The Princess and the Pins
I had my first ever acupuncture  session on Wednesday. For those of you already familiar with my needle-phobia this may come as a surprise, but it’s been a year of tackling fears head on and today was the day I finally went under the needle. Acupuncture is becoming more accepted in mainstream American society as more...
Princess on a Plane
My father is a pilot. He flew helicopters for the Army for 25 years and when I was really young he had a private pilot’s license for flying planes. I barely remember it, but when I was three years old, I rode in a little prop plane that my daddy flew. Flying is something he...
The Princesses’ Food Manifesto: Part 2
(See Part 1 here) The Power of Local What’s wrong with having a few corporations control virtually every aspect of our sustenance? Far from abstract, the genetic and proprietary control of our diets by a handful of companies (Monsanto, DuPont, and Syngenta combined own an astounding 47 percent of the global seed market) directly robs...
The Right-Brained Viking
Not to brag on myself (okay, I’m bragging!), but I have many good qualities. I’m usually kind. I’m typically easy-going and great at forgiveness (well, for crimes against me anyway; I’m less great at forgiveness for crimes against my loved ones). And I think I’m pretty open-minded (sometimes I see so many sides of an...
Calling on Faith in the Most Mundane Places
I donated blood yesterday, which is always a bit of an epic adventure for me. Since I was a little kid, I have been terrified of needles. Irrationally so. Just the thought of that huge needle going into my skin makes me want to run screaming. I have managed to make myself donate blood a...
The Handkerchief Assumption*
Lately I’ve been feeling like nothing screams “I hang out with women who believe God wants us to wear hankies on our heads†like admitting I’m a stay-at-home wife who likes staying at home. I’m sure I’m being irrational, but I’ve been defending homemakers from accusations ranging from “lazy†to “anti-feminist†since college (I remember...
