Urban Living
Fresh Air
Excuses aside, I was struck with this poem tonight, and a thought that brought arresting clarity to the past couple of months. Months full of excitement and anticipation, planning, worry, doubt, and impatient pacing. I have been here before, many times. I have come out the other side wiser, stronger, more compassionate. But this time [...]
Her Best Side
I feel a twinge of embarrassment when I hear myself lamenting the cost and exhaustion that comes with living in New York City. I’m surprised to find myself disenchanted with a city that held such a mythical spot in my mind. I’m surprised to find out how much all of this wears on you [...]
An Ode to 2009
My my — I’m not even sure where to start.
[Welcome to the new year everyone - complete with frigid temperatures, snow, and that beautiful winter blue sky.]
My dear readers (tap*tap* you there? all three of you?) — December was like a beast that tripped me and then offered me cupcakes to make up. It totally [...]
Sweet Eats
I would have to say that a perfect New York afternoon would involve sunshine, aimless wandering, people watching and parks— preferably on a weekday when I can ogle at the number of people that seem to have those enviable jobs that don’t keep them chained to their office cubicles. *Cough*Cough*
But now, my friends, after reading [...]
The Young Urbanite Moves
That could very well be the title of my *prolific* memoir some day.
More importantly, however, is a very simple fact: I research. A lot. While finishing up graduate school, and instead of working diligently on my design project, I managed to plot out all of the necessary amenities surrounding my soon-to-be one bedroom in the [...]
