Dressing Modestly As A Westerner In A Muslim Country
<p>I think I may have <a href="https://hellogiggles.com/no-its-not-just-our-imagination-the-american-media-vs-the-uk">mentioned</a> before that last month I went on a glorious...
View ArticleSurvey Says… I Am A Needy Survey
<p>I don’t often <a href="https://hellogiggles.com/britches-aint-st-a-pant-related-rant">rant</a> on Hello Giggles. It is a happy place filled with positivity, rainbows and unicorns....
View ArticleThanksgiving Reboot
<p>It’s not that I’m cynical or mean-spirited – it really isn’t that. It’s just that I cannot abide Thanksgiving. To me, it’s seems like a perfectly good waste of a holiday. Can I? Can I please...
View ArticleParents Get Nervous About Parent/Teacher Conferences, Too
<p>I can’t live at The Heatley Cliff all the time. At the Heatley Cliff, Sher and I are spoiled with a <a...
View ArticleThe Case For An American Boxing Day
<p>Last year around this time, I mentioned several ways in which one could connect with their inner <a href="https://hellogiggles.com/a-very-merry-downton-christmas">Downton Abbey</a>...
View ArticleAre You Empathetic Or Sympathetic?
<p>For many years now, I have always thought that my ability to sympathize was one of my better qualities. I have maintained this idea that although I am not always the <a...
View Article‘Wool’: The Book You Need To Read
<p>Once in a while, a book comes around and is so darned good, you kind of inhale it instead of reading. <em>Wool</em> is such a book.</p> <p>The origins of how the book...
View ArticleBeam Me Up: The Case For a Revamped ‘Star Trek’ (On Cable!)
<p>When I was a kid, <em>Star Trek: The Next Generation</em> was<em> everything.</em></p> <p>Yeah, okay, I am a trekkie. But, notice how I didn’t put a capital...
View ArticleOh Sherlock, My Beloved! What Happened To You?
<p>Recently, has anything rocked harder than a<a href="https://hellogiggles.com/why-americans-need-to-watch-sherlock-on-pbs-this-sunday"> Sunday night on PBS</a>? Yes, I realize that...
View ArticleThe Myth of the Muse
<p>I often write posts here on HelloGiggles about my favorite TV Shows, books I’m loving or what is happening at The Heatley Cliff – my pretend <a...
View ArticleTake The Quiz: Are You A House Cat Homebody?
<p>We had a huge storm here in <a href="https://hellogiggles.com/10-reasons-to-love-portland">Portland</a> recently. There was a massive (for us) dumping of snow, followed by freezing...
View ArticleWhy ‘Sam and Cat’ Could Be One of the Most Dangerous Shows On TV
<p>I HATE the fact that my 10-year-old watches <em>Sam and Cat</em>.</p> <p>I feel like if I forbid her, it will make the show taboo, amping up her desire to watch it. If...
View ArticleWhy Being Ladylike Is Not Necessarily a Bad Thing
<p>I’ve written about what being a <a href="https://hellogiggles.com/how-to-be-a-lady">“lady”</a> means in today’s day and age before. I’ve talked about gender. People went nuts. In...
View Article30 Things You Can Do to Welcome Spring
<p>We love springtime here at the Manor- flowers abound, snap peas are picked fresh and used in our chef’s delicious creations, the sun peaks out every so often and we make the best of those...
View ArticleConfession: I Am Not An Animal Lover
<p>I’m not an animal hater, either. I’m just sort of… indifferent when it comes to animals.</p> <p>I’m not always indifferent. Sometimes during a wildlife show on TV, when I see...
View ArticleFacebook vs. Instagram: What’s Worse For Kids?
<p>I remember when I was a teen. I remember how terrified I was when I had to pick up the phone and call a boy for the the first time, wondering what I might say to his mom if she answered and...
View Article“Star Trek” in Real Life: Motherhood is Just Like “The Borg”
<p>Those of you who read my column with any kind of frequency know that I am a huge, dorky fan of <a href="https://hellogiggles.com/beam-me-up-a-case-for-a-revamped-star-trek-on-cable">Star...
View ArticleWhy You Should Let George R. R. Martin Name Your Kids
<p>People like to throw the word epic around these days- but that’s exactly what <em><a href="https://hellogiggles.com/8-things-we-hope-to-see-on-game-of-thrones-this-season">Game Of...
View ArticleThe 11 Types Of Friends You Probably Have
<p>On the whole, I have a kind of house cat personality. It’s not that I don’t like people or socializing – I do. I just really love my house and – perhaps a little disproportionately – my own...
View Article25 things you needed to know before you finished high school
<p>Long ago in a galaxy far away, my daughter Mikaela was one of the first contributors to a newbie HelloGiggles. She was a “tween” back then, and her posts were funny, touching, and pretty much...
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