Labor Day in the Hamptons . Something about starting a new essay feels so hopeful. Like this will be the one in which I keep my thoughts coherent and cohesive so that I might actually be able to share them… Continue Reading
I considered weaving these thoughts into one cohesive essay but I don’t have the energy. They’re also very stupid. So I’m going to make this short and sweet and leave them exactly as they are. I’ve been on such a… Continue Reading
Will We Ever Learn To Listen To Women? Mary Shelley, 1840 Today I’ve found myself coaxed into watching a YouTube recommended episode of the Lex Fridman podcast. Yes, yes. He has platformed bad people, so he is a bad person,… Continue Reading
… Or the Most Darling Landfill You Ever Did See The following essay was originally written in March of 2019. I intended for it to be a companion to “First World Problems, Am I Right?”, in which I recounted my… Continue Reading
A Week In the Worst Month of the Year Monday: I spent the morning completing my application for a school I’m hoping to get into in the fall. It was Purim, a Jewish holiday of which I only vaguely understand… Continue Reading
I was taught to always squeeze my toothpaste from the bottom of the tube to ensure that every drop goes to the top. Somehow, once you’re left with nothing but a gooey cap screwed to a flattened piece of plastic… Continue Reading
Garage Sale, 2020, Mom’s Records, Everything Must Go Do you ever spend the night away from home and when you awake the next morning it takes you a few moments to realize where you are? You have no sense at… Continue Reading
… And For Some Reason Spain Hi! How are you? No, no. That’s a dumb question. I meant, how are you coping? Have you stopped marking time? Have you stopped making plans? Maybe you are making plans! In your mind.… Continue Reading
“It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” ~ Jiddu Krishnamurti It’s 4pm on a Tuesday. I’m at work. I’ve spent the last 5 hours perusing online magazines, eating protein bars I swiped… Continue Reading
Last week I auditioned for a theater company that was holding a casting for two productions. They’re unpaid, non-union, and therefore low stakes, but nevertheless I was nervous. The production for which I was hoping to be cast is called… Continue Reading
And Other Thoughts I’ve Had Since December… Throughout different periods of my adult life I’ve experienced several forms of depression. There’s the kind in which I don’t talk to anyone for weeks on end and I feel like the world… Continue Reading
The next piece is a cobbling together of two essays I wrote over the last few days. I write nearly everyday, but as you can see I rarely publish. As a promise to myself in light of New Year’s sentimentality,… Continue Reading
Two nights ago I went to a gathering at a charming little cafe with an outdoor event space that looks like a burning man camp got lost on their way to the desert and ended up in Bushwick. I decided… Continue Reading
It’s a cold, wet, spring morning; I can hear birds chirping outside – which is unusual because I live in Brooklyn. But the sound of their songs and the smell of this air awakens a warm feeling inside me. A… Continue Reading
The coffeeshop I normally work in is closed for renovation, so I’ve brought myself to a bar nearby that serves breakfast during the day. I don’t mind it, but it has some downsides. Firstly, I’ve had several memorably bad experiences… Continue Reading
It’s a Sunday morning and I’m looking outside my window at the street that’s only just beginning to stir with life. A woman across the street wearing a hiking backpack walks quickly while trying to untangle her earbuds from her… Continue Reading
I walked home from the bar last night along Steinway. Through the late night brume shown the light of clothing stores, shoe stores, furniture stores, restaurants, delis, markets, hookah bars, dance clubs – burnishing beacons of commerce to fill me… Continue Reading
I’m in my new apartment, it’s October and I’m restless. All is silent here except for the steady swelling of sounds trailing into my window – muted roars of metal on metal from the trains passing in the distance. And… Continue Reading
The inspiration for this post came to me during last night’s walk, when I was reminded of the time I slept out in the desert in Israel. I think every human should experience falling asleep under the stars at least… Continue Reading
My draft box is filling with essays inchoate for lack of focus. Or lack of time. Both, actually. I’ll leave it like that for now. Tonight’s post will probably just be thoughts. Random, desultory musings – whatever pops into my head. They might coalesce… Continue Reading
