I've got a little something different for you today. Last fall, I had an idea to read The New Yorker cover to cover, every week for as long as I could and then write about it. I lasted twelve weeks. Today, I published my finished article about the experience on Medium. I published it there, instead of here on my own blog, because I've been wanting to post on Medium for ages, and because this piece is a longer format than I usually share here–it's a twelve minute read according to Medium's … [Read more...] about My New Yorker Project: How I Tried Reading My Way to a More Interesting Life
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Even When It’s Not Your Thing, It Can Still Be A Thing #10yearsaparent
The flyer came home from school on a Thursday. All of the flyers for various events, activities, calendars, and sign-ups arrive in the Thursday folder. I understand the school's intent to streamline the amount of paper and flyers that get sent home, but the brimming Thursday folder pushes my stress meter right into the red zone. It's not the sorting and organizing. I find great pleasure in going through the piles of pastel colored paper and dividing them into Keep and Recycle. Interested and Not … [Read more...] about Even When It’s Not Your Thing, It Can Still Be A Thing #10yearsaparent