A field guide to growing up without growing apart
I’ve always wanted to be a teacher, and I knew from a young age that meant setting myself up for a lifetime of relatively low wages and under-appreciation. But you don’t go into teaching because you want to make money. Still, when I was offered […]
Fun fact guys, there’s a deadly virus on the loose in the Middle East. And yours truly, Cinderslut, is currently living mere miles from the epicenter of this epidemic. Ok, before you freak out, like my mom would if she knew, perhaps I am overstating […]
Summer is almost here, guys, and I for one am getting really excited. I’m a teacher, so summer means an extended vacation from work, and yes, I’ve been looking forward to those blissful days just as much as my students have for months now. This […]
Have you ever heard of Manal al-Sharif? Perhaps not, but now you have, and you’ll be better for it. Manal is an example of a normal person who made a courageous choice to defy a social custom she thought was repressive and unjust. The Oslo […]
Travel. Adventure. Spontaneity. Independence. It seems like these are always the things twenty-something’s are yearning for, even if they’ve already settled themselves with a long-term relationship or cushy job. Everyone has that one facebook friend who has joined the Peace Corps or is backpacking through […]
This month the naughty princesses were asked about the words they live by. When you’re going through the twenty something condition–what are the thoughts that keep you going? What is your Motto for this stage of your life, and how is it helping you get […]
So my parents came to visit. Normally this would not be a momentous occasion, but since I moved out of the country just after my wedding, I never had a chance to set up house somewhere and invite my parents over, until now. Snow Whore […]
I have now been married to a wonderful guy for ONE WHOLE YEAR. **silent cheer** And in that time, I have stumbled upon the key to a happy marriage. Since you can probably barely contain your excitement right now, I’ll just say it. The secret […]
What’s life without a little give and take? Part of being a twenty-something is having to exchange some of the perks of childhood for the rewards of adult life. So here’s what the Naughty Princesses have to say about what they’ve lost, what they’ve gained, […]
So I’m from Washington. The state. And no, it is not very sunny there, at least in the Western half of the state (which is the cool one). And yes, it rains a lot. Stephanie Meyer got that part right. But does the gray, gloomy […]
I hate taxes. Not necessarily the fact that we have to pay them, but the actual process of preparing one’s taxes. I mean, I freaking fled the country, and still the government is managing to bite me in the butt and steal away precious time […]