I know, I’ve still been M.I.A. on here and although you probably already know why, allow me to explain. Again. I was at a bar in Queens last night and my friend and I were reading bumper stickers off of the cash… Continue Reading
Okay. I’m going to publish a post today. I swore I would and damn it, I’m going to. I’ve been so busy these past two months I’ve found it near impossible to finish one and actually publish it. So! Where have I… Continue Reading
When I’m not working for a corrupt collection of old ‘doctors’ trying squeeze every last penny from an even more corrupt medical system while their frontal lobes are still in tact, I’m sitting at my computer. Sitting here sending emails… Continue Reading
Today I’ve parked myself at a Starbucks by the yoga studio where I’m soon to find myself desperately clinging to a slab of rubber against the slippery force of my sweaty palms. That’s right. Hot yoga, baby. I took my first class… Continue Reading
The self proclaimed Biggest Night in Music aired last night. So let’s get to it! We’ll start at the beginning: The red carpet- arguably the best part of any award show. As always, expert ass-kissers interviewers, Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic provided well orchestrated coverage… Continue Reading
Happy Super Bowl XLIX, everyone! And what a glorious Super Bowl it was. The air was filled with excitement as millions (who would otherwise not give a shit about football), gathered round to watch commercials. And some intermittent clips of… Continue Reading
Figured I’d pop on and show you a recipe that I’ve been loving lately. Cauliflower Pizza Cauliflower pizza requires just few ingredients but more than a few steps. However once you get the hang of it, it’s worth it. Trust me! Tools:… Continue Reading
Alright. I am here. Here I am. Forgive my absence throughout the month of December. The holidays swept me up a bit. Now I have to recenter myself. Where am I, what am I doing? Let’s gather my surroundings. I’m… Continue Reading
Social media has given rise to the dreaded selfie, and love it or hate it, it’s not going away any time soon. While the content of a selfie is always the same, the context can vary innumerably, and the way in… Continue Reading
I’ve switched locations today in an attempt to mix things up; give myself a new environment, a new flow of creativity. So now I’m sitting at a Panera bread wishing I had just stuck to Starbucks. There’s no music to… Continue Reading
The location is an oddity in itself. Situated in a warehouse on the 3rd avenue industrial strip of Gowanus, one would not expect to find a museum. But as of last June, The Morbid Anatomy Museum has called this place home. In a building… Continue Reading
My eyes are shut and I can see the glowing outlines of the veins inside my head. If I keep them shut for long enough they’ll fade away. And I’ll look like an insane person sleeping in a Starbucks on a… Continue Reading
The highly rated AMC series, “The Walking Dead,” is something I’ve been meaning to watch for quite some time. “After all,” I thought, “it’s been on the air for five seasons now, it’s gotta be good!” Ignoring the fact that… Continue Reading
I’m back! Plopped at a Starbucks in Rockville Centre, a New York equivalent of ol’ Malahide. It’s just a town over from where I live and is arguably one of the birthing places of the “basic bitch,” (a crude and… Continue Reading
Didn’t see you there. I’ve just been super busy. I went ahead and applied for restaurant jobs in the city lying blindly about having had “a ton of experience working in high-traffic/high-volume restaurants” and guess what? It worked! So now… Continue Reading
In the midst of my obsession with this diet I’ve forgotten that this blog started as a source for daily musings from my day-to-day life. It wasn’t meant to be yet another “healthy foodie blog.” Although… I don’t have much… Continue Reading
Because I’m just too much woman for my own damn self. Today I’m going to talk about hormones. Hormonal disruption could be one of the biggest health crises that effect our population today. This is because it affects every single… Continue Reading
Tonight I didn’t have much time to put together anything elaborate so I decided to make one of my favorite dishes- tacoooos! Taco meat is one of the easiest things to cook and therefore one of my favorite. It’s low… Continue Reading
Oh wait, yes it can. If you’re familiar with the healing principles of the paleo or ketogenic diets, then what I’m about to say will probably not be of any news to you. If you’re not familiar, then I hope… Continue Reading
