SolStock/Getty Images My cat, Penny Lane, is pretty special. I got her right before college graduation and transitioned into adulthood with her at my side or on my lap. My very first professional job was a full-time freelance, work-from-home position, and she spent almost all my working hours nestled near me — I loved the...
Whereas January seemed like it lasted 47 years, February has flown by. And, honestly, I’m not mad about it. This month has felt like a good jumping-off point to the rest of the year — a little amuse-bouche before winter gives way to spring, and then spring devolves into the jam-packed days of summer. That also...
Brothers91/Getty Images Many wellness fads focus on the types of foods and ingredients to avoid to achieve "greater" health, often sidelining the foods that can help us succeed in our wellness goals. Case in point: We’ve all heard about foods that can reportedly wreck our sleep or how long of a window we should allow...
Oleg Breslavtsev/Moment/Getty Images As the oldest kid in my family, I’ve always held a bit of resentment towards people who permanently treat the youngest sibling in the family as the baby. You know, the ones who were coddled for the majority of their lives – forever seen as cute and without the same expectation and...