This new development made me think a lot about how when you get old, people treat you differently. You even treat yourself differently, especially when it comes to self-improvement and self-renovation projects.
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Embracing Structure: How I Overcame Boredom and Boosted Productivity
I wish I were more free-wheeling and spontaneous, a creature of whimsy, driven by synchronicity and intuition rather than the Pomodoro technique. In my psychology, I want to be what BoHo Chic is in fashion—all flowy skirts, strappy sandals,,and diaphanous scarves— the Anthropologie aesthetic.
Inspired By In August 2024
I am bored. This feels shameful to admit. My mother always said, “Only the boring are bored,” whenever I complained of boredom as a kid. It was a cut. It shattered my image of myself as a fascinating child, full of ideas and potential. Boredom feels akin to being sick, or having some shameful condition like crabs. It feels like a personal hygiene issue that I must take care of, stat.
You Need To Trust Your Visionaries
She was caught up in the problem. She continued to fret even when I tried to explain this was just a minor inconvenience. I left her to fetch G, a tire iron, and a jack and told her: “Sit in your car, turn the AC on, and take twenty-five deep breaths. I’ll be right back. Everything is going to be fine.”
Rehoboth Beach Week: 2024 Edition
This week, I’m writing from Rehoboth Beach, DE, where my family rents condos every year for the last week in July. My daughter and grandkids fly in from Oregon. “It’s a tradition,” said the 10-year-old. We joke about how it’s like a job at this point. We have to get things DONE. Check boxes. Do … Continue reading Rehoboth Beach Week: 2024 Edition
Enough With The Flag Waving
I’m sitting here watching the Olympic Women’s Soccer team as they play Zambia, and I want the US team to win, but not in a flag-wavy way. In a human way. I’m not a flag-waving American. I am just a human who happened to be born in the US. Don’t get me wrong; there are … Continue reading Enough With The Flag Waving
Vacation: Reading
Even though it may look like I’m doing things and functioning in the world, I’m not. I’m pondering the nature of my non-romantic relationships, vacationing on Cape Cod with my older children and aging parents, making my way down the Mississippi on a raft, and making kinky sex videos.
Asking For Help
No, no, I’m not asking you for help. I’m fine. I’ve got it. Or I’ll figure it out. So no, I don’t need your help with this. But thank you. Really. So kind of you to ask, though. I don’t want to inconvenience you or make you feel bad if I ask too much or … Continue reading Asking For Help
Inspired By: Summer 2024
I haven’t done one of these lists in a few months, so maybe it’s time to backtrack and highlight what I’ve been thinking about, reading, listening to, and obsessing about. CAPSULE WARDROBE My capsule wardrobe for Spring and Summer is all done and I am so happy with how it turned out. I always have … Continue reading Inspired By: Summer 2024
Just Be Professional
I hate these big, oversized Halliburton trucks, which have been making a big, oversized presence on the roads around here lately. Every time I see one, I fill with hate: hate for the industry they represent and the casual freedom with which they roll in and strafe the land. I hate sharing the road with … Continue reading Just Be Professional
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