10 Things We're Doing Besides Making Business Buddies

Jan 18

erica’s things

Forcing myself into some low-commitment journaling: This five-year diary offers *blissfully* little space and the opportunity to revisit the ghosts of January 18ths past.
Searching the internet for "infill development"—the practice of constructing houses on (sometimes teeny!) vacant spaces between buildings.
Powering through my to-do list with a "rule of three" productivity trick: ID a trio of substantial things you want to cross off each day that'll make you feel accomplished and not just like you played email ping-pong.
Sauteeing some chickpeas for mix-'n-match, not-sad desk lunches and saving their liquid to make vegan meringues, which sound both preposterous and cool.
Fangirling for Rainbow Rowell. You should probably just go ahead and read every book she's written—that's my plan.

Unlocking the secret to cooking non-mushy tofu.
Learning the truly very useful term "MLBB" courtesy of this deep-dive into the insanity that is Makeup Alley.
LOLing at the fashion illustrations that come out of the punny, funny brain of Angelica Hicks.
Finding myself constantly thinking—and talking—about Claudia Rankine's painful, powerful Citizen: An American Lyric. Don't be intimidated by its classification—I'm not a "poetry person" either.
Becoming that much more mindful of how much time I'm spending on my phone thanks to the Offtime app, which is not overly precious or shame-inducing—just plain useful.

Waiting not-so-patiently for my new second ear piercings to heal, because as soon as they do this sucker (aka half the inspiration for the new holes) is taking up residency on my left lobe.