Rachel_1 - xoJane

Analyze: My Transgressive Sex Fantasies Are Either About My Actual Husband or No-Touch Clintonian Monogamy

Rachel_1 — Fri, 25 May 2012 09:30:27 -0400

If you are related to me by blood or marriage, this isn't for you. Otherwise, enjoy the details of my real life sex fantasies!

3 Easy Ways to Fancy Up Some Xmas Lights Because Every Day Should Be a Magical Party

Rachel_1 — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:30:19 -0400

Take $5.99 string lights, add clear blue plastic disposable shot glasses or Dixie Cups or vintage tin Jell-O molds and make like Eddie Murphy's girl in 1985 and party all the time.

What I Learned About Women from Thrifted Joke Book “A Delicious Collection of Jokes for Women Only”

Rachel_1 — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:30:25 -0400

Knock knock. Who’s there? You. You who? Yoo-hoo, I’m in line at Goodwill paying 70 cents for this sexist joke book.

It Sucks to Say This Out Loud, But What Should I do Before I Turn Forty?

Rachel_1 — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:00:36 -0400

What is turning forty going to mean to me?

Buy Handmade: Etsy Mother's Day Shopping Guide Under $50

Rachel_1 — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:30:30 -0400

All the moms you know will think you are so thoughtful (and good-looking) when they open these indie gifts.

Customize Your Clothes With Fake Embroidery

Rachel_1 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:00:26 -0400

Guess what? You don't have to actually learn how to embroider to stitch cool designs on your stuff. Fake it. Think of it as drawing with needles and thread.

I’ll Try Anything Once: Let a Magic 8-Ball Make My Decisions for One Day

Rachel_1 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:00:21 -0400

What would my life look like if I left all the decisions I would normally make on my own up to the affirmative, negative, or non-committal roll of the icosahedral die?

I Have Horrible Guilt & Discomfort About Not Being Able to Keep My Own House

Rachel_1 — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:00:19 -0400

Why do I feel like a failure hiring a cleaning person? Heteronormative brainwashing? Have I not shaken the paranoid drug-house privacy thing?

Your Help Needed: How Do I Make Friends and Learn to Be a Good Friend as an Adult?

Rachel_1 — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:00:19 -0400

So what happens if because of a series of lifestyle and geographical changes, you find yourself in your late 30s desperately in need of the magical ability to make new friends? Or any friends?

Nostalgia Reality Check: Girl-Centric Coming-of-Age Film "FOXES"

Rachel_1 — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:00:25 -0400

I’m a Jeanie, I intuit other Jeanies and we are Annie-magnets. We long for the innocence of the Madges and the brass ovaries of the Deirdres.

An Interview With Madison Young: Artist, Activist, Sex Educator and Filmmaker

Rachel_1 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:00:21 -0400

Madison Young, national treasure, opens up about being sex positive, knowing your body, misconceptions about bdsm, sexuality during pregnancy, not projecting heteronormative roles on children and more.

LOVE YOURSELF DIY Sequin Heart Shoe Clips

Rachel_1 — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:00:27 -0400

Add these to the Simplest Things to Make EVER list. Share (and overshare) with someone you love.

Say Something Nice: I Love You, Davy Jones

Rachel_1 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:45:15 -0500

I Recently Fell in BFF Love with Zooey Deschanel & I Never Want to Go Back to My Dark Life Before This

Rachel_1 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:00:15 -0500

The mean, bitter woman is not a good look for me. Cuteness wins again and forever.

Glitter in Your House & Twigs in Your Yard = DIY Faux Antler Wall Art!

Rachel_1 — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:47:00 -0500

I have twigs in my yard, you have twigs in your yard -- let's make the neighbors think we're weirdos by wandering around picking up the sticks that look the most like antlers. OK?

Is it Too Early to Tell You About Last Year's 1st Married-Valentine's Gift to My Husband?

Rachel_1 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:00:21 -0500

I'm the type of aggro-romantic predator that has a history of sending boys flowers to get places with them. Mike had the NERVE to actually marry me, so could the Spring Valley Chorus have been THAT much of a Valentine's surprise?

Nostalgia Reality Check: 1979 Coming-of-Age Classic, LITTLE DARLINGS

Rachel_1 — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:00:32 -0500

Girl-centric summer camp classic "Little Darlings" was a movie I held religiously close to my heart as a preteen, but how would it look to an almost 39-year-old?

I'll Try Anything Once: Watch/Live Tweet a 90s Porno My Husband Wrote

Rachel_1 — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:00:17 -0500

My husband wrote a couple of screenplays for pornos I've never actually watched, until now. Will The "Devil In Miss Jones 5: Inferno" impact my marriage (or Twitter standing)?

My Shrink's Husband is My Husband's Shrink

Rachel_1 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:00:21 -0500

One of our most favorite pastimes has become Mike and I trying to piece together our shrinks’ life by what they reveal regarding themselves and each other.

Return of the She-Hulk Handywoman! DIY Clothing Rack From Galvanized Plumbing Pipes

Rachel_1 — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:00:15 -0500

Build a 4-ft modern-industrial rack for hanging clothes in about 30 minutes, for about $60.