I remember seeing her, body bent over, towel-drying her hair. The dark strands shaking loose, wet and free. She’d get ready in the bathroom and I would watch her in the way that little girls love to watch their mamas. I was fascinated by the shape of her; content just to stand and study her…
Feminisim
All Right, I Admit It: I’m Not a Man.
If you had asked me even a few months ago what I thought about the whole “having it all” story for women, I would have had a quite strong answer for you. Well, hell yes, women can have it all! Just look at men-no one expects them to worry about their children and work and…
Wanted: Housewife To Sort Pickles
As seen in my local Sunday newspaper….no joke. Part-Time Seasonal Workers Wanted Part-time seasonal workers wanted for Hasbros Cucumber Products in assisting with sorting of cucumber products. Work is seasonal and will vary from week to week. We will call you the day before for your availability. We understand if you are unable to come…
Living A Kick-Ass Life
So I had a small scare with the blog yesterday. I logged on to hear some crazy music playing and it started to take me some other site before I quickly clicked out. Being completely tech un-savvy, I panicked. I searched for ways to remove a hacker from my blog, and basically found out you…
Mother God
Our Mother, who art in Heaven…. Wait, what? Hmmm, why is that so disconcerting? Why do we assume God is a male? The great image of God as an old man, white beard aflowing, floating up in the clouds…is that the truth? Well no, you say, technically God is not a male…technically he’s just God……
First Ladies of Fashion
Michelle’s arms. Kate’s hat. Two of the most powerful women in the world-one the leader of the United States (we all know that the wife is really in charge), one the future Queen of England. And all we can talk about is their clothes? Help me to understand why we do this. Never in a…