17 Comments Jul 20th Let's talk about the silence and uncertainty of possible infertility I'd started off so optimistic… I was healthy and young, of course I'd get pregnant today or sometime soon. The longer it took, the less I believed that or my doctors reassurance. My mind became wrapped in a negativity I'd never known before. It is absolutely, positively, fantastic that there is a growing movement of woman making it more socially acceptable to talk about infertility. What we're not talking about is what comes before that. The months of uncertainty, of wondering if you're infertile… Read More Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More More Recent Posts > Recent Home 17 Comments Jul 20th Let's talk about the silence and uncertainty of possible infertility I'd started off so optimistic… I was healthy and young, of course I'd get pregnant today or sometime soon. The longer it took, the less I believed that or my doctors reassurance. My mind became wrapped in a negativity I'd never known before. It is absolutely, positively, fantastic that there is a growing movement of woman making it more socially acceptable to talk about infertility. What we're not talking about is what comes before that. The months of uncertainty, of wondering if you're infertile… Read More Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More 2.0k 10 Comments Jul 6th When it's necessary to overrule a child's "no touching" requests I am a pediatric nurse, and I was just worrying the other day about the message I was sending to a four-year-old girl during a treatment. She very clearly said "no," but of course it was necessary for us to treat her (nasal suctioning — totally not fun!). I would love to hear more suggestions from parents about what works when it is necessary to overrule a child's wishes about their bodies. Read More 1.5k Jun 27th Your big boobs don't suck, your bra does: How to find the right bra size I know the anger and depression that large breasts, and especially breasts in ill-fitting bras, can bring. I remember my teenage years with ill-fitting bras, and the shame I felt for myself and my breasts. After I found my right bra size, I was so happy with how my life improved that I decided to get trained as a bra fitter. And I want to help you find your correct bra size too! Read More More Home > Recent Life 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? 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Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? 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In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? 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Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More More Recent Posts > Recent Home 17 Comments Jul 20th Let's talk about the silence and uncertainty of possible infertility I'd started off so optimistic… I was healthy and young, of course I'd get pregnant today or sometime soon. The longer it took, the less I believed that or my doctors reassurance. My mind became wrapped in a negativity I'd never known before. It is absolutely, positively, fantastic that there is a growing movement of woman making it more socially acceptable to talk about infertility. What we're not talking about is what comes before that. The months of uncertainty, of wondering if you're infertile… Read More Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More 2.0k 10 Comments Jul 6th When it's necessary to overrule a child's "no touching" requests I am a pediatric nurse, and I was just worrying the other day about the message I was sending to a four-year-old girl during a treatment. She very clearly said "no," but of course it was necessary for us to treat her (nasal suctioning — totally not fun!). I would love to hear more suggestions from parents about what works when it is necessary to overrule a child's wishes about their bodies. Read More 1.5k Jun 27th Your big boobs don't suck, your bra does: How to find the right bra size I know the anger and depression that large breasts, and especially breasts in ill-fitting bras, can bring. I remember my teenage years with ill-fitting bras, and the shame I felt for myself and my breasts. After I found my right bra size, I was so happy with how my life improved that I decided to get trained as a bra fitter. And I want to help you find your correct bra size too! Read More More Home > Recent Life 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More More Recent Posts > Recent Home 17 Comments Jul 20th Let's talk about the silence and uncertainty of possible infertility I'd started off so optimistic… I was healthy and young, of course I'd get pregnant today or sometime soon. The longer it took, the less I believed that or my doctors reassurance. My mind became wrapped in a negativity I'd never known before. It is absolutely, positively, fantastic that there is a growing movement of woman making it more socially acceptable to talk about infertility. What we're not talking about is what comes before that. The months of uncertainty, of wondering if you're infertile… Read More Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More 2.0k 10 Comments Jul 6th When it's necessary to overrule a child's "no touching" requests I am a pediatric nurse, and I was just worrying the other day about the message I was sending to a four-year-old girl during a treatment. She very clearly said "no," but of course it was necessary for us to treat her (nasal suctioning — totally not fun!). I would love to hear more suggestions from parents about what works when it is necessary to overrule a child's wishes about their bodies. Read More 1.5k Jun 27th Your big boobs don't suck, your bra does: How to find the right bra size I know the anger and depression that large breasts, and especially breasts in ill-fitting bras, can bring. I remember my teenage years with ill-fitting bras, and the shame I felt for myself and my breasts. After I found my right bra size, I was so happy with how my life improved that I decided to get trained as a bra fitter. And I want to help you find your