The Go-To List for Girls

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  I have a confession to make. My career and passion is in the beauty business. I manage a salon and retail shop. But that’s not the confession.For most of my life I thought I was ugly. I used to be the girl who thought I was too ugly to get my picture taken. I [...]

Closed Minds and Open Letters

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It’s a weird week for news and not news news (do I sound like a horrible love child of Gertrude Stein and Donald Rumsfield? No? I should…). Syria is still a mess btw, we still have a small portion of our gerrymandered electorate holding the country hostage on our sixth day of government shutdown. But [...]

(I Am) Outspoken

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  I am many things. A mother. A writer. A Wife and lover of all things Dr. Who. I’m ADHD and I’m anxiety and I’m really, really bad at putting the forks back in the same spot every time I unload the dishwasher. I’m allergic to the world, infertile, and at 35, I’m dealing with [...]

Kumbaya, Bonfire Chats, & Fuckability

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No one ever said I was subtle. Well, maybe that one time when I mistakenly took two of The Husband’s muscle relaxers thinking they were my thyroid medication and then found myself falling asleep trying to get pantyhose while getting ready for work. The Husband came home to find me in bed, drooling, and confused [...]

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      Ladies? Let’s drop the bullshit and get down to the nitty-gritty. Do you think your self-view and perception of your own body affect your sex life with your partner? My short answer is OF COURSE IT DOES.  If you know me in real life, pretend I just asked if babies from from [...]

The Rant of a Shameless Slut

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Back in the late 80s when I was a women’s studies student and knee deep in the identity politics of the era, I read (and read and read) about women being in competition with each other instead of being friends with one another. I didn’t fully understand the concept because I truly didn’t get it. [...]