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How my brain works.
As much as I love freelancing, it sure does put a cramp in blogging. Especially when my freelance assignment is to blog. About my life. (I know, guys. Sometimes I can’t believe people would pay me to...
View ArticleHow to: Create “Disney Princess” Curls
So my friend Kristin has been asking me how I curl my hair for months now, and I always promise I’m going to have her over for a tutorial, but it never seems to happen. After discussing this conundrum...
View ArticleHow embarrassing.
I’ve mentioned before my phobia of being embarrassed. It’s probably the thing I am most afraid of, that gives me the most anxiety when I imagine encountering it. (Well, that and cockroaches. I’ve often...
View ArticleOn the things we’re afraid of.
An email exchange between Annie and me: From: Annie To: Me Want a peak into my weird brain that ends with a question for you…. So Al and I have been running in the mornings – but its pitch black, but...
View ArticleThe workshop that made me question my whole blog.
Welp, I survived the rest of American Made. It was a pretty incredible event when you think about what went into making it happen. There were also some insanely talented people from all over the...
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Review: Goody Simple Styles Spin Pins
Last night, I had an incredibly stressful dream where I had nothing to wear to a friends’ wedding in a cramped mansion. (Actually, it might have just been a fancy party…no one really clarified.) What I...
View ArticleOn procreating.
“We should make a pregnancy pact. Think how fun that would be! …Or not. It might be weird. …Or awesome. I would make Susie Jr. be best friends with Justiney Jr.” ~S Stop Me if You've Heard This One -...
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Weird for the win.
Do you ever sometimes randomly remember something about yourself as a child and think, “Why wasn’t I bullied more?” Because, seriously you guys, I was a weird little kid. For about a six-year stretch,...
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Got a brand-new bang.
So I guess I forgot something in my State of Justine Address from yesterday. Something anyone who has ever taken the plunge would probably admit can be a kind of major thing. I got bangs. Just so we’re...
View ArticleShower on the love.
And that’s how I wound up naked in a building in the middle of Manhattan. Hmm? What’s that? You find my Tarantino-start-at-the-end-and-work-your-way-back-to-the-beginning-style of writing alarming?...
View ArticleMind Lost and Found
I am not what you would call a “scattered” person. One of the things I have always known about myself (and that my friends and family have come to love…right, guys?) is that I have a type A personality...
View ArticlePretty little liar
I am a terrible liar. I’ve said this before. Even when my deception is for a good cause (like planning my parents’ surprise 25th anniversary party, for instance), I’m still unable to fib with any...
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Diagnosis paranoia
I don’t know about you guys, but there is nothing quite like going to the doctor to make me feel like I’ve committed a crime. I think it has to do with how they welcome you. You walk innocently in the...
View Article3 Things I Will Never Understand
No matter how old I get, these three things will probably always be a mystery to me: 1. Why it is so difficult to roll over a 401k 2. People who are mean to dogs. 3. Stores that won’t sell you...
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Nothing is gross anymore.
Elegant! Sophisticated! And probably totally constipated. I keep going to write a post for the blog, then realizing that all I ever talk about anymore is the baby and being pregnant, then NOT writing a...
View Article3 Things I Couldn’t Flesh Out Into Full Blog Posts
This happens to me a lot. I have a funny anecdote or thought, but it’s not really worth dredging out into a full post. So, instead, I’m just sharing my funny thoughts. That you may or may not also find...
View ArticleThe Time I Tried to Drown My Phone
I’ve had a cellular telephone since I was 15. For those of you keeping score at home, that’s almost 14 years of wedded mobile bliss. And while I’ve never been what I would call tech-obsessed, I had a...
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Hi! Meet My Baby.
I’ve recently discovered a surprisingly additional benefit to having a baby: It’s really helpful if you suffer from any kind of social anxiety. You might think the opposite. After all, it is true that...
View ArticleAm I boring you?
I think it’s pretty universally agreed upon that small talk is lame. Right? I mean, do you know anyone who actually enjoys talking about the weather or how “fine” work is? No. Unless they are a...
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Turns out I have issues.
I think of myself as a pretty self-aware person. I have described myself that way numerous times in life (and on this blog). I have a tendency to overthink and overanalyze and (unfortunately) that...
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