July 2011
86 posts
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher...”
– William Arthur Ward (via bohemianarthouse)
But the best teachers do all four, depending on what the particular situation requires. (via lost-in-norn-iron)
Homes and Houses, Cities and Suburbs →
Tim and I have spent a good deal of time over the past few days debating about what we want the next step in our lives to be. We’ve been looking at houses and town homes in the suburbs of Chicago,…
“Nearly all marriages, even happy ones, are mistakes: in the sense that almost...”
– J. R. R. Tolkien, Letter to Michael Tolkien, March 1941 (via indignantinfatuation)
Hmm…
Tim: So are you really going back to school?
Me: Yea. Eventually.
Tim: That’s good.
Me: Why? I don’t have enough degrees already?
Tim: Well, you’re kind of like the dog. If you don’t get enough intellectual stimulation, you start causing trouble.
I love my husband.
Quick Hit: Should Chivalry Be Stopped? →
A new feminist study shows that chivalric behavior is sexist and should be stopped immediately. I am a feminist. I also like men to be chivalrous, kind to women and open doors before I walk through…
Quick Hit: Can a Feminist Diet? →
Terrible title, great article. Frustratingly, given the patriarchal bargain of weight-loss, being radically anti-diet as a political stance doesn’t always fit comfortably as a personal stance….
Quick Hit: It’s Not Other People’s Money – It’s... →
Here’s some shocking information for all you married/cohabiting women out there: There are several programs, some of which are free, that can manage household finances. Despite the availability of…
Quick Hit: Girl Talk: Compromising Positions →
This is a great article by Jessica Wakeman about compromises in a relationship and what you do when you start to feel like you’ve compromised so much that you’ve completely lost yourself. It is now…
Quick Hit: The Screwed-Up Ideas Underpinning... →
Here’s an article that talks about how we’ve screwed up marriage because of who we look for to marry. Here’s a sample: Yet our attitudes about whom we are supposed to marry has barely changed. We are…
Quick Hit: Couples Save More Than Singles →
Apparently, couples have significantly more saved for retirement than singles. Personally, I don’t think it takes a rocket scientist to figure out that dual income = more money = more saved. Also,…
On NOT Doing a DIY Wedding →
As feminists, I think we have a tendency to make a lot of things ourselves. This only makes sense because we are socially conscious people. We want to lessen our impact on the environment, so we grow…
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Herbed Pasta Dough Recipe
This is a recipe I kind of made up, with the help of The Pasta Book from Williams-Sonoma, by Julia Della Croce. I took the basic recipe for egg pasta dough, and added dried herbs. I then rolled it out with our pasta machine and cut it into fettuccine (also with the machine). I then cooked it (Only for like 2-3 minutes! Fresh pasta takes a shorter time to cook, and you do NOT want to over cook...
Guest Post: Playing Princess with Purpose →
Today’s post is a guest post from Kristin Morton. Kristin does not blog, but this submission makes me think she should. We spend a lot of time talking about how girls don’t have to play princess when…
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Dirty Girl Scout Cookies Recipe (Chocolate Cookies...
This recipe is from The Boozy Baker by Lucy Baker. It is the best baking cookbook I have ever seen, as every recipe incorporates booze in some way. And lots of the recipes have drink recipes to go with them. Perfect for your next party! Definitely check this book out. Though for these cookies, the booze doesn’t actually cook out of them since it’s all in the glaze, so you might want to...
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Grilled Pizza Recipe
I originally found this recipe from the book Grilled Pizzas & Piadinas by Craig W. Priebe with Dianne Jacob. Most of the recipes come directly from there, but I did tweak it a little bit. There are all sorts of pizza recipes in the book if you feel like trying something new from a recipe. They are totally awesome, and the book is absolutely worth getting if you are a pizza connoisseur. Writing...
“Let her be bored. Let her have long afternoons with absolutely nothing to do....”
– Make Your Kid A Writer (via Ta-Nehisi Coates)
Not just beautiful writing advice, but beautiful life advice. (via feministjillian)
Bragging Rights →
Check me out! (I’m going to brag a little. Feel free to pat me on the back in the comments. ) Today, I’m a featured blogger on BlogHer’s Love & Sex page. Here’s what they had to say about me (which I…
Give me something fun to wake up to. Ask anything! →
The Hopeless Emptiness: A good Facebook status →
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My favorite sort of Facebook status update is the sort that is obtuse and unknowable…a good Facebook status reminds your network, and yourself, that you are sitting alone somewhere, full of yearning, that you have a desire that needs meeting or a wave of nostalgia that needs revealing or an…
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The Second Side →
We’ve got some great mixes going on over at The Second Side. 90’s, all-female electropop, recent indie artists, and a wedding mix! Plus two of my own! Come check them out and submit your own!
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Three-Cheesey Grilled Potatoes (Vegetarian!)
This is a really great, relatively easy recipe (especially if you have a food processor that can slice potatoes!) that can be served as a side for 6-8 people, or a hefty and starch-filled meal for 4. It’s also really easy to make half of it or adjust the proportions, so if you’re cooking for one, just cut it down by 1/4. And I made it vegetarian!
I got this recipe from Taste of...
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