Just a quick post on what I made this morning. I’ve been making these for ages now but I’ve never thought to show them. These babies are a staple in the keto-style diet so it’s always felt a bit redundant… Continue Reading
So as I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been gluten-free for about two years now (not including of course my most recent setback at ye’ ol’ bakery). But as far as clean eating goes, I’ve always been fairly consistent.… Continue Reading
Two years ago I decided to give the gluten free lifestyle a try. Turns outs gluten is actually pretty shitty and removing it from my diet alleviated a lot of the symptoms I was experiencing (some of which I didn’t… Continue Reading
It’s 80 degrees outside and I feel heavy again. I’m back to making lists. Lists of things that need to be done, things I want to do, things I want to have. People I want to see. Places I want… Continue Reading
Well, I’m back in New York. I’m sitting here looking at this blog wondering how I’m going to fill in all of the days I’ve left blank. My experience at the Page household was one of the greatest I’ve had… Continue Reading
Tomorrow I leave this place to begin my next venture… I’m going to stay with the Pages, a family in west Cork who need help with their children and asparagus farm. The farm is small and there are only two… Continue Reading
Today the sun is shining and the world is new. I clean the floors all over again after yesterday’s escapades in hopes that it will land me back into Daniel’s good graces. I ask myself: Why do I even care?… Continue Reading
Today was a bad day. A bad, bad, bad day. The morning started as it usually does. At about 7:30 I wake to the sounds of pans clanging, doors banging, and a nine year old screaming like the house is… Continue Reading
Yesterday I went to a little pink store on Fownes street called MayFly. Essentially a walk-in etsy shop the store is filled with things like handmade steampunk jewelry, hand sewn dolls, hand drawn greeting cards, vintage clothing, pinup posters, and many… Continue Reading
So what have I gained so far in Ireland? Well besides a distaste for small demonic children and probably another ten pounds, I have been spending more time in coffee shops than I ever expected to in a lifetime. My… Continue Reading
It’s Monday and I’m back in Malahide. Back to clean a house left in a state post-tasmanian-devil and to look after a child who just might be the devil. Natasha leaves for Cannes this Wednesday and then I’m to be… Continue Reading
The stormy weather has persisted throughout the day and on the west coast of Ireland it only gets worse. The sky is grey and the wind is howling. Our bus driver said it’s the worst he’s ever driven through. It… Continue Reading
Today I left for a two-day bus tour of Galway. I woke up at 6:00am, put all my things together, got into a cab and then realized halfway into town that I had forgotten to lookup my reservation number for… Continue Reading
My sad little rant was cut short when I was approached by a guy who was in the Starbucks at the time I was writing it. I put out into the universe that I was in need of company and… Continue Reading
I have no idea how people sit in coffee shops and write. My brain is so overwhelmed right now it feels impossible to reflect. I just spent the last three and a half hours trolling the streets of Dublin with… Continue Reading
Oh my. So today I picked Gemma up from school for the first time. I was warned that she wouldn’t talk to me but this didn’t stop me from trying. As we walked home I made jokes, sang songs, and… Continue Reading
This will be a day behind but I’ve been a bit delirious thanks to good ol’ jet lag.I woke up after two hours of sleep and made myself some eggs with avocado. After that lasagna nightmare they were the best… Continue Reading
Yesterday I landed at 6:30am. Natasha picked me up at 7:00 and on the way to the house we drove through town. It was completely desolate on account of the bank holiday.When we got to the house Natasha warned me… Continue Reading
I’ll be twenty-three next month. I know to most that’s considered to be still quite young. But I feel I’ve lived a long life. Long enough to feel like I’ve already failed so many times. I’ve lived long enough to… Continue Reading
About a week ago I had a dream that I was walking outside my old house by the sea. Everything was silent and I could feel the breeze coming off the ocean. I think my father was with me; he… Continue Reading
It’s a beautiful day here in New York. The sun is shining, the sky is clear, the air is- freezing. Mother Nature clearly missed the memo that it is now mid-April and no one wants to put up with this shit… Continue Reading