Ask Me About My Za-hoon & Other Things I’ve Done to Increase My Fertility

Earlier this week, I mentioned that’d I’d had a Za-hoon treatment at a Korean bath house in my area.  Now it’s time for the big reveal.  A Za-hoon service is also called chai-yok, a V-steam or (let’s just call it what … Continue reading

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

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

How to Survive a Pregnancy Announcement- The HFM Method

How to Survive a Pregnancy Announcement- The HFM Method

Very similarly to the HFM Method of Surviving a Baby Shower, the answer is also vodka. Or rather have a friend who reads your blog, knows what you’re going through and then rely on her to present you with a … Continue reading

Pie-n-Tea Parties: An HFM Coping Technique

Pie-n-Tea Parties: An HFM Coping Technique

Last year, I very briefly mentioned an event that has become a regular thing in my life.  It’s called a Pie-n-Tea Party.  And the name has a pretty decent story behind it. I was filling my friend Tim’s poor eye … Continue reading