Category: Personal
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The World Needs Overthinkers
When I hit “publish” on this tiny blog last month and shared the story of my lay off, I felt like I was coloring out of the lines again, seconds away from a finger wag. Or worse.
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The Revolution is a Size 18: Inclusive Fashion, Spring-ish Edit
So, I’m calling it. THE INCLUSIVE FASHION REVOLUTION IS COMING. It’s a goddamn miracle, and thanks to designers that get it, my fashion story is murdering right now. *hair flip* Ready for a secret? Chubby people love fashion! But fashion has not always loved chubby people. Amanda Needham, the costume designer on Shrill (run, don’t…
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No Should ’19: We Got a Nanny
Yup. It is happening. We got a nanny.
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2019: The End of ‘Should’
Here we are, New Year’s Eve. That time of year when we take stock of the last twelve months and vow to do something different/better/more with the next twelve. Be more productive! Get fit! THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA. We take the most stressful, over indulgent part of the year and say: “In this state…
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A Malutich Family Christmas Card Retrospective
Until I made my own family, Christmas was my least favorite time of the year. Forget the rumors, children of divorce are not rolling around in gifts because they get two Christmases. Ok, well, I did get two Christmases, but, in exchange for things you don’t want to push to the middle of the table. Matt…
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All I Want for Christmas is a Break in the Spacetime Continuum, or Whatever it Takes to Quilt with the Dead
I dreamt about my dead Nana last night. It was crisp and real and I am shook.
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Terrible, Thanks for Asking + 11 Songs to Play at my Funeral
Are you ready for the whitest white girl thing I just did? I joined a 5-week long writing club, hosted by a podcast (more about the podcast at the end of this post!) called “Terrible, Thanks for Asking.” Stop rolling your eyes! It was my type of commitment – no rules, no deadlines. Each week…
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The World Doesn’t Need Another White Girl’s Lifestyle Blog
Yet here were are… Listen, I’m just trying to find a new thing to create. I’m a lady with a couple kids, a real nice husband, a corporate job, a house. I drive a Subaru for crying out loud. We have high-class problems. Nothing here is going to blow your mind, it’s going to be…
Hi, I'm Ariana. 