Dear People of Whole Foods, Stop. Stop driving like a-holes. It’s a parking lot, not that Canobie Lake Park ride where you drive the little cars with the metal rail in the middle so you can’t veer off track. We don’t have the metal rails, fools! Stop taking up the entire (tiny) vegetable section while … Continue reading Dear People of Whole Foods
A few weeks ago, I did a writing retreat with my writing group, a bunch of smart, accomplished women in their late 20’s. None of them have kids or are even close to having kids, and it was really interesting to hear their perspective on motherhood. I wouldn’t say they were completely anti having children, but … Continue reading 10 Reasons Having Kids is Awesome
I posed this question on Facebook a while ago, but there was some great discussion, and I’d love to get some closure. As a freelancer, I have to send a lot of professional emails to people I don’t know. One thing I grapple with is what my email sign off should be. Here are some options … Continue reading Possible Email Sign Offs
Dear Flour Bakery (specifically the Back Bay location), One thing I learned from working in advertising for a long time is that we always start with the positive. [True story: one time my friend Mike presented some radio scripts to the clients over the phone. There was a beat of silence after he finished, and then … Continue reading Dear Flour Bakery (Back Bay location)
Dear Neutrogena Acne Mask, I’m not sure where to start. I saw your TV commercial the other day. Although I don’t believe you meant for this ad to be humorous, it remains the funniest commercial I’ve seen in years. I love, love, love that this girl is just kickin’ it with her fembot storm trooper … Continue reading Dear Neutrogena Acne Mask
This past weekend, my friend Dee and I took a 12-hour bus ride from Boston to DC. If you’ve never taken a 12-hour bus ride, here’s my best advice about it: don’t. It’s a little like being held hostage: you’re trapped in a small space, there’s a smelly toilet in your cell, and you never … Continue reading All the “All The Feels” Moments from the DC Women’s March
Dear Chickpeas, Who wronged you as a child? What happened that made your insides turn to chalk? Why are you so much more palatable in hummus form? Based on a recent google search I did for “chickpeas are gross” to see if there’s a whole underground swelling of chickpea haters (sorry, chickpeas), I stumbled upon … Continue reading Dear Chickpeas
I already had some things in mind when I went to write this. Then I googled, “Things you should know how to…”, and discovered so many more inadequacies. Thanks, interwebs! Did you know that there are quite a few lists of the 25 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do by 25? And did you know that there are … Continue reading Basic Life Skills I Lack
Dear Parent Trap (the Lindsay Lohan version, not that that’s important), Let me get this straight: the basic plot of this movie is that identical twin sisters meet at summer camp and trade places, so that each can meet their previously unknown biological parent and scheme to get them back together. WHAT. So these two … Continue reading Dear Parent Trap
Dear O The Oprah Magazine Cover Girl Oprah, I don’t know if you remember this — in fact, I’m almost positive you don’t — but I was on your show once. Well, not in person, but a photo of me was. Even better, it was my fat photo, and my face was blurred out. It … Continue reading Dear O The Oprah Magazine Cover Girl Oprah
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