Queercents

Category: Hints

  • Sometimes it Pays to Go Slowly

    Today I’m trying an experiment: I’m trying to reduce the speed of all of my movements. It sounds strange, but it’s actually loosely based off of a meditative kinetic exercise I tried last night that arose from a combination of Kabuki, Noh, and Butoh. Because I am a novice and have only a rudimentary understanding…

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    Elizabeth

  • Work from Home Strategies

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    Working from home can sound like the holy grail to many folks, especially if you work in a cubicle somewhere. Yet whether you get the opportunity to work from home as part of an arrangement with your employer or YOU are your own employer, you need to be conscious of your choices and focused to…

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    Paula

  • Many Uses: Leftover Carpet Remnants

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    I see a lot of carpet remnants here in my complex – I always want to grab a few leftovers and use them, so here are a few ideas. 1. Cut down on noise – Put under a typewriter, kitchen appliance or baby bed on hardwood floor to limit excess noise 2. Lay on under…

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    ~Dawn

  • Exercise Hack: Deck of Cards

    Lana has talked about incorporating the cost of a gym membership into your budget in her series on building wealth consciousness, but what if you want to stay fit and don’t want to go the gym? I’ve long since resolved to not pay for a traditional gym membership: more often than not I work up…

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    Elizabeth

  • The Payoff of a Poor Girl Party

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    A few years ago while in the throes of poverty that often come with graduate school, employment at Starbucks and a quarterlife crisis, I cooked up an idea to expand my wardrobe. Many of my friends also worked for Starbucks, other worked at bookstores or other less-than-lucrative positions. It was somewhere in between resale-shopping and…

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    Martinique

  • The Essential Checklist Before Accepting a House Guest

    We learn by our mistakes. There’s one mistake I’ll never make again, and it’s accepting the house guest from Hell. It’s surprising how many of us have these stories. Recently Zac and I ran into another couple we know. They were coming home from a jog. I casually mentioned that I didn’t know they were…

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    John

  • How to save money on tickets: Max Deale dishes out advice in Sold Out… So What!

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    ‘œWhat Women Want: To be loved, to be listened to, to be desired, to be respected, to be needed, to be trusted, and sometimes, just to be held. What Men Want: Tickets for the World Series.’ ‘“ Dave Barry Max Deale is a ticket hound. As a self-described Ticket Jedi, he knows the ins and…

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    Nina

  • WAHMs, WAHDs, and the Costs and Benefits of Working at Home with Kids: Making the Most of Your Work Time

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    My name is Jennifer, and I’m a WAHM. No, that’s not some new addition to the ever-expanding LGBTQ alphabet soup of queer identities; it stands for work-at-home mom or dad. I’m part of a growing trend; an increasing number of folks are WAHMs or WAHDs. Between the lame-ola economy and the wonders of wireless technology,…

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    Jennifer

  • Flirting without Flirting: Buy Drinks for Everyone

    I’ve always found bars socially frustrating. Unlike clubs where you can go dance, there’s not much to do at a bar if you don’t know people and are of a shy disposition. My friend offered a great, if expensive, way to pick up guys at a bar. If you see some cute guys at a…

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    Mike