Things I've done to lose weight: A Non-Exhaustive List Low calorie Low carb Low sugar Low fat High fat High protein High fiber Intermittent fasting Skipping breakfast No snacks More caffeine Drinking green tea Vitamins Amino acids Smoothies Protein powder Scandinavian bran crackers RX bars One billion ounces of water Being a vegetarian Being a …
“The Crackers”
I should stop pretending I'm not into "fad diets" because I totally am. After a bunch of women I know and respect jumped on the GG cracker craze, I decided to take the plunge myself. What's this now? Oh, just a bland ass bran cracker with low carbs and calories and high fiber. My favorite …
How I Know We’re Still Living in a Patriarchy
The Wage Gap Still haven't had a female-identified President or Vice President We still make up less than half of the Congress, Senate, and the Supreme Court NO PAID PARENTAL LEAVE No meaningful research on PMS (PMDD, PME) or birth control for men Inadequate spaces for women to express breast milk, mainly at hourly workplaces …
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My Anti-Feminism: Holiday Edition
Caught up in my online mom's group where we talk about The Mental Load, bitch about our partners and kids, and also find support in all forms with things big and small going in our lives, I feel like I'm coming into my feminism even more. Backed by a hundred other women who are mothers …
You Have One Job
Perhaps the one thing we all agree on is that you should keep your judgement of other parents to yourself. Luckily, I have a blog (and possibly a secret Facebook group) where I can air my grievances. So here goes. Last Friday, I took my almost four year old to the Chicago Bulls Family Fun …
A Room Full of Terrible Men
I don't know how to start this post. Do I just tell it straight, anecdotally, as it occurred? Do I begin with something more obscure? Do I come out swinging? I guess first I'll say this: I am tired of being afraid and I am tired of having to forgive. If there is one true …
For All of The Times
This is not the story of when I was raped. Because I haven't been raped. I'm one of the lucky few. (So far.) This is the story of all of the times I came close, all of the times things happened to me that shouldn't have, all of the times my gut knew that something …
