Working while pregnant: How to both work as, and work with, a pregnant person
For the last two and a half months, my pregnant coworker and I have been on the road for work. The experience taught me a lot about working while pregnant and how to work with a pregnant person…
How I’m going a year without buying new clothes for myself OR my kid
I started an experiment to see if I could go completely without buying any new clothes for myself, or for my little girl. And it’s been surprisingly easy.
I’m 6 months in, and here’s how I’m doing it…
The Lesson of the McNuggets: Embrace being real over being perfect
There never seems to be enough time, money or energy to be the Fantasy Holiday Version of Ourselves. That’s why we should always remember The Lesson of the McNuggets as we go into our New Years celebrations/new year of our lives…
Shame kept me from sending single parent Christmas cards
Why over a decade of holiday seasons have come and gone without a Christmas card from us is complicated.
Actually it’s not! It’s because of shame; plain and simple.
I ended up feeling like I didn’t have a “right,” or we weren’t “enough of a family” to send one out. Like it was a feeling that we weren’t complete. Like somehow we were less of a family because there wasn’t a second parent, or even another child. Just me and her. Just. Only.
16 alt fashion Instagram accounts you should follow today
Let’s talk about favorite fashion Instagram accounts — which is something that has recently caused me to fall down an Instagram rabbit hole.
Here are my favorites, and then I want to see yours…
How I’m using money to make a difference as a feminist
If you’re feeling like you’re not sure how to proceed as a feminist in the coming years, we love this idea from New York City Art Director, Kindra Meyer. This is her 3 step plan on how she’s going to use money to make a difference for women by women.
How my miscarriage and pro-life ads made me even MORE pro-choice
I feel as vulnerable writing this as I did sitting in a hospital gown at four in the morning discussing the contents (or lack thereof) of my uterus with an ER doc. But that served its purpose, as I hope this will, too. I know there are people whom I know and care about who disagree with me fundamentally on this topic. I am only sharing my journey — may we each have our own. My sympathies if yours is similar…
Tree Day, or our Christmas Before Christmas tradition
The end result of our Tree Day is the best of both worlds:
We get to have Christmas our way, with the just two of us, and when the real Christmas rolls around a couple of weeks later, we get to spend quality time with our families. It also serves to make the erection of the Christmas tree decorating its own special ritual, when it could be seen as just a chore.