Image by GoodNCrazy via Flickr I’m sure by now you’ve all noticed I’ve been conspicuously absent these past few days (or maybe you’ve been busy enough with families and turkeys that my absence hasn’t really been noted). I honestly haven’t… Read more ›
Well, I am. I’ve never been very good at it, actually. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because I don’t necessarily “believe” in grades. I believe in them enough that I really wanted to get A’s in high school and… Read more ›
I had every intention of blogging yesterday. And then I got a message from my best friend’s mom that the store where she bought her wedding dress and where we bought our bridesmaid dresses burnt down. Take a look at… Read more ›
Sunday breakfasts are maybe my favorite part of married life. No matter what has been going on, no matter what we have to do before work starts on Monday, we sit down to a huge breakfast on Sunday mornings and talk.… Read more ›
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about Cat Rocketship’s post about Feminism and Being a Housewife and about the venomous response she received when the post was linked elsewhere. I’m particularly talking about the comments on this article. It seems… Read more ›
Ask a question? OK! Open thread time! I’ve been having a pretty rough week as weeks go. So I really could use some happiness! So, what makes you happy? Post your answers in the comments! Related PostsI Deserve This Space… Read more ›
Today’s post is a video tutorial that I created to show you, in 5 minutes, the benefits of including blogging in your classroom. Personally, I have been unable to include blogging in my classroom this year because of many reasons,… Read more ›
Interestingly enough, the first card I pulled from The Observation Deck was “Become the Other.” For creative writers, this card is all about becoming your characters. Talk like them, walk like them, dress like them, eat like them. See how… Read more ›
Since I began the wedding planning, I thought our ceremony was going to be largely traditional. The white dress, the readings, the music (I guess The Beatles are sort of traditional for weddings…), the rings, the vows. I really believed… Read more ›
Stephanie (one of my favorite bloggers/tweeters – you should check her out) pointed me to this Shakesville article yesterday that deals with the [radical] idea that, as feminists, we shouldn’t judge women who decide to take their husband’s name upon… Read more ›
Did you know that the tradition of saving the top tier of the wedding cake for consumption one year later originated in the 19th century when people believed that, after a wedding, a christening wouldn’t be that far off, so… Read more ›
I absolutely cannot wait to tell you all about my wedding ceremony and all of the wonderful personal touches we added that made our nods toward traditional wedding ceremonies feel completely unique. But I really feel these stories will not… Read more ›
… wait till you have kids!” I should have known this would be the most common comment I’d receive when I said marriage is hard. Of course, it was more or less a tie between that, “grow up” and “stop… Read more ›
Cat Rocketship, the author of this guest post, is maybe like my long-lost twin. She writes today about how she reconciles being a housewife and being a feminist, and her themes really work well with what I’ve been writing about… Read more ›
When Janet approached me with this guest post topic, I was really interested. I’ve always been intrigued by body modifications, particularly tattoos. I have one myself (it’s small and on my foot), but stopped there, mostly because there is such… Read more ›
A fellow Twitter-er read yesterday’s post about early marriage being difficult for me and asked: “Why do you think the act of getting married changed things? I’m genuinely curious.” I responded, of course, but 140 character-bursts don’t seem to do this topic… Read more ›
The Chicago feminists have a book club! If you’re in the Chicago area and would like to participate in a real-life in-person book club, join us! I anticipate meeting bi-monthly somewhere centrally located in the city, with our first meeting… Read more ›
Being married is hard. Well, it is. Three weeks in, at least. There have been so many times these past few weeks when I’ve thought to myself that I might as well have changed my name because everything about my… Read more ›
Right now, I am in the midst of teaching Anthem by Ayn Rand. It isn’t the most feminist of texts (read: not feminist at all), nor does it deal with issues of race or LGBTQ or anything like that. In… Read more ›