Happy holidays, vain biddies!
May we suggest
Anna Hamilton
in
Clothes /
Does Anyone Else Have Certain Tattered Old Clothes You Just Can't Bear to Toss Out?
The Clothes We Wear to Shreds
Fun
Jane's Stuff
Happy Holidays! Here's what people decided to pass up in favor of eating cookies and wrapping gifts.
Relationships
Broken down, it’s totally easy to see why guys would look at my silly photos, read my twenty-something blog posts, see my witty 140 character quips, and project that I am their quirky dream girl fantasy.
Family Drama
In the wake of the deaths of six- and seven-year-olds in Newtown, CT, giving my kid a toy gun just doesn't seem right. And I am not at all comfortable with the violence marketed to kids through video games and movies.
Somer Sherwood in
Family Drama,
guns,
christmas,
kids,
parenting,
newtown,
video games,
first person shooter games,
movies,
The Hobbit,
explodey movies
23 Hours Ago | 71 comments
Issues
Not to get too shrill -- in case you are near dogs -- but telling me I’m more likely to get a raise if I ask super-sweetly doesn’t seem that far off from telling me to suck on my finger and be all “Pweese?” to the head of HR.
Issues
Meds don’t change you. They let you become who you’re meant to be.
Issues
At the abbey, you don’t think about money or struggling at your job. You’re free from those concerns, and they start to seem petty.
Fun
Adopting a pet is a big deal, and not something to be sprung on someone who might not be up for the challenge. Besides, rescue pets are AWESOME.
Clothes
I fully acknowledge that I have had ample opportunities to throw this rag out, but it’s survived through countless rounds of clearing out my wardrobe for the local ASPCA thrift shop.
Fun
THE END IS NIGH! Let's buy stuff!
Sex
I call this the sad-to-sex routine: Guy tells me his Tragic Story, then tries to get handsy. No, thank you.
Issues
I’ve had literally dozens of students like this over the years. Were they ticking time bombs, or were they garden-variety teenagers and young adults who were struggling and venting?
It Happened To Me
The first time I saw photos of my daughter’s donor siblings I felt like someone sucker punched me in the solar plexus. Their resemblance to her is uncanny.
New Agey
I vacillate between being very scientific double-blind-placebo-controlled cynical and super New Age-y open to psychics and other crap woo-woo. It's a good balance.
Issues
Rape culture is the trivialization of rape, and it permeates our society to an alarming extent.
Beauty
My battle with dry, flaking skin is neverending but these wonder products are saving my LIFE.
Hannah in
Beauty,
skincare,
shoppables,
dry skin,
winter skin,
winter beauty,
decleor,
moisturizer,
clarisonic,
DDF,
serum
Dec 21, 2012 at 10:00am | 116 comments
Issues
It's called thanatophobia, or the fear of dying. Sure, everyone's afraid of dying to some extent, but not everyone gets consumed by it.
Fun
Okay, obviously, the world is NOT ending. But I'm just saying.
Entertainment
It was haunting, the way Kim Gordon murmured. She sounded like she knew everything, you could hear it in her voice. She knew everything but was too bored by it to tell you.
It Happened To Me
Suffice to say, mine was infinitely more budget than the Robert Redford/Demi Moore version.
Beauty
There's nothing wrong with a bit of vanity, y'all.
Marianne in
Beauty,
vanity,
self-esteem,
ladies aren't here to look pretty for you,
it's okay if people want to look pretty,
vain
Dec 20, 2012 at 3:00pm | 291 comments
Jane's Phone
Any guesses as to how this ends, my friends?
Healthy
According to my doctor, a person with a broken bone needs as many calories as a “very active” person during the healing process -– and, at least in my case, my body has responded with a deep and abiding hunger. Smart move, body.
Family Drama
Caitlin Doughty of "Ask a Mortician" says you should talk to your kids about death. And a pet psychic says my dead cat visits me.
Somer Sherwood in
Family Drama,
death,
parenting,
kids,
talking to kids about death,
sandy hook,
ghost cats,
ask a mortician
Dec 20, 2012 at 1:30pm | 52 comments
Relationships
For all the discussions we have about romantic monogamy and polyamory and everything in between, I don’t think we talk enough about how those same dynamics translate to friendships.
Entertainment
In the spirit of middle school obsessions bringing out the best in us, I'd like to invite you to meticulously unpack the Les Mis trailer with me.
