I Love Kale So Much I Could Write a Poem About It

A delish garnish,A mean green… Yeah, I’m going to stop trying to write poetry. Or I might come back to it at three a.m. when I’m suddenly inspired. (I probably won’t. I mean, who wants to get up at three to write about kale? Also, this post will be published by then.) Anyway. This post?ContinueContinue reading “I Love Kale So Much I Could Write a Poem About It”

Reporting from Mount TBR (May Edition)

My plan to read less in 2021 is coming along nicely. Normally, by the end of May, I’d have put down a hundred or so books. Last time I ā€œnoticedā€ the number of books I’ve read this year, it was 50-something. This noticing was incidental, by the way. A part of my desire to reduceContinueContinue reading “Reporting from Mount TBR (May Edition)”

My Sim is Making More Money Than Me

One of my favourite ways to play The Sims is to create a character with no job and no fixed address to see if I can get by napping on park benches (or wherever I can lay my Sim’s head down for a bit), cadging food from public venues (someone is always grilling at theContinueContinue reading “My Sim is Making More Money Than Me”

Tracking my reading using Notion

Last year, friend and fellow author, Jenna Kendricks, introduced me to Notion. I lost a few hours’ productivity figuring out how to use the deceptively easy tool—and I do mean deceptively easy. Notion is almost absurdly simple to use once you understand how it works. I also quickly figured out that while others’ templates servedContinueContinue reading “Tracking my reading using Notion”

Reporting from Mount TBR (March Edition)

I always start my reading year with very specific goals. By March, I tend to know whether or not it’s going well or not. In regards to my TBR reading project, I’m happy to report an ongoing commitment. Books are disappearing from my shelves—even though I’m not reading as much as I usually do. I’veContinueContinue reading “Reporting from Mount TBR (March Edition)”