Subterms
For the past year, my partner and I had been exploring the idea of moving out of the crowded Northern California city that had been his home for five years; mine since childhood. With expensive rent and overcrowding, it’s more common that people (especially millennials, like us) want to leave the Golden State than to […] More
When I was in high school, I had dreams of moving to a major city — New York, specifically — and transitioning from a teenager to a young adult amidst the tumultuousness; the energy and the romance of a place like Brooklyn, Williamsburg, or Manhattan. Neighborhoods of which I was only vaguely familiar, but also […] More
As women in general, we talk a lot about timelines — where you should be in your career, when you should meet “The One,” how old you want to be when you get married, and the age it’s “smart” to start having children. The truth is that we often feel a lot of pressure to not only […] More
It’s 2019 — the top two highest paid celebrities are women, there are whole marches and movements dedicated to the power of females, and there are more women in congress than ever before (let’s hear it for the ladiesss!!). So why, oh why, are we smashing through glass ceilings and demanding equality, but still dealing with […] More
The first time I ever ate out alone was not by choice. I was in my mid-20s and had been sent to Portugal on a work trip. A botched flight schedule had meant that I had arrived a day earlier than my colleagues, and I found myself spending a day gloriously lost in Lisbon, wandering […] More
Let me introduce you to a much younger, more fun, and less stable version of me: Single Josie. I always prioritized my life and my friends over boys, no matter what stage of life I was in (good job, single Jo!), but I had my fair share of staying up late to text with boys who weren’t […] More
I remember the exact moment when I found out that green juice was a “thing.” It was 2011, and I stumbled upon a health coach’s website (who, ironically enough, I know today — she coached me through my first big public speaking experience). She was — and still is — beautiful, glowing from the inside out, and […] More
