Originally published by Ladybud Magazine I first met Mary Going while studying Business at Mills College. Mills is the first women’s college west of the Rocky Mountains. It was founded around the same time California became a state and has garnered a reputation for liberal progressivism; it produces intelligent women in many areas, particularly social justice and civil…
Originally published at Ladybud Magazine This is Los Angeles, California. Downtown LA is not like most major cities, there is no real city center where jobs are concentrated. Its nine million residents drive across its crumbling, trafficked freeways from where they can afford to live to where they work every single day; the average commute…
Originally published by Ladybud Magazine Sometimes you really need to eat some chocolate. It is almost a meditative undertaking, especially when you eat good quality chocolate. For just a moment you can pause to savor the uniquely healing flavor. And never has it been a better time to justify eating it. Sugar, butter and milk…
Originally published in Ladybud Magazine In my teenage years, I caked liquid foundation all over my face. The irony of that was I had perfect skin, there was nothing to cover up. All those clogged pores converted to zits and then I was trapped, I needed the foundation to cover the acne. I converted to…
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