the cube part one

in december, on the last day of the year, i got to help someone move. her apartment kicked her out, just like our landlord did. around our house are four roads: North, South, East, West. North extends up to a hill, around which gray leafless trees and mist swallow it. i'd never traveled that road.…

a little a day

Today, I saw an email about "New Year's habits versus resolutions." The idea was what you can imagine--resolutions, one time commitments, come and go in life. But habits stay for the long run. Habits are more central to our lives than resolutions. I think it's hard to stick to habits. For progress maniacs like me,…

2022: Reflections and Future Goals

Hello, wanderers! I saw someone do a post like this and got inspired, so here are the goals I set for 2022, whether I achieved them, and what my goals look like for 2023. 2022 was probably not my favorite year, in all honesty. 2022, 2019, and 2016 are among my least favorite recent years;…

Time Management for College Students

Hello, wanderers! As you might know, I'm now in college. For anyone entering college (or surviving high school), I have some thoughts from my first year and a book by Julie Morgenstern: "Time Management from the Inside Out." The book's great, but sometimes the advice feels geared towards a working mom and not a struggling…

organizing lifesavers

some of the timesaving tips I've learned this summer!