Nov 29Member-onlyThis Year Has Been the Worst Year of My Life So FarHere’s What I’ve Learned — This year has been a rollercoaster, but like… Not a normal rollercoaster. Like the kind of roller coaster where at the end you throw up, and you have to go home early from Disneyland even though you already paid full price for the tickets, and the ride that made you…Life5 min readLife5 min read
Nov 27Member-onlyWhat Does Your Felt Hat Say About You?A good hat says it all… — There are few things I like more than a good hat. A bad hat, perhaps? A slightly malicious hat like the infamous hat made of a witch skin in What We Do in the Shadows? I’m just a big fan of headwear. Now, my favourite subset of this has to…Humor3 min readHumor3 min read
May 3Member-onlyDear Teachers, Why Can’t You Just Be Nice to Students?It’s like, half of your job description… — If I’m being honest (unlike my ex), working at an elementary school has been one of the hardest jobs I have ever had. I’ve been working at various elementary schools, at various job levels, for about seven years now, and in that amount of time, I’m pretty sure I’ve racked…Teaching5 min readTeaching5 min read
May 2Member-onlyLet’s Not Be FriendsAn open letter to my ex. — Dear ____, By now, we’ve been broken up for longer than we dated (the hardest 6 months of my life)(the ones during which we dated, not the ones since) and still you’re finding ways to haunt me from beyond my list of blocked contacts. My bad. I can admit to…Love7 min readLove7 min read
Apr 3Member-onlyWe All Have A Little Bit of MagicIt’s there, if you’re willing to find it. — In this modern world full of woes, it’s easy to be increasingly disenchanted with life. As a veteran pessimist, I came out of the womb a little bit disenchanted and, like a mycelium network, my contempt for people grows a bit every day if left unchecked. I think the wrinkle…Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Mar 7Member-onlyWhat Dry Brushing Can Do For You(And also what it can’t) — In my eternal quest to find a skincare routine that works for me, I decided it was high time to try this dry brushing fad that I keep hearing about. Okay, you caught me… I mean, no one just randomly owns a brush for their skin for non-itchy reasons, right…Health5 min readHealth5 min read
Oct 31, 2022Member-onlyA Master List of Things to Check Your Kid’s Halloween Candy for This YearWhen I was a kid, my mom spent at least an hour on Halloween Night poring over all of our candies to make sure they were safe. No matter where we trick-or-treated, or how well we knew the people we got the candy from, we would follow the same ritual…Humor2 min readHumor2 min read
Oct 31, 2022Member-onlyFive Halloween Costumes for New CouplesJust in case anyone didn’t know you were dating — For anyone in a fairly new relationship, Halloween can be an extra scary time. The question of whether it’s appropriate to ask your SO to don a couples’ costume hangs over your head like fog on a dark and stormy night, and a chill runs down your spine at the…Humor2 min readHumor2 min read
Oct 26, 2022Member-onlyHelloFresh or Hello, Financial Devastation?A broke millennial tries meal kit service so you don’t have to — We’ve all been there – listening to our favourite podcast on the daily commute to work, when suddenly, the ominous sounds of true crime stop and give way to an advertisement. I don’t know if this is just the podcasts I listen to (any Morbid fans out there?), but I…Food4 min readFood4 min read
Oct 13, 2022Member-onlyThe Michelin Guide to Going Home for the HolidaysA traveler’s guide to the small towns — Ah, humble home. It’s been a while. After almost a year of traveling abroad, you’re finally back to where it all began: a nondescript town in the middle of what seems like nowhere. Or maybe you’re just planning a trip home for the impending holidays and hoping to make it…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
