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What running has taught me about persistence
I’m not quite sure why I started running; although as a highly impressionable 13-year-old I strongly suspect a movie with a beautiful protagonist who also started her days with a morning run may have had something to do with it. In any case, I do vividly remember making the decision to get up early (that’s…
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Where did all the class go and other important questions
I’m not sure exactly when it happened. There are moments in the more recent U.S. history of media (mainly the television, film and fashion magazine industries) that I’m sure were milestones in the gradual downfall of classy-ness but I think it would be unfair to put it on one person or TV show. Somehow we…
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What Harry Potter taught me about realistic expectations
Since the age of 9, I’ve read at least one Harry Potter book a year. I realize that admitting that in a space that pretty much anyone has access to is probably a dangerous thing to do. #nerdalert. Harry Potter is probably the only thing that I’m super dorky about and it’s something that after…
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Dignity: what it is & why you have it.
I think one of the things every little girl (or twenty-something year old) dreams about is walking down a grand staircase slowly while someone waits at the bottom in awe. The stately descent often made in movies and books by the heroine has become an iconic representation of grace, elegance and dignity. Dictionary.com (I know,…
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Lizzie McGuire and what she got right about our thoughts
What are you thinking about right now? I’m sure part of you is focused on this article and wondering where this is going. You may also be simultaneously asking yourself if you’re hungry enough to eat the rest of your breakfast, or if you should stop reading this and do something more productive (definitely not),…
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Lessons I learned from Jim Halpert
So in case you haven’t figured it out, I really like The Office. Like a lot. A few months ago I did a post on lessons I’ve learned since graduating from college (with a little help from The Office) and before that, lessons I learned from Pam Halpert. Now, I want to write about a…
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Five lessons I’ve learned from (really) happy people
If you think about why we do the things that we do, most often we do them because we believe they will make us happy. Somehow eating that brownie, getting that job, starting that relationship, making that friend, etc. will bring us happiness. We want to be content, joyful and at peace so we make…
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Summer 2016 Bucket List
For a few years now when summer break rolled around, I would make a bucket list for the next few months. These bucket lists helped me to stay on track with things I want to accomplish even during the extended break. Now as a full-time employee, the long summer days of sunbathing, reading, netflix-watching and…
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A few tips for finding peace
I love music. Like, love it. I love to play (violin), sing (not well) and listen allllll the time. Forget hoverboards, the radio has been the best invention thus far. Listening to the radio in the car is what makes my daily commutes (and the occasional road trip) not just tolerable but actually enjoyable. I…
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Finding balance
A few months ago, I wrote an article for Best Kept Self about what I had learned from my eating disorder. The therapist I saw to help me work through this told me that recovery for eating disorders is typically 5-7 years. Initially, I found this statistic discouraging and felt a little hopeless every time…
Miranda Kate 