A disclaimer I should make at the beginning of this post is that I am definitely not a true New Yorker by the definition of people who were born here. For example, I use an umbrella, which I have been told by several life long residents is a "No no." Who knows how they show... Continue Reading →
Every Couple of Years…
...Should now be the name of my blog. I write this one laughing to myself because this is one old, unattended corner of the internet that I have thought of often but mostly ignored for years. The last one I wrote was posted in February 2018. My intention of this blog was to get into... Continue Reading →
My 6 Month Anniversary
Monday, January 29th, 2018 was a big day for me because it marked the 6 month anniversary of having moved to New York City. It has been important for me to acknowledge each month that I am here because I check on how I am feeling and what I am thinking about after the experiences... Continue Reading →
W&M Homecoming 2017: Where College Memories Were Made Again
Over the weekend of October 19th-22nd, I traveled back to Williamsburg, VA, for the Class of 2012's 5th Year Homecoming Reunion. It was a weekend that I truly needed. When it was over and I was on my way back to my NY apt, I felt a renewed sense of purpose and hope in what... Continue Reading →
My Blog is Back…and the TWO MONTH MARK in NYC!
Today feels like a momentous day for two reasons. The first is that this blog post is my first since January and I feel like its a great time to get back into writing more often. The Other reason is because yesterday, September 29, 2017 marked two months since I made the big move to... Continue Reading →
That One Time I Learned the World Doesn’t Revolve Around Me
Before any reader of this blog starts to think that I am pretty conceited, I must preface the following story that thankfully I was really young when I learned the important lesson mentioned in the title of this post. When I was about 5 or 6, I had a silly disagreement with my younger sister Beth about... Continue Reading →
As the Election Draws Near…
...You should always try to be, but especially now, be good to each other. It's a sentiment I've been thinking a lot about recently, but as my coworkers and I were putting out our timely green cups and hanging a new window cling, it was placed right in front of me as though telling me to write... Continue Reading →
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