inspiration
Do you ever feel like life is not happening on time? I do. It manifests as the fear of wasting time—not minutes in the day as much as decades. It includes saying things like, “It’s too late for me to do this,” or “This should have happened…Read More
This past Monday morning, I talked to my son Max’s third grade class. It came after a weekend of binging on social media and reading article after article about the state of the world and the country. I was not in the best place to talk about why I…Read More
The last half-marathon I did was three years ago and I got my personal best time. I’ve been hesitant to do another one for fear that I won’t be able to match my time. It’s easier to just not do it than to be disappointed in myself. Yes,…Read More
Other girls spent their teen years and young twenties fantasizing about their wedding day. I fantasized about my future bookshelves, which would be floor-to-ceiling and wrap gracefully from room to room. I grew up in a house with overflowing…Read More
In a recent interview with the blog DearEnglishMajor.com about my career trajectory and advice for English majors (go English majors!), I concluded by saying, “Sometimes, I think I owe the success of my career to my ability to have a really good…Read More