*and yes, I own all of them. These days I enjoy quality summer time in my garden, swimming, lounging, reading, and just relaxing. I rearranged all my bookshelves and feel so happy to be surrounded by all those sweet relics collected over the years. I found myself picking through my bookshelves, and realized that the…
.Straight but Politically Correct.
Hey, you! Don’t say straight! Children are too young to learn about gender identity and gender roles. Why should kids be indoctrinated to believe that women should marry men and be their wives? This nuclear family model didn’t even exist for most of homo sapiens’ existence. It is just a gross, freakish phenomenon, like pairing…
.Male Advice every Woman needs to Know.
From my experience when it comes to men, they tend to see things less complicated than women do. I had a conversation with a friend at work the other day who told me that he has a cookbook with easy recipes because it does not need to be complicated what is on his plate. He…
.Children: Pro or Con.
Sommer holidays are around the corner. Schools will be closed for nine weeks! NINE weeks. As I am generally quite fond of children, I am raising an eight-year-old, I reach my limits on certain days. We are approaching another long weekend but before he has a maths quiz which we studied for. After a while,…
.Lately.
A lot has changed in my life and I feel so much better. I am still easygoing but sometimes difficult. A woman who startles easily. I still forget to wash an apple before I eat it. I think, “Yes, things could be grosser, hotter and nastier”. The sound of people spitting bothers me. I still…
.Chocolate Energy Balls.
I made these chocolate energy balls at my son’s school today as a healthy breakfast/snack alternative and the kids loved them. Some moms asked me for the recipe so here you have it. I used to make these chocolate date balls years ago. In fact, I remember sharing this recipe as part of a presentation…
.Body Image.
Dear Women’s Magazines, and Fashion Show Photographers, Congratulations on an excellent job promoting body confidence to women everywhere with your consistent covers featuring naked celebrities who are comfortable enough with their bodies to put their dumpy, veiny, stretch-mark-covered selves on full display. Of course, their cottage cheese thighs, waddle necks, and dangly, bat-wing arm fat…
Both Sides of a Breakup.
A couple of years ago, a friend of mine needed me to check on her husband, Michael, to make sure he had not killed himself. Earlier that evening, Michael (the ex-husband) had confessed to my friend that he had been entangled in a two-year-long sexual affair. His mistress was pregnant, and she was probably keeping…
.Love Letter to Myself.
Hello Lovely, Good morning. I am always with you and yet we seem to have lost touch. I understand that there are always things to do, places to go, opportunities to seize, dreams to realize and fires to fight but it is almost as if you have been avoiding me. Did we grow apart? I…
.Welcome Aboard Henry Airlines.
Welcome Aboard! Henry Airlines has some great news: You no longer need to wear a mask on your flight with us. Why? Because we are not scared anymore. The government has decided that measurements are no longer needed. No more lockdowns, no more quarantine after you arrive at your destination, no more testing. Everything is…