Self

I remember watching the old church ladies who sat in the front row of my suburban New Jersey church roll their eyes as a jeans clad parishioner precessed up for Communion. “What do they think this is??” I could hear their eye-rolls says, “the Costco?!” Two weeks ago I had a similar reaction to a young professional I saw sporting a less than professional, but …

A few thoughts on the way of man of 29 years should behave… A man of 29 years should call his parents and siblings on the phone every so often. He should be willing, able, and excited to host a group of friends at his place for a party. He should know how to call a woman he wants to date and make it clear …

I wonder if there are people out there who receive their 10-year HS reunion invite and go, “YES! The night I’ve been waiting for! I am filled with joy and healthy anticipation. I have no fears or anxieties. I am fully confident in all I’ve done in the past 10 years and can’t wait to share it with my nearest and dearest former friends.” I …

In addition to people in my peer group getting engaged like it’s going out of style, they’re also “moving in” like there’s no tomorrow. Spoiler Alert: I may or may not be among those numbers within the coming year. Let’s leave it at … I’ve allowed the discussion to to be left on the table. This is exciting. This is meaningful. This is a development …

I decided that after almost 4 years it was time for a blog re-design! I think the new look is decidedly more “I’m-in-my-late-twenties-now” than my original. Special shout-out of thanks to Brittany Holloway Brown who successfully re-created me in cartoon form. She knew just what I meant by, “can we try a booty…maybe in a leopard print?” Also, my hair never looks that good. You …

I have an overwhelming desire to go “off the grid.” To leave the life of corporate America and make my living off freelance things until I (god-willing) make it as a full-time writer. It’s a desire I’ve been toying with for oohhh six plus years. And yet for the past six plus years I have moved from job to job without so much as a …

Ten years ago today was the third day of my very first year of college – quite literally the third day of what I then thought was my adult life. I remember the haircut of the woman in the elevator of Devlin Hall who said the words, “terrorist attack on New York City,” – that’s how specific that time still is in my mind. It …