Somehow, it’s been three months since I started a new full-time role in which I commute into NYC once a week. And I’ve learned a thing or two: There is no feeling quite like the
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On Good Things: March and April 2019 Edition
Hello and welcome to another episode of Good Things! In today’s episode, we combine last month’s non-existent post with this month’s “I’m writing this in an hour on the train” post. Three cheers for brevity!
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On being for something
When I lived in Rochester, I was coached on how to order my first (and only) garbage plate from Nick Tahou’s. For the unfamiliar, a garbage plate is a legendary combo of mayonnaise-based salad, grease-based
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On hospitals
I spent last week in New York with my parents after my mom had surgery to remove a benign mass from her colon, and also that whole portion of her colon, and then had a
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On train days and time management
Tuesdays are now train days. In this new life, I take the first train out of Harrisburg at 5am on Tuesday mornings. I regret this decision when my alarm goes off at 4am in the
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On Good Things: February 2019 Edition
February? When was February? I know it’s cliche to say that a month flew by, but this one actually did. I would say something more profound about that but I’m going to level with you
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On the power of saying yes
I started campaigning to go to public school near the end of 8th grade. Like almost every major decision I’ve ever made, I spent an impressive amount of time waffling between pros and cons, ultimately
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On burnout
Last week, Jenny used a gift card to buy a hanging chair for her room. This has been a years-long dream. She did all the things to make it happen—things with studs and joists and
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On Good Things: January 2019 Edition
It might be two days past January and I might not do a post like this every month, but the beauty of having your own space on the internet is that you get to make
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On finding what works for you
Amidst not jumping on the January Crazy Train and having a mantra, not a list of resolutions, for 2019, I still had a handful of smaller goals I wanted to accomplish this month. One of