Like most people, I have a tendency to internalize stress and use quick fixes (martinis, anti-anxiety medication) instead of working out the tension. About a year ago, I started keeping a working list in a file on my computer called “Things That Ma...

This is spray painted on the sidewalk near my office and I passed by it on my way back from a lunch meeting yesterday. I have been thinking lately about downsizing. I live alone in a pretty large house. I have a guest room I seldom use (excep...

Is having to decide between necessities and other necessities. I was lucky as a college student that I also had a full-time job with benefits, therefore I didn’t have to decide between paying for my birth control or eating (or filling up the gas ta...