A Feminist Rant – You’ve Been Warned

I wasn’t really sure I wanted to post all of this because it’s three days before Christmas and who wants to read about this on Christmas? But it’s been bothering me for awhile now, so much so that I’ve started to have conversations with myself in my head – and when I start talking to [...]

The Girl Effect

As an adolescent, I was a fairly typical, self-centered tween and teen, believing with certainty that my world revolved around me and my life. I was consumed with school, with friends, with the latest pop songs on the radio and the latest gossip heard in the hallways. I took flute lessons and competed in equestrian [...]

Bartlet for America

Happy Pre-Election Day! So what if it’s only midterm elections? We can still root for President Bartlet! (awkward silence) Oh, right. He’s fictional. Well, that’s never stopped me before. In honor of tomorrow’s midterm elections, I thought I’d sing the praises of a few of my favorite political things. Fair warning, though: I’m a liberal. [...]