This blog post contains explicit content. It will probably surprise no one that I have flirted with the idea of starting a podcast. I even completed Seth Godin’s Podcast Fellowship (now called The Podcasting Workshop) back in 2018 as a way to jump-start my new career (or at least passion…
When I was young, I wanted to be a movie star when I grew up (or sooner), among many other things—from a writer for The Daily Show to a food stylist—but the movie star dream was persistent. I don’t think many of us think much about why we wanted to be what we wanted…
The other day, when I was decanting my mouthwash, I squeezed too hard on the bottle and spilled lots of it all over my bathroom counter. I was annoyed I was so careless and wasted so much of that blue-green elixir, but I was even more annoyed that I had…
I think about Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson a lot. Often, it’s because I’m thinking about how much I love the 2017 movie Baywatch (trust me, it’s excellent). But usually, I’m thinking about him as a professional. It seems like everything DJ touches turns to gold. His tequila brand, Teremana, sold over 600,000…
As I’m sure you’ve picked up on by now, I’m a bit of a runner. No—I am a runner. I don’t know why identifying as a runner is so hard for some of us. Some of the people I know who struggle with it have all sorts of reasons they…
Well, friends, it finally happened. After 453 consecutive days of getting at least 10,000 steps a day, I broke my streak. On Monday, I woke up with some sort of bug that knocked me on my ass. I probably got a total of 17 steps in, accrued over the handful…
As you might know, I usually write about things like productivity and time management; personal and professional growth; and (usually terrible) customer service. Something else I’m passionate about is health and fitness in general (okay, you may have guessed that), and specifically, health at every size; anti-diet culture; and combating…
Durham has had a series of very cold, and in some cases snowy, weekends, which has meant I’ve had a lot of time for one of my favorite indoor hobbies: puzzles! A few weeks ago, I opened up a box and noticed that a lot of pieces were still stuck…
I celebrated my birthday on Friday (it was lovely, thank you). I worked in the morning then took the afternoon off and went hiking. When my birthday falls on a weekday, I never take the day off. I always felt like taking your birthday off was a newish trend for…
A couple weeks ago, I received an email from the CDC Foundation letting me know that I did not get a job I interviewed for. I really appreciated them closing the loop, but the timing was odd: I interviewed for that job in June 2020. That’s right: one year and…
