It's true, she's back

Greetings all! As you may have noticed, Advice Girl has been on a short sabbatical recently. (Okay, three years, which was longer than her original Advice Career, but that's really neither here nor there.) She's safely recovered from that little Central-Asia-village-dwelling experiment and is ready to share her new urban wisdom! Oh, and she thanks you for your patience as she figures out this "blog" business. Now, let's get to your questions...