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Month: February 2020

Wednesday Wisdom

February 26, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

Just a reminder. Choose your life, and help other women who don’t have the same privilege.

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Filed under: chooseyourlife, feminism, helpeachother, liftwomenup, loveeachother

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

February 24, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng Ng’s second novel is just as much of a page-turner as her first one was.…

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Filed under: becoming, celesteng, hellosunshine, herstory, kerrywashington, littlefireseverywhere, michelleobama, readmore, ressewitherspoon, whentheygolowwegohigh, womenslit

Wednesday Wisdom

February 19, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

What are your deepest wishes? I think a lot about mine, and how knowing them helps me to know the…

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Filed under: authenticselves, deepestwishes, wednesdaywisdom

Badass Women: Sister Rosetta Tharpe

February 18, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

It is incredible to me that until quite recently, I did not know who Rosetta Tharpe was, and it is…

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Filed under: badasswomen, herstory, rememberhername, rewritinghistory, rockandroll, sisterrosetta, sisterrosettatharpe

Escaping the winter temperatures in Cabo Verde

February 14, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

Since last Chinese New Year I went Seattle, where it was snowy (not rainy!) and cold, and next year I…

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Filed under: assomada, caboverde, mindelo, portuguese, praia, rebeladosvillage, sal, santamaria, santiago, sãovicente, tarrafal, travelmore

Wednesday Wisdom

February 12, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

Word.

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Filed under: feminism, fuckhate, resist, thefutureisfemale, wednesdaywisdom, womenruntheworld

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

February 11, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

The Female Persuasion, Meg Wolitzer Although this is the first novel I have read by Wolitzer, she has written a…

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Filed under: barbarakingsolver, megwolitzer, readmore, thefemalepersuasion, unsheltered, whativebeenreadinglately, womenslit, womenwriters

A Thought for Thursday

February 6, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

I’m getting back into the swing of things after my latest trip to Cabo Verde. Before I actually sit down…

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Filed under: athoughtforthursday, bodypositivity, fuckidealizedstandardsofbeauty, selfcare, selflove

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