What a Year of Cooking Most of My Meals at Home Taught Me
Two summers ago I made a quiet decision that ended up reshaping more of my life than I expected. I decided to cook the vast majority of my meals at home for a full...
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The Quiet Art of Spending a Weekend Alone Without Feeling Lonely
There is a particular kind of dread that used to settle over me on a Friday afternoon when I realized I had no plans for the weekend. Two empty days stretched ahead, and instead...
Decluttering My Home Slowly Instead of All at Once
I have lost count of how many times I tried to declutter my home in a single dramatic weekend. The pattern was always the same. I would watch a tidying show or read an...
Reading More by Reading Less Pressure Into It
For most of my adult life I wanted to be a reader but rarely felt like one. I bought books constantly, started many of them, and finished almost none. My shelves filled with half-read...
Walking Every Day Changed More Than My Health
The habit started almost by accident. I was restless one evening, the weather was mild, and instead of settling onto the couch I put on my shoes and walked around the neighborhood for twenty...
Saying No More Often and What It Did for My Friendships
For most of my life I was a reliable yes. Yes to the invitation I did not want, yes to the favor that drained me, yes to the project that did not fit, yes...
Making Peace With a Slower, Less Optimized Life
A few years ago I realized I had turned my entire life into a project to be optimized. I tracked my sleep, measured my productivity, scheduled my leisure, and read endless advice on how...