HFM Hits The Road: Part 3- Wrap It Up; I’ll Take It

HFM Hits The Road: Part 3- Wrap It Up; I’ll Take It

So sore.  Those are the first words that I typed.  And I’m going to leave them there because I think they are appropriate.  Also, certified.  So certified!  As you can see above, my troupe mates and I became utterly certified … Continue reading

HFM Hits The Road: Part Two- My Dance Saga Continues

HFM Hits The Road: Part Two- My Dance Saga Continues

So I came to Michigan to study American Tribal Style Belly Dance and attain my General Skills certification.  But the format has changed slightly.  And I’m so not complaining because THIS HAPPENED! Previously, General Skills was one long, four-day, 20-hour … Continue reading

HFM Hits the Road- American Tribal Style Dance Certification Part One

HFM Hits the Road- American Tribal Style Dance Certification Part One

Today, I’m blogging from Michigan.  I’m traveling with my belly dance diva girlfriends, Viva & Misha.  We drove from Maryland, and it took us a solid eight hours on two tanks of gas and three pit stops.  We travel like … Continue reading

Be a Part of the Mob- a Shimmy Mob That Is!

Be a Part of the Mob- a Shimmy Mob That Is!

Next week I might be a bit incommunicado.  I’d say it was another episode of real life butting in to steal my blog time, but it’s so much better.  For all of next week, I’ll be in Michigan getting general … Continue reading

Achievement Unlocked: HFM Gets Published in Literary Journal

Achievement Unlocked: HFM Gets Published in Literary Journal

Well it may seem like a little bit of nothing when you think about it, but yours truly got a story published in a real literary journal.  A huge, massive, ginormous six-word story.  HA!  I know, it’s just a tiny six word … Continue reading

Art of the Belly 2013 Debriefing

Art of the Belly 2013 Debriefing

WOOT!  Back from Ocean City and the amazing belly dance convention that is Art of the Belly.  This will be a picture filled post to kind of balance out my more intense post from earlier this week. First of all, … Continue reading

It Will Happen: An HFM Experiment

It Will Happen: An HFM Experiment

When I started my freshman year of college, I took a class from Dr. Henry Parker to increase my chances of graduating.  It was technically listed as a Race & Ethics class, and those topics were addressed too, but honestly … Continue reading

Art of the Belly in Ocean City, MD…. Also PIRATES!

Art of the Belly in Ocean City, MD…. Also PIRATES!

If you were wondering where my wanderings will take me this weekend, then wonder no more.  I’ll be at the most excellent Art of the Belly conference in Ocean City, Maryland!   I’ll be taking workshops; hanging out on the (probably entirely too … Continue reading

Say That to My Face: High School Skinny, Egg Donation and Car Mechanics

Say That to My Face: High School Skinny, Egg Donation and Car Mechanics

Listening to commercial radio these days is nothing but a barrage of advertisements with a tiny, tiny bit of music thrown in.  And without going into the quality of today’s pop music *raises cane and tells kids to get off her lawn* … Continue reading

Big Girly Photo Shoot- An HFM Coping Method

Big Girly Photo Shoot- An HFM Coping Method

Sometimes you just need to celebrate your own innate femininity.  Especially when you’re coping with an aspect of your female-ness that isn’t working for you- such as your fertility.  It’s easy to let yourself be angry at your body’s lack of … Continue reading