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In a few minutes, I will carefully shave, pluck, and tidy all my body hair— eyebrows, legs, armpits, crotch, belly, toes, and even (gasp!) breasts. Normal stuff; millions of American women perform these rituals religiously. Next, I will take a deep breath and hide all my razors and tweezers. I won’t [...] 
Early yesterday morning, I received a spam message asking “ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE TO INVENT REBEKAH [SURNAME]?” Obviously, a well-placed comma would have clarified the question: “Are you up to the challenge to invent, Rebekah [Surname]?” The sender was hawking patents. But being groggy, I interpreted the question as “ARE YOU UP TO [...] 
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True to my word, I wore lacy, embroidered, or otherwise fancy underwear every day this week. LESSONS LEARNED FROM FRILLY UNDIES: 1. A thin layering tank is often enough to hide the seams on a demi, balconette, or embroidered bra. If you’re planning to wear a vest or [...] 
Today, right before running errands, I attempted to take outfit photos with my camera’s self-timer. My li’l pink point ‘n’ shoot has a 10 second timer. This allows me 10 seconds to prop the camera up on the seat of my bicycle, run across a few feet of snowy grass, turn around, steady myself, and [...] 
When I was 6 or 7, my mother bought a few pair of smooth, satiny panties for me and my little sister. We LOVED them; I remember repeatedly asking her if “the silky ones” were in the laundry and when I could wear them again. Between 1998 and 2005, I often [...] 
My terrible, terrible hair is not yet long enough for a ponytail or a bun, but I hate having hair in my face. My usual solution? A headband! Headbands are a quick, easy fix, but they can feel… what’s the word… childish. We may associate them with—
…which is why they’re called [...] 
“My clients have a very firm grasp of what Everybody thinks, and they share this information with me almost every day. They say things like: If I quit my job / have a baby / marry my secretary, everyone will lose respect for me. I can’t live in a small apartment / geodesic dome [...] Evening television, morning radio shows, a newspaper in the break room at work, the internet…. everywhere I go, stories about the shooting in Tucson abound. When your friend’s family has suffered a sudden, violent loss— blogging about shoes ‘n’ hair feels even less meaningful than usual. Go hug someone you love. We all have a [...] 
I’m going to be my little sister’s maid of honor in a few months (Yay! Hurrah! Cowabunga!), so I’d like to get my outfit together soon. A recent exchange: Me: Most of the brown, knee-length dresses I’ve seen look very stuffy and bridesmaid-y OR, conversely, are a little trampy and meant for [...] 
Self-tagged from Katie’s post. image by Neoniceinstein 1. I was homeschooled until 3rd grade, when I switched to public school and startled teachers with my massive brain and appalling hygiene. By the end of 5th grade, depression won and I dropped out of school. At 17, I earned a GED and started college. My [...] |
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