Every woman I know who has married in the past few years has this in common with the others: once they walked down the aisle and said “I do,” they ditched their maiden names and adopted their husband’s surnames.
We’re...
It started with sticky fingerprints on my laptop screen. (I’m not sure how they got there or who was responsible; all I’m saying is that they looked small and there is only one person in this house who eats...
It’s the type of news story that makes me queasy, the kind I dread reading and that implores me to scroll past when it pops on the screen. And yet, I can’t look away either. Without adequate words to...
My friend’s 5-year-old has been asking
her mother a lot of questions about heaven, not an unusual line of inquiry for
children trying to figure out how the world works. If adults wrestle with the
concept of an ever after,...
I don’t have any distinct style, never have. I wear what’s on sale, and it’s usually black.
One thing I am known for, though, is my shoes. I don’t like to wear socks, so I’m the person who will still...
Is there anything worse than traffic?
I don’t mean just a large volume of vehicles – as long
as it’s moving, it doesn’t matter if there are two cars or 2,000, I’m not
bothered by busier...
I am not a teacher, I’m not married to a teacher, neither of my parents are teachers, and the closest ties I have to teachers are some extended family members and friends. So I don’t speak for them and...
Almost two years in, there’s no doubt the #MeToo
movement has brought about change. Women have felt empowered to tell their
stories, and companies have made improvements to their harassment policies.
People in a variety of fields, of a variety...
Imagine I’m at a retreat for people with peanut allergies, and that the absolute worst, deadliest thing that could enter that retreat is a peanut butter sandwich, because that sandwich could kill every single person there in five minutes.
So...
As anyone with a working pair of ears or eyes is aware, the Trump White House has not been having a good week, or month, actually, you might as well say year. Donald Trump’s entire presidency has been plagued...