Self

You know you’ve grown up a little bit when you can look back on your previous self and make that sound my Mom makes when they won’t apply a coupon to sale merchandise – total disgust. Around 8:30pm I reflected on my 3:45pm self and made that exact sound. Michael and I had spent the day engaged in one of our favorite Manhattan activities: walk …

You see this a lot in the city. A group of pre-school aged kids walking from place to place holding on to a rope. Like here, they’re usually dressed in same-colored t-shirts five sizes too big contributing to it being the cutest-thing-you’ve-ever-seen. The rainbow rope with handles helps too. It’s a simple safety device, this buddy-system rope, invented by some genius teacher or mother with …

Bad though not shocking news. Over sharing, analyzing, dwelling, and gossiping is bad for you – especially if you’re a girl. In fairness, the article is based on adolescent girls, but in reality – that’s what we behave like. According to recent studies covered in today’s NYTimes – excessive talking about problems can contribute to emotional difficulties, including anxiety and depression. Researchers call the frequent, …

Rumor has it that when I was two years old I asked my Mom if we could be best friends. “I can’t remember what we were doing,” she says now, “We were either having a tea party or I was reading you a book or, you know, maybe you were in the bathtub.” There’s a chance it was all three; I was raised a multi-tasker. …

In my defense, Beginner West African Dance Class was Carly’s idea. I did agree instantly, practice imaginary dance moves in the shower, and asked everyone I know if they had a batik print sarong. One could say I went willingly. From the Alvin Ailey Dance Extensions webite:A high-spirited, high-powered rhythmic dance experience that combine body, mind, and spirit in an energetic union of the music …

There are an astounding number of things that are just too awkward for words. Not figuratively like, “wow that is so awkward I can’t find language to describe it.” Literally — as in, “I’m either going to have to ignore this situation or deal with it via text.” Luckily the Web 2.0 boom has produced a useful resource for all our passive-aggressive needs. Someecards.com offers …

This one might be hard to explain. You know that undeniable gnawing feeling in the top of your stomach that sinks into your body and makes you stop in your tracks for a second (or ten) to think, for the thousandth time, about the stomach-turning thing you’ve done? It feels like the first drop in a roller coaster or the moment right before you give …