Let’s get this out of the way: I love makeup. I love buying it, playing with it, watching tutorials, everything. But, I tend to stay in my color box, especially with lip color. Reds and pink and more recently, I’ve played around with purple. But never anything outside of that. The day before St. Patrick’s Day, I decided to jump; the day called for green lipstick. If I was ever going to wear it, that’s the time to start. And so Operation Green Lip began. The Search Begins I asked my husband what he thought of the color -green. He’s […]
Holiday Survival Basics
Ah, holidays. A time to gather together and celebrate the important things. Family and food. (Or at least that’s what […]
Living in a Conservative World, I Am a Liberal Girl
I had a cousin ask me what it’s like being a liberal in the South. She lives in Seattle, one […]
The Worries of (My Kids) Starting Kindergarten
Holy shit, my kids are starting kindergarten. I knew it would come, and there was nothing I could do to […]
In Honor of My Pappaw: The Pain of Losing a Grandparent
Emily wrote this piece shortly before her grandfather passed away. We publish this article expressing her fears, memories, and grief […]
This Is Not Your Fault: Becoming a Mother of a Child with Birth Defects
This is not your fault. May 6, 2016 At our 20 week anatomy ultrasound, Dr. S. told us that Rowan […]
I Didn’t Choose My Job Over My Kids. Period.
by Emily Queen As soon as people found out I was pregnant, the questions and comments instantly began. “When are […]
