The Bad Days Don’t Define You

You will have to learn to forgive yourself, even when you slip up—especially when you do—because the extra shame incurred in starting from scratch will only tie you down.

The Luckiest People Are The Ones Who Work The Hardest

Luck is making the plan up as you go along, in hoping that the forks you take and the decisions you make are the right ones, but you still have to make those choices on your own. You still have to work really hard.

‘Twas The Tweet Before Christmas

“Christmas has come early!” the Grinchy-somethings cried, for living on listicles and shattered dreams will make you dead inside.

Should We Bother With Being Normal?

It is normal, I think, to want to be happy, and to feel sad sometimes, and to constantly question the things you do and the choices you make. That’s part of being human and having free will. But that is as far as normal gets anyone in this world.

I Miss You Most In Late December

I could hear a lone violinist playing Noel on a nearby street in the crisp night air, and I missed you the way most broken hearts miss their fractured pieces: most of all, at Christmas.

29 Rules For Your New Apartment

If you have roommates, don’t clutch the pearls when it’s their day of the week to dance around in their underwear. When you sign a lease with a person, there is an unwritten agreement that you will be okay with the sight of them without pants.