lists
Other items that perk me up include ice coffee the size of my head, and all of the cookies that there are.
pets
The thing with animals is that they have terribly short lives. Ten years is nothing, an instant, a blur of walks and hugs and throwing massive sticks into lakes.
in

Jun 5, 2013 at 5:00pm | 163 comments

moral dilemmas
Was I just being a crazy bird lady? Was I shoving my own beliefs down this family's throat? Should I just have minded my own business?
animals
My daydreams of taking Fiona home gradually faded away, but my memories of the animal shelter stuck with me.
in

Jan 29, 2013 at 10:30am | 27 comments

xojane uk
"When my mum sees this she’s not going to cook me any more vegetarian meals," I admitted, quaveringly. "And quite right, too," snapped the slightly scary boss lady that I sat next to.
in

Jan 2, 2013 at 4:30pm | 51 comments

cruelty-free beauty
animals
Often, my only contribution to xoJane staff meetings other than helpful suggestions like giving Charlotte the helm for the day or having an xoJane sleepover is weird animal noises.
adoption
When it’s been emotionally or financially taxing, I’ve still felt nothing but extraordinarily fortunate to share my home with such wonderful friends.
animals
animals
Are you thinking, "Oh but raccoons are cute?" They're not. They're horrible.
49ers
animals
I am a single woman living in Los Angeles who loves five star hotels, Louboutin heels and men who look like Oliver Reed. And I have 6 chickens.
in

Sep 1, 2011 at 11:00am | 0 comments

animals
Sure, you can put a bird on it, but why limit yourself to winged creatures?
animals
Recently, I decided to hang up the ol' Vegetarian jersey to play for team Carnivore for a while. Here's what got me into it, through it and out of it.
in

Jun 21, 2011 at 1:02pm | 0 comments