Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. I spent a good amount of time last night researching ways to become a morning lark instead of the night owl I naturally am. And today, despite going to bed later than I planned to, I am up again at 6 am, trying to form a habit that I hope will stick in the long run. We shall see. When it comes to being a night owl, which is what I have always considered myself to be, I don’t know if that’s actually true. Yes, I feel active and not even remotely tired in the hours before bedtime, but does that…
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December Writer’s Life: How much I made & wrote in 2017 during the #yearofwriting
Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Well, here we are. It’s the end of my #yearofwriting and I have some hefty writing goals to live up to. I’ll get into more of that later in this post, but first I just wanted to talk about December. What happened in December? Well, for one, it was a VERY busy month for me personally. Not only did I have plenty of socializing and family things to do (what with the holidays and all) but I also got married at the end of the month. Yes, that’s right, I did a big thing and ended my year as a married…
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I love brunch and he loves pizza, so let’s get married!
Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. When Adam and I first met, I discovered that my date absolutely LOVED pizza. So, for our fourth date, I made us pizza for dinner after a rousing two rounds of mini golf (I lost both times). Shortly after, Adam discovered how much I loved brunch and took me to his favorite breakfast café—where we still go back time and again. And so, our first inside joke began: He loves pizza, I love brunch. As we learned more about each other, my adventurous foodie spirit and recent move out of NYC led me to joke that I was going to start…
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September Writer’s Life: Hurricanes & a real vacation [#yearofwriting]
Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. What can I say about the month of September? To be honest, I don’t even know where to start. The truth about this month is that I almost didn’t work. First of all: I had a pre-planned vacation for a good chunk of the month. My fiancé Adam and I had been planning our trip to Europe ever since I surprised him on his birthday with concert tickets to see one of his favorite artist who was going to be giving a once-in-a-lifetime concert in Tilburg, The Netherlands in September. We decided to visit Amsterdam for a week and pair that…
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The first time I said “I love you” in a relationship
Please subscribe to my newsletter to get writing news and updates. Exactly one year ago today, I said “I love you” for the very first time in a relationship. That might sound crazy for a variety of reasons: I am 31 years old, I have been in at least two other longterm relationships (lasting two years and 11 months, respectively), I was single and actively dating in NYC for several years, and I have met some good people. But I’ve never fallen in love. During my previous two relationships, I actually did think I was in love at various points throughout those times. But it was never acknowledged by me or the person…
