As far as I’m concerned, there are only two entrance requirements to being an epic fucking badass (aka an EFBA). You tell the truth. You don’t give up. The first one sounds so simple! You just tell the truth about your life. But this is a pretty radical act– as Gloria Steinem said, the truth will […]

It happens to all of us. We’re merrily tripping along looking at the pink flowers and thinking about clouds, then BAM! A string of texts that make your stomach churn. A bill that’s $10,000 more than you expected. A misunderstanding, hurt feelings, a canceled flight, a logistical clusterfuck. You know you should let it go. […]

This was the big weekend, you guys. We’ve been planning this visit with unbridled glee. My new kids, coming from Canada to visit Portland! Eek, I was so excited! Ms. Adventure was so excited! We were all so excited! Their flight was delayed, oh devastation! But then they finally arrived, oh joy!!! Enter scene left: stomach […]

Wow, last week was a doozy, hunh? I heard from so many of you after last week’s airport mini-missive that you too had a crazy week!!! Shall we blame it on Mercury retrograde and call it a day? The point of living a gorgeous life isn’t to avoid the mess. This whole being human business is just MESSY. […]

Want to hear the story? Well. It started off with me being in a mood. Someone who worked for an airline, which I shall not name, put me in a bad mood. I didn’t call names, and I didn’t say anything that wasn’t true, but I did throw my sandals down on the ground in […]