How to Stay Healthy When Everyone Around You Is Sick
Among my coworkers and roommates, I’m known for being the last woman standing during cold and flu season. Maybe this is the extrovert in me…
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What Happened When I Put Down My Phone and Picked up a Book
Go somewhere new, try something new, and read something new. Those were the monthly commitments I made to myself at the start of the year.…
It’s Not Me, It’s You: How to Take Things Less Personally
I take things personally at times. It’s a natural tendency for me and for many people, one that gives me some sense of control over…
How Quitting the Peace Corps Taught Me to Serve My Community
I knew I wanted to join the Peace Corps ever since I was a kid. I loved to travel, I studied Spanish in school from…
It’s Time to Let Go of What You Can’t Control
Does panic set in when a friend asks to meet you at a different restaurant for lunch? Do you suffer a mini-meltdown when the coffee…
3 Things To Do Instead of Being Productive
One day as I was scrolling through LinkedIn, I saw a post that was boasting about how the “5 to 9” is crucial. From side…
5 Apps to Help You Reach Your New Year’s Goals
It’s 1 a.m., but my loft is bathed in brilliant bluish screen-light. The fifth episode in a row of “Master of None” is auto-playing on…
6 Tips to Beat the Winter Blues
This time of year can be rough. Most of the country is tangled up in bitter cold. With the holidays long gone and spring seeming…
How I Accomplished More After Giving up New Year’s Resolutions
I’ve never felt drawn to traditional New Year’s resolutions. For me, the thought of creating a specific challenge that lasts 365 days felt a little…
4 Hobbies to Banish Your Winter Blues
As a certified water-sign-identifying (Cancer), beach-loving, sunshine-obsessed person, summer is my favorite season. My whole life, after the holidays wrapped up, I’d wish away the…