Does anyone else think that’s kind of messed up? — For a culture obsessed with personal freedoms, we Anglophones sure are happy with creating indoor prisons for ourselves. Brits spend fewer than six hours outside every week. Americans? 60% of y’all spend less than 5 hours a week out there. Kids? …

Question everything, my friends — If society told you to jump off a cliff, would you do it? Seeing as how many of us move through life doing exactly what our friends, family and society says is What You Do, then yeah, we probably would. Especially if we thought it would improve our reputation or…

A little baggie of white crystals, anyone? — Some people can travel the world with one carry-on bag for years on end. These people are my Gods. I am not a God, I am a mere mortal and thus, I am flawed. And one of my flaws is that I am not prepared to travel in a whole…

Level up your legal liquid-based drug habit — Sustainability junkies know all about the importance of mileage, quality, and environmental impact of their food as a whole, but they almost always fail to mention three major food groups: Wine. Coffee. Beer. We may feel virtuous munching our organic carrots and toasting up our heritage wheat sourdough, but it’s…

Stereotypes? What stereotypes? — All written in jest, all written with love. All written from my observations during my 8 years as a Sommelier. Zinfandel You believe that alcohol by volume is a direct correlation to the perceived size of your pee-pee. Cabernet Sauvignon You remember a time when they used to call Bordeaux ‘Claret’ and still…

We’ve been sold a lie — If the most rich and famous people in the world use (debt) to get richer and more famous than maybe is not the evil that you describe it. Where do you start with this comment? This was the question I asked myself when it landed in my inbox not too…

God bless the Swedes and their philosophies — Productivity bros, influencers with huge follower counts, and dudes that shout “to the moon! 🚀🚀🚀” every few seconds are about as far removed from the Swedish concept of “Lagom” as you can possibly get. It’s probably why I love the philosophy so much. Loosely translated, Lagom means “in moderation” or…

Just because it’s normal doesn’t make it right — There are thousands of BS money norms whose sole purpose is to keep us poor and miserable. This was the single thought floating through my mind as I watched Netflix’s new Get Smart With Money documentary, which followed a handful of Americans with wildly differing money situations — from struggling…

Life gets a lot more interesting when houses take a backseat — House talk is really f**king boring. And yet, as a British, middle-class white woman, I am subjected to it by my peers, acquaintances, friends, and family on a near-daily basis. Because housing is like coke to my demographic. I’m not talking about the discourse that surrounds housing in a wider…