The Time I Got My Hair Stuck in a Belay Device
When you’re dangling from a rope above the earth, pretty much halfway between where you started and where you want to be and surrounded only by open space, there’s not much you can do except sit.
8 Things I Loved About 2018
Whew. WE. MADE. IT. What a year, right? Granted, I think that at the end of every year, but last year truly felt like a whirlwind of change.
How Dare You Accomplish Something
I find it both endearing and a little sad that we can’t promote our own work or tout our own successes, especially online, without being overly bashful about it. We must be self-denigrating and witty-but-also-I’m-serious-please-buy-this-slash-look-at-this-thing-I-made-or-did.
Trying Things: June, July, & August
Every month this year, I’m trying something new and documenting how it went. Check out what I’ve done in past months here. I spent most of June, July, and August out west, which meant lots of new things – a new job, new activities, a new state, new food habits. How do you encapsulate a summer …
Wander Weekly #8: Time to Step Outside
Wander Weekly is a weekly post on what I’m consuming at the moment. We’re hitting the dog days of summer, and I’m all about taking full advantage of these daylight hours while I still can. (Although I caught of whiff of fall in the air the other day, and I have to admit I’m excited.) …
Do the Thing Solo
Today is the day I admit the extent of my loserdom: I once went to a concert by myself. It was a small-ish concert at the Black Cat in D.C., headlined by a band that I still love. (Magic Man haters not welcome.) The problem was that I didn’t know very many people in D.C. …
Wander Weekly #3: Live Free or Die
Wander Weekly is a weekly post on what I’m consuming at the moment. Happy almost-Independence Day, American friends! Please pour one out for those of us who don’t have Monday off. (🙋) This week: a reminder that freedom isn’t free. Do what you want with your life. I am – Reading: “The most important ride …