Trying Things: December
Every month this year, I’m trying something new and documenting how it went. For the last month of 2018, I decided a little self-torture couldn’t hurt.
Trying Things: November
Many months ago, my grandma was preparing to move to Ohio to be closer to my parents, and she was clearing out some of her old things to prepare for the move. I was walking through her basement past a pile of said things when a word on the worn-looking box balanced on top of the pile caught my eye. Calligraphy.
Trying Things: October
Every month this year, I’m trying something new and documenting what happens. Check out what I’ve done in past months here. In October, I made a deliberate effort to meditate every morning for 7 consecutive days. Here’s how that went. I have had good Octobers. Last October, I spent most of my weekends in New Hampshire …
Trying Things: September
Every month this year, I’m trying something new and documenting how it went. Check out what I’ve done in past months here. September saw me embracing my newfound freelance life (sort of) and attending my first film festival. Looking back on 9 months of 2018, I’ve been thinking about how this resolution has played out and …
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 …
Trying Things: May
Every month this year, I’m trying something new and documenting how it went. Check out what I’ve done in past months here. This month: experiencing the exhaustion of a 48-hour film festival, island camping, and a note about this summer. Hello from the other side of another month in 2018. (Is it just me, or is …
Trying Things: April
Every month this year, I’m trying something new and documenting how it went. Check out what I’ve done in past months here. Ah, April. The month where the sun finally appears in New England, usually only for a day or two before it’s shrouded once again in rain and possibly snow. Despite the weird weather …
Trying Things: March
Remember that resolution I made back in January to try something new every month this year? March has been the easiest month so far. That’s what happens when you plan a week-long trip to the opposite coast, I guess. Before I went west, however, I knocked a new thing off the list at the beginning of this month: …
Trying Things: February
OK, I know February is a short month, but the speed at which it flew by this year took me by surprise. The good news is that spring, hiking season, and sunshine are on the way (or they supposedly are. The nor’easters battering the east coast apparently didn’t get the memo.) The bad news is …
Trying Things: January
January has always been a weird month for me. It’s the start of a new year, so I find it confusing to reflect on everything I did in January at the end of the year: Wait, what? I did that this year? Also, it’s my birthday month, so I have to grapple with my annual …