Nail color: Naughty Nautical by Essie We ladies who love sparkly or colorful nail polish and other so-called "girly" things ...

Image by the USDA via Flickr/Creative Commons Last Friday Michelle Obama celebrated her 50th birthday. Many people -- from journalists ...

I'm so proud of Cydni Robertson and the success of her Serve and Strut Birmingham Brunch. As a writer and English teacher I'm ...

#feministselfie in the classroom! Earlier today when I was supposed to be grading tests on American Romanticism I decided to procrastin...

"When you bring everything you have to every situation, that's when the magic happens."  -- Jillian Michaels The words ...

I didn't own a cast iron skillet until a friend bought me this one for my 32nd birthday. Does this make me a poor excuse for a South...

A feminist in a dress! Gasp! Can a black woman be a feminist? I've been told on more than one occasion that the answer to that ...

Image by Mike Baird via Flickr/Creative Commons Maybe after exercising daily for a few months I'll be able to go out in public wearin...

A few of the ladies of See Jane Write before our morning walk I have a confession.  When I came up with the idea for  #bloglik...

Ironically, one of the best things that have come out of the #bloglikecrazy project has nothing to do with blogging. Throughout the mo...

Today I ended my brief hiatus from running. Using one of the Hal Higdon programs , I am now training to run my second half marat...

For the past two weeks I've been rocking straight hair. This isn't something that happens often. About twice a year I go to my fav...

Image by Rosmary via Flickr/Creative Commons  The cool crisp air greeting me in the mornings and the bright red leaves on the trees o...

Image by Paul H. via Flickr/Creative Commons  A few weeks ago I took a pregnancy test. No, not because I'm trying to get knoc...

Last week this time I was lying on the sofa trying to recover from running 13.1 miles. Yes, that's right: I have checked off ...