Entries by Tracee

Bora – New DRC Friend

I finally got assigned a Sister with Women for Women International. Your sister is: Bora Tabu M’Kabonge, she lives in DRC. She is in the Tuonembele woman group. I’m super-excited about this because it gives me something tangible and relevant to do to change the International situation around the world. I’m convinced no International initiative […]

Fake Nails

Santa put fake press-on nails in Ainsley’s stocking and I thought my husband was being silly for being concerned. Everyone knows the stupid things won’t stay on for 6 hours and besides, it might be an effective means to get her to stop biting her nails. In the past I might have been incensed by […]

Complaining Adds Up

Complaining became a big problem in our house when . . . well, since I moved into it. But, I tried to resolve the issue with the Complaint Free World Bracelet. Which brought to light the fact that nearly every word out of my mouth is a complaint. Certainly nearly every blog is somehow a […]

Greeley, Colorado or Bust 2010!

It’s so funny that yesterday  I finally “went public” about moving to Atlanta, Georgia. Because yesterday my husband’s company changed their minds. Instead, we’re headed to Greeley, Colorado where the company who purchased my husband’s company is headquartered.   We could not be more thrilled. This will put us roughly half-way between our families.  I see my […]

Atlanta or Bust 2010

My husband is being transferred to Atlanta, Georgia and its time to sell our house. The house I LOVE. The house that makes me feel abundant in all the right ways and none of the wrong ways. The house I attracted with all my heart and Law of Attraction powers. Now, I have to let […]

Kate Moss & Girls' Body Reality

I read all these stories that suggest Kate Moss should be burned at the stake for saying her motto is, “Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.” Sarah and the Goon Squad has a funny, light-hearted and compelling post about it. Instead of being outraged, I seriously considered adopting the motto, repeating it to my […]

Law of Receiving

There’s a spiritual and universal law, The Law of Receiving, that says if you want to attract something – say a tribe of people who want to revolutionize what it means to be a girl around the world through a blog and book titled The Girl Revolution – then you can’t shut the door simultaneously. […]

The Princess and The Frog Review

I’m torn between wanting to write a full critique of The Princess and The Frog, the way I have for the other films in the Disney Princess Culture. You know, deconstruct the whole thing and look for meaning, obvious and subtle, relate it to the Feminist Promise of Past and today’s Working Mother Reality. I […]

Disordered Eating

When I was in college I lived on a pack of cigarettes, a cup or two of coffee and one $1 hamburger a day. I’d go to the grocery store and spend like $20. Ramen and Kool-aid were good choices, because you could get 10 for a $1. That’s 10 meals right there. “Disordered eating?” […]

International Science of Happiness Conference

The Science of Happiness “Not surprisingly, that science has found that beyond a certain minimum level of income, greater happiness comes from strong and plentiful human connections, a sense of control over one’s life and employment, meaningful work, good health, basic economic security, trust in others and in government, and other factors less directly connected […]

Girl Zine

“The Advantage and Disadvantage of Zine is a long-term, multifaceted collaboration with a group of young women college students in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I first met these young women when I was offered a residency in their dormitory, where I lived for two months during the winter of 2007-2008. (To read more about this work, […]