I. Je me trouve à Montreal. Never mind the pressures to find work; never mind the thousands of dollars in student debt that rests like a yoke on my shoulders. If there were ever time to live a bohemian life of adventure and whimsy, it would be now. Searching through online ads and relying heavily … More Unlikely post-graduation paths
Oh, I look nice today. My hair’s not stupid and I look well rested for once. With this light, maybe I’ll just snap a quick picture to see… What about this angle? Hmm. Maybe if I flip my hair a bit? Okay, that’s a decent picture. And what filter—yep, this one will work. Now that’s … More The Inner Monologue of a Selfie-Taker
March 8 is International Women’s Day, an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women, recognize the work that still needs to be done to achieve gender equality at home and around the world, and honour those who are doing that work. Here’s a list of songs that I think capture some of what International Women’s … More An International Women’s Day Playlist
I’ve been procrastinating lately by watching Gilmore Girls—the original episodes, not the new ones, which I also of course watched and did not like very much. I just finished the episode when Rory moves into her dorm room at Yale, and tonight as I was trying to fall asleep, I thought about my own experience … More All the lessons I thought I’d learned
Inspired by Billy Joel, my mom, and efforts to write What Am I Doing With My Life?: A Millennial Musical (the brainchild of me and Aldous.) VERSE 1 Sandy beaches, busy streets, mountain trails, tasty eats Eiffel Tower, Berlin Wall, Amsterdam and Rome, Trips in a Westfalia, surfing in Australia Sharing all these pictures, hashtag never coming … More Social Media Envy
This morning I woke up to a donkey braying. That donkey is Rufus, and his call for breakfast has been my alarm clock every morning for the past week and a half. Before the canned, gentle tones of the alarm on my phone go off, my eyes snap open as Rufus’ call penetrates the thin metal walls of … More Dispatches from the farm
Last month marked two years since I finished my undergraduate degree, started my Grown-Up Job, and began living alone in my Grown-Up Apartment. In short, it’s been an introduction to Adult World, which for me means a world where you get up at 7 am on weekdays, have a wardrobe of office clothes, pay your own … More Five Lessons I’ve Learned about the Adult World
Last year, I went to wildlife photography exhibit at our local museum and bought a stack of postcards. They’ve been sitting on my dresser ever since, and this past weekend I decided to send them, along with some encouraging words, out into the world. I put a call out on Facebook: … More Inspiration
For a long time, I have wanted to be a runner. It’s not because I love to run. In fact, for most of the runs I’ve ever been on, I have very much disliked it. But I like the idea of being a runner. I like the opportunity to be alone with my thoughts, the … More The perfect, the good, the stubborn: Why I’m going to run a half marathon
Last fall, in the dreariness of November when I felt like I needed a reminder of joy and optimism, I wrote on my whiteboard: But it’s not quite right to say I want to fall in love with the world. I am already in love with this world—its people, its natural beauty, its daily moments of … More 2015: A love letter to the world
