StarkRavingMadMommy gave me this. And she’d know awesome because she sees it in the mirror every day. You can copy this for your very own if you’re not interested in being mediocre. Or you can have both if you’re not…
Author: Rebekah Kuschmider
I'm a mother with an over-developed sense of irreverence, ADD, socialist tendencies and a blog. All my opinions are entirely my own and not representative of anything officially sanctioned by my political party, my mother, or arbiters of common sense and good taste.
Half-Assed? Semi-Committed? Lame? Award Yourself!
I was not nominated for a SocialLuxe Blog Award. Or any other super-fancy blog award. After discussion with MaryMac and MinkyMoo, I have determined that this is due to my deep and abiding mediocrity. After more discussion with Guilty Squid…
Charities that Rock: The American Heart Association
As many of you know, I’m a career non-profiteer and feel very strongly about the role non-profits play in making our communities better places to live. Hey…HEY! Don’t stop reading just because this post is going to be educational! It’s…
Mama Kat’s Writers Workshop: I Wish I Could Quit You
Oh, Mama Kat. Why must you make me relive this? 2.) Write a poem about a memory you sometimes wish would disappear. It was a warm night in Florence. Summer. The old city rose about me, all stone walls and…
No Real Women Need Apply
Update: Apparently Dove realizes that this ad is not particularly friendly to the “unreal” among us and did not sanction the ad. But someone out there wrote and it it needs to be addressed nonetheless. I was trolling the interwebs…
Beauty Top Down: Skin…And More On My Hair
OK, the beauty quest continues apace, folks. I took all the comments from last week into consideration and set my mind to making my curls work for me since so many people thought they looked good. But I did not…
Letter to Kate Gosselin
Many thanks to Twitter Pal @FamilySizedFun for tipping me off to the recent alterations to Kate Gosselin’s face and inspiring this post. Dear Kate, Can I call you Kate? How about Katie. Or Kath. Or Miss Kitty. I want to…
What I’m Watching Now
Sometimes my taste in books, movies or theatre is a little highbrow. My taste in tv? Is the opposite of highbrow. Lowbrow? Idiotic? Laughable? Any of those words will apply. Here’s a short list of what I’m watching lately. Bridezillas:…
Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop: 50 Ways to Love a Man (and 5 ways to hate Michigan)
Well, this is an intriguing prompt from Mama Kat. 1.) The Love List. Write a list of 50 things you look for in a man. I’m going to start with the basics that I looked for when I was 23…
Letter to Miley Cyrus
Dear Miley, Let’s get right to the point. You. Are. Not. All. That. Am I being clear? Good. Because let’s get real, kiddo, you’re a 17 year-old girl of moderate talent who got picked up by Disney because you’re related…
