Janine James

Janine James

Bio

Janine is a Bay Area native with an infinite love for dogs with beards, cider, and upcycling. When she isn't crafting up a new piece of writing you can usually find her binge-watching horror movies on Netflix or splurging at a local farmers' market.

Janine James Articles

via <a href="http://www.unique-vintage.com/black-white-polka-dot-ruffled-crop-top-two-piece-swimsuit.html">Unique Vintage</a>

5 Modest Bikinis That Won't Make You Look Like A Grandma

In these dog days of summer, it's hard to get by without a bikini. What do you do if you want to look hot, but keep covered? Here are 5 figure-flattering options.

Read...
Get. It. Girl.

8 Things I've Learned From Weightlifting

It wasn’t until my sister started getting into weightlifting that I decided to give it a shot. As someone who had previously approached exercise with a negative eye, I started with all of the same preconceived notions that many women do. However, after adapting to the lifestyle over a year ago, I cannot imagine a life without lifting. Here’s why!

Read...
Succulents galore! Image: <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/5-bio-bsu-botany.jpg">Wikipedia</a>

Holiday Gifts For Broke People To Give

Create a box filled with your loved one’s favorite candies, chips, canned fare, hot sauces, and other snack-worthy treats.

Read...
Sure, the appropriate thing to do would have been to put in my two weeks' notice. But even the idea of being in that environment for that much longer sounded like complete torture.

Nothing Is Worth My Happiness — I Quit!

“I hate my job.” It’s a phrase that's thrown around pretty regularly between friends, family members, and even complete strangers discussing their unpleasant careers at the bar.

Read...
image: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw7mysen4T0">YouTube</a>

Dear Internet, Stop Trying To Make Clown Contouring Happen

Just when you thought the highly YouTube-able practice of contouring was on its way back into the trend vault for another 10-15 years, we’ve been blindsided by a new variation on the technique: clown contouring.

Read...
#5: Get crafty.

6 Upsides Of Unemployment (That Don’t Involve Becoming A Shut-In)

Become besties with Mad Men, Empire, Game of Thrones, New Girl, American Horror Story, and so many more.

Read...
Image: Mitzi & Co

Missing The Mark: Lack Of Diversity In Alternative Modeling

The alternative modeling world isn't exempt from the problems that plague the fashion industry at large — namely, the underlying racism and fat-shaming.

Read...
A creepy doll is always a good place to start. Image: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWP8Ag8n5Lo">YouTube</a>

7 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes That Won't Leave You Freezing

We all have that one friend who reuses the same cat ears every Halloween.

Read...
No blood. No gore. Still spooky.

7 Scary Movies...For Scaredy-Cats

‘Tis the season to be scary, but not everyone is partial to guts, gore, or things that go bump in the night. If you can’t stand the sight of chainsaw-wielding maniacs or hate, hate, hate jump scares, don’t fret!

Read...