My weekends are usually spent wandering around this new city Austin, finding new places to eat, and attempting the art of staying cool. This weekend was not unlike any other, except that for the first […]
Tag: Health
I Finally Committed to Meditation
I have never been the best at making longterm commitments—just ask every person I’ve ever been in a relationship with—or ask my friends when they try to make future plans…
Why Am I Always Crying on a Plane?
I have never had an issue with flying. I have never been scared of flying, even throughout some pretty severe turbulence, I have remained relatively calm. However, as of recent, every time I leave LA […]
Calm Down, It’s Only the 4th Your May Tovascopes Are Here
I know, I know it’s already the fourth of May, but honestly guys, nothing really even happens until the fifth of May. Why? Cinco de Mayo, that’s why, and isn’t that really when May begins? […]
15 Attempts at Getting Your Shit Together
April is coming to a close, literally, in like a day, and hopefully, you are either one step closer to having your shit together—or if you are like me, you are probably flailing in the […]
Astrologically Speaking, Get Your Career Together
The thing with astrology is that for the most part, I don’t believe anything regarding the fact that stars dictate the future, present, past, or relate in any way to the development of a personality […]
Love Handles, S1E10: Everything Is Connected
Hi ppl! Thank you so much for taking the time to listen to my podcast! I really appreciate the love and support. This week is all about being connected, and tbh, I get a little […]
It’s Okay to Say ‘No,’ to Not Return the Text, to Not Pick Up the Phone, to Not Answer Emails…
Forever ago, I wrote a long complaint about the process of trying to get a divorce from my phone. Now, months later from that point, I find that my relationship with my phone is being tested […]
Are Some of Us Hardwired to Acheive More?
Last week on Love Handles, I brought up the topic of productivity and accomplishments and how some personalities might be predisposed to accomplishing more. The topic began with an exploration of Gretchen Rubin’s work on […]
How To Fix Negative Wordplay
The irony of setting intentions to speak more positively is that it is usually doomed from the start. Last week on my podcast Love Handles, I started to talk about the power of your words […]
I Want My Words to Matter
Joan Didion’s words inspire physicality in me. Her words cause me to move—to furrow my brow, to shake my head, to pause dramatically and reread. The other day I was reading one of Joan’s (can […]
Foods to Get You In the Mood
It’s sort of unclear when my Instagram feed started changing, but all of a sudden one day I was perusing the old Insta-feed and was finding nothing but beautifully staged foods, with one food item […]
Are We Expecting Too Much from Thanksgiving?
For as long as I’ve been in this rodeo we call life, besides Christmas, not-so-much Hanukkah, Thanksgiving has been the main attraction for our family; bringing a perfect storm of too much food, too many […]
