Katie Hoffman

LATEST ARTICLES ( 240 )

• Stop the Holiday Plate Hate

  It happens every holiday season. Pies, cookies, cakes, candy canes, gingerbread houses, failed recipes that still resulted in you licking the spatula when the... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 7 Items You Should Definitely Buy on Black Friday

  Shopping on Black Friday can be intimidating what with the long lines that zigzag around the entire store and news reports about people being trampled for... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Thanksgiving from Sass & Balderdash!

  

  Just wanted to take a second this morning to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving. For those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving a month ago or don’t... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 5 Awful Things That Happen at Thanksgiving Every Year

  Thanksgiving should be the ideal holiday. For starters, there aren’t any gift expectations, which means you won’t embarrass yourself with a botched wrapping job. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Haters Gonna Hate Fudgy Sweet Potato Brownies

  

  The careful passing of plates had already begun like a game of hot potato with a Fabergé egg, and I could already tell you-know-who took a bigger scoop of mashe... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Help Make Sass & Balderdash Profesh

  

  I’d like your help and potentially to be given access to that jar of coins you’ve been saying you’re going to take to the bank for the last twelve years. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Paradox of Being A Good Mother (Through The Lens of Kim Kardashian’s Butt)

  

  I don’t have any children yet (unless you’re one of those fur baby people who would count my dog, step-dog, and joint custody cat as little ones), but I... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Open Letter To The Woman Who Spilled Coffee On The Train

  

  What is it like living in an alternate universe were accidental spills never happen? How wonderful is it wandering around a bar with a martini glass in your han... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lena Dunham: The Narrative, Politics, and Complexity of Literary Sexual Abuse...

  Part of me has wanted to hate Lena Dunham since I watched the first episode of Girls. Maybe it was her talent, or perhaps I just felt threatened by the fact I... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Guest Post: My “Lady Areas” Are Guilty of Attempted Murder

  My “Lady Bits” are trying to kill me, constantly.  I think a lot of lady bits out there in the world could be jailed for attempted murder and at the very least... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Cat Peed On My Digital Camera

  

  Sometimes the miscellaneous misfortunes of everyday are more terrifying than any ghost story or guy with a chain saw—at least that the maxim I’m clinging to... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Millennial Horror Story

  ‘Twas the night before Halloween, and all through the house,Backstreet Boys hits were playingThanks to Megan KraussMegan was alone at home enjoying a guiltless... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Looking For Last Minute DIY Halloween Costumes?

  Are you looking for an inexpensive, easy to make, last minute, do-it-yourself Halloween costume?Save your time wading through all the boards on Pinterest,... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Semi-Shunned At The Pumpkin Patch

  

  I’ve been going to the same pumpkin patch, Bengtson’s, since it was socially acceptable for me to wear a pumpkin onesie in public. If you live in the south... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cleaning My Room in 12 Steps

  

  After two long years of procrastination, I finally cleaned my room. By the time everything had been vacuumed and Windexed, three and a half hours had passed, tw... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Fault in Our Feminism

  In case you’ve just come out from under your rock, earlier this month George Clooney married the lovely Amal Alamuddin in Italy. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• What Your Favorite Fall Foods Say About You

  Fall seems like a transitional period of beautiful simplicity, ideal for wearing sweaters and curling up by the fireplace with a good book, but let’s not lose... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Keeping It Off

  

  As of October 2014, it’s been two years since I lost 120 pounds. In case you’re just tuning in, I lost weight from August 2011 to October 2012. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Maybe It’s Not Stranger Than Fiction

  

  The last few days I’ve had a lot on my mind, but after I having an epiphany while I was walking to the train yesterday morning, everything feels right in the... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION

• September in Review

  

  It’s October? When’d that happen?For more unflattering selfies and screenshots of text message conversations, you can follow me @katienotholmes. Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 HUMOR, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION