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 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 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
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On having a mantra for 2019
It’s the middle of January and I’m in the waiting place. You know the place? It’s the one where you are floating on a single stepping stone and you can’t confidently plan your next move
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On learning curves
Cue: TV announcer voice. Last week on Running the Slant, I had an Extremely Obvious Epiphany. And then I said, “Crap. I’ve been doing this all wrong.” I’ve been approaching this website as if it
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Let’s just say no to the January Crazy Train
Dear friends, Days ago—aka one single day ago—we were all riding the holiday party train, high on sugar and entertainment binges. And now, somehow, we’ve arrived at January 2nd, the unofficial/official DO EVERYTHING BETTER day.
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Advent Light
A long, long time ago—circa 2002, maybe?—I needed a new winter coat. My mom decided our best bet was to look for one on Black Friday, even though neither of us had ever really braved