5 years ago if someone asked, you would probably have said that in the future, things could only be better for women. But we now live in a world where organizations which provide healthcare services to women are being rapidly defunded, health care bills in which pregnancy and rape could count as “pre-existing conditions” which […]
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Personal – 9 Things I Can Do Without / Purge / Spring Clean
April // 9 Things I Can Do Without OR Purge OR Spring Clean It’s been an interesting time in our house. As much as spring is the time when a lot of people get rid of stuff, we’ve been bringing a lot of new things into the house. Because when you’re getting married, people like to give you […]
Mini-vacation
Hey friends. Because really, most of you reading this know me in real life. I think. I should go check the stats for that survey I did back in December to be sure. Anyways – the point is that you know now is a busy time. Like…busy. And as much as I would like to […]
Personal – Friendships
Many years ago, before we got on well, my sister made a joke that I didn’t really have any friends. And it hurt, because I think there was always a tiny little piece of me that felt like, “what if she’s right? what if none of the people I spend time with don’t actually like […]
Personal – 10 Ways to Escape the Winter Blues
March // 10 Ways to Escape the Winter Blues Today is officially the first day of spring. For so much of this winter, it hasn’t really felt like winter. Sure it’s been cold, but it also hasn’t been that cold. We’ve had ridiculously beautiful days that felt more like brisk fall than they would have like […]
Product – Tieks
So here we are – after more than a year of blogging, it’s my first proper product review. Not a service, not a restaurant, not an app. This is a physical thing that I’ve bought and that deserves to be talked about. And while it’s a #notsponsored post, damn would it be amazing if I […]
Personal – Sleepy
I’ve made some poor choices lately. Some of them are related to getting super into my new farming game (Stardew Valley – you are SO ADDICTIVE). But mostly it’s about self control – even with Stardew Valley – but that self-control is related to when I should be going to bed. For a few years […]
Personal – A Day Without Women
I am a feminist. This means that I believe in political, economic, and social equality of the sexes. It also means that I support groups that fight for women’s rights. In this case, “women’s rights” are those topics that strive to bring women to an equal footing with men. Not above. Equal. We are currently living […]
Personal – On Being a Planner
I am a planner by nature. Give me an event or something that requires preparation and research, and I am all over it. Parties, trips, finding an apartment, a house, moving, even how to play a complicated scavenger hunt game. I will take all the available information, diligently move down my to-do list, and organize it […]
Personal – 11 Ways to Send out Love
February // 11 ways you send out love into the world In honor of Galentine’s Day, celebrated the day before Valentine’s Day, I present my list of 11 ways in which I try to send love into the world. Praying for those who need it. I don’t pray a lot, and I don’t pray in a traditional way […]