This Friday, I’m heading to New York City to visit two friends I grew up with. After four days in the city, I’m going to visit my grandma for two days in Cape Cod and then I’m heading to Boston for three days to visit family and friends. It’s going to be a jam-packed vacation!Continue reading “Things to Do, Sights to See in New York City”
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Conquering Fears, Adding Some Adventure to Life
I’ll always remember the day Dad taught me how to ride “a big girl’s bike.” He tried to prepare me after he took the training wheels off my fluorescent pink Huffy bicycle, which I had decorated with stickers and streamers. “You might lose your balance, Mallary. You have to ride slowly. But you can doContinue reading “Conquering Fears, Adding Some Adventure to Life”
Cooking Challenge: Make at Least One Homemade Meal Every Week for the Next Month
As much as I’d like to think I’m someone who cooks regularly, I’m not. I want to get better at cooking, though, and take the time to make myself healthy meals. After a long day at work I usually just throw together a salad, heat up a veggie burger or make an open-faced rice cakeContinue reading “Cooking Challenge: Make at Least One Homemade Meal Every Week for the Next Month”
Creativity Comes out at Cupcake-Making Party
Last month, my best friend from home got me a cupcake-making book for my birthday, along with some matching cupcake napkins. I had seen the book, “Hello Cupcake!” several times before but had never bought it. I wondered if I’d ever have an occasion to make such elaborate cupcakes and figured I’d just get someContinue reading “Creativity Comes out at Cupcake-Making Party”
Grateful for Dad on Father’s Day
While looking through old photos recently, I came across one of my dad reading to me when I was a baby. He and my mom always read to me because they knew it helped me fall asleep faster and also because they wanted me to be well-read. When I was a baby, I used toContinue reading “Grateful for Dad on Father’s Day”
Mother-Daughter Song Stirs Memories of Happier Times with Mom
Not long ago, I rediscovered a tape of me and my mom singing together. We had made up the song together the night before Mother’s Day when I was about 7 or 8, and I recorded it on my Fisher Price tape player. Now at age 25 I treasure the song. It’s the only recordingContinue reading “Mother-Daughter Song Stirs Memories of Happier Times with Mom”
Stories from the Past Couple of Weeks
Throughout the past few weeks I’ve gotten to cover some fun stories — about the new AP Stylebook, emerging trends at news startups, Helen Thomas’ White House briefing room seat and more. I’m happiest at work when I’m interviewing people and writing stories, so it’s been good for me to find time to carve outContinue reading “Stories from the Past Couple of Weeks”
Urban Outfitters’ ‘Eat Less’ Shirt Perpetuates Idea That Thin is In
When I got an e-mail from Urban Outfitters yesterday, I didn’t bother to open it. I was still turned off by an Urban Outfitters shirt that my friend brought to my attention earlier this week. The shirt says “Eat Less” and is modeled by a skinny girl who looks like she could stand to eatContinue reading “Urban Outfitters’ ‘Eat Less’ Shirt Perpetuates Idea That Thin is In”
Skipping the Quarter-Life Crisis, Looking Forward to the Future
It’s a little surreal to think that, as of today, I’ve been living in Florida for three years. I came to Florida with the intention of staying here one year as part of my fellowship at The Poynter Institute. Then, life happened. My fellowship turned into a job that I love. When I think aboutContinue reading “Skipping the Quarter-Life Crisis, Looking Forward to the Future”
‘Dance, Even if You Have Nowhere to do it But Your Living Room’
I’m going to write a longer post this week about the experience of turning 25, but for now I’m just posting this picture from my 25th birthday celebration. I got the greatest gift I could have asked for that night: genuine fun with friends. That’s reason enough to want to dance!
Word on the Street 