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Hangxiety: Can Drinking Make Anxiety Worse? | Selfie, Episode 66

January 21, 2019

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio     Hangxiety: it’s a thing. We’re talking about the science behind the drinking/anxiety connection. Sarah talks about her resolution success and almost ruining Santa, and Kristen gives an update on going to Tokyo with four kids. Wanna ask a question “on the air”? Leave us a message, question, or advice query and we will feature it on the show. Go to our Speakpipe page and talk to us! In . . .

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Life Lately

January 21, 2019

So much fun watching my girls in Annie tonight. If you are local there are two more shows tomorrow night and Sunday afternoon. A few changes in the last 10 years: went from 2 to 4 kids, switched my hair to a middle part, and of course a divorce and a new relationship ... Sometimes you find friends you laugh with. You share the same brand of sarcasm and you cackle with each other until someone has to run to the bathroom. You mock as a love language. You talk in gifs. You giggle until your . . .

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Friday Finds: Rain Boots

January 18, 2019

AMAWEI Kids Rain Boots KushyShoo Women's Mid Calf Waterproof Rubber Rain Boots Triple Deer Girl Rainbow Rain Boots Kids Capelli New York Ladies Multi Dots Printed Short Rain Boot AMAWEI Kids Rain Boots ZOOGS Children's Rain Boots Teal Dot Hale Rain Boot Mini Balabala Women's Rain Shoes Twisted Women's Ollie Tall Cute Rubber Rain Boots . . .

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This Just Makes Me Want to Strangle Some Balls | On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from December 2008.

January 17, 2019

On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from December 2008. It's almost Christmas, and yet I'm still ranting on my blog. I know, I know. I should be posting a recipe or sharing a holiday craft or writing about something involving festivity and merriment instead of unloading about all the injustices in the world. But I just can't help myself. I tried to move on after yesterday's post. The kids were with grandma for the night, and I am still fighting a bug, so I curled up early on . . .

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Wednesday’s Child: Colin

January 16, 2019

Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .

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When “not being in the mood” isn’t just a trivial circumstance

January 16, 2019

I've partnered with the #righttodesire campaign to bring awareness to female Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder The tropes and jokes about women rebuffing their partner's sexual advances are as old as women reaching for a glass of wine as soon as their kids go to bed. It's funny because it's familiar. And yet, women seem to sort of accept the idea that it's fine for their sexual appetite to be low . . . that not wanting sex as often as our partners is just the way we're wired. Obviously, . . .

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SELF-LOVE, CONNECTING TO THE DIVINE, TAROT CARDS & MAKEUP: AN INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN GARCIA | SELFIE, EPISODE 65

January 14, 2019

Subscribe via Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | IHeartRadio We are chatting with Kevin Garcia about self-care, crystals, emotional attunement, tarot cards, spirituality, serums, and makeup. Kevin is a speaker, creative, musician, and host of the podcast, A Tiny Revolution.  He is also a fierce advocate of LGBT rights and while he’s got a woo-woo side (he’s a fan of tarot cards and crystals) he is also pursuing a Masters of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary. He’s . . .

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Friday Finds: Pouf Ottomans

January 11, 2019

1. Tan & Gray Donoma Wool Pouf 2. Majestic Home Goods Black Vertical Stripe 3.  Adelphie Wool Pouf 4. Sweed Valley Pouf  5. Marrakesh Gallery Moroccan Pouf 6. Abraham Pouf  7. Oatmeal Celeste Pouf 8. Urban Knit Pouf Set 9. Blue & White Anthony Pouf       . . .

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BLACK DOLLS: special order only | On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from December 2008.

January 10, 2019

On Thursdays I post from the vault. This post is from December 2008. Some days, I think we are living in a new era, in a world that doesn't see color, in a world more and more like the one Martin Luther King dreamt about. And some days, I remember that we're not. There were a myriad of reminders about this for me today, most of which I can't really disclose on my blog. Let me just say this: in therapy, the filter comes off. And some people say stuff to me having no idea that I have an . . .

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Wednesday’s Child: Alex

January 9, 2019

Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .

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