correct bra size too! Read More More Home > Recent Life 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More More Recent Posts > Recent Home 17 Comments Jul 20th Let's talk about the silence and uncertainty of possible infertility I'd started off so optimistic… I was healthy and young, of course I'd get pregnant today or sometime soon. The longer it took, the less I believed that or my doctors reassurance. My mind became wrapped in a negativity I'd never known before. It is absolutely, positively, fantastic that there is a growing movement of woman making it more socially acceptable to talk about infertility. What we're not talking about is what comes before that. The months of uncertainty, of wondering if you're infertile… Read More Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More 2.0k 10 Comments Jul 6th When it's necessary to overrule a child's "no touching" requests I am a pediatric nurse, and I was just worrying the other day about the message I was sending to a four-year-old girl during a treatment. She very clearly said "no," but of course it was necessary for us to treat her (nasal suctioning — totally not fun!). I would love to hear more suggestions from parents about what works when it is necessary to overrule a child's wishes about their bodies. Read More 1.5k Jun 27th Your big boobs don't suck, your bra does: How to find the right bra size I know the anger and depression that large breasts, and especially breasts in ill-fitting bras, can bring. I remember my teenage years with ill-fitting bras, and the shame I felt for myself and my breasts. After I found my right bra size, I was so happy with how my life improved that I decided to get trained as a bra fitter. And I want to help you find your correct bra size too! Read More More Home > Recent Life 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More More Recent Posts > Recent Home 17 Comments Jul 20th Let's talk about the silence and uncertainty of possible infertility I'd started off so optimistic… I was healthy and young, of course I'd get pregnant today or sometime soon. The longer it took, the less I believed that or my doctors reassurance. My mind became wrapped in a negativity I'd never known before. It is absolutely, positively, fantastic that there is a growing movement of woman making it more socially acceptable to talk about infertility. What we're not talking about is what comes before that. The months of uncertainty, of wondering if you're infertile… Read More Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More 2.0k 10 Comments Jul 6th When it's necessary to overrule a child's "no touching" requests I am a pediatric nurse, and I was just worrying the other day about the message I was sending to a four-year-old girl during a treatment. She very clearly said "no," but of course it was necessary for us to treat her (nasal suctioning — totally not fun!). I would love to hear more suggestions from parents about what works when it is necessary to overrule a child's wishes about their bodies. Read More 1.5k Jun 27th Your big boobs don't suck, your bra does: How to find the right bra size I know the anger and depression that large breasts, and especially breasts in ill-fitting bras, can bring. I remember my teenage years with ill-fitting bras, and the shame I felt for myself and my breasts. After I found my right bra size, I was so happy with how my life improved that I decided to get trained as a bra fitter. And I want to help you find your correct bra size too! Read More More Home > Recent Life 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
17 Comments Jul 20th Let's talk about the silence and uncertainty of possible infertility I'd started off so optimistic… I was healthy and young, of course I'd get pregnant today or sometime soon. The longer it took, the less I believed that or my doctors reassurance. My mind became wrapped in a negativity I'd never known before. It is absolutely, positively, fantastic that there is a growing movement of woman making it more socially acceptable to talk about infertility. What we're not talking about is what comes before that. The months of uncertainty, of wondering if you're infertile… Read More Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More 2.0k 10 Comments Jul 6th When it's necessary to overrule a child's "no touching" requests I am a pediatric nurse, and I was just worrying the other day about the message I was sending to a four-year-old girl during a treatment. She very clearly said "no," but of course it was necessary for us to treat her (nasal suctioning — totally not fun!). I would love to hear more suggestions from parents about what works when it is necessary to overrule a child's wishes about their bodies. Read More 1.5k Jun 27th Your big boobs don't suck, your bra does: How to find the right bra size I know the anger and depression that large breasts, and especially breasts in ill-fitting bras, can bring. I remember my teenage years with ill-fitting bras, and the shame I felt for myself and my breasts. After I found my right bra size, I was so happy with how my life improved that I decided to get trained as a bra fitter. And I want to help you find your correct bra size too! Read More More Home > Recent Life 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More 2.0k 10 Comments Jul 6th When it's necessary to overrule a child's "no touching" requests I am a pediatric nurse, and I was just worrying the other day about the message I was sending to a four-year-old girl during a treatment. She very clearly said "no," but of course it was necessary for us to treat her (nasal suctioning — totally not fun!). I would love to hear more suggestions from parents about what works when it is necessary to overrule a child's wishes about their bodies. Read More 1.5k Jun 27th Your big boobs don't suck, your bra does: How to find the right bra size I know the anger and depression that large breasts, and especially breasts in ill-fitting bras, can bring. I remember my teenage years with ill-fitting bras, and the shame I felt for myself and my breasts. After I found