it’s not you,

Ozempic is making us smoke, but at least we’re being honest. 

The influencers convinced you to start smoking in 2024 just like they convinced you to go vegan in 2015. This year, cigarettes have crept into my timeline, and it’s not just celebrities like Charli XCX and the cigarette bouquet Rosalía gave her for her birthday party. Influencers and celebs alike in New York, LA, London,…

Kill the sharing plates!!!

I’m sick of sharing. Somehow “we suggest 6-8 plates for two people” has become the new “and what would you like for your main?”. And I’m not happy about it. I don’t want to compete with my dining partners to get a slice of the best bite! Inevitably, 1-2 of those 6-8 plates are the…

How to stop drinking:

This is in no way medical or professional advice, just personal experience.  Five months ago, I gave up alcohol. March 24, to be exact. I can give you the exact date that I gave up alcohol for two reasons: 1) I have an app on my phone that tracks my sober streak like a game…

A long weekend in Brussels. 

We went to Brussels for three days and I can’t stop thinking about it: a perfect mix of exploring, relaxing and eating.  The main tourist areas (re: Grand-Place) were defo PACKED, but the side streets and more residential areas were practically empty: parts of Saint-Gilles, Ixelles and Churchill.  We ate lots of good food and…

Happy Dummy Energy.

Growing up, I thought I was smart. A’s came easily, I took advanced classes in high school and of course my parents loved to say I was #gifted. So goes the story for millions and millions of other average, middle class, white people growing up in the US. Yet somehow, despite the odds and our…

Does drinking make me more “authentic”?

This is in no way medical or professional advice, just personal experience.  Last Wednesday found me immobile on the couch until 4PM, wallowing in the self pity that only a gruesome hangover can induce. Luckily, or shrewdly, I’d taken the day off of work in anticipation of a late night on Tuesday from an out-of-town…

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