Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about being busy. It’s something we all talk about all the time. It’s the fodder for countless memes: It’s also something I both chase and run from on a weekly, if not daily, basis. I chase it, because I’m afraid if I’m not busy enough, I’ll be bored or…
Serial and Frappuccinos: My Favorite Gateway Drugs
Last week’s routine maintenance made me think about gateway drugs. Not actual drugs. Though I will just say that I don’t think pot is a gateway drug to anything other than diner breakfast. And even without pot, that was something I wanted after every night out in college! But no, I’m taking about gateways to other…
Zumba: The Universe Made Me Do It
I’ve been trying to figure out what I’m doing with this blog. Lately, I haven’t really felt like getting outside my routine. And when I do, I’m getting outside my routine by spending my lunch hour trying to call Paul Ryan’s office…and getting a busy signal 12 times. So today I said something along the lines…
7 Things I Learned at a Football Game
Last Sunday, I went to my second Buffalo Bills game and third NFL game ever. I drank beer, learned more about the game, and was reminded of some very good life advice. And now I will share that with you: Last minute tickets are the best! My sister and I bought tickets weeks before the…
From a Factory to a Restaurant
It’s been a while since I’ve done any “routine maintenance.” That’s in part because back in early November, my plan for my next post was to write about being at the Javits Center for Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech after the election. That didn’t exactly go as planned…though I do still plan on writing a post…
Lady Liberty via Staten Island Ferry
Whenever friends come to visit me in NYC, I try to have at least one fun thing in mind to entertain them with. And since starting this blog, I feel like it’s even more important! Because now all of my friends know that I’m on the hunt to try new things and go to new…
Amazed at The Blaze
When I was a kid, there was nothing that said “Halloween” like a trip to Powers Farm Market. We would pick out pumpkins, listen to the scary witch tell stories, eat donuts, and walk through the teepees to see all the intricate pumpkin carvings. They do a great job—I’ve always assumed local artists carved the pumpkins,…
6 Things That Bring Me Joy
There is a man running for president who makes me angry, scared, and sad. Lately, I’ve let myself fall down the rabbit hole of reading news stories and watching videos that only amplify these feelings. It’s important because I want to be informed, but it’s also draining. Never in my almost 33 years on Earth have…
Half Marathon Monologue
As many of you know, my sister convinced me to sign up for a half marathon back in May. “Do it for the blog,” she said. (Those are going to wind up being famous last words….) So we signed up for the Run Rock ‘N’ Roll in Brooklyn. My normal run is about 3 miles…so I…
5 Things I Loved at Cooper Hewitt
If I had to name my “museum tour” of NYC, I’d call it, “Actually Going Inside the Places I Walk By All the Time.” I walk by the Cooper Hewitt Museum every time I go for a run in Central Park. And yet in ten years, I’ve never been inside. So a couple weekends ago,…
Faking Healthy in 9 Steps
When I was little, I was the master of faking sick. Sometimes it was just an exaggeration. I was a little bit under the weather, still well enough to go to school, but watching movies in the “big bed” (my parents’ room) seemed like a much better plan. So I’d look extra sad/sleepy/pathetic when telling…
#Kidding Is an Apology to Your Eight-Year-Old Self
Yesterday we talked about #adulting and how it’s really just pissing off your eight-year-old self. So today let’s apologize to eight-year-old you. Let’s work on some #kidding. #kidding is doing something because it is fun or irresponsible or because you’re curious. And I think it’s a very important part of being an adult. Here’s how…
My Routine Maintenance 