There comes a moment, usually near the end of the year, when you realize you are tired. Not nap tired.LBut soul tired. The kind of tired that comes from carrying anger, hurt, old conversations, imagined rebuttals, and people who no longer deserve front-row seating in your mind. It’s […]
There are roughly two weeks left in the year, and somehow it feels like both a sprint and a marathon.Or maybe it’s neither. Maybe it’s one of those airport moving walkways where you’re technically in motion but also weirdly standing still, staring at the floor, wondering how you […]
What skills or lessons have you learned recently? There are certain phrases that take up permanent residence in the brain. They don’t pay rent. They don’t announce themselves. They just move in and rearrange the furniture. Case in point: “EXTERMINATE!” Yes. That one. The Dalek battle cry from […]
Technically, we are still in fall. Technically. The calendar insists on it. The winter solstice isn’t until this coming weekend. And yet, there is snow on the ground, ice clinging to sidewalks, the temperature is hovering below 30 degrees, and the world feels like it has quietly leaned […]
Do you have a favorite place you have visited? Where is it? People love to ask about travel. Where have you been? What’s your favorite city? What country changed you? This is usually followed by a mental highlight reel of airports, shoes kicked off, and that one time […]
Do you ever see wild animals? Some days the universe sends you profound wisdom. Other days it sends you a photo of a gorilla mid–high kick, and honestly? Same level of healing. I recently came across an image that stopped me mid-scroll (a rare feat these days). A […]
What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? This past year wasn’t exactly sprinkled with fairy dust or wrapped in a giant red bow. It was more like one of those surprise grab bags where you reach in hoping for chocolate and instead […]
What could you do less of? It’s the holidays, and let me be clear. I love the holidays. Gift-giving is my love language, my cardio, my seasonal sport. I’ll binge Hallmark movies like they’re intellectual cinema, even though I’m not exactly a “hug it out” kind of gal. […]
Some days I wake up, skim a few “news” articles (and I’m using the term as loosely) and I’m greeted with a new trend. Apparently, women are ditching their pants. Lauren Sánchez. Sabrina Carpenter. Miley Cyrus. Wait. She ever wore pants? A whole parade of famous folks are […]
It’s that time of year again. It’s the holiday shopping season when the internet comes alive with a blizzard of “Top 25 Gifts for…” lists. Top 25 gifts for teenagers.Top 25 gifts for the guy who has everything.Top 25 gifts for coworkers you barely tolerate.Top 25 gifts for […]
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