What’s Good About 2016?
It’s hard to put a good spin on 2016. Here’s why it’s worth a try. 2017 is sure to be challenging, maybe even more so. We’re going to need energy and we’re going to need hope. With that in mind, I ask you to make a list of 20 things that were good for you this year. I compiled my list yesterday, and to come up with 20, I really had to stretch. But it forced me to remember simple pleasures – like eating Spaghetti Pomodoro and the fact that the transcendent movie, Moonlight ever got made. What’s on your list?
This year by Jack Pierson
In Awe of Carrie Fisher
This scene is so good. It really captured the vulnerability of 1980’s single life, and Carrie Fisher nailed it.
Party Rules
These were actual instructions read out loud at a wine tasting and art event in Brooklyn. I wonder how it would’ve felt to participate. It almost sounds like fun.
Linger Longer Toast created by Chloe Bass
Solstice
No matter the weather, I fear this is going to be a cold winter. #thistooshallpass
Visual poetry by Anatol Knotek
Least Used Household Appliance
I’m not an impetuous consumer. As an avid cook, I love kitchen gadgets, but I restrain myself because of limited space and try to only buy items that I really need. Lately, I’ve been hankering for a pressure cooker since I read from a trusted source that they provide the best results for soups and stews. I also think about getting a powerful lightweight vacuum as an incentive to vacuum more, though really, is that so important? The one household appliance that sits unused in the drawer is my blow dryer. What item is taking up space in your home?
Cross-stitched sculpture by Ulla Stina Wikander
Single Life Much Better Than Advertised
Six Word Memoirs began in 2006 as a project of Smith Magazine, and has since become a best selling book and an ice-breaking tool used at gatherings around the world. It’s practically impossible not to take a stab at it, which is how I came up with “Single Life Much Better Than Advertised.” What’s a version of your life in six words?
(for my career change friends, here’s my latest post: Holiday Guide to Looking for a Job)
Illustration by Ella Frances Sanders
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