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Source: The Huffington Post
Stuff I say
2 months ago
Despite the fact that we live in a very progressive age,
certain things still hold true. Women are expected to
be good at cooking, keeping her home clean and
organized, and taking care of children.
What if you’re a woman and these things are as foreign to
you as they are to most men?
Sure, we can learn and get “better” at them thru time.
But what if we feel more comfortable working and bringing in the
money?
I do. My husband has wanted curtains up in our room for a year
and I FINALLY got to buying ONE panel from target.
I thought I could use a curtain rod i had stored in our closet, but low
and behold when I got home it was too short. So, two weeks pass by
and still no curtains installed over the window. I finally asked him to just
go buy the curtain rod, install it and I will give him money for it.
Now THAT, i can do.
We wanted an English Bulldog for a couple years and finally we had the opportunity
to get one. We found the perfect puppy at a breeder’s home in Long Beach.
We had been shopping around so we knew this was a great deal.
The time had come. The breeder had agreed to give him to us for $1400, $100 off
the original price. But we needed cash….
“Are you sure we should spend the money?” My husband says, as eager as I am
to take this adorable little guy home.
“It is a great deal” I said since I knew I’d be sad if we went home empty handed.
After the first ATM stop we were devastated cuz I realized I could only take out $400 in cash
at a time. I had to agreed to pay $1200 now because my husband is still knee deep in
student loan debt. He would pay me back.
Three ATM stops later and figuring out which ATM’s we could trick to give us more, we had $1400
in our hands. Now we are the proud owner of the cutest English Bulldog puppy we named Leonidas.
I had no problem dishing out the dough. Why? Cuz I could. And yet, we still run into instances
where I seem to subliminally be expected to be the one to do everything around the house.
Can’t my husband read my mind??? Oh wait, he can’t. But I should have told him that the deal
we worked out was that I provide for this family in other ways that maybe most women can’t.
Isn’t that enough? It’s not though, and I’m learning (the hard way) that I can change. I can cook
once a week, or turn on some music and clean the floors once in a while. Or I can just pay a
cleaning lady…..
I will keep you posted on my progress…
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Man or Muppet
I knew i liked this song! had no idea that my favorite Bret McKenzie from Flight of the Conchords wrote it!!! I wanna write songs like this.
3 months ago
Huge fan of all things that come out of Groundlings
I remember watching Jim Rash perform at the ever so wonderful sketch shows at Groundlings, where the best talent emerges. I feel bad that Angelina Jolie looked hurt when Jim Rash took her pose, but this is exactly why people shouldn’t take themselves so seriously… so seriously that you become out of touch to know that the pose you are doing seems pretentious and like you’re trying too hard. Just be yourself Angie!!!
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Cannot get enough of the Portlandia opening sequence with the song by Washed Out
