Life Lab

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

All Grown Up

For this life lab, I took four adulting courses recommended by the Adulting School administration in Portland, Maine

Calligraphy

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Game of Chance

“If we were at a restaurant, another dessert would be an additional ten dollars. But at home it’s still from the same $4.99 pint”

Life Lab

Wednesday, September 04, 2019

Sales Pitch

Can Esther hack a month of coupon-clipping and sales shopping?

Vacancies

Wednesday, August 07, 2019

Vacancies: Chapter 2

What sort of scale were they working with to think that she and her husband didn’t qualify for something, anything! Middle-class misery

Life Lab

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Five-Minute Magic

Can a 5-minute hack change your life?

Life Lab

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Dance Like No One Is Watching

Most people don’t believe me when I disclose my love for dancing. I stand too straight, and my smile is too wry

More or Less

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

More or Less: Chapter 24

"If she’s done this with too many clients, my entire reputation is done. I’m too small, too new to rehabilitate from this"

More or Less

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

More or Less: Chapter 23

“I trust your taste,” I said. Ari smiled. Sometimes I forget the power I have to make him happy, and how it’s not that hard

Life Lab

Wednesday, May 08, 2019

Back to 1963

For two days, I left the 21st century, traveled figuratively back 56 years, and tried to live my grandmother’s lifestyle

More or Less

Wednesday, May 08, 2019

More or Less: Chapter 22

I clicked through the rest of the e-mails, all iterations of the same theme. Ugh. What to do, what to do. I jiggled my foot incessantly, as if I expected an answer to be tapped ou ...

More or Less

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

More or Less: Chapter 21

“Okay, waiver signed and delivered,” I joked. “Let’s do this then. There are two possible routes — big and fast versus slow and steady. Here’s what you should consider about each”