I love mornings. And I hate waking up early. Like, truly loathe it. Anything that starts with a 5? Nope. Not happening. I’ve spent years trying to wake up at 6am to write or read
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On rebooting 2019
I’ve become pretty terrible at making decisions. It’s not that I make “bad decisions”—in either the classic definition or the one that stems from 90s-era church camps. It’s that I almost never choose anything wholeheartedly.
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Life
On train days and time management
Tuesdays are now train days. In this new life, I take the first train out of Harrisburg at 5am on Tuesday mornings. I regret this decision when my alarm goes off at 4am in the
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On the power of saying yes
I started campaigning to go to public school near the end of 8th grade. Like almost every major decision I’ve ever made, I spent an impressive amount of time waffling between pros and cons, ultimately
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On burnout
Last week, Jenny used a gift card to buy a hanging chair for her room. This has been a years-long dream. She did all the things to make it happen—things with studs and joists and
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On having a mantra for 2019
It’s the middle of January and I’m in the waiting place. You know the place? It’s the one where you are floating on a single stepping stone and you can’t confidently plan your next move