And you know what that means, it’s time for the annual airing of grievances! “I got a lotta problems with you people, and now you’re going to hear about it!” GRIEVANCES: Covid: I’m so tired of Covid – worrying about my family getting it, worrying about giving it to someone else, worrying about my family … Continue reading It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Festivus
Edited to add: I started this post the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Granted, that was not early enough. But I was also delusional enough to think I would publish it by Thanksgiving. Then on actual Thanksgiving, when I was trying to find new locations to hide our hoarder-level amounts of mail I insist on inspecting before … Continue reading The Fifth Annual Gratitude List
Guys, we’ve made a terrible mistake. After going sport-less during so much of the pandemic, we were a bit overzealous when it came to signing up for fall sports. First, we signed both kids up for their normal neighborhood soccer travel teams with Jamaica Plain Youth Soccer. A no-brainer, they know all the kids they … Continue reading So You Want To Be a Sochocker Mom…
Dear Instacart, Sigh. There are two types of letters I write. Some are love letters and some are unlove letters, and I’m sorry to say that this is the latter. This was so close to being a love letter. Remember the beginning of the pandemic when we were like Seth and Summer in mid-Spiderman kiss … Continue reading Dear Instacart
Guys, podcasts are the new blogs. The only reason I’m not starting a podcast is because I hate the sound of my voice and I’m too lazy. There you go, two reasons! Plus, in fairness, I already did (help) make a podcast at my old job. It’s called Friends Who Talk About Money and it’s … Continue reading My Favorite Podcasts
I’ve decided to hang up my freelance hat (picture a newsies hat, but more professional) temporarily and spend the summer doing some other stuff, including… Continue reading Big Announcement (GIF of Ron Burgundy doing a cannonball)
I realize I need to get better about blogging more frequently. Part of my slowness is that I treat every post like it needs to be some precious treaty that I spend 17 hours on. AND YES I REALIZE I’M SETTING MYSELF UP FOR A, “REALLY? BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SEEM THAT WAY AT ALL” … Continue reading Week/end Update May 16th
Sing it with me, that’s what friends are forrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! And man, have my friends turned up yet again. So this letter’s for you. Dear Friends Who’ve Helped Me Network, A little over a month ago, I got laid off. I went through the usual stages of job-grief fairly quickly: shock (“But this is why I … Continue reading Smiling, Shining, Networking
You might not be able to tell by looking at me, but I’m a proud Chinese-American. My parents both emigrated to America around college age, my mom from Germany and my dad from China. So while I may not look Chinese, I am Chinese, which leads to a lot of complicated feelings right now. Because … Continue reading Six Things I’m Feeling as an Asian-American
Dear Rocky, I love you, buddy. Let’s get that out of the way. I know you’re a little frightened right now and unsure what to make of us. Matty is big and loud and male and refuses to use the universally accepted high-pitched dog-parent voice to talk to you. Hazy keeps shoving a laptop in … Continue reading Dear Rocky
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