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One frequent New Year’s Resolution (or intention) on many people’s lists this year is to make an effort to be more sustainable. It’s a daunting task, really. Monumental. But you should know that the fate of the planet doesn’t rest solely in your hands (although the manufacturers of the world would like you to think …
*pops cork* Happy New Year! If you stayed up to watch the clock turn from yesterday to today, I hope you were able to sleep in a bit this morning. I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling pretty grateful to be alive and well today in this new year. And I’m also thanking my …
I think we can all agree on one thing: it’s been a year. As I reflect on 2021, it’s easy to get lost in the bad. Between the continuation (and mutation) of COVID-19, still-unresolved social justice issues, and disastrous effects of climate change, there is a lot to be frightened and angry about in the …
It’s the first day of winter today here in the northern hemisphere – which means it’s the first day of the season of cracked hands, itchy scalp, and chapped lips. In preparation for all the excessive moisturizing to come, I recently decided that I should add a lip scrub to my routine, in addition to …
“What do you want for dinner?” It’s such an innocent-sounding question, even a friendly-sounding one, but you and I both know it’s a loaded question. Are you asking me to try to guess what you’re in the mood for? Are you asking me to cook? Are you thinking of getting takeout? Who’s picking the spot? …
Nope, not my blog name – my name-name.
You may have heard of Italic – the brand that, well, isn’t really a brand. Maybe you have even browsed their website before, admiring their beautiful, minimal products that all noticeably lack a brand name or label (garment tags simply read, “MADE FOR ITALIC”). And maybe you even started filling a figurative shopping cart, only …
I admit I still feel a bit rusty at running this blog again. (Not that I was necessarily an expert at it before, but still). I feel like I’m still navigating what wayward looks like in 2021, and with the world the way it is (i.e., the days are still pretty slow around here) I …
The news makes it clear that we can’t just recycle our way to a cleaner world. And while it’s true that corporations are primarily the ones responsible for environmental detriments like carbon emissions and the production of excessive and often unnecessary single-use plastic, this doesn’t absolve us as individuals from trying to lessen our footprint. …
Update: the results are in! The world looks very different in 2021 than it did when I was last posting regular content here at the beginning of 2020 – as does the concept of blogging. Today I’m releasing a reader survey to better understand what your thoughts are on travel, blogging in general, and what …