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How I Soothed an Edible-Induced Bad Time

Notes on eating the whole gummy, the resulting anxiety, and my surprising antidote — “Check my pulse,” I turned to my partner, Alex, who was lying in bed beside me. We had eaten weed gummy bears hours earlier. He was doing fine and I… well, I was asking him to check my pulse. “It’s really fast, isn’t it?” I asked, wrist held out in…

Cannabis

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How I Soothed an Edible-Induced Bad Time
How I Soothed an Edible-Induced Bad Time
Cannabis

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Published in Better Humans

·Feb 2, 2022

How to Make Your Next Move Less Chaotic

A guide for minimizing anxiety and waste when moving homes — When I lived in Chicago, the alleyways were overfilled with last minute toss-outs every July or August 1st (popular move dates.) I still have an image of a stainless steel pot lying in the gravel and a shelf that had become waterlogged by the previous night’s rain. It was chaotic. …

Self

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How to Make Your Next Move Less Chaotic
How to Make Your Next Move Less Chaotic
Self

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Published in Mind Cafe

·Oct 29, 2021

5 Tactics for Keeping Up Your Space

And how I prioritized maintenance. — I always considered myself a fully functional person with one exception: my living space was completely disheveled. My struggle with home maintenance had never been a lack of energy; instead it was a lack of prioritization. I used to think maintenance was something I could take or leave, but now…

Self

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5 Tactics for Keeping Up Your Space
5 Tactics for Keeping Up Your Space
Self

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Published in Better Humans

·Sep 2, 2021

8 Mantras For “Slow” Buying

How to resist fast-paced consumerism by making shopping decisions that bring you happiness in the long run — Some jobs only exist to enable you to shop from your couch — and they pay quite well. A whirlwind of targeted advertisements, strategically timed sales, and enhanced shipping logistics can overpower your good sense if you don’t take a step back. Being so, it’s best to have some tools…

Clothing

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8 Mantras For “Slow” Buying
8 Mantras For “Slow” Buying
Clothing

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Published in Mind Cafe

·Jun 9, 2021

6 Clutter-Free Ideas For Replacing a Shopping Habit

For when you need guilt-free rejuvenation — Oftentimes we shop in order to surprise ourselves; we want to walk away feeling renewed by what we’ve discovered and acquired. One study on product-evoked emotions found that a driving force behind our purchases is that we think they’ll have a transformative effect on our lives. But not only is…

Self

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6 Clutter-Free Ideas For Replacing a Shopping Habit
6 Clutter-Free Ideas For Replacing a Shopping Habit
Self

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May 25, 2021

7 Reasons Your Next Trip Should Be a Hiking Destination

Escape (or return) to the real world. — In her book, Wild, Cheryl Strayed recounts her experience hiking the Pacific Crest Trail after the loss of her mother and the breakup of her marriage. Originally, she set out on the trail with the daily intention to “weep tears of cathartic sorrow and restorative joy” and imagined “endless meditations…

Self

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7 Reasons Your Next Trip Should Be a Hiking Destination
7 Reasons Your Next Trip Should Be a Hiking Destination
Self

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Published in Better Humans

·Apr 21, 2021

How To Buy Clothes You’ll Wear a 100 Times (or More)

A guide for minimal and sustainable wardrobe shopping — The most sustainable clothes you can buy are ones that you’ll wear at least 100 times. Their eco-consciousness is second only to hand-me-downs, vintage, or thrift. Even “sustainable” brands become resource drains if you buy a different sweatshirt for every day of the month. We collectively have a shopping problem…

Style

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How To Buy Clothes You’ll Wear a 100 Times (or More)
How To Buy Clothes You’ll Wear a 100 Times (or More)
Style

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Apr 8, 2021

Improve Your Daily Energy By Cleaning Your Fridge

Think of this task as a foundational habit for well-being — The click-and-fizz noise of a Diet Coke can opening was the soundtrack of my childhood. My mom used to drink around 6–8 cans a day even while she was a high school health teacher (and knew the adverse health effects). Oftentimes, our making unhealthy decisions isn’t for a lack of…

Self

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Improve Your Daily Energy By Cleaning Your Fridge
Improve Your Daily Energy By Cleaning Your Fridge
Self

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Published in Politically Speaking

·Mar 13, 2021

3 Signs Your Conversation on Opposing Views Will Not Be Productive

And why you should give up on it. — Following the 2016 US election, I started paying more attention to what my mom’s cousins had to say on Facebook. Before then, I had scanned over their (often sexist or racist) ramblings, but suddenly it became more relevant. I started sincerely engaging with them. I wanted to learn. I thought…

Politics

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3 Signs Your Conversation on Opposing Views Will Not Be Productive
3 Signs Your Conversation on Opposing Views Will Not Be Productive
Politics

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Published in Mind Cafe

·Mar 4, 2021

Half of Luxury Can’t Be Bought

The first step to creating a cozy living environment is reducing chaos. — The coffee table in my home was built in 1990. It’s a solid oak rectangular storage box. My grandparents bought it for my parents from Amish furniture makers in Indiana, and it has traveled from their home, to Chicago, and now all the way to Boulder, Colorado. Like many people…

Lifestyle

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Half of Luxury Can’t Be Bought
Half of Luxury Can’t Be Bought
Lifestyle

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