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What’s In A Name: Boyfriend/Partner/Fiancé?

My Mom is getting married. Again. For the fourth time. Without going into reams of details, suffice it to say her relationship philosophies are skewed. Which means I have the pleasure of sorting my own...

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Bangladeshi Pumpkin and Shrimp

As I’ve mentioned before, my book club pairs food themes with our reading materials. For October, we read Max Brooks’  World War Z in honor of Halloween, and since it’s an international tale, our...

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Facebook in a Time of Divorce

I found out I was getting divorced through Facebook. Well, kinda. This is what I learned about online etiquette for really big life events. Monday started like any other: snag coffee, check work email,...

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Kindness Is Free

I’m not a mom but I am a woman, and I am embarrassed to admit how often I contribute to catty commentary and girl-on-girl meanness. Mostly it’s limited to internal dialogue or snarky comments; I’m not...

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Tattoo Parlors > Mall Kiosks for Piercings

I read this great piece in TIME on why tattoo parlors are better for piercings. My first piercing was the ears. Like many Ear Piercing Gun girls my age, I was absolutely dying to be deemed grown up...

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Valentine’s Humor

Not for the faint of heart,  I present these riotously uncomfortable Horrible Love Cards from The Oatmeal. Thanks for the link, sis! You’re all very welcome. And there are pages and pages more…Filed...

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10 Lessons for Your 30′s

I liked this piece from Mark Manson, “10 Life Lessons to Excel In Your 30′s” — even if the title doesn’t roll off the tongue. I’ve captured the 10 points below, and encourage you to read the full...

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5 Things I Learned About Food This Week

In no particular order… 1. Switching to a low-carb diet results in brain fog (stupidity), flu-like symptoms of blarg, fatigue like mono, irritability and spending lots of time thinking about food....

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Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

I’m feeling miffed this morning at the lack of awareness for health equity. I first read this piece during ‘Sociology of the Family’ my freshman year at college, and it profoundly impacted my...

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Against trolls, with beauty

I needed this today. by Shane Koyczan Filed under: culture, inspiration, life, love, words, wounds

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