After about five years of doing a near-full-time job from my sofa, I finally decided to rent an office outside of my house. We don’t have an extra bedroom and so I’ve never had a dedicated space, and it was just time. I need to separate work from home and have dedicated office hours. (A great post on how and why to do that here.) A friend of mine just happened to have a small office in his suite that was unused, and so I decided to rent it from him. It’s perfect for what I need, but . . .
What I want you to know: I have a Ph.D. and I’m not using it
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Jennifer. I was in graduate school for six years. Beginning in 2007 and up until the summer of 2013, I was slaving away over books and articles and papers in an effort to earn my . . .
That’s what SHE said: modern motherhood myths, salvation through tattoos, too much ethnic casting, and more . . .
DEAR NELLIE ANDREEVA AND DEADLINE, ABOUT YOUR PIECE ON TOO MUCH "ETHNIC CASTING" ON TV | AWESOMELY LUVVIE Sometimes, white people are like the kid in kindergarten who always wanted to play with your toys but they’d never let you play with theirs. You try to tell them your toy is only for you and they’ll report you to the teacher saying you didn’t share. It’s like how white folks whined about not being in SELMA (even though the movie did show the contributions of some white characters but logic . . .
Friday Finds for New Moms
Over the past few years I've heard from some great companies that are making ingenious baby gear, but because I'm well out of that stage, it has felt disingenuous to talk about those products since I'm obviously not trying them out myself. When I found out my assistant/email whisperer/writer Lindsey Anthony was expecting, I asked her if she'd like to help me create a Friday Finds of all of the best baby products out there. I love the stuff she found and I wish some of these . . .
Blue Apron’s family plan
This post is sponsored by Blue Apron For the past two weeks, we have been trying Blue Apron’s new family dinner plan. I have written about Blue Apron before. It's a service that sends recipes along with exact measurements of the ingredients that you will need. It takes all of the guesswork and shopping out of creating meals from scratch. The family meals are $8.74 per person, delivered in a refrigerated box so that you don’t have to be sitting at-the-wait when the box arrives. Because I like . . .
What I want you to know about living with fibromyalgia
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Emily McCallister. My name is Emily McCallister. I am 24 years old. I have lived with fibromyalgia for 10 years. According to mayoclinic.com, fibromyalgia "is a disorder . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Makayla
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 . . .
Reflections on my trip to Israel
A couple weeks ago, I took a weeklong trip to Israel with a group of about 20 other women. The purpose of the trip was to learn more about Israeli Palestinian conflict, as well as to visit some historical sites. A couple people have commented on the fact that I haven't written about that trip yet on my blog. It's a bit unusual for me. Typically when I visit another country with the purpose of storytelling about humanitarian efforts, I am writing from the road. I had every intention of doing that . . .
What I want you to know: drug addicts are good people with a terrible disease
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Lauren F. My story starts back in 2009, the year I graduated from high school. I started having many surgeries for several difficult medical issues I was having at the time . . .
Best satire reviews on Amazon
There are a few things in life that make me inexplicably happy no matter what mood I’m in…things that restore my faith in humanity and lift my spirits regardless of what’s going on. Flashmobs are one of those things. I just grin even at the idea of random people coming together under the purpose of bringing cheer through a surprise dance. But there is another convergence of random people bringing joy that I want to talk about today: the phenomenon of satirical Amazon reviews.The comment section . . .
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