Prisons are a problem in America. Get educated. WATCH Netflix’s I am a Killer READ Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy (coming out as a movie on Christmas) SUPPORT Defy Ventures READ Shane Bauer’s American Prison: A Reporter’s Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment READ this short form long story about life after prison: Mr. Reilly has not…
Endian Summer | Feel Good Friday 102519
Grateful for family, and family friends, and support. It’s finally cool-ish enough to bike to work again! Excited to get back in the groove of bike commuting. But before the cool weather came in, we took advantage of a last (fingers crossed) Indian summer weekend on a boat (Endian Summer). Also grateful for impromptu Nerf…
Therapy Thursday: Stress as a Slowdown
I’ve been more stressed in the past couple of months than I have ever been in my entire life, without exaggeration. My therapist recently suggested that perhaps it was my way of slowing myself down—I’m energized by action, and this sometimes can make me move too quickly. But with this much stress, I’m not doing…
Austin: Damn Comfortable Texas Boots
Confession: I do not own cowboy boots. Yep, grew up in the Lone Star state. These are the boots I will buy, when they are available: They are from a new Austin-based company called Chisos that is run by a solo dude named Will who is—and I haven’t met him, so this is internet persona…
Here | Feel Good Friday 101819
This is the season to be in Texas. 70 degrees. A lil bit of rain (that I might not realize is coming and might bike to the gym and might get caught in), some quick storms, and lots of crisp, cool sunshine. Perfect for Town Lake walks with a 13-year-old pup. I am so grateful…
Cobbler/Therapist’s Kid With No Shoes
I’m the child of two therapists and have a very healthy sense of self-reflection, which you’ve read here on this blog and on dailyhap.com. But the time had come for me to step outside of my comfort zone and own head and seek professional mental health help. Nervous, my first foray was into online, chat-based…
Discount Code for My Absolute Favorite Adult Backpack for Travel Adventures!
Finally! A discount code for my favorite Briidgs travel backpack: LYSSA for 25% off—the o.g. pack is on sale for just $99 right now! Y’all. After the almost-three-week long adventure last summer, this backpack has been everywhere with me for the past year: from long weekends skiing in Aspen to a few days on the…
Faux Celeb Faux Luxe | Feel Good Friday 101119
Peep page 278! Just livin’ that faux celeb life… … including in the Tito’s Tent at ACL on Sunday! Low-key bestie came to town for the festy weekend and we had an absolute blast. Adult kiddie pools, nerf wars, talking with ya fraaaands, Tyler Perry’s, and all sorts of other “normal” weekend shenanigans left me…
Austin: Must-Attend Art Show
Cannot wait for the art show for my mixed-media artist friend. See you there? OPENING NIGHT: Friday, October 25th, 6-9palso Monday, October 28th, 10a-1p & Wednesday, October 30th, 10a-1pAt an abandoned doctor’s-office-turned-art-gallery at 4019 Spicewood Springs Road, Austin, Texas 78759 Peep the work at ADMUSTARD.COM
Middle of the Month, Middle of Me
Solidarity + Clarity + Austerity I first titled this post “New Month, New Me,” but it’s already October 9 so it’s not really new depending on how you round, but because that’s all arbitrary anyway, who cares? Besides, you’re never a new you, you’re always just a version, growing or declining, not new, just you.…