my right bra size, I was so happy with how my life improved that I decided to get trained as a bra fitter. And I want to help you find your correct bra size too! Read More More Home > Recent Life 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More 2.0k 10 Comments Jul 6th When it's necessary to overrule a child's "no touching" requests I am a pediatric nurse, and I was just worrying the other day about the message I was sending to a four-year-old girl during a treatment. She very clearly said "no," but of course it was necessary for us to treat her (nasal suctioning — totally not fun!). I would love to hear more suggestions from parents about what works when it is necessary to overrule a child's wishes about their bodies. Read More 1.5k Jun 27th Your big boobs don't suck, your bra does: How to find the right bra size I know the anger and depression that large breasts, and especially breasts in ill-fitting bras, can bring. I remember my teenage years with ill-fitting bras, and the shame I felt for myself and my breasts. After I found my right bra size, I was so happy with how my life improved that I decided to get trained as a bra fitter. And I want to help you find your correct bra size too! Read More More Home > Recent Life 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
2.0k 10 Comments Jul 6th When it's necessary to overrule a child's "no touching" requests I am a pediatric nurse, and I was just worrying the other day about the message I was sending to a four-year-old girl during a treatment. She very clearly said "no," but of course it was necessary for us to treat her (nasal suctioning — totally not fun!). I would love to hear more suggestions from parents about what works when it is necessary to overrule a child's wishes about their bodies. Read More 1.5k Jun 27th Your big boobs don't suck, your bra does: How to find the right bra size I know the anger and depression that large breasts, and especially breasts in ill-fitting bras, can bring. I remember my teenage years with ill-fitting bras, and the shame I felt for myself and my breasts. After I found my right bra size, I was so happy with how my life improved that I decided to get trained as a bra fitter. And I want to help you find your correct bra size too! Read More More Home > Recent Life 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.5k Jun 27th Your big boobs don't suck, your bra does: How to find the right bra size I know the anger and depression that large breasts, and especially breasts in ill-fitting bras, can bring. I remember my teenage years with ill-fitting bras, and the shame I felt for myself and my breasts. After I found my right bra size, I was so happy with how my life improved that I decided to get trained as a bra fitter. And I want to help you find your correct bra size too! Read More More Home > Recent Life 15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? 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15 Comments Jul 18th Sustainability isn't always sustainable: Environmental thoughts from an eco poser I wake up one day feeling like Captain Planet, and the next I'm considering buying paper plates for dinner. I know I'm not alone. It's the same mechanism by which any serious yet non-immediate threat gets pulverized in the gears of our everyday lives. There will always be a sizable part of our psyche that we just can't convince to give a shit about something until it's pounding on our door. And I think there's an especially large, entirely intersectional number of us doing this with the environment. Read More Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jul 14th Tips from a makeup artist: The 5 best face moisturizers Good face moisturizers are everything. Everything. What I look for in a moisturizer depends on the skin I am applying it to, BUT as a makeup artist I am also looking for moisturizers that will not disrupt the makeup I intend to put over it. Fear not! Even for the driest skin, there is a moisturizer out there that will soothe, heal and nourish the skin without disrupting your final makeup application… Read More Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jul 13th Why are female politicians STILL getting looks-shamed? When Hillary Clinton was running for president, there was a troubling amount of talk about her "stamina" and her "look." Now Theresa May was called out for looking "heavily made up, as if she's been crying." So what's the deal — why are we still having to dodge distraction headlines about the looks of female politicians? Read More Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jul 12th Panic attack chronicles: Don't let your mental illness bully you My husband drove us home in my car, sans groceries. I sobbed the whole way, shaking and panicking, and thinking "I'm such a weak fucking loser. I wonder if he'll leave me. I hope he does — he'd be better off." But having panic attacks/mental illness doesn't make you unlovable, or a bad partner, as long as you are being proactive about caring for your mental health… Read More 1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.3k Jul 5th Defying gender binaries with Alok Vaid-Menon — a gender non-conforming writer, performer, & fashion icon Alok feels that the concepts of masculinity and femininity shouldn't have relevance in this day and age. "We need to be much more colorful, expansive, and precise about what we mean rather than defaulting into ideological catchalls that do more harm than good," he tells me. Being that Alok is a person of color, I wonder if they feel that ethnicity/race ties into the equation in a meaningful way. Their reply is so profound that I'm still sort of reeling from it… Read More More Life > Recent Food Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jun 16th Easy Instant Pot recipes for your new cooking obsession We used our brand spanking new Instant Pot for the first time the other week, using a very easy first timer recipe. And now we're hooked! It's Megan-simple and quick. And now I want MORE easy Instant Pot recipes (bonus points for being healthy). So I put our a request on Facebook, and got these responses. (And then I want to hear yours!)… Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
