Cuba & Freedom: The Real Cuba Isn’t a Potemkin airbnb. (Potemkin: Having a false or deceptive appearance, especially one presented for the purpose of propaganda.) The Cuban perspective on what’s happening is important, but the scariest paragraph is this: “America is not remotely at the level of Cuba, but it sure seems we have a…
Saved Up Fun | Feel Good Friday 071621
Last Friday night, it felt like I saved up my fun for Saturday… and boy did I have it! I’m doing the same tonight, albeit with added yard work and furniture assembly and possibly pizza-making. Here’s the fun stuff I saved up for across this weekend and into this week… PICKUP FLAG FOOTBALL! Who knew…
Epic Fun | Feel Good Friday 070921
Epic fun. The 3rd of July Beer Olympics was a smashing success, beyond my wildest dreams. It was so smooth—setup crew with Jersey boo made it happen. Slip flip cup was the favorite event, beer (easter) hunt was hilarious, my tutu made its eighth(?!) annual appearance, the underdogs won, there were influencers and painting and…
Truck-less | Feel Good Friday 070221
I’m pretty much always “working on myself” but I love the way my dear/completely badass friend frames the quest in this article: Work on yourself now before it comes back to bite you in the ass. And then! Completely digging my Co-Star reading for yesterday: You are learning how to come to terms with your…
Checklist 60
Long but clear articulation of why the term girlboss has always bothered me as a leader. Entertainment Obsessed with Fast & Furious currently. Dove deep this weekend on how to watch the Fast and Furious movies in order—did you know they are not actually numbered in chronological order?! wtf!—and am now currently seeking a binge…
Post-It Phtuesday: Confidence
I feel like I learn this lesson at least once a day: when I am confident in my decisions, my plans, my action, I am always right. The thing goes well, I make the right choice, good outcomes occur. But when I start to doubt myself, things go awry: people can’t agree on what we…
I Will Not Forget I Will Not Forget I Will Not Forget | Feel Good Friday 062521
Celebrating my dad, the best dad, at Treaty Oak was a perfect Sunday! Sushi happy hour… Getting to know friends better. Letting people love me for who I am. For my dichotomies. As my champions. Embracing too much rejection. Playing Level 3 volleyball. Vanushing. Biking. Nali has sarcoma. It’s old lady cancer and there’s nothing…
Teti Sandal Judgment Target Shopping Spree
I was trying to get ready for a date and my sister-in-law was fashion consulting. She wanted me to wear flats because it was an outdoor drinks date (but on a Saturday night! and he’s 6’3″!) so I showed her my sandal collection … an extensive set consisting of a “brown” pair I called nude…
Jinxed It | Feel Good Friday/Sunday 061821
Happy Father’s Day to the greatest dad of all time. Buy his latest book here. All of last weekend was great, from volleyball and yoga to south Austin bars to climbing and swimming at the Greenbelt to Austin Winery and family dinner, plus floating in my cowboy pool and reading in my hammock. It was…
Checklist 59
Powerful article on self-silencing. I am so incredibly careful before I publish anything on this blog or social media, and while it’s good practice as a journalist, it’s frustrating as a citizen with an opinion. Food for thought—should I be more candid on this blog? Would it harm me professionally? This clip is incomprehensible… NO…