Heather Is Influenced; Jessica Falls Down the Wormhole of Celebrity Annulments

And we consider Judge Judy's penthouse.

Our family trip to France, back in March, was the first time I’d flown internationally in a very long time,. Naturally I used that as a fantastic excuse — by which I mean, perfectly reasonable opportunity — to experiment with all the travel stuff that the algorithm wanted to show me the second it eavesdropped on my trip-related conversations. And when I say “experiment” I obviously mean “purchase with abandon even if it doesn’t make logical sense.”

Like, for example, the Gravel travel blanket, which technically bills itself as for layovers. Did we have a layover? No. “But what if things go WRONG,” I reasoned. And maybe I’d need it in the hotel, or an Airbnb. Had we booked one that threatened not to have any bedding? No. “But what if things go WRONG,” I reasoned. The blanket itself can be folded specially to turn into a pillow. Did I need a travel pillow? No, but… you guessed it. In fairness to myself, I cannot sleep on flights, and was trying to set myself up for success in any way I …