Neither Five nor Friday

http://thebloggess.com/2013/05/happy-whatever/ (on mother’s day, whatever you may be)

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2013/05/depression-part-two.html (the best explanation of depression. ever.)

http://myfriendteresablog.com/so-youre-feeling-too-fat-to-be-photographed/ (take the damn picture anyway)

http://bettersupes.tumblr.com/ (Superheroes designed by little girls)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_BtmV4JRSc (Wil Wheaton on Why it’s awesome to be a Nerd)

http://www.talesofthepack.com/2013/03/my-first-transvaginal-ultrasound/ (on advocating for yourself)

http://jenniferlouden.com/in-celebration-of-being-ordinary/ (it’s okay to be a regular person, in spite of what the media shows us)

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/sue-austin-creating-the-spectacle (underwater wheelchair dancing)

http://mytruantpen.com/2013/05/14/lemonade/ (if there is sour lemon juice to be had, remember only that sweetness makes the bitter drinkable)

Friday Five-ish

http://www.themilitantbaker.com/2013/03/things-no-one-will-tell-fat-girls-so-i.html

http://www.upworthy.com/burn-the-libraries-down-kidz-can-learned-stuff-on-there-oan?c=ufb1

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/im-not-leaving-my-profession-it-has.html

http://www.eatthedamncake.com/2013/04/24/this-is-not-a-first-world-problem/

http://www.myhusbandismybestfriend.info/2013/04/jada-pinkett-smith-writes-letter-about.html

http://www.lateenough.com/2013/04/being-different-is-not-cute-and-fun-but-be-yourself-anyway

http://flyingfishtailoutpost1.tumblr.com/post/46394081344/that-time-i-pressure-cleaned-the-porch-with-a-hurricane

http://www.nopointsforstyle.com/2011/01/contrary-to-the-natural-order.html

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/mantis_shrimp

Friday Falafel* Five

Here is this week’s offering of great posts that I’ve read. I hope you’ll click through and give them a read or a look.

ADD and Autism

 

http://momnos.blogspot.com/2013/04/our-kind-of-autism-awareness.html (autism awareness)

http://www.diycouturier.com/post/47249603128/21-tips-to-keep-your-shit-together-when-youre (depression)

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/04/its-different-girls-adhd/63746/ (ADHD in girls)

 

Kindness and Love

 

http://www.kindovermatter.com/2013/04/through-lens-of-kindness.html (kind photography)

http://mad.ly/68e5a3 (you deserve love)

http://www.kindovermatter.com/2013/04/only-connect.html (making connections is what it’s all about)

 

Creativity

http://99u.com/articles/14599/the-5-most-dangerous-creativity-killers (make a change, if necessary)

 

Equality, Freedom and Poverty

 

http://www.upworthy.com/history-may-not-remember-this-speech-but-i-guarantee-that-you-will?c=ufb1 (equal rights in marriage (video))

http://www.upworthy.com/its-hard-enough-convincing-some-women-they-need-feminism-so-when-a-dude-gets-it?c=ufb1 (equal rights in gender)

http://billmoyers.com/content/slideshow-poverty-in-todays-america/ (photos of poverty in america)

 

*The falafel is in there because it makes about as much sense as me continuing to say FIVE every week.

Five on friday

http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/03/how-to-start-loving-your-vagina/ (vagina stuff 🙂 )

 

http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/8642-1.html  (ADD leader stuff 🙂 )

 

http://www.kindovermatter.com/2013/03/the-path-to-success-is-inside-of-you.html  (passion and truth in business 🙂 )

 

http://www.lateenough.com/2013/03/may-this-be-a-dawning-not-just-of-marriage-equality-but-of-a-new-era-of-justice/ (equality stuff 🙂 )

http://www.upworthy.com/a-supreme-court-justice-takes-down-an-anti-gay-marriage-argument-in-1-minute?c=ufb1  (more equality stuff 🙂 )

“Five” for your Friday

So here are some things I gathered this week.

On loving ourselves and each other:

http://www.brenebrown.com/my-blog/2013/3/20/meuitdwaubpgr9qt1xanm3fwwa0sjo (shame is not a tool that allows for change)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3KyvlMJefR4 (Imagine a world without hate)
http://www.scarymommy.com/hate-my-body/ (I don’t hate my body)

http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-moments-that-prove-mr.-rogers-was-greatest-american (a rare ceasefire in snark was called on Cracked because of Mr. Rogers)

On politics and Dying:

http://www.truthdig.com/dig/item/the_last_letter_20130318/

On Rape and Rape Culture:

(I assume these will be triggering for some. [too many])

http://www.guante.info/2012/12/new-video-action-and-mens.html (a spoken word poem about staying silent)

http://www.lateenough.com/2013/03/friends-dont-let-friends-rape/ (when a friend won’t let you drive drunk, but will let you rape)

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2013/03/19/stubenville-and-cnn-and-the-rest/ (we need to hear more men like this)

http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/this-is-too-much-for-me.html

 

Five For Friday

I decided that I love reading other people’s round up posts enough that I ought to try it. Being a huge fan of alliteration I went immediately to the Tuesday Ten. Unfortunately I chickened out at the possibility that I might not be able to do 10 every time. (I was going to say every week, but I think we’ve seen how my schedule is a little, um, more flexible than that. I will try. I always do.) So, I came up with 5 on Friday. What I love about these types of posts is getting the chance to hear about and read blogs that I probably never would have read otherwise. I hope that that is what happens here. So without further ado, here is my first list:

http://www.nopointsforstyle.com/2013/03/a-dislocation-of-mind.html

http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/a-lion-in-iron-women-be-more-not-less/

http://www.eatthedamncake.com/2013/03/11/little-girl-on-the-big-ice/

http://www.kindovermatter.com/2013/03/wanna-make-difference.html

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