The single mom stigma
I’ve never — not even once — been late on the rent in all my adult life. I have a stable job at a world-class University. I make a decent income. I’m not rich, but I can pay the bills and live comfortably. So why, then, am I seen as a “liability” to landlords? Oh, right. The single mom stigma.
This Tetris-inspired home decor will fit perfectly into your life
Alright, last week we talked about home goods inspired by Final Fantasy, which is a video game I know nothing about. This week, let’s talk about home goods inspired by the one and only video game I do play is Tetris. I freaking LOVE me some Tetris.
Spruce up the outside of your kitchen cabinets with contact paper
Homie Cj Ahrens uploaded these photos of their kitchen cabinet DIY. Check out the before and after…
Moving from France to Canada: A virtuous circle of rainbows and unicorns
In 2012, as my fiance and I were about to get married, we decided to take the biggest leap of our entire existence: make our life-long dream of permanently living abroad come true, and move from France to Canada. Here’s what I love in my new country, and what I miss from home.
Take a peek into this mysterious Sherlock-themed bathroom
I’ve been obsessing on BBC’s Sherlock since season one, and so I figured, this is my place why the hell can’t I have a BBC Sherlock bathroom? So I did…
Skipping out: How do you explain you don’t want to attend a close relative’s funeral?
Here is my dilemma: social convention has it that you should attend a close one’s funeral, but what if you don’t want to?
Buying my first home: Guilt, frustration, acceptance, and flamingos
At the age of 30, I purchased my first home. Purchased, as in wrote out possibly the biggest check of my life and took full and complete ownership of an entire, full, big, warts and all, 100 year old house. The last three years have been an intense love/hate relationship with the house. But once I shed the guilt from how I was able to purchase the house, and came to terms with settling in one place for more than a few years, it’s been an amazing experience making the house MINE.
How do you engage in offbeat self-care?
I’ve been investigating the concept of “self-care.” But sometimes the tips I find don’t really work for me, even though they work for other people. For example, some people find buying a new nail polish and then taking the time to paint their nails is relaxing and boosts their mood. So I thought that the Offbeat Homies would be a great way to come up with some novel ideas for self-care.