That is, as Jen McGuire argues today, in a purely secular sense – think outfits and brunch planning and the hell that can be eggy dying. In this hilarious piece, she argues what we’re all thinking: If you’re not religious, Easter is kinda a bore. There are eggs to dye – and then hide – there are brunch plans to be made, recipes to share, and kids hopped on so much sugar it rivals Halloween. Why, oh why, she asks, do we do this to ourselves?

This is most definitely TMI, but I’ve long been a pee-every-hour kinda gal. And now in my 40s, that time frame has definitely gotten shorter. So is something wrong or is this “normal”? Lucky for me, I have colleagues who share my pain and like to get to the bottom of things, so Julie Sprankles did just that. Her hard work is our gain, friends.