The risks and rewards of playing competitive softball while pregnant
If I had to pick a religion, it’d be sports. And if I had to pick a method of worship? It’d be aggressive softball playing. It fills my spiritual cup in a very serious way. It’s no accident I met the love of my life on the softball field. And it’s no accident that I’m still playing in my second trimester, side by side with that same man. If my heart were a puppy, this would be her dog park.
Dear fashion industry: show us diverse bodies
Dear fashion industry,
I know you’re shocked to receive a letter from me. According to you, plus size people like me don’t even exist!
5 really good things to do with $20
So you found some crumpled money in the pocket of an old coat, or your friend finally paid you back for that pizza from six months ago. You’ve just had a teeny windfall! Since it’s feeling like BONUS MONEY, it may start to burn a hole in your pocket. But if you take a big, deep breath before you spend, you may think of a better way to put that $20 to good use…
Let’s talk about all the skin gloops in my medicine cabinet
It recently occurred to me that I have a shit-load of skin creams, oils, washes, and various other gloops in my medicine cabinet. Like, way more than I should have. Some of them should be cycled out because I never use them, but I have surprisingly strong opinions about others of them. Like, it’s just gloop. Why am I so obsessed with these gloops? I cannot tell you, but I figured that if I’m obsessed with my gloops, you might be obsessed with yours, and maybe we can discuss our gloops. Ready?
The pros and cons of growing up without a television
Whenever I end up playing the “tell a surprising fact about yourself” game I have one up my sleeve that is guaranteed to shock those who don’t already know it. I grew up without a television. I don’t know quite why this is viewed as so unusual, but it always gets a reaction.
Sit on Darth Vader while you eat from the Death Star
Stop everything you’re doing and join the Dark Side… we have cookie jars shaped like the Death Star. But first, look at this Darth Vader chair…
How my armpits inspired me to make conscious choices
I haven’t shaved or waxed my armpits in five years. And, until recently, I hadn’t given it all that much conscious thought, beyond the dull general awareness that I feel about my pit hair when I’m in certain settings. Today I’m going to talk about armpit hair, and plunge into the realm of conscious choices.
Keep your fantasy hair color looking vibrant forever with oVertone
oVertone was created by Maegan and Liora, who put their brightly-colored heads together and concocted a product that both of them had always wanted — a conditioner that would heal hair between dye jobs and keep it looking as bright on day 60 as it did on day one. As they put it, “We want to be bold, AND look the part 24/7, no matter how long ago our last salon trip happened.”