*Button push warning (One of my beloved aunts would tease me for worrying about offending everyone 🙂 but I use button instead of tr!gger warning because it feels less well, button pushing): Infertility, ovarian cancer So April 16 was my cancer recurrence diagnosis anniversary. I missed the day this year, didn't even think about it …
While I shopped around high fashion blogs for 'fit inspo earlier this morning, I opined to my husband that there is no way I can afford some things on those blogs. I said I could put together these outfits for $30 easily, and my brilliant husband challenged me to do just that. The idea consumed …
Continue reading Cheap (‘Fit Inspo) Tricks: Rich White Lady Goes to Mexico
Just about every morning my husband gets up with the sun, tends to the animals, and then makes coffee and this banana berry smoothie. The really cool thing about this recipe is you can make it your own. We buy all different kinds of fresh and frozen fruit for this, mangoes, dragon fruit, kiwis, the …
**Originally published in September 2020, this post is one of my third most read posts of all time. Since I am still working to extinguish the grammar police in my head, I thought I'd fresher her up and share her again. Enjoy! I've written many times about anti-racist work I do (which live in the …
Continue reading Consider This: Colonialism in Grammar Police
When I first started reading blogs in college, I leaned heavily into fashion posts for inspiration. A friend called me a "fashionista" once, and I thought that obviously meant my steez was on point enough to launch a fashion blog of my own. Daily outfit inspo (a board I had on Pinterest when it was …
Continue reading Fit Inspo: Donna from That 70’s Show Goes to the Hamptons
Over the years, I've written many a book report. Here's a round up of some of my favorites: I wrote about The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai and why you should add it to your reading list here. It's one of my favorite books of all time. It chronicles the life of a man part …
I wrote many posts with words of the week that I made to expand my vocabulary. Delicious new words are my favorite. So instead of just one, I'll share the words I collect in my journal recommended to me by one of my favorite queer writers, Megan Falley. Yes, if you're following, I do actually …
This week at work, we had a presenter speak about meditation and the benefits of it. Now, you may have heard the co-opted "self-care" meditation that tells you to sit, clear your mind, and the secrets of the universe will reveal themselves to you. That is NOT how it worked for me, and it's not …
Continue reading Meditation and How I’ve Made it Work for Me
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