Uggs, but what color stocking would I get?

We're going to a place in Northern California for our wedding and we're planning to have the ceremony in the snow at a cabin resort place. Anyone know what kind of dress will be elegant looking, but won't make me freeze?

We haven't had our ceremony yet, but we're having it in January. We just now got our rings. He wouldn't give me any hint about what he was interested in, and he never wears jewelry, so I wasn't sure. But I got him a white gold band with a strip of diamonds in it. Now my question is this.. If I had it engraved, would that be too much? I don't want to overdo it, but I want it to be.. special I guess.

Is it true that you can still have a period if you're pregnant? I heard you can have a period for like 3 months and still be pregnant. Has anyone else heard of this? How can I find out if it's true?

Just about a month ago, my husband's condom broke and we didn't realize it.. now I'm stressed. I've never had to worry about it, so it may just be the stress that's messing me up, but I don't know. Last month, I started on the 10th, and I never go over a 30 day cycle. I usually cramp just the day before I start my period, but I've been cramping a little for the past 3 days, and nothing. Now, I feel like I'm starting today, but only just a tiny bit of brownish discharge. I don't know what to think. Am I worried about nothing?

I hope this isn't a stupid question, but I'm curious...

I heard a while back that you can tell if you're dehydrated and some other things from your pee. Like, the color or smell or something. Is that true? And if it is, what else can you tell?

See, here's my situation...

I lived in Georgia my whole life. Moved to Florida with my family recently. And even more recently, got married and moved about 2 hours away from my family and acquaintances. I worked so much, I didn't have time to make friends. Now I'm here, and I don't know anyone. Seems like at around my age, people don't go out anywhere to meet friends... they go out to find dates. And being married, and not much of the partying type even before I got married, I'm stuck. Any advice?

I got my hair cut recently. It's layered and about shoulder length, with bangs. It looks pretty good when I just let it air dry, but I want to be able to do different things to it so it's not so boring all the time. Any ideas?

Also, whenever I try to use styling mousse, I put alittle in my in hands, and whenever I try to kinda comb it through my hair, whenever it dries.. it's always thicker where my hands first touched, if that makes sense. I don't know how to keep it from doing that.

She scratches at her ears a lot, mainly just one of them. And she paws at them a lot. She shakes her head sometimes and every now and then, her ear twitches and she'll lay it back (like cats do when they're aggravated), except nothing is going on around her. Any idea what it could be? I wanted to go see the vet, but I don't have the money right now.

How many tries did it take you to get pregnant? Or how long is it taking? And what are the chances of getting pregnant the first time?

I mean, obviously when humans first existed, they were the same. So it's what everyone was used to. Men couldn't have found it unattractive, because they didn't know any better. Atleast that's what I think. So what made women start shaving their legs and armpits, and how come it wasn't okay for men to do the same? Just curious.

Along with exercise of course, because I've been running ever night that I can. I've cut out most soft drinks, and drink a lot of water. Any other tips? I have a very slow metabolism, always have.. even when I played several sports. How can I change that?

I thought it'd be fun to find something new to cook with my husband. That way we could spend a little time together, cooking something nice for dinner. Something that requires some prep work and stuff. I don't want anything too difficult, but nothing that will only take 10 minutes or so, you know? I can't find anything anywhere.