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Health Insurance for Freelancers and Self-Employed: How to Get it, What it Costs, Yadda, Yadda, Yadda
Because those of us who have to buy our own healthcare need all the info we can get … here’s my tutorial on how to buy an affordable plan that you can actually use. I’ve been buying my own health insurance since 2009 — pre-Obamacare, when you had to just row on up to some…
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Hold on to Your Coochies—My Review of the DivaCup
Dear male readers: Why don’t you do yourselves a favor and sit this one out? There are some things you don’t want to know. There’s a woman on Instagram who has a pic of a jelly jar full of her period blood. In the caption, she advises that giving your plants a “blood meal” is…
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10 Things Gwyneth Paltrow Copied From Me
Have you heard? Gwyneth Paltrow claims that she is the reason so many people do yoga. May I quote? I must: “Forgive me if this comes out wrong,” Paltrow continued, “but I went to do a yoga class in L.A. recently and the 22-year-old girl behind the counter was like, ‘Have you ever done yoga…
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National Mom’s Day Off is December 26th! What Are You Going to Do?
The calendar is a bitch over the holidays, amiright? You know what would make things way better? If you made the calendar your bitch instead. And that, ladies, is exactly what I’ve done. This year, I cordially invite you to set aside December 26th to celebrate National Mom’s Day Off. This is a totally-made-up holiday…
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FAKESgiving: The Divorced Parents’ Guide to the Holidays
Hi, divorced people! Yes, the holidays are upon us. Whoop dee fucking hoo! What are you serving with your turkey this year? A side of resentment? Loneliness? Maybe some sickeningly sweet vengeance for dessert? A better question: Where will your sad little handoff be? The deserted HomeGoods parking lot in the middle of T-Day, so the…
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My Very, Very Guilty Confession of When I Enabled Harassment
Trigger warning for harassment. (Obviously.) This Kavanaugh hearing … I’ve been ready to throw a brick through a window for days. But in addition the anger, I keep feeling guilt. Because one time one of my friends got sexually harassed and I handled it all wrong. You know what I did? I stayed friendly with…