Lessons from a (born again) virgin who can’t drive*
Every winter I celebrate Collision’s Day by getting into a new one. It’s a dance I can’t quite escape, leaving me f*cked (over) in all the wrong ways. The manifestation of this perpetual pattern is not unlike my penchant for attracting 30-year-old...read more
How to Overcome a Shitty Start to the New Year (2015 Edition)
I spent Christmas Eve through December 29th more or less glued to one of three toilets in my parent’s home, with my first ever bout of the stomach flu. Thankfully, it wasn’t the vomiting kind – allowing me to avoid my life’s greatest fear. Oh but how I worried it...read more2014 In Review: On Letting Go & Wearing Big Girl Pant(ies)
In 2014 I discovered this thing called “Desire Mapping” by Danielle La Porte, which is all about identifying how you want to feel and then taking action in alignment with those feelings. In retrospect, 2014 was all about making peace with the past. If I had to sum up...read more
No I don’t want to get drunk with you: A Rant
Yes I’m drinking Ginger Ale and no I don’t want fries rye with that. Since when did not getting drunk become taboo? I think I get more flak these days than when I was in high school, proving peer pressure persists beyond acne and hormones. But I’ll admit my motives...read more
On birthday wishes, desire mapping and moving out
Before the New Year dawned, I vowed I would move out by my 28th birthday. On April 27th with three days to spare, I got the keys. How’s that for manifestation? I thought I would start looking in April but the universe intervened when I got into a car accident early...read more
The year of WTF but also of new beginnings
2013 will be remembered as the year when everything I believed to be true turned out not to be. Only life can throw curve balls that teach control freaks like me to let go of the reins a bit, since it laughs in the face of plans. When you feel the tide turning, no...read more
A’s Don’t Matter and 8 Other Harsh Truths My 10 Year Old Self Didn’t Know
Back in the day, life felt like one dramatic never ending soap opera. If I could Pee Wee Herman myself back to the days of pogs, Spice Girl trading cards, JTT and Topanga, this is the wisdom I would impart, after 27 years of learning lessons the hard way. Don’t fret!...read more
Why Paying Attention to Introverts Matters
DENIAL is what happened When Myers-Briggs slapped me with an INTJ label. Luckily Susan Cain’s Quiet helped me own up to my introverted temperament. It’s like that ugly quilt you hide from company but pull out on the coldest of days. Share the warmth my friends....read more