If you don’t know what Dementors are, you aren’t cut out to be a reader of this blog. We are about to get very geeky. I’m re-reading “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,” where Dementors are introduced to the series. I find it comforting to re-read, or partially re-read Harry Potters before bed when […]
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I Ate a Whole Box of Mac n Cheese, Now What?
I ate a whole box of Mac n Cheese the other night. We all do it. They key, my friends, is to acknowledge and move on. It’s what resilience is all about. If you’re like me, you made the mac n cheese out of sheer exhaustion, with the intent of eating a normal, single human amount. […]
How to Dress for Joy
When my daughters were two and four years old, they went through a fairy phase. I don’t mean they liked fairy toys and drew pictures of fairies—I mean my daughters believed they were actual fairies. And who was I to convince them otherwise? During the fairy phase, the only thing my daughters ever wanted to […]
The Single Conversation Starter ANYONE Can Pull Off
As a conversation starter, I’ve been resorting to “shallow” clothing compliments a lot lately. Meaning, I have been making a good deal of positive comments on what people around me are wearing, such as: Cool shoes. I like that jacket. Where did you get your laptop bag? Partly, I’m complimenting clothes as a conversation starter […]
On Being Awkward and Faking It
This is a guest post from Kaia Roman, author of The Joy Plan a part-memoir, part-personal growth book due out in July. Her words are wise and she was kind enough to allow me to share them with you here. I heard a quote today that went, “We aren’t human beings, we are human becomings.” Kaia’s philosophy […]
The Powerful, Magical, Stepsister Slippers
I’ve never been a fashion plate. I’m more likely to select clothing for reasons of comfort, ease, or even nostalgia, instead of for any kind of conscious image-crafting. I’ll wear an old concert T-shirt, from The Cure, maybe, because it reminds me of a great show from years past. Or, I might wear one from […]
