Seriously. When I was a kid I wanted to be Belle Starr, the famous female outlaw of the west. I also liked to play as Sakajawea, the Childlike Empress from Neverending Story (she had magic), and for a while there I was obsessed with Egyptian history and went around wearing a fake pharoah beard and pretending to be…

I must be either incredibly lucky or a really good customer because I can't say I have ever had an experience anywhere that was so bad that I would 1) write a bad review or 2) never go back. Sure, there are places where the food isn't so great or waiters who don't smile a lot, but none of that bothers me. And fast…

As a millennial who quite enjoys communicating with all people whatever the medium, I have found that it has nothing to do with generation and more to do with people and personalities. Some people are introverts and hate small talk. Others think that playing a round of 20 questions is the way to get to know someone.…

I was lucky enough to move to a new area where all my new friends were already married. I hate weddings. However, the kids are pouring in. My fellow millennials make for an interesting parenting spectrum. Some are downright freaks. I will say this though, I don't have a single friend who has been divorced yet. I am…

I shave my legs, underarms, and downstairs (or whatever coloquialism you use) every other day like clockwork because I DO do it for me. I had been shaving my downstairs for years before I became sexually active and I wouldn't have it any other way. Obviously, I wasn't doing that for anyone else but me. In fact I am…

My mother has spent much of her adult life on some diet or another. And it always works, as long as she sticks to the diet. Then, inevitably, she grows tired of paleo or no carbs or fat free and all her progress goes out the window. My mother has been psychologically damaged by this constant desire to be thin.…

And to think...it used to be legal to send your child through the mail. I can't imagine sending my kid cross country in a mail bag with a mailman. I wouldn't trust that the kid would actually arrive at their final destination let alone in one piece. Then again, I guess the USPS was a lot better back then.

About a month ago my husband decided to completely change our diet and start eating healthier. Due to eating far too many green things, I started to develop cravings for things that I never eat, even before our new lifestyle change. McDonalds, Taco Bell, Cook Out. For about a week now I have felt like the cravings…

I was a boomerang kid. Twice. The first time I felt no shame in it. I had a horrible living situation and my parents both showed up one day with a moving truck and said they were moving me back home. I didn't complain. It gave me the opportunity to save some money, have a surgery that I had been needing, and figure…

I used to work in cosmetics and what I discovered very quickly is the order of makeup is dependent on a number of factors such as the kind of foundation you are using, what you are doing with the eyes, how messy a person is in applying their own makeup (this was important if teaching someone how to apply makeup), what…

I was walking to the convenience store by my work a few weeks ago and as I always do, I nodded my head and smiled at this man who was walking by. He immediately started shouting at me, "Don't you smile at me Bitch. I'll cut you you stupid Bitch. Smiling at me. Who the fuck do you think you are?" I pretty much jogged…

I would usually reply to them with something like, "I have a really great dad. I really don't need another one." Or something like that. I can't think of a single time they ever responded back after that. Usually, I just blocked them and moved on though. I realized after the first 3 or 4 that it wasn't a mistake so I…

In my case, because no one was asking me out. My circle of friends had all paired up, I lived in a new place, and don't want to date the kind of guys that you would meet in a bar. I went on quite a few dates with people I met on-line and most were very nice men who were just looking for the right person. Eventually, I…

With breasts that size, she is just lucky her boobs are fake. I used to have I cups (before breast reduction) and they were not that beautiful, round, or perky. She will however discover the joys of severe back pain I am sure.

I slept by myself for years and years as a single person. Now that I am newly married, I absolutely love having someone else there to cuddle. Are there nights I wish he would snore a little quieter? Sure. Are there nights he wishes I would snore a little quieter? Oh yeah. But I wouldn't trade that for quiet or more…

I love teen books and loathe romance, which means that I often complain vehemently about the YA books I love to read. (enough of the love triangles. please) That said, I read The Fault in Our Stars when it first came out. I would say before the hype, but it's John Green so I think it always had a bit of hype…

See, I took this a completely different way. You can tell people not to rape and still tell people to be aware of their surroundings. A couple of years ago, I was mugged. The guy punched me in the face a few times and stole my purse. It was definitely not my fault and I was pissed, but here's the thing...I had been…

As a writer of young adult literature, I read a very large amount of the same genre. I also review children's book for a blog so I also read picture books, middle grade, and everything else in-between almost exclusively. Perhaps I will read 3-5 adult books in a year, and about 140-160 children's book in the same…

And this is why I love my seamstress/tailor. If the dress is too big on top, take it to the tailor's and they can make it fit like a glove. I also do this with pants, skirts, and jackets. If it is an easy fix, I will do it myself.

Same issue with biking clothes. I too have DDs and if I buy a woman's XL biking jersey, it is too small. However, I can easily fit into a men's Large. Go figure.