I’m Writing a Book! What That Means for My Blog
Hi, friends. I should probably start by stating the obvious: I took a short break from this blog for the past two months. I have been writing newsletters every other…
How Working From Home Changed My In-Office Life
Back in April, when my employer informed us that we would finally be returning to the office in June, I didn’t know how to feel. My gut reaction was dread….
My Hopes and Goals for 2021 Check-In
Back at the beginning of this year, I wrote a blog post called My Hopes and Goals for 2021. In it, I lamented about the struggles of 2020 and how…
My At-Home Routine, One Year Later
One of my favorite things to read about is someone’s at-home routine. It started with The Newsette’s recurring segment at the bottom of their newsletters. They would interview a celebrity,…
30 Things I Learned Before Turning 30
Back in 2019, Taylor Swift penned an essay for Elle Magazine titled 30 Things I Learned Before Turning 30. I knew I had to do the same thing once it…
My Hopes and Goals for 2021
I know I’m not alone in saying that 2020 was one of the most challenging years of my life. Like many others, I temporally lost my job in March and…
This Year, I’m Thankful for the Little Things
Like most people did this past weekend, I put up my Christmas tree. This involved taking a trip to Target and actually buying a tree to put up. Normally, I’d…
The Mushrooms in October, & Other Things
When I go on my afternoon walk with my dog, my new-normal mid-day break from work, I often call my mother. At this time, it’s late enough in the day…
For Those Who Can Spend Forever in Museums
There is an episode of This Is Us where Rebecca tells her sons about a time she visited The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a little girl. There, she saw…
Life in Quarantine When You’re Already a Homebody
If I really wanted to, I bet I could look back on my journal when I was 20 and find an entry wishing everyone would just stay home. I just…
In Defense of Getting Dressed (Whatever That Means To You)
A certain article in the Los Angeles Times caught a lot of criticism last week about appropriate working-from-home attire. While it was a bit judgmental and condescending, it did make…
How This Month Taught Me to Slow Down
Like so many others, I wanted to change a lot of things about my life this year. Or maybe “change” isn’t the proper word; I wanted more of an upgrade….