Category Archives: Culture

Quick, Cheap, Simple French Bread

Posted on June 26, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Homemade bread doesn’t taste anything like what you’re accustomed to buying in the store — Thank God. If you’ve never made bread before, cut yourself some slack — your first loaves may not be picture perfect, but they’ll more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, blogging, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Encouragement, Family, Food, Green, health, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, News, Personal, Random, success, Uncategorized | Tagged bread, cheap, quick, simple | 9 Comments

Well, one of the kittens died. I know, it was grey and ugly, the product of its homely, drab, tabby-striped, alley-cat, pregnant feral mother that someone dropped off on our property. The morning she gave birth we all looked at … Continue reading →

Posted on June 20, 2012 by This Woman Writes | 9 Comments

Conquering Fear

Posted on June 14, 2012 by This Woman Writes

My vivid imagination, in conjunction with a Type Triple A, drive-it-to-the-ground personality, means that I conjure up all sorts of dire and dreadful scenarios for any given set of actual facts. The less probable the outcome, the more likely I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, Growth, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, News, Parenting, Personal, Random, Relationships, religion, success, Uncategorized | Tagged Bruce Willis, conquer, dream, fear, inner city chicago, limited edition prints, parent, vivid imagination | 7 Comments

Forgiveness

Posted on June 6, 2012 by This Woman Writes

A friend and I have developed a coping mechanism for forgiving reprehensible people in our lives who have hurt us. It goes like this: Forget about trying to love these people. The warm fuzzy feelings just aren’t there and we’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Family, Growth, Life, Lifestyle, News, Personal, Random, Relationships, religion, success, Uncategorized | Tagged C.S. Lewis, Christianity, coping, enemies, forgiveness | 4 Comments

Lost in the Box Store — Where Are the Socks?

Posted on May 31, 2012 by This Woman Writes

For years, whenever I wanted to fully express the abject monotony of a mind-numbingly tedious task, I drew upon the comparison of buying a pack of socks. How wrong I was. Humbled now, wrung by a recent shopping ordeal, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, blogging, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Entertainment, Family, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, News, Personal, Random, Relationships, shopping, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

I Am (amazon) Woman — Hear Me Roar!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by This Woman Writes

It was — literally — a small thing that I wanted, but my entire family gaped at me in horror, as if I had brightly announced, “I think I’ll sell my body on the streets to pick up a little … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, blogging, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Entertainment, Family, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, News, Parenting, Personal, Random, Relationships, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged amazon, book, e-reader, Kindle, library | 5 Comments

The Formidably Frightening Car Alarm Fiasco

Posted on May 15, 2012 by This Woman Writes

So I’m sitting in the car when I hear the tell-tale snick of all the doors locking. “All the doors just locked,” Tired of Being Youngest announced helpfully from the back seat. “I noticed that.” We are vaguely disquieted. I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, blogging, cars, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Family, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, News, Parenting, Personal, Random, Relationships, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged alarm, button, car, key, wood | 3 Comments

Reality TV Shows: Your Real Life Is So Much Better

Posted on May 9, 2012 by This Woman Writes

I’m sure that you’re all very nice people, but please don’t be offended if I say that I’m not interested in watching your lives on a reality show. You certainly don’t want to see mine. Like now — I’m sitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, blogging, Christian, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Encouragement, Entertainment, Family, Growth, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, movies, News, Personal, Random, Relationships, religion, success, Uncategorized | Tagged life, ordinary, people, reality, TV | 10 Comments

Something Different: a Community of Independent Thinkers

Posted on May 3, 2012 by This Woman Writes

I know it’s frustrating when people say this to you, but it’s actually a good sign: “No one else has ever had a problem with this.” This tiresome phrase, calculated to squash you down and shut you up from whatever … Continue reading →

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The Weakness of PowerPoint

Posted on April 25, 2012 by This Woman Writes

In order to extract maximum impact from today’s literary essay, you need to pretend that you’re sitting in a crowded room, staring at a PowerPoint presentation on the giant screen in front of you. You’re staring at a PowerPoint presentation … Continue reading →