I’m not ashamed to admit that for the past 3 months, my skin has been almost as bad as a pre-pubescent boys. Like most women in their mid 20’s-mid 30’s emotional distress and/or stress in general can cause some major damage to your skin. I was in that boat until recently. I moved half way [...]

I’m sure many of you have seen the below video of celebrities reminding you to vote,  but just in case you haven’t yet……enjoy and remember to vote on November 4th.   It’s a right many people of the world would and are dying to be able to do.  

 
To find your voting place:
www.maps.google.com/vote
The best part [...]

I know, I know it’s wrong to laud the recession but today I seriously benefited from poor store sales. Every year around this time, i.e. my birthday, I go on a small shopping spree.  This stems completely from several stores sending me “Birthday” coupons.  Plus, I was bored.  Every store I went to had some [...]

 
After this post, I promise to lay off the Tegan and Sara posts.  It helps that they are not performing etc. again until January and in Australia.  Last week Thursday through Sunday T&S performed each night at The Music Box in Los Angeles, CA to a sold out crowd. I, obviously being a “big” fan, [...]

Over the past weekend Tegan and Sara played four sold out shows in Los Angeles at The Music Box.  In the lobby at each performance, the Support Voting No on Prop 8 campaigners set up a table and recruited volunteers. During their performances, Tegan and Sara each took turns asking Californians to please Vote No [...]

Per our definition of this site, I know this post does not entirely apply but after watching countless ads supporting Proposition 8 I had to write something.  I, personally, am voting “NO”on Prop 8 but I am not imposing my views on you.  All I ask is please research the facts of the proposition and [...]

A few years back while visiting home during the holidays I became extremely bored.  And being that home is rural Southern Illinois, we were snowed in for weeks hence the boredom.  Good times.  Having exhausted my personal library my dad suggested his favorite author; John Jakes.  Beginning with North and South, I read his entire [...]

Koop is right, I have left the west so that I can wear warmer clothes and get more colds. Truth be told, I enjoy the colder weather. It can be tough at times, but it makes me appreciate nicer weather better. I had slight depressions during the Los Angeles “winters”, it was always sunny, I [...]

Yesterday was a very sad day for me.  My co-blogger and good friend Jessi moved home to Minneapolis.  But this will not affect the blog.  Jessi will continue to post from MN and we will get some new Midwest flare to Against the Grain.  As I completely support her decision to leave I really hate [...]

This weekend while perusing the latest issue of Shape Magazine I came across a few items I thought you’d all enjoy.  
1.  A cup of yogurt a day may keep a stuffy nose at bay.  
According to a study in  Clinical and Experimental Allergy, they found that people allergic to ragweed and grass pollen who [...]