Last week, my oldest daughter and I went on a road trip to tour a college in the Midwest. Despite rainy conditions, we made great time on the way there, fueled by Starbucks and a Heated Rivalry-inspired playlist (yes, I’m obsessed; no, the show will never get old). We...
My husband and I just started watching Black Mirror on Netflix. It’s addictive and thought-provoking. The show has seven seasons, and each episode is a standalone story, so you don’t have to watch them in order. The episode we watched this weekend, “Arkangel,” is the second episode in Season...
There is a little green plant that sits on my kitchen counter, sandwiched between the unfussy succulents and the agreeable, hard-to-kill pothos with their generously cascading vines. I don’t know what type of plant it is, but I’ve managed to keep it alive for a couple of years now....
Call me old-fashioned, but I like the audio messages feature on my smart phone. Composing an audio message feels liberating: My clunky fingers no longer struggle to pick out letters on a tiny screen; instead, I can roam around, unfettered, pouring out my thoughts as if the conversation is...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM for the social media-savvy among us). It’s hard not to notice it. “It’s #pinktober!” declares one Instagram post. Another website reminds us it’s National Mammography Day, which falls on the third Friday of October. Everywhere you look, there are virtual fundraising events,...
