I guess it's a good time to get back to writing. It only took me 3+ weeks to finish this note, so my original every Friday schedule might be a stretch, but this is what I have for now - a letter I wrote to my team after the rest of our season was cancelled.… Continue reading FF14: Closure (Sort Of)
Talking about privilege is really challenging - particularly when it includes a significant amount of self-reflection into one's own privilege. It's a difficult but worthy exercise to engage in. Here is something I've been thinking about: How I Bought My Spot at Yale “How many colleges did you apply to?” a prospective Yale student asked… Continue reading FF13: My Privilege in College Admissions
Welcome to my first FF Friends Edition! It's only fitting I start out with my first real friend, Alice. Fresh out of SBHS - class of 2016 I just got back to Yale for senior year, and I am looking ahead to a year of excitement, followed by a looming period of transition. The scary… Continue reading FF12: Friends ft. Alice Upton
Today marks one week until I am in the full swing of things back at school for senior year. I feel like I've had to say I'm a senior so many times in the past week since I've been home and honestly it freaks me out a little more each time it comes out of… Continue reading FF11: My Fun (but not food) Summer Content
Last summer when I started my Instagram, @fwordsonly, I posted on it almost every day. I was abroad, made my own dinner most nights, and had the right set up to take a picture and post. Honestly, all made possible by the fact that it stayed late until midnight in Copenhagen and the light while… Continue reading FF10: 10 Things I (h)Ate
I started drinking and liking coffee somewhere between sophomore and senior year of high school. I drank a latte maybe once or twice a week and didn't think much about it. It wasn't until my first year of college that the addiction overtook. My coffee addiction is atypical because it's not the caffeine (aka the… Continue reading FF9: The Tea on New Haven Coffee
I know you're all leaving work thinking, "It is so hot out! I wish I had a no bake dessert in my fridge to come home to!" Well! Don't worry - I read your minds! (Just kidding, I am the only one who's thinking that right now) Regardless of whether you've thought about this or… Continue reading FF8: A Cool Treat
I think we can all agree: summer is great. It's great for so many reasons. As a student, it disrupts the chaotic and unpredictable schedule of school and provides time to let life slow down and think and reflect without deadlines as far as the eye can see. Days are sunny and long, and I… Continue reading FF7: Reads for the Rest of Summer
I love making granola. I also love eating it. Honestly, it might be better called crack because it's so frighteningly addicting. I've made an un-countable number of batches over past eight or so years. No two batches have been the same. I have a method to the madness, and I've fine-tuned the recipe and ratios… Continue reading FF6: Grateful 4 Granola
Happy 5th of July! But more importantly, happy 5th FF! I'll pretend it's fwordsonly fate. Today is also National Apple Turnover Day, National Graham Cracker Day, National Hawaii Day, National Bikini Day, and National Workaholics Day. Celebrate as you wish, but sounds right to me as half of us had to go into work today,… Continue reading FF5: Happy 5th!
I have a running list of topics I might want to write an FF on. I know I'll need an arsenal because it turns out writing something meaningful to me every week is a heck of a lot of commitment. But if you know me, I'm big into overcommitting myself! Anyways, this week I was… Continue reading FF4: A Craving for Comedy
This week's FF is dedicated to the most caring and kind-hearted woman in my life - my dearest mom. It was her birthday this past Wednesday! Sadly, I wasn't home to celebrate her so this FF is for you, Mom, because I'm missing you a little extra this week! My mom was the og health… Continue reading FF3: The Carrots – IYKYK
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