Spirals
When I was growing up, I remember telling my parents that I wanted to own a bakery. Now, it’s important to note that at this time in my life I did not know a thing about baking, much less did…
Category Small Talk
The Thing to Keep In Mind About the GMAT (& Life In General)
My friend texted me a few nights ago to tell me he was scheduled to take the GMAT the next day. Instantly, I was transported to the cold, stark testing center where I took the GMAT years ago. I vividly…
Not Another Hamilton Thinkpiece
I saw Hamilton last week. After two years of singing along with the soundtrack, imagining the set design, and creating my own choreography, I sat in seat 218 of row C at the CIBC Theatre in Chicago as one of…
Book Club: The Wicked City
I’m a recent devotee of Beatriz Williams after falling for the author thanks to Along the Infinite Sea. Since then, I’ve gobbled up her novels as quickly as my library can find them for me. You can read reviews of…
Book Club: Digging In
You know, I have a hard time admitting I’m wrong, so I’m hoping these Kindle First recommendations are just having a moment and knocking it out of the park because I might not be able to handle it if I’ve…
Podcast Recommendation: Armchair Expert
It’s my experience that Dax Shepard is polarizing to people. You either love him or you hate him. I for one thought I kind of hated him, then I tuned into his podcast Armchair Expert. With a catchy intro song,…
Book Club: Everything I Never Told You
After hearing many rave reviews for Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere, I thought I’d hop on the bandwagon and get to reading her stuff. Unfortunately, LFE has a giant waitlist at my library, but her book “Everything I Never Told…
Who Do You Follow?
I used to spend my days running the social media accounts of a brand. Before I changed jobs, my superiors – all ten years my senior – asked who I followed and why specifically on Instagram. They were asking because…
Discovering Podcasts
When my commute started getting longer, I started questioning how I used my time in the car. I mean I love music, but how many times can one perform a one-woman reproduction of Hamilton: An American Musical before it becomes…
The One Where Monday is Fun
Good morning (or afternoon…or evening)…Maybe I should just stick with a “Hey, what’s up? Hello” type of greeting. Anyway, it is bright and early on a Monday morning. The first Monday of May and I’m feeling quite optimistic. I used…