GUEST POST: On using what you got
This is a Guest Post by Kelly Dilbeck. Often I’ll wax poetically my Guest Poster and then add a wee bit more wax. I’m not going to do that here. Her words Read more…
I’m about to waste money to improve* my life (*I hope)
Last week, Best Friend sent me a link to a Tim Ferriss podcast episode along with the message, “Short, about picking projects. I liked it.” The episode was #181: How to Read more…
How a random $112.62 in my bank account has guaranteed my NYT Best Seller
My current jam is Passive Income. Aka making money while you sleep. Best thing ever to wake up to: “Someone’s bought your Life of Yes℠ Poster!” By Read more…
The decision to shit on the highway or shit in your pants – what would you do?
This was originally shared at the 2016 Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, my first foray into being officially funny. It was as horrible-wonderful as it sounds. The decision to shit on the highway Read more…
Guest Post: That One Time at The Adele Concert
This is a Guest Post by Tocarra Mallard. Tocarra came onto my radar when I saw her perform at the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival as part of The Kates (must Read more…
GUEST POST: Moving from the Big City to a Teeny, Tiny Town
This is a Guest Post by Katie Gillespie whom I met via a mutual friend and got to know when we debuted (and encore’d) our Stepping Careers in Fear Experiment℠. She’s Read more…
Guest Post: Why I am not going to lose weight
Just back from Camp, the idea of people from all walks of life all struggling with similar issues, no matter how many degrees they have, what their pay-stub says, if they’re the Read more…
The best kind of kidnapping in 25 images
This past weekend, Best Friend and I wore one of our favorite hats, Camp Counselor. We took fourteen campers to hot Somewhere Magical — record-breaking temperatures! — for a very short, very long forty-eight Read more…
Mac & Cheese By The Bay: find your tribe in San Francisco
Photo via The Embassy Network For the past few years, I’ve experienced a mass exodus of Chicagoans for other zip codes. Whenever people leave me (sniff), they inevitably ask: “Do Read more…
Travel: how to meet others and enjoy yourself on the road
Photo of me doing a Pecha Kucha via Visualized Concepts I get oft-asked “I’m traveling to ______, can you recommend ways to meet people, fun activities to do that are Read more…