Full Disclosure: I’ve been working on this post for three years and I still don’t have a real conclusion.
I lost my mom to breast cancer, and as a result, I can't stand those damned pink ribbons.
Full Disclosure: I guess you can call me a “serial entrepreneur” now.
My Etsy shop, I Love Life I Love You, has sat unused for almost a year now. And I'm okay with that.
Full Disclosure: How I Learned What the Word “Slut” Really Means
It's not as dramatic as you think!
Full Disclosure: In Which I Am a Complete and Total Creeper at the Dentist’s Office
Chris has just gotten dental insurance for the first time in his adult life, and pretty soon he’s going to have to get his wisdom teeth extracted. He’s looking forward to the pain meds1; not so much to the procedure. I’m looking forward to seeing what he says when he’s taking the pain meds. Because...
Full Disclosure: On Cool
The first place I recognized what Cool was was in Mrs. Jackson’s third-grade classroom. Oh, yeah, I’d used the word “cool” ad nauseum before. My babysitter had given me a My Little Pony paper doll kit in kindergarden and I’d immediately exclaimed, “Cool!” I wore cool shoes that had panda-shaped velcro closures and cool black...
Full Disclosure on My Ex and The Internet
I feel edified to read what someone writes on their blog, because I feel - probably falsely - that they might be sharing something intimate, essential to who they are.
Things I Do At Work To Make The Days Better, Happier, and More Productive
[source] Wear clothing that makes me happy. I’ve already been over exactly what I think of office dress codes ad nauseum. I push the line every day with bright colors, scarves around my wrists, textured and colorful tights, big hair, and rings large enough to break noses if I were inclined to throw punches. No...
Full Disclosure: Breakup + Breakup
I’m all moved. I’ve been a little bit in shock at the change. I had a temp gig consisting of nearly two weeks nonstop [yes, Saturday and Sunday too] of twelve-hour days involving lots of running back and forth and climbing stairs carrying mountains of file folders and booklets, a 7:45 arrival time, and only...
Full Disclosure: I Take Off My Clothes For Money
My good friends already know. My family knows, for the most part, although I lied to them about it for a good year after I started. All my boyfriends have known, and some have had serious issues about it. But it’s always something that I hesitate to tell people when I first meet them, at...
Full Disclosure: New York, I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down
[video via lafourte. awesome work.] I don’t know how to say this, other than to put it out there. So here you go: A month from today, I’m leaving New York for awhile and heading for Cincinnati. Yeah, I get it. You’re disappointed. My friends are disappointed. My boyfriend is way disappointed. But no one’s...
Full Disclosure #001: In Which Amanda Lee Begins Speaking Her Mind About Fashion, Finance, and Writer’s Block
[This is the first of a series in which I try to make this blog more personal. Because it's mine, damn it, and I owe it to you guys and myself not to sound like everyone else.] [Also, I didn't think writer's block existed until now. Shows how much I know.] I’ve been staring at...