A weekend where I did not check my work email. Not even once. A nine-mile trail run that was both hard and great. An afternoon […]
Satiated
It’s white truffle garlic bread soaked in butter and topped with homemade ricotta from North Italia. I spread the cheese in thick slabs before I […]
A Juggling Metaphor
One of my former coworkers first introduced me to the metaphor: when you’re juggling a lot of balls you need to know that some are […]
Don’t Do Stupid Shit
I am the queen of procrastinating basic problem-solving. When something breaks or functions incorrectly my first response after frustration in not figuring it out in […]
Working With Me
I’m newly managing more people at work so I pulled out a document I created last year called “Working with Natalie” to share with my […]
Writing Update: Buying the Ticket
I had a moment this weekend while cleaning my apartment, thinking absently about all the writing I wanted to do and hadn’t for one reason […]
In The Sun
A cool day, in the 50s with intermittent wind, but oh that sun. Clear sky, it was one of those days where sun vs shade […]
The Drafthouse in 2019
The Alamo Drafthouse sent me a summary of my 2019 movies, claiming I’d been to the theater 56 times in 2019. Which really isn’t true […]
Hush
It’s all caged up Ferocious fear and Fanatical feeling Pressed against golden bars I put my palm against the lock Hush I sing it all […]
Losing Sleep For The Right Reasons
I lost sleep last night. But for one of the best reasons: staying up too late finishing a book. It reminds me of my best […]