My Five Stages of Travel Emotions When I was growing up, I thought traveling had to contain a level of stress and misery. It always included running through airports, waiting for hours while our flight schedules were rearranged, arguing with my sister, and being told to keep my mouth shut about dishonesty on our customs…
I was actually excited to start my period last night. Partially because my cycle was at the 44 day point, so it was time. I had no fear of pregnancy, and was pretty calm about my late period – I just ran a half marathon about 10 days ago and know that towards the end…
The Yoga Retreat that Calmed My Mind I went to a yoga retreat last fall during a particularly challenging time in my brain. There was very little from an outsider’s perspective that might lead people to believe that I was struggling. I could not quite put a pin in my emotional turmoil, but I was…
If you have had more than one conversation with me, you have probably heard me reference Gretchen Rubin. A couple years ago I realized that although I loved my job, was physically fit, and had good friends, I was not sure how happy I was. As per my usual strategy when I come across any…
When I was a kid I assumed I got them from the cherry tree in our backyard. The cherries would sometimes get maggots in them. We normally ate them anyway. If it was a really bad year for them we cut the cherries in half and rinsed out the maggots before eating handfuls. They are…
What makes one person’s body inherently better than another? Why are skinny bodies more valuable than bodies with more fat on them? Is it because we believe skinny people have more self-control? Is it because we believe skinny people are consuming fewer resources than fat people? In an art history course in college, I learned…
Reflecting on the Last Ten Years I can run. Ten years ago I couldn’t run even one mile. I also couldn’t run 5 years ago. I started running in the fall of 2015 with a gradual program, and in the years since have run 4 half-marathons. If 16 year-old Amalia could have known that I…
