March is all about celebrating women, past and present, their magic and their impact. Which is why we’re teaming up with Leah Kirsch and Kylee Jo Cook, founders of Leah Kirsch and hurry.to.be.kind respectively, for an International Women’s Day Giveaway. International Women’s Day was founded to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women, and we’re doing just that by partnering with two fellow women-owned and -operated businesses for a giveaway that honors the babe with the power within each of us. If you’re on our blog, you’re probably familiar with us, Fred and Far, creators of the...
At Fred and Far, every day is the right day for celebrating women. But March is an especially powerful time for us, because it’s not only Women’s History Month, it’s also International Women’s Day on March 8th. We invite you to join us in celebrating yourself and the women in your life extra hard this month and setting the tone for a transformative 2018. Women’s History Month started as Women’s History Week back in 1982 (which was clearly not enough). Since 1985, Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama have each issued proclamations designating the month of March as Women’s History Month....
A the start of every month in 2018, we’re releasing a new stone to expand our Self Love Pinky Ring collection. And to kick off March, we’re proud to announce that you can now purchase an Aquamarine Self Love Pinky Ring in both our mini and original trillion styles. Every stone has unique, metaphysical properties, and we're excited to share the magnificence of aquamarine, the March birthstone. So if you're a Pisces or Aries that's born in March, this aquamarine ring is the perfect choice for channeling your inner mermaid (yes mermaid!). Aquamarine is a stone of eternal youth and happiness that promotes truth,...
"I attended my first back-to-school night as a single mom this last fall and my oldest son’s 6th grade teacher was addressing the parents about how if it were up to him, he wouldn’t use grades at all. “Learning is a journey,” he said. “It does not end in a year.” It’s true, you know, it never stops. Sometimes I have days that rattle my confidence. I think about my boys, about how I worry about them. About the heaviness of the responsibility of parenthood in general, let alone single parenthood. I think about the stress that doing this alone...
Each week, our Friday Feature celebrates powerful women from our sisterhood who share their magic with the world in unique and inspiring ways. This week, we chatted with Mary Purdie, a tremendously talented artist and illustrator who uses her artistic talent and voice to explore some of our favorite concepts, including self care, vulnerability, and so much more. This Warrior Woman moved us to the core with her openness and bravery when faced with some of life's biggest hurdles. We hope you relish her as much as we do. When you were a child, what made you the happiest? Anything creative, imaginative, and playful....
"I look at women and get excited but I don’t when I kiss women. How do I tell if I’m bisexual or not?" Dear I'm excited but confused, I would be curious to know what “get excited” means to you. I would also want to know if the women you are kissing are the same women that get you excited! Sometimes we feel a strong, energetic connection with another person or a deep affection that may or may not be erotic. Our sexual orientation is actually fluid and not fixed. This means that who you are attracted to could change...
"Mine is a story of resilience and self-appointed bad assery. It is full of twists, turns, detours, and surprises, ones that I am still learning to understand myself. Perhaps y'all can help me on this journey of seeking significance. I grew up pseudo-normally as a painfully Type A, perfectionist, overly-empathetic child in a loving family. I'm a quirky, fun-loving, analytical person who has always found beauty in emotions and in humans; I've been fascinated by the interconnected nature of the universe. In about 2009, this finally manifested as a desire to become a doctor. Since then, I have been fixated...
When you were a child, what made you the happiest? Such a great question! When I was a kid, I was happiest when I was on stage performing. I went to an elementary school for the performing arts called Westover Magnet, and to this day I have so many incredible memories from that place! I remember every teacher (Mr. Moody was really one of the first people, besides my parents, to believe in me and tell me I was a great performer). We had drama, dance, music, art and problem-solving classes every day – yes problem solving is an art!...
" Less than a year ago from today I was gang raped. Yes you read that correctly, I was raped by three men that attended my university. I was destroyed I hid in shame, I didn’t come out of the dorms very often, and when I did, I was in the biggest baggiest clothes I could possibly find, doing everything I could to hide the body that must have invited strangers to stay. When it was the weekend I was tossing drinks back in an outfit I used to love wearing, that I felt radiated beauty and the body I...
Adulting is hard. These 25 Principles from John Barlow make it easier. "Adult Principle #1: Be patient. No matter what. Adult Principle #2: Don’t badmouth: Assign responsibility, not blame. Say nothing of another you wouldn’t say to him. Adult Principle #3: Never assume the motives of others are, to them, less noble than yours are to you. Adult Principle #4: Expand your sense of the possible. Adult Principle #5: Don’t trouble yourself with matters you truly cannot change. Adult Principle #6: Don’t ask more of others than you can deliver yourself. Adult Principle #7: Tolerate ambiguity. Adult Principle #8: Laugh...
"Just over a year ago I started a venture to heal my Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) naturally through lifestyle changes and supplementation. Anyone who knows PCOS can tell you, it is like an all-out assault on your femininity and your peace of mind. Your best chances of healing the symptom-causing issues at the root come from a painfully clean diet, exercise that doesn't over stress your body, and stress reduction in your life (also certain supplements that can help). I was in a relationship at the time that had become just too much for me, and I had to let...
