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Author: maddysquish

Having My Cake…and Being Stressed Out, Too?

Leave a comment on Having My Cake…and Being Stressed Out, Too? 5 months ago August 23, 2020
Having My Cake…and Being Stressed Out, Too?

I feel sad, angry, and helpless about so much: fires blazing across Northern California, coronavirus raging on, friends who are going through tough times, ongoing fights for black lives… I sit at my kitchen table each day and try to focus on work but it feels increasingly trivial. I take… Keep reading "Having My Cake…and Being Stressed Out, Too?"

Poor Planning & Pedialyte

Leave a comment on Poor Planning & Pedialyte 5 months ago August 19, 2020
Poor Planning & Pedialyte

The weather this past week has been crazy and scary (commence fire season; I woke up this morning to the smell of smoke) but also incredible. I’ve gone to sleep every night sweating on top of my bed sheets (why have I never purchased a fan?!) and got pummeled by… Keep reading "Poor Planning & Pedialyte"

Accidental Ode to San Francisco

Leave a comment on Accidental Ode to San Francisco 6 months ago July 20, 2020
Accidental Ode to San Francisco

I love the elm trees on Folsom Street, and the way their leaves turn a fluorescent green as they capture the early morning light. The other day I hiked up Bernal Heights with a friend and, until she pointed them out, I had never thought to look at those trees… Keep reading "Accidental Ode to San Francisco"

Book Review-ish: So Many Olympic Exertions

1 Comment on Book Review-ish: So Many Olympic Exertions 7 months ago July 7, 2020
Book Review-ish: So Many Olympic Exertions

Last weekend I finished Anelise Chen’s So Many Olympics Exertions. I picked it up after discovering it on Goodreads (which, to be honest, I am finding more of time-suck than Twitter these days, though the content is certainly more wholesome). I’m too lazy to summarize a book that is better… Keep reading "Book Review-ish: So Many Olympic Exertions"

Bathroom Breaks & Matching Tapes

Leave a comment on Bathroom Breaks & Matching Tapes 8 months ago July 7, 2020
Bathroom Breaks & Matching Tapes

I’ve recently started “live-documenting” my morning bike rides. Not only do my “best” (relative, of course) ideas come to me when I’m out riding (or walking/hiking/etc.) but I feel most alive and creative in those moments. So I’ve been stopping more often – at stoplights, on the side of the… Keep reading "Bathroom Breaks & Matching Tapes"

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