This year, I’m only setting two birthday goals. Goal 1: Cook more. I love cooking. I, however have let myself fall into the habit of eating out too much. So, this year, I’m making an effort to get myself back into the kitchen. Having had goals around trying new recipes, I find that while I… Continue reading Birthday Goals 2017
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Marla Maples Waffles
As we enter the last few months of the 2016 presidential election cycle, I’ve been thinking of how I want to give this particular time the Head of State Cakes treatment. So, I’ve decided to do waffles for the spouses of this year’s presidential candidates. There’s more ground to cover with Trump’s wives, so I
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Mike Pence Popsicles
I have to admit, I’m more interested in the presidents and other historical or political figures after their terms are served. This year, I know virtually nothing about the vice presidential candidates. Google told me that Tim Kaine is known for his expressive eyebrows. A few months ago, a podcast told me that Mike
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Traffic #3
“Shonda, look!” James exclaimed. Shonda was looking. Looking right out the window. She was looking as far as she could see. If she could have, she would have looked her way right out of that car, right out of her marriage, right out of her life. Not life itself, let there be no mistake about that,… Continue reading Traffic #3
Links I Like #36
Oh no! Someone wrote about my favorite dressing tip. Practice? Dresses over pants. When you’re of ample thigh and of long leg, sometimes you have to take extra steps for what feels like appropriate coverage. via shutterbean Recently, I wanted a piece of pie with all of my soul. So I procured one. It did not… Continue reading Links I Like #36
That’s Right, I Used To Run
When I was much, much younger, we’re talking half my age, I entertained all of these fantasies of running. I held on to them for years and years. The year I turned thirty, I decided that it was time to either start running or let the dream fall to the wayside. That year, I decided… Continue reading That’s Right, I Used To Run
Traffic #2
Megan noticed, as all women learn to at one point or another, that it was taking all of the effort that he had to keep his eyes aimed at hers. Upon reaching his car, she had realized her power, his vulnerability. And who said she wasn’t spontaneous? Gary had said it. She wished her boyfriend… Continue reading Traffic #2
Traffic #1
Megan sat in her unreliable Plymouth Reliant in 85 degree, remind-you-of-a-moist-mouth, Michigan summer heat. Why is the universe mad at me this time? She looked around, realizing that she was being dramatic again; to be stuck in traffic is to be stuck with the equally unlucky. Revision: only someone who is cursed could get stuck… Continue reading Traffic #1
Spicy Peanut and Eggplant Soup
Sometimes, you allow circumstances to get the best of you. In those times, you may or may not resort to one of the easiest vices around. Food. You see, food is a seducer. Food says to you, “You need me. You can’t say no to me. You yield to me. We become one.” When you… Continue reading Spicy Peanut and Eggplant Soup
Don’t Drink The Water #6
A Flint native, I can’t quite stop thinking about the water crisis though I no longer live there. I wondered what my peers were thinking, so I asked them, via a form. They answered. Tammie What is your relationship to Flint, Michigan? Lived in Flint for 32 years! When did you first become aware of… Continue reading Don’t Drink The Water #6