I saw a post on social media where the writer and those commenting were eye-rolling at a kit for videoing yourself. I concede that “Like Me Vlogging Kit” is cringeworthy, but a light, a mic, a phone holder, and a tripod were included in the kit, which would be handy for a lot of types … Read more
What follows is an edited-down version of something I wrote in 2014, the last time I was in a deep depression. (Hey! It’s been seven years! That’s a big win!) It’s been sitting here in my drafts folder for years with a note to either edit or delete. Unsure as to whether I should share. … Read more
Questions that used to inform how I dressed: What meets dress code? Do I need to have keys on me the whole time? Am I going to spend any significant time outside? If yes, what’s the weather? Will I be riding a bike today? What has pockets? Will I be running or jumping? (read: Do … Read more
A blank page in front of me for writing, whether I’m writing by hand or typing, is rarely intimidating. There’s more in my head than I can get down on paper, and unless other things are hijacking my brain, writing comes easily. (And if there are other things hijacking my brain, writing about those often … Read more
On a social media thread, someone mused, “I wonder if I had a sell by date, if it has passed.” It caught me a bit. I don’t know this person and I have no context for whether they have lamented being old since they turned 26 or if they’re just being silly or what, so … Read more
Often, my writing starts in one place and ends someplace else, not usually from any hard turns or non sequiturs. More like there’s not quite as much air in one tire as there is in the other, so we slowly drift in one direction. I decided to share with you the around-the-bend part of something … Read more
Last winter, we bought a treadmill. I had been consistently waking up at 5 every morning, for no known reason, and I thought I’d like to go run since I was up anyway, but I’m not comfortable running by myself in the dark. More uncomfortable in the morning than the evening, for no rational reason. … Read more
I didn’t learn how to cook really tasty food for not-holiday meals until I went vegetarian. This is not to say that vegetarian food is the only food that can be tasty, but I had no known incentive to look for ways to make vegetables more interesting. As the field of available foods narrowed and … Read more
I sat down to write. No words. (I am rarely a woman with no words, especially when confronted by a fresh document.) So I went to things I’d started before to see if I could work on one of those. Nope. List of ideas? No good ones. And then I had a couple of conversations … Read more
A mailing list I’m on had a link that interested me, so I clicked through. The post that I was redirected to had ads interspersed between the paragraphs, ads in a side bar, and an ad at the bottom of the screen. The lead image is a screen shot from one portion of a similar … Read more