I love to travel, try new foods, ingest caffeine, and watch political news coverage. A psychologist by training trying to bring a little common sense to it all.
There I was, watching the first episode of White Lotus, sipping my caffeine of choice, expecting satire, sunburns, and a healthy dose of awkward privilege. But then came that line— “Let us calm our chattering monkey minds.” I snorted. Laughed. Paused the show. Because honestly, that one hit […]
The daffodils are popping, the pollen is plotting, and somewhere in the background, the calendar whispers: May is coming. Which means one thing—it’s my birthday month. Yes, I’m that person. I stretch my birthday into a soft, full-length feature film, with previews starting mid-April. Two weeks out and […]
So I spotted a tiny rash the other day and my first thought wasn’t “maybe I brushed against a bush” or “I should change my detergent.” No. My brain, in its glorious hypochondriac majesty, screamed MEASLES. Not mild skin irritation, not a rogue mosquito bite—nope, full-on outbreak, cue […]
Last week I wrote about my dogs’ live of sitting on the remote control. Then it got me thinking about how I’d like to dedicate a weekly column to them. Let’s see if I can indeed keep it going. I’ll probably write more than just one post about […]
Back in the waning days of 2024, when everyone was busy posting their “new year, new me” declarations, I quietly chose my word for 2025: soar. Not strut. Not survive. Soar. Bold, huh? And with that lofty verb came three promises to myself: “Connect, Cook, and Cast a […]
There’s a Turkish proverb that has been tumbling around my brain like mismatched socks in the dryer: “When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.” Now, I don’t know for certain if it’s Turkish, but frankly, I don’t care. […]
What animals make the best/worst pets? There are mysteries in life that have stumped humanity for generations. What is the meaning of life? Are we alone in the universe? Where is the remote control? Well, folks, I’ve cracked one of them. The last one. The remote? It’s under […]
Sometimes, you just have to do it. You have to open up your streaming app of choice, lower your standards to basement-level, and dive headfirst into the cinematic dumpster fire that is purposefully bad movies. Not ironically. Not as background noise. No. You commit. And reader, I committed […]
There’s a certain kind of song that punches you right in the feels. I’m talking Coldplay’s “Hymn For The Weekend” — (“Put your wings on me”) — and of course, the iconic Bette Midler “Wind Beneath My Wings.” Go ahead, roll your eyes. It’s okay. They’re the kind […]
The other night, in a haze of weeknight exhaustion and leftover takeout, I found myself rewatching Notting Hill. Yes, that wonderfully charming ’90s rom-com where Hugh Grant blinks his way into Julia Roberts’ superstar heart. I was ready for the famous lines — “I’m just a girl, standing […]
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