“…I think the reason that this Sigourney Weaver quote made me emotional is because it gave me permission to feel the way I do. Like, maybe it’s not just me being wholly unable to regulate my own emotions. Maybe I’m just experiencing so many new things that my body and my brain can’t quite keep up. Maybe that’s normal…”
As you may or may not know, I took part in a Recording-A-Day challenge for the month of January. Today, February 1st, I can proudly say that I succeeded. I recorded 31 things in January, and I learned SO MUCH. My main takeaways were these. . .
Watching Kamala D. Harris, Vice President of The United States of America, stand head-high in front of an entire nation sure in the knowledge that she, a whole-ass woman, deserved to be there cemented in me the determination to never again accept my personality or identity as justification for being taken less than seriously.
…I think having a pro-delight mindset means choosing to notice the things that you are delighted by, and actually pausing to acknowledge them in the moment…
. . . this doesn’t have to be the year that I “begin the rest of my life”. But the feeling persists, so I’ve decided to start small — When I grow up I want to be a morning person. And that’s something I can start working towards now.
… I know that middle-school-grace could never comprehend the subtlety of the awkwardness that I experience as a baby-adult. Honestly, realizing that made me start to actually feel like the adult in that room.
This week I learned what burnout feels like. Yay me. Unfortunately I still had work to do, so here are some things I learned about how to make it through.
These days I’m dressing for one event and one event only: The Crosswalk Catwalk. Imagine, if you will, rush hour traffic being brought to a standstill. And me strutting the fuck out of that six lane runway.
This has been a stressful month, and I don’t know about you, but I can feel it in my body. I’ve compiled a guide to all the helpful relaxation techniques I’ve learned over the years, to help you calm down.
Maybe quarantine is a weird time to cut your hair. I mean, it’s not like you’re going to see anyone. It’s a risk to go to the hairdresser, even in a mask. Also, way harder to ensure your cut will be even. But hey, I did it anyways. It was…
I have been job hunting for months. It sucks. Everything is moving so slowly. Many word-adjacent industries (writing, publishing, journalism, etc) are in a hiring freeze, and even those that aren’t are hiring slowly and cautiously. I know all these things, and I was somewhat ready for the long slog,…
As we go forward, I am committed to being the best ally I can be in my own life, and this site is one facet of that commitment. Expect that these conversations will continue.
I have tried to write this article so many times… I have sung the National Anthem for years, and I always get asked about people kneeling… Please, kneel for the anthem. Protest is necessary.
So, in memory of all the times I could still take pictures of random things, I’ve created a collection of quarantine memories… Pictures of “things that aren’t me”, from back when I could still differentiate the days based on my camera roll.
Over the last few weeks I have identified three aspects of job hunting that I actually enjoy: You get to meet cool people, you get to reimagine your life, and you get to focus on your strengths.
Succulents are the gateway plant. They’re hard to kill, but give you a taste of the joy that comes with watching plants grow and flourish under your care.
There you have it– mythical first-post quest complete. Hopefully you’re thinking to yourself, “wow, crazy that someone so successful was ever so timid”. I can only hope. And if you’re reading this, if you went looking for this, THANK YOU.
