Penelope was a disaster at parallel parking but an absolute genius at finding the best tacos in any city she’d never been to. She kept a spreadsheet. Nobody asked her to. She just did.

My birthday is like New Years for me. On December 31 I rarely make a bunch of resolutions or “new me” promises. I’ve almost always naturally saved that for my April birthday. Early in the morning on my birthday or sometime in the week before it I crack open a journal and just free write. […]