I was half-watching, half petting my tiny dog, half-wondering why I always end up rewatching random Hallmark-adjacent Christmas movies (yes, my math is terrible), when I found myself tuning into Same Time, Next Christmas. And there was a plot twist for me in that the male lead was […]
Apparently feathers have been everywhere these past few weeks at Fashion Week. Feathers on dresses. Feathers on sleeves. Feathers exploding off hats like a bedazzled peacock having a nervous breakdown.The runway looked like someone shook a giant down comforter over Manhattan and called it couture. And honestly? Boy, […]
Some people claim a day.Some people claim a week.I, being a New Yorker with a flair for the dramatic, claim a month for my birthday. A whole 30-day festival of me. I highly recommend it. In my generous spirit, I also allow others to have a birthday month.Whether […]
What is good about having a pet? Some people meditate in the mornings.Some people journal.Some people sit with their matcha contemplating the fate of the universe or whether today is the day they actually fold the laundry. Me?I step into my kitchen and immediately begin a one-woman slam-poetry […]
This morning, as I was waiting for my tea water to boil (because adulthood is mostly waiting for water to do things) I asked myself a totally normal, not-at-all-unhinged question: Can you see your reflection in boiling water? Science says no. Psychology says maybe you shouldn’t be trying. […]
Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met? There’s a funny thing about living in New York City. You can’t help but run into famous people. Sometimes literally. I once bumped physically into Anderson Cooper on the street. Later, my organization ended up honoring […]
I woke up this morning with not one, but two musical squatters in my head. Neither of them pays rent, neither was invited, and neither appears anywhere on my Spotify playlist. Yet here they are, living their best lives on repeat: “Safe and Sound” and Whitney Houston’s “I […]
This morning, as I was briskly walking to work with my phone in one hand, existential dread in the other, I looked down and saw it: a single die. Just one. Sitting there on the sidewalk like it had rolled out of fate’s pocket. It was showing the […]
How do you manage screen time for yourself? There’s a new workplace epidemic spreading faster than a viral TikTok. That is that of “texting while meeting”. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that CEOs are fed up with it, and honestly, I get it. You look around the […]
Sundays used to be for rest, reflection, maybe a little rebellion against Monday. But lately, my Sundays have taken on a new identity. Sundays have become Leftover Sundays. It wasn’t an intentional lifestyle choice. It just happened. Somewhere between my Thursday night “let’s try something new” recipes and […]