Years ago, I spent the weekend at a friend’s ski chalet. It had a hot tub. So, around 9pm, we grabbed some beers and got in it. One of the guests was a man I’d never met, and I was trying to decide if I found him appealing. I figured it out rather quickly. We…
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You know what we need? A little Octopus Time
READ MORE: You know what we need? A little Octopus TimeI’ve had aquatic life on the brain lately. Don’t ask. Everything’s weird. But you know what we could all use a little of? Octopus Time. A little OT. This is how Sy Montgomery describes the way her experience of time changed while she had her hands in the tank of a giant Pacific octopus named…
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Not good at picture taking (and lots of other things)
READ MORE: Not good at picture taking (and lots of other things)I know. I’m touching my face! This was back in January, before doing so became verboten. Please know that no one got hurt during this photo shoot. (My photographer DID very nearly pass out–but only because he didn’t eat lunch. I TOLD him he should eat. He doesn’t listen.) I feel really awkward having my…
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Unlock Your Creative Genius
READ MORE: Unlock Your Creative Genius“What inspires you?” Ugh. This question. My problem with it? It assumes we need to be inspired to do a thing. Or worse, that we should feel inspired right now! I’m not. Having free time can be incredibly inspiring—at first. “Oh my! Now I can do anything. I can do EVERYTHING!” Yeah, that thrill peaked two weeks ago. And while some…
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Surrender doesn’t mean what you think it does
READ MORE: Surrender doesn’t mean what you think it doesAs a rule, I’m a woefully impatient person. Put me behind someone on their first day of TSA precheck, and I will very possibly lose my cool. Someone blocking the exit at 42nd St. on the 2 train? Jesus, take the wheel. And yet. I’m built for quarantine. I just am. I get that not…
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FYI, we’re now in outer space
READ MORE: FYI, we’re now in outer spaceAt a business conference in Orlando a few years ago, we were given after-hours access to Epcot’s mission:Space ride. I squeezed into a space vessel the size of a bathroom stall alongside three women whom I’d just invited to connect on LinkedIn. Inside was a 3-D monitor, a control panel of blinking lights, and a set of…
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Why people want to “do some writing”—right now
READ MORE: Why people want to “do some writing”—right nowThe other night, as we all hunkered down in our respective homes away from COVID-19, a friend told me she was going to stay in and “do some writing.” Wait, what? This woman had never, not once, expressed an iota of interest in writing! As an office manager, she doesn’t have to do “content” for…
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You’re Cuter Than You Think
READ MORE: You’re Cuter Than You ThinkHow do you feel about the word “cute?” Maybe it makes you think of babies or puppies or Hello Kitty backpacks. Small, harmless things. Or, miniature replicas of larger things. Maybe “cute” to you is just shy of pretty and a few blocks from gorgeous. My friend, writer Becky Karush, believes cute is underrated. Becky…
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People who want to write tend to whisper
READ MORE: People who want to write tend to whisperPeople seem to have no problem voicing their desire to buy a good pair of jeans or go bird watching. I detect zero self-consciousness from the person who tells me she wants to go see Mean Girls on Broadway. Or enroll in improv classes. But. When people want to write, they don’t say it loudly;…
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Do not COME for me with your kitten heels
READ MORE: Do not COME for me with your kitten heelsTwo things I love about my friend Jenn Lederer: She’s got an open mind and sharp opinions. She’s cool with whatever you want to wear, do, pursue. “You do you, girl,” she says, waving her hand at everyone and no one. But don’t get her started on footwear. “Wedges? Fine. Clogs, cool. Tennis shoes ok.…
