Jolie Kerr

Help! How Do I Get That Old-Man-Pee Smell Out Of My Bathroom?

The illustrations just get better and better and better oh my God.

There’s video of last night’s How To Be A Grown Ass Woman event available online if you’ve got an hour to kill. You should watch it! Lindy, Logan, Twanna and I had a ton of fun. Lots of laughter. And wine drinking. And advice giving.

There’s a discussion of ‘pit stains at about the 12 minute mark; bra washing comes in at about the 26 minute mark. Enjoy!

I did an interview with WNYC’s Amy Eddings in advance of tonight’s event, talking all things Spring Cleaning. Enjoy!

How to Be a Grown A$$ Woman | The Greene Space

This is tonight! You should totally come because it will be bananaaaaaaaas.

Or you could watch us live over here from the comfort of your own home. Either way!

A Fabric That Makes Dry Cleaners Shudder | NYTimes.com

Fantastic article about the lengths (haaaaaa!) women go to to clean their saris. I’ll be wearing my mother’s 40-year-old wedding sari at our rehearsal dinner this Fall, and have already made note of the methods for home and professional cleaning mentioned within.

Oh and dear God the jar of pickle that opened up in a suitcase is the thing of nightmares, truly.

This is a portion of the Selected Terms/Proper Names from the Style Sheet the copy editor charged with my manuscript returned to me.

That poor, poor copy editor. Also included: Fleshlights, Morrissey, Lilly Pulitzer.

Artistic mopping. Be still my bleaching heart!

(via spookyhome)

How to Be a Grown A$$ Woman | The Greene Space

Do you want to come hear me talk about cleaning? HERE IS YOUR CHANCE.

Do you know where you’re spending your money? Do you know how to get rid of unsightly pit stains? Do you own a set of wine glasses? Do you want to know how to be a grown up? What about being a grown-up lady?

Join Jezebel writer and full-time moral scold Lindy West, author of How to Be a Person, for a night of booze, music and advice on being a Grown A$$ Woman. She’ll be joined byTwanna Hines, the FunkyBrownChick who isn’t afraid to talk sex, love and all things in between; Gawker’s Ask a Clean Person Jolie Kerr, a master at cleaning up our messes; and Logan Sachon, co-editor of TheBillfold, the site that deals with “everything about money you were too polite to ask.”

Come to this live event to ask your questions, bring your dirty laundry (figuratively and literally), and be part of a radio pilot at The Greene Space! Are you ready to be a Grown A$$ Woman?

How To Clean Up Your Nail Polish Stains | Jezebel

In my pitch letter, I allowed for the possibility of renaming my column because I understand that territoriality and differentiation are important things to a great many people.

When the decision was made to rebrand AaCP as Squalor I was A-OK with it. I like Squalor! But I’d be fibbing something rotten if I didn’t admit that it pleases me beyond reason that, in the end, Ask a Clean Person reasserted itself.

Keep Tall Boots from Slouching with Binder Clips | Lifehacker

SOME THINGS:

1. THE PHOTO HERE ILLUSTRATES THE USE OF FLIP FLOPS TO KEEP TALL BOOTS STANDING UPRIGHT

2. THE POST IS ABOUT THE USE OF BINDER CLIPS TO KEEP TALL BOOTS STANDING UPRIGHT

3. THE POST DOES NOT INCLUDE THE VERY IMPORTANT INSTRUCTION TO PLACE A PIECE OF FOAM RUBBER BETWEEN THE BOOT AND THE BINDER CLIP TO KEEP THE BINDER CLIP FROM DAMAGING THE BOOT

4. I AM YELLING TO KEEP FROM SCREAMING

5. [ALL THE EXASPERATED SIGHS]

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