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Month: December 2020

A Thought for Thursday

December 31, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

Here is my last thought for this year: among all the awful things that have happened and all the times…

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Filed under: 2021, grief, newyear

What I’ve Been Reading Lately… last of 2020!

December 27, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

This is my last reading post of the year! I have read 70 books this year. I think this might…

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Filed under: barackobama, christinadalcher, clairemessud, feminism, fuckhate, gilead, marilynnerobinson, readmore, resist, thelastlife, vox, womenslit

Wednesday Wisdom

December 23, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

Living abroad and traveling so much change your viewpoint on many things, and the idea of ‘home’ is definitely one…

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Filed under: expat, home, homeiswhereiam, traveler

Badass Women: Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana

December 20, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

I first heard about Nehanda Charwe Nyakasikana on the Encyclopedia Womannica podcast (highly recommend!) that is documenting the history of…

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Filed under: africanhistory, badasswomen, charwe, charwenyakasikana, herstory, nehanda, nehandacharwe, nehandacharwenyakasikana, womenshistory, zimbabwe, zimbabwehistory

Wednesday Wisdom

December 16, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

Being there for your body includes: letting it rest, not talking bad about it, not feeling bad about it just…

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Filed under: appreciateyourbody, feminism, fuckdietculture, loveyourbody, selfcare, selflove

Wednesday Wisdom

December 9, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

So important, yet so hard to do sometimes.

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Filed under: dontshrink, feminism, selfcare, selflove, youareamazing

What I’ve Been Reading Lately…

December 4, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

Frankissstein, Jeanette Winterson This novel is the one that came in my Books That Matter box (which I wholly recommend!)…

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Filed under: booksthatmatter, booksthatmatteruk, dispatchesfromrapeculture, feminism, frankenstein, frankissstein, jeanettewinterson, maryshelley, nothatbad, readmore, roxanegay, womenslit

Wednesday Wisdom

December 2, 2020 Alaina Leave a comment

Preach, Shonda, preach!!

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Filed under: feminism, hardworker, notblesses, notlucky, selfcare, selflove, shondarimes

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