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WHAT I LOVED ABOUT SUSAN IS THAT SHE LED WITH INTENTION. I know, big woo-woo self-help kind of word, “intention”. My 18yr old would immediately call me out – “What does that even mean?” It [...]

MY KIDS TELL ME I AM DIFFERENT WHEN WE’RE VISITING MY PARENTS. Apparently, I’m a lot more judgy and cranky. This was weird to me. My parents are very cool people. They do not make me FEEL judgy [...]

“I KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO,” SHE SAYS TO ME. “I DO. IT’S JUST HARD.” She’s laid out some pretty significant goals. Find a new job Finish her yoga certification training (200 hour course) Lose [...]

I am not the only one asking this right now. In fact, I suspect I’m in the majority. Racism is not an easy subject. There are all kinds of reasons to think this, that I can’t make a difference. [...]

Please enjoy this guest blog is written by Tracey Pakstis, honorary Dirty Girl and fantastic friend, who has wisdom to share. Earlier this winter, the first real snowstorm of the season was [...]

12 gallons distilled water 2 boxes of Bagel Bites (family size) 1 box of taquitos 1 Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino That’s the “apocalypse” grocery list my 18 year old went to Target with this [...]

I stumbled into a piece of art that broke me down. Centering around the characters Shinji Ikari, Asuka Langley, and Rei Ayanami, Evangelion explores the themes of childhood trauma and existentialism.

I always thought that as old ladies, we’d have two tiny lakeside cottages right next to each other, and would meet every morning in the garden with our big goofy dogs, drink coffee and continue [...]

The scene is out of a movie. A Tupperware lid, chewed up, a bottle of hand lotion, open and dripping, a box of tissue, shredded and a scattering of cough drops litter my office rug. At the center [...]

Music is the strongest form of magic – Marilyn MansonM On a recent trip for work, I pulled out my old iPod, put in my headphones, and ended up somewhere else entirely. My flight was heading [...]