May 9th Homemade labneh & ricotta: How to make soft cheese at home I want a recipe that is economical, better than what I can buy, and suitable for the easily distracted. A tall order, it would seem, but after a quick search and a flick though some old books, I found three likely candidates: labneh, ricotta, and paneer. My paneer was underwhelming, but the other two cheeses were a roaring success! Here's how to make soft cheese at home… Read More Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Apr 28th Asian beef: A quick dinner recipe for a picky family Do you need a quick meal you can throw together without measuring spoons? A pinch here and a splash there? Let me introduce you to my family's new favorite meal, a little thing I like to call Asian beef. (And it is also great for picky eaters!) Read More 18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
18 Comments Apr 19th My favorite 5 minute meal: Egg and avocado toast Breakfast, lunch, or dinner — ever since I discovered I can make egg and avocado on toast in less than five minutes, it's become my go-to meal when I'm short on time. In addition to being fast, it's filling, full of protein, and only about 300 calories! Read More More Food > Recent People 1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.1k 12 Comments Jul 17th My husband wants space and I don't. Are we doomed? My husband and I have been together for three years and always struggled with the balance of personal space. I don't need to be alone at all — in fact I hate it. He is the opposite and thinks we should live apart, feels smothered… How can our relationship survive if he doesn't want to be around me 90% of the time? Isn't him wanting to live separately just the first step in ending the relationship? Or is it already over, and I'm refusing to acknowledge it? Read More 1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.9k 22 Comments Jul 11th Go off-brand & black-ops: How to have a baby on the cheap Three days before I found out I was pregnant with my first baby, in an example of worst-timing-ever, I quit my job. Now nine months of being pregnant, broke, and bored loomed ahead. After the first (but not last) major panic attack was over, we realized we would have to become money-saving ninjas, embracing the second hand, the cheap and the wonky, and we would cope. So now I'm in my second pregnancy, I'd like to share how we managed to keep down the costs of preparing for a newborn… Read More 1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.8k 28 Comments Jul 10th Shit. I think I may be non-monogamous. Now what? I can't deny it. I feel strong pulls to be emotionally, and perhaps down the road, physically involved with other men with whom I've developed emotional connections. I recently told all of this to my husband. He met me with open arms and respects my feelings. But I don't know how to sort through these feelings I'm having towards a new lifestyle… Read More 1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.0k Jun 29th 4 ways to survive being an accidental stay at home mom I am an accidental stay-at-home mom. It's not all roses however, as there was a learning curve to the two of us being home all day together. My husband now jokes that he was certain he would come home one day and my son and I would have divided the house in half with tape and claimed territories! All joking aside, there are some great ways to help make the transition easier and to break the monotony of it all… Read More 1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.0k Jun 28th Let's talk about polyamory research: QUALITY OVER QUANTITY? An article was recently published about how polyamorous people are supposedly less sexually satisfied than monogamous people. Who did we ask to weigh in on this? Why, our favorite philosopher of love, of course: Carrie Jenkins, author of What Love Is… Read More More People > Recent Pets Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jul 19th How to throw a pawsitively perfect dog birthday party If you think that pets are part of the family, why not throw them birthday parties, too!? Don't worry if you don't know your pet's actual birthdate, you can celebrate their "gotcha day" or "adoptiversary"! Here's how to plan the perfect party for your pet… Read More 8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
8.7k 12 Comments Jul 7th Did you know that litter box services exist!? Maybe you're like me and you're sick of cleaning litter boxes. Or maybe you have an illness that sucks up all of your energy. (If you have limited spoons, do you really want to use them on cleaning?) Or maybe you're running a business and raising kids and taking care of your parents and volunteering and you literally don't have time to clean litter boxes. I'm here to tell you that you have options… Read More Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Feb 15th How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house I've fostered kitties for over five years now, and have six of my own adult cats. Each adult cat acts their own way towards newbies, but here's how I have successfully fostered kittens… Read More Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Feb 10th This dog birthday party is exactly what you need right now Need to take a political news break? Please, fill your eyes and hearts with these photos of the cutest dog birthday party you'll see today (or, you know, ever). Adorable wrinkly puppy faces ahoy! Read More 22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. 