Found this great project by Cambridge University today on Twitter, via a friend (I forget who, sorry). Basically, they had a bunch of personal-sized whiteboards and asked passers-by (presumably students in the main) why they needed feminism. The results are obvious, shocking, enlightening, and heart-breaking, and seriously, you should go have a look right now. […]
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Dear girls in class, who are currently discussing gender politics: I am so proud of you. As you sit there and realise for perhaps the first time the ways that social constructions of gender restrict us, I can almost feel your hearts and minds being opened. And the fact that, although we are studying women’s rights
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Is it against the spirit of this blog to let my Polyvore account cross post the pretty outfits I put together? O:) Oh well. “Pretty” is a category of Important Things too. Read more:Why Fighting Your Fears Is Complete And Utter Bullshirt.Alivity, and GMO FoodsMade-It Monday: More Sketches 
Silky Blue by inkylaurens featuring ballerina shoes HUGO sleeveless top stylebop.com Theyskens theory theyskens theory jacket thecorner.com Faux leather jacket $46 – newlook.com River Island cream skirt $15 – riverisland.com CO-OP Barneys New York short boots barneys.com Stuart weitzman heels $185 – farfetch.com LOFT ballerina shoes loft.com H&M leather shoes $20 – hm.com Navy jewelry
Marchesa Runway Reinterpreted for Casual Wear by lianabrooks featuring v neck shirts Gucci v neck shirt $300 – flannelsfashion.com Minuet Petite cardigan $41 – debenhams.com Alexander McQueen flared pants matchesfashion.com ALDO platform high heels aldoshoes.com Alexander mcqueen jewelry $300 – cultstatus.com.au Gold eyeshadow etsy.com By Terry terry barneys.com Read more:Made It Monday: Fairytale Baby Shower
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We’re nearly out of baby wipes. I went to the supermarket about a week ago, intending to buy some (along with groceries for the week), and came out with none. Every single brand except one was choc full of parabens (emerging research – example – shows that high concentrations of parabens are found in breast
The last couple of weeks have been a haze and a blur of pain, aches, and snuffed-up noses. I mananged to contract a pretty decent cold on top of recovering from surgery, WELL DONE ME. To make things even more fun, the Boyo had it last week when he was home baby-wrangling while I was
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Totally random, but I have to share, because I’ve just made up a new batch and it really is awesome. I always intend to use this stuff 2-3 times a week, and in reality end up using it about once a fortnight, if that – but whenever I do, my skin practically glows the next
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Oh, girls. If only I could convince you, as you sit there pouring out your hearts, that your hearts are liquid gold, precious and already beautiful. You long for months of soul-searching, for grand epiphanies that will reveal to you the way, that will somehow take your feet and place them on the path to
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