lazy sunday

lazy sunday

This week has been one of being incredibly productive while simultaneously feeling like I’m not getting anything done, a common sensation when most of your current workload can be described as “ongoing.” Hurrah, I sent out pitches for three essays...
motivation

motivation

There are a couple of challenges for writers on Instagram this month, #igwritersmay and #writelifemay. They are both challenges of the post-a-day list variety, and I’ve been mostly keeping up with them and enjoying looking at what other people are posting....
lazy sunday

lazy sunday

Today is my first Mother’s Day, which I have decided means I get to do a mix of fun family things (like a picnic lunch, assuming the weather stays nice) and indulgent alone time (nap, bubble bath). I may even find time to head to the library to pick up some...
what i’m reading

what i’m reading

I usually have at least three books that I’m reading at any given time. I’ve been told (many times) that this is a bizarre habit. But I think it’s very logical: I always have something that I’m in the mood to read, no matter what that mood is....
living small

living small

#3: socioeconomics Talking about living small — or minimalism, or paring down, or simple living, or however you prefer to think of it— is something that can feel awkward to me. And for a good reason, I think. Because as admirable and, dare I say, ideal, as living...