Mary: The Hardened Criminal

Mary: The Hardened Criminal

2013 really has been a year full of new experiences for me, and last night proved that it’s not losing steam near the end. I got arrested! Short version: I was walking with my two (intoxicated) friends back to the car, and a police officer saw us and decided we...
Optimism

Optimism

Last night, I had one of those joyful revelations that you can’t plan. In the moment, I recorded my voice to text to my best friends, and I’m just going to quote myself here: “So I just realized, like, the idea of optimism, and how every time I go...
50 Good Things

50 Good Things

As important as I feel it is to document the happiness I experience on each specific day, it’s also really great to write general happy lists. These things haven’t happened to me today, but they are always good, and good things deserve to be recognized!...
Forget Me Not Day

Forget Me Not Day

Happy Forget Me Not Day! Today is a day to celebrate all the things you always want to remember, whether that be people, animals, or events. It’s a great opportunity to reflect on the things that are most important to you and figure out where your priorities...
Plan Your Epitaph

Plan Your Epitaph

By now, you know I’m really into unusual holidays, and today is Plan Your Epitaph Day. At first glance, that might seem a little morbid. The act of writing a statement that could be inscribed on your tombstone is closely associated with death, but we can look at...