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breakfast at first watch in rockville, md: muesli with strawberries, raisins, pecans, and almonds; vanilla yogurt; extra cinnamon; black coffee. I spent Labor Day weekend visiting my oldest friend in the world just outside of DC. I first met Mallory at the age of nine. A friendship founded on bites of a brownie grew into [...] I often convince myself I am capable of doing anything on my own. Move to a big city? Find a job in a foreign country? Take a solo weekend trip when I know six words in the local language? No sweat. When I was interviewing for jobs a couple years back, my response [...] airport eating: blueberry yogurt, granola, banana, almonds; black coffee. Currently, I am at my parents’ house in Connecticut, high off of four days in the Colorado mountains. I wrote this post from one of my favorite locations: the airport. I know, it’s an odd setting in which to find joy. And in the case of [...] “carrot cake” oatmeal: oats, banana, vanilla soy milk, grated carrot, raisins, hazelnuts, almond butter, blackstrap molasses, cinnamon, ginger, allspice. Next week, I’ll be visiting a very close friend in Colorado. While I’m out there, we are hoping to take a drive to visit the house on which her husband and she recently put an offer. The [...] Some days simply have to be brushed off. They happen. The sun comes up, the sun goes down, 24 hours go by. We move on to tomorrow. In the space of a day, the subway might be excruciatingly slow during morning rush hour. Work might be incredibly frustrating. Your phone might freeze for an [...] |
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