Perfectly Imperfect: Focusing on Being Better Instead of Being the Best
As the alarm buzzed at 6:15 a.m., I jumped out of bed, got dressed for school, and studied for an hour before I left to…
As the alarm buzzed at 6:15 a.m., I jumped out of bed, got dressed for school, and studied for an hour before I left to…
For almost half of my life, I had a bad habit that made me genuinely dislike my own behavior. No matter where I was, I…
When I graduated from college, one of my aunts gifted me the sewing machine that she received as a high school graduation present. If people…
“On what date do you tell someone you go to church?” That, verbatim, is what I typed into Google while walking to meet my date…
When the days get grayer and the nights get longer, being alone can get, well, lonely. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As…
When I was in my early 20s, I joined a small online support and discussion group of six women who had a unique shared experience:…
For most of my life, I was a serial monogamist. I started dating at the age of 15 — and really didn’t look back. I…
An elderly priest once told me that each Lent, he would give up the same three things: water skiing, skydiving, and watermelon (and he was…
I have wanted a dog ever since I can remember. As a child, I wrote a letter asking Santa for one every single year. Unfortunately…
Last winter, I went on the worst first date of my life—and I swore it would be my last bad date. I connected with a…