March 23, 2015 Rescuing already-sprouted tulip bulbs A spell of weirdly warm weather got me rummaging around in my little gardening closet, and I stumbled across something that would fill any home gardener with horror. I'd completely forgotten that I had bought a bunch of tulip and hyacinth bulbs late last summer. Read More 10k 53 Comments December 29, 2014 I shaved my head, and I feel beautiful This past Halloween, I shaved my head for my costume. It's something that I've thought of doing for years. A little bit daring, really easy to do, and wouldn't it be fun to see what my head looked like underneath the hair? Read More 3.4k 17 Comments September 22, 2014 Want to get to know your neighbors? Start a crazy-stupid, summer-long, front-yard project Over the course of 12 weekends, we transformed our weed-infested front yard into a landscaped, welcoming entrance to our home. In addition to a nice-looking lil front yard (and a racer-back tan that’s never going to go away), we also got an unforeseen benefit: WE KNOW WHO OUR NEIGHBORS ARE NOW. Read More 6.3k 104 Comments April 29, 2014 Where do I start? An anime guide for newbies I don't remember why I decided to spend a few hours one night watching English-dubbed Sailor Moon episodes from the '90s. I do know that magical blonde high-schooler lured me into a story-telling art form that I have since fallen deeply in love with. The story arcs, the relationships, the character development, the magic, the grit, the color, the fan art… anime lights my story-loving/comic-nut fire. So while I'm still fairly new to anime and am definitely not an expert, I'm trying to get more well-rounded in my knowledge. Feel free to follow my breadcrumb trail, Offbeat Homies, and lose yourself to this world forever. Read More 8.8k 51 Comments October 14, 2013 Relationship hack: I got rid of my one-sided birth control angst when my partner volunteered to handle the pills I had vented my annoyance with those birth control pill blister packs to my husband multiple times. These damned packs… just one more frustrating element that the person with the baby-growing parts has to deal with that the partner doesn't. Resentment breeding ground, is what I'm saying here. Until my husband volunteered to handle those damn things himself. Read More 123
10k 53 Comments December 29, 2014 I shaved my head, and I feel beautiful This past Halloween, I shaved my head for my costume. It's something that I've thought of doing for years. A little bit daring, really easy to do, and wouldn't it be fun to see what my head looked like underneath the hair? Read More 3.4k 17 Comments September 22, 2014 Want to get to know your neighbors? Start a crazy-stupid, summer-long, front-yard project Over the course of 12 weekends, we transformed our weed-infested front yard into a landscaped, welcoming entrance to our home. In addition to a nice-looking lil front yard (and a racer-back tan that’s never going to go away), we also got an unforeseen benefit: WE KNOW WHO OUR NEIGHBORS ARE NOW. Read More 6.3k 104 Comments April 29, 2014 Where do I start? An anime guide for newbies I don't remember why I decided to spend a few hours one night watching English-dubbed Sailor Moon episodes from the '90s. I do know that magical blonde high-schooler lured me into a story-telling art form that I have since fallen deeply in love with. The story arcs, the relationships, the character development, the magic, the grit, the color, the fan art… anime lights my story-loving/comic-nut fire. So while I'm still fairly new to anime and am definitely not an expert, I'm trying to get more well-rounded in my knowledge. Feel free to follow my breadcrumb trail, Offbeat Homies, and lose yourself to this world forever. Read More 8.8k 51 Comments October 14, 2013 Relationship hack: I got rid of my one-sided birth control angst when my partner volunteered to handle the pills I had vented my annoyance with those birth control pill blister packs to my husband multiple times. These damned packs… just one more frustrating element that the person with the baby-growing parts has to deal with that the partner doesn't. Resentment breeding ground, is what I'm saying here. Until my husband volunteered to handle those damn things himself. Read More 123
3.4k 17 Comments September 22, 2014 Want to get to know your neighbors? Start a crazy-stupid, summer-long, front-yard project Over the course of 12 weekends, we transformed our weed-infested front yard into a landscaped, welcoming entrance to our home. In addition to a nice-looking lil front yard (and a racer-back tan that’s never going to go away), we also got an unforeseen benefit: WE KNOW WHO OUR NEIGHBORS ARE NOW. Read More 6.3k 104 Comments April 29, 2014 Where do I start? An anime guide for newbies I don't remember why I decided to spend a few hours one night watching English-dubbed Sailor Moon episodes from the '90s. I do know that magical blonde high-schooler lured me into a story-telling art form that I have since fallen deeply in love with. The story arcs, the relationships, the character development, the magic, the grit, the color, the fan art… anime lights my story-loving/comic-nut fire. So while I'm still fairly new to anime and am definitely not an expert, I'm trying to get more well-rounded in my knowledge. Feel free to follow my breadcrumb trail, Offbeat Homies, and lose yourself to this world forever. Read More 8.8k 51 Comments October 14, 2013 Relationship hack: I got rid of my one-sided birth control angst when my partner volunteered to handle the pills I had vented my annoyance with those birth control pill blister packs to my husband multiple times. These damned packs… just one more frustrating element that the person with the baby-growing parts has to deal with that the partner doesn't. Resentment breeding ground, is what I'm saying here. Until my husband volunteered to handle those damn things himself. Read More 123
6.3k 104 Comments April 29, 2014 Where do I start? An anime guide for newbies I don't remember why I decided to spend a few hours one night watching English-dubbed Sailor Moon episodes from the '90s. I do know that magical blonde high-schooler lured me into a story-telling art form that I have since fallen deeply in love with. The story arcs, the relationships, the character development, the magic, the grit, the color, the fan art… anime lights my story-loving/comic-nut fire. So while I'm still fairly new to anime and am definitely not an expert, I'm trying to get more well-rounded in my knowledge. Feel free to follow my breadcrumb trail, Offbeat Homies, and lose yourself to this world forever. Read More 8.8k 51 Comments October 14, 2013 Relationship hack: I got rid of my one-sided birth control angst when my partner volunteered to handle the pills I had vented my annoyance with those birth control pill blister packs to my husband multiple times. These damned packs… just one more frustrating element that the person with the baby-growing parts has to deal with that the partner doesn't. Resentment breeding ground, is what I'm saying here. Until my husband volunteered to handle those damn things himself. Read More 123
8.8k 51 Comments October 14, 2013 Relationship hack: I got rid of my one-sided birth control angst when my partner volunteered to handle the pills I had vented my annoyance with those birth control pill blister packs to my husband multiple times. These damned packs… just one more frustrating element that the person with the baby-growing parts has to deal with that the partner doesn't. Resentment breeding ground, is what I'm saying here. Until my husband volunteered to handle those damn things himself. Read More 123