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22 Comments Jan 12th How to stop a dog from eating too fast My dog INHALES her food. She doesn't even bother chewing it! Is anyone else is dealing with this? If so, I've done some research, and here are the ways I'm told that you can stop a dog from eating to fast. (And one thing to do if nothing works.) Read More More Pets > Recent Do It Yourself 1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.5k 14 Comments Jun 8th How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks We're DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs! These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here's how to make a dragon egg… Read More 1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.2k Apr 11th The easiest (and best!) facial moisturizer you'll ever make yourself Here's a recipe for one of the gentlest, actually hydrating, easiest facial moisturizers you can make. I like to use this for a nighttime moisturizer… Read More Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Mar 30th Turn your Etsy envy into wood burning with pyrography My love for pyrography, aka wood burning, came from Etsy envy. In an effort to share this most exciting of journeys with you, my dearest DIY Homies, here are the things you will need to start your pyrographical adventure from Etsy envy to unfettered creativity… Read More Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? 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Mar 23rd The cold never bunny'd me anyway: How to DIY this Elsa bunny for Easter I'm knitting Easter bunnies for my daughters and nephews this year. I decided that rather than get each kid a new stuffed bunny each year (which is what we've done up to this point) I'd just make them new clothes each year. Since my two year old nephew is completely obsessed with Frozen (and really all Disney princesses) I decided to make him an Elsa Bunny… Read More 10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
10 Comments Jan 30th Tactile warmth and friendliness: The joys of refinishing radiators While some people may dislike them for their industrial appearance and sturdy presence within a room, I love radiators' tactile warmth and friendless and the simple beauty of a molded decorative radiator. And, after a little TLC, our salvaged radiators are truly beautiful! Have a few radiators in your home that need some love, or are looking to install some? Here's some tips and tricks to beautify your radiators… Read More More Do It Yourself > Recent Shopping 2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
2.7k Jul 3rd Behold the most absurdly cute purses that you can actually buy I have had the same large wallet since college and it finally broke. So sheeet, I needed to know buy a new purse. I still haven't found The One yet, but I sure did find about a million that I wanted to buy. The world of absurdly cute purses is vast and eye-popping. I figured I'd share a few of my favorites in case you too are in search of a statement clutch, purse, or wallet to let everyone know that you too are a 12-year-old at heart. Read More Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jun 13th Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won't suck! Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it's good. The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play. Read More Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
Jun 2nd Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I'd take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What's your favorite kind? And while we're thinking about favorite donuts, here's how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can't fill your stomach with them… Read More 2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
2.8k 10 Comments May 30th Relationship hack: Take 5 minutes a week to help improve your relationship Remember when we explored if there was any any non-religious marriage advice? Our sponsor Relate could be the non-corny, non-religious, science-based approach to helping you improve your relationship that you've been looking for! Read More May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping > Crazy cat ladies OMG! Shark pet bed combines my two favorite things How to foster kittens with adult cats in the house Homemade cat toys that don’t look like trash Use a garland to display your favorite ornaments How on earth do you move with an outdoor cat? Reduce the STANK in your house: solving common stinky problems Heron and Daniel’s big cozy arty rowhouse in DC The return of partying hard: I Wanna Get Stupid with You Read More > Body Image Wonder Woman is bad-ass, but here's why I love Etta Candy even more Read More Intersectionality and privilege: Dispatches from a body positivist on the frontlines Read More How I used existentialism to become body positive Read More How to respond to teens who think their bodies are "gross" Read More Read More » > Offbeat Families How did your baby change your life? How to track your cycles and chart your fertility without going super insane Things are going to be different Parents are people, too: musings on the lessons that we teach I'm an atheist but my step-kid is religious: how do I respect his beliefs while expressing mine? 6 ways I found time for my favorite hobby again after having a kid My growing boy and the flowered pants Walking the parent consumerism line: how much is too much? Read More > Smart & Sexy How The Addams Family does BDSM right Dealing with super painful post-partum sex, aka vulvar vestibulodynia What Makes a Baby and 5 other books that explain the different ways families are made What is sex like during various stages of pregnancy? Stash your sex toys (but remember where the hell you put them) How Je Joue can help you find your G-spot Finding a Dominant/submissive play partner Help! My roommate is SUPER loud while doin' it Read More > We're everywhere! Follow us on social media. Offbeat Home archives READ NOW Copyright © 2003 - 2017 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Illustrations by Ursula X. Young Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
May 23rd There's now a meal delivery service for the awesome foods you crave! Okay, so we all know about meal kit delivery services that help you make healthy meals at home. But eff that noise! Our sponsor BurgaBox delivers everything you need to make guilty pleasures like over-the-top burgers, fries, and mac and cheeses, right to your doorstep… Read More More Shopping >