#DoTheDamnThing: Gathering Blog Posts into One Place!

Well hi there!

As the program, “Do the Damn Thing: 10 Blog Posts in 14 Days” ends on July 19, I wanted to share the blog posts written by the awesome participants, and, of course, share an invite for you to join the next session, starting on August 5.

Not all of these blog posts are safe for work (NSFW FTW), so click carefully! ❤

Autumn Turpin — WoC in Engineering & Memes. Lots of memes.

• 5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Graduate School
• When memes go wrong
• When engineering meets design
• What is home?
• In Defense of Saying Yes
• Four Fantastic Web Comics
• Sansa and Arya — Two ways to be strong women
• Nature vs. Nurture: Female socialization and engineering

Veronica Yahns — CEO of Desires Laid Bare

• Yes, it’s possible to be a CEO, Feminist, and Submissive
• Adding Kink to My Morning Routine Increased My Creativity and Productivity
• What It Really Means to Be Kinky
• How I Add Social Consciousness to My (Kinky) Online Business
• One Time I Used BDSM Negotiation Tactics to Prevent Myself From Getting Injured at the Gym
• Our Top 10 Favorite Kinky Toys: When Whips, Chains, and Pain Aren’t Your Thing — Part 1
• Our Top 10 Favorite Kinky Toys: When Whips, Chains, and Pain Aren’t Your Thing — Part 2
• Why It’s So Important for My Life and Businesses to #BeLaidBare

Katy Storch — Volunteerism, sharing inspiring women.

• Six months later… How Peace Corps changed me
• The girassol and the man
• How to maximize your wedding invitation count #satire
• About The Great Danes

Monica Climaco — Food, culture and the future

• When I’m Feeling Down, Here’s 3 People I Look Up To
• #FoodforThought: When an ice cream cone is overhyped
• What I Love About Mondays
• How I “Relax” When I’m Feeling Restless
• On Writing
• 5 Videos I Like to Watch Again and Again on YouTube
• Homelessness in San Francisco

Chaya Milchtein — Mechanic Shop Femme

• Tires are F***ing up your Budget — What is and isn’t worth your hard earned $$$
• Mechanic Shop Etiquette
• Reviews: How to Give One, and How to Ask for One
• Women — It’s Time We Get Paid Our Worth at the Shop
• Self-Esteem Required: How Modeling and My Job Go Hand-in-Hand
• Tips for Passing New York State Inspection

Tara Schultz — Feels, writing, and feels about writing ❤

• In Honor of 8 Years, Here’s 8 Books I’ve Been Reading
• Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Procrastination
• Why Do I Blog?
• 3 Ways to Help a Friend Through the Tough Stuff
• This Might Be Too Risqué for You
• As the Contest Begins
• Exciting Times Call for Scary Measures
• Why I Gave Up on Religion
• A Bright Future for the Old-Fashioned

Vanessa Moody — Muggles and sex tips

• HOGWARTS HOROSCOPES: Cancers in the Castle
• 12 Sex Tips I Learned While Building IKEA Furniture
• The Delete Key is Killing Your Magic

Sarah Jane DeLuca — Philanthropy, money talk, and being a better person

• Why is Talking About Money so HARD?
• Making Your Wallet Match Your Heart
• I read the 90 page history of the Funding Exchange, so you don’t have to
• Five non-profits that are smashing the patriarchy
• You Know, None of Us Are Getting Out of This Alive
• Five groups helping white people be better allies
• My Privilege is Showing