Category: writing
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Dairyland Antiques: Documenting a disappearing treasure
It’s hard for me to say how long I’ve loved this place. Since high school, at least. I would wander through looking for vintage scarves, bags, and costume jewelry, admiring furniture I had nowhere to put and no money to buy. I once dragged Chad through it, stopping to show him a ring I really…
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Starting something new
I had heard of The Artist’s Way before Girl Crush Philly, I think perhaps from Buster Benson‘s 750words.com. I liked the idea of doing morning pages (writing three pages longhand each morning)in theory, but I never started them. I didn’t want to start anything except a job at the time. I was also hesitant because…
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Week 1: Writing
So, what in the world am I doing now that I quit my job? A lot. I got a bit of a slow start last week, with all of the hurricane excitement. Chad couldn’t get to his office in Manhattan, so he worked from home with me all last week. I did manage to write…
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An Announcement and a Plea
I quit my job a few weeks ago. My last day is Friday. If you had told me three years ago that I was going to quit a stable proofreading job at a small company, I would have laughed in your face and been sure you didn’t know me at all. Turns out, I didn’t…
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Girl Crush Philly!
One of the reasons why I wanted to move to a city when I was growing up was so that I could have easier access to all of the interesting things that are more available in urban areas. Chad and I feel so privileged and delighted with many of our recent experiences that we never…
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Dish Outtakes: Is It Still Local if It Came from Three Hours Away?
… I say yes, as long as it came from my parents’ farm or somewhere else in the Valley, and especially if I helped harvest it with my own hands. A couple weekends ago, I went back home to do corn. I didn’t decide I was going to go until the last minute, but ultimately,…