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...
View ArticleBangladeshi 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...
View ArticleFacebook 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,...
View ArticleKindness 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...
View ArticleTattoo 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...
View ArticleValentine’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...
View Article10 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...
View Article5 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....
View ArticleUnpacking 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...
View ArticleAgainst trolls, with beauty
I needed this today. by Shane Koyczan Filed under: culture, inspiration, life, love, words, wounds
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