One Word 365: Present
There was not a single dull moment for me in 2012, that’s for sure. Last year brought me the best year of teaching I ever had, a few new blogging gigs, our new house, a failed attempt at publishing a… Read more ›
FOBC Edition 7 Posted and Submissions Open for Edition 8!
The seventh edition of the Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival is now posted at our feminist {play} school! It has a bunch of WONDERFUL posts about one of my favorite topics: Women and Literature, so go check it out! We had… Read more ›
Tension Can Be Fun, But Relationships Are Too
I am a self-professed crime drama television show geek. It started with Law & Order: SVU during one winter break when I was ridiculously sick and watched about three seasons in three days since I couldn’t leave my bed and it… Read more ›
Resources for Starting Your Own Group For Girls
If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time, you know that I started a group for girls called Fearless Females at the school where I work. It has been awesome and transformative for me, and I hope it… Read more ›
A Resolution of No
Every year since we’ve met, Tim and I have had an epic New Year’s Eve. Usually, that just means going to a friend’s house and hanging out or, for the past few years, we’ve had people over to our apartment… Read more ›
Submissions for the Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival Still Open!
Submissions for the next edition of the Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival at our feminist {play} school are still open! We decided to extend the deadline until January 6 so people could celebrate their winter holidays and take much needed blogging… Read more ›
Sandy Hook Shooting: They’re Just Babies
It sounds cliché, but I will always remember that, on December 14, 2012, I was sitting in our building’s athletic office preparing for the conference speech tournament when I heard the news that 20 children and 6 adults had been… Read more ›
Review: Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office
Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster My rating: 3 of 5 stars I checked out Jen Lancaster’s… Read more ›
Crafty, DIY Holiday Wreaths
Part of my handmade holiday decorations this hear has included hand-making wreaths. The best part about these is that they can be made to match any color scheme and any decor. I decided to go neutral this holiday season with… Read more ›
Happy Handmade Holiday Decorations!
I’ve been a busy bee making a bunch of stuff this holiday season. I’ve decided to make all of the Christmas gifts we’re giving this year in an effort to boycott consumerism (more on that later – I don’t want… Read more ›
Submissions Open for the Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival Seventh Edition
Submissions are officially open for the seventh edition of the Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival! The theme for this month is Women in Literature, and it will be hosted by Our Feminist {Play} School. The deadline is December 20, so get… Read more ›
Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival: Sixth Edition
The Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival Sixth Edition on Feminism and Activism is up! There are some awesome posts, so check it out! Next month’s carnival will be hosted at Our Feminist {Play} School, and the theme will be Women in… Read more ›
Writing, Activism, and an Audience
This post was written for the November Feminist Odyssey Blog Carnival on Feminism and Activism hosted at Diary of an Accident Prone Feminist. Writing – blogging, tweeting, facebooking, tumbling, or however you do it, is undoubtedly a form of activism.… Read more ›
5 Books Every Teenager Should Read
The Huffington Post ran a piece yesterday about the five books every high school student should read before going to college. It was a pretty good list, and I agree that most of those books are incredibly important for teenagers,… Read more ›
Is It OK To End A Friendship Over Politics? (Care2)
I’m still on the fence about this one, honestly, but I wrote about it for Care2: Whatever the reason, people I didn’t even know had any political affiliations have come out of the woodwork to share their beliefs and, while… Read more ›
Eggsurance
So, this is a thing: I can’t say that I’m surprised. In a culture that is obsessed with babies and women’s age, it only makes sense that someone would try to make money off of making women feel like they… Read more ›
Sexist Homework
As a teacher who fights every day against gender stereotypes and sexism, it offends me to the core of my being to hear stories like this one about kids who try to subvert gender norms and are punished because of… Read more ›
Pressure to be Pregnant
I’m not pregnant. Lately, I feel like I have to wear a t-shirt with these words emblazoned on it so people can stop skirting around the issue. I’ve noticed you haven’t been blogging so much recently. Any particular reason? Oh,… Read more ›
Princess is not a Career
I love this. Sesame Street is so progressive! “Abby, pretending to be a princess is fun, but it is definitely not a career.” Featured Image Credit: seelensturm
I voted!
I forgot to post this yesterday, but here is proof I voted! We didn’t get stickers like many other people I saw. Not going to lie, I was a little bummed about that.