Perspectives

I walked through my first pregnancy with a fair amount of anxiety. I was worried that I would mess up my kid beyond repa…

Your twenties are all about prioritizing—your career, your time, your pants, and especially the people in your life. Thi…

This post might be a bit late, but when it comes to improving yourself, why does the clock have to start on a certain da…

I am about to shatter the illusion that I put up for myself: I believed I was one of a few women who didn’t participate …

I hate New Year’s resolutions. Which is surprising, because I’ve always been a very goal-oriented person. I’m that perso…

It was in a Christmas present labeled “To: Maggie, From: Mom” with a parenthetical that read “I hope you never have to u…

My daughter was born early. When I first found out I was pregnant, I calculated a December 30th due date. But when they …

Inevitably, my younger, single self always seemed to be going through some sort of break-up around the holidays. I don’t…

I am a huge fan of the holidays, the spirit of the season and family gatherings. Of course, my holiday season looks very…

In a little over a month, I’ll be in Australia. If everything goes according to plan, by then I will have completed the …

The past few weeks have seen a massive exhalation of once unknown accounts of sexual abuse, and the great volume of test…

This is the tale of how an awkward girl without a domestic bone in her body came to host her very first (hopefully hip) …

It’s an exorable truth that comes to all generations and is now being realized by millennials: we’re getting…

I have trouble self-identifying with any of my hobbies. Recently, someone asked if I was a writer. I responded with some…

Unless you live in a cave, you are aware of the brilliance of Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” By now it’s been pretty well …

Of all the places I ever expected to be sucked into a mosh pit, an art museum was not one of them. But as I joined the m…

If you ask the people closest to me, they would probably say I’m as a social butterfly, despite my self-identification a…

I was never allowed to go to shows growing up, and I resented my parents for it until 2014 when everything changed for m…

Shivers went down my spine during my 20th birthday. Just the thought of having actually lived for 20 years made me queas…

Chances are, you know someone or are immediately related to someone that has been impacted by breast cancer in this life…