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“But How Do I Get Exposure for My Little Biz?!”
I'm dying right now. DYINNGGGGG.My college friend, Andee—a (hilarious) running coach for desk-potato entrepreneurs who need to get off their ass (*raises hand sheepishly*)—just texted me a link,...
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What I Said to the Journalist, Word-for-Word (Got Me Featured in Newspaper!)
Remember yesterday when I was like, hey, let's talk about getting exposure for your little biz?And remember yesterday when my hair looked like a wet wooly mammoth? (Oh, wait, you didn't see that part....
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How I Got an Interview On The Today Show!!!
My first thought was: OHHHH, SHIIIITTTTTT.Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!I should've been thrilled, but instead, I was worried about—ready for this?—the wallpaper.“They aren't even going to see the...
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On Giving Refunds with Kindness (But Taking No Shit)
“Btw, I need your advice on something!” I knew instantly what she was going to ask me. It's the same thing that all my friends come to me for advice for. Not talking shit to boys, which was obviously...
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16 Words That’ll Help You Defeat Refund Bullies Over the Phone 💪📞
I hate phone calls. In fact, there are fewer things I hate than when my phone rings. The first thought: WHO DARES…HAVE THE NERVE…TO CALL…UNINVITED?!? It's basically the modern equivalent of dropping...
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On Being DONE With Your Work: A Guilt-Free Approach to To-Do Lists
There's something to be said about being DONE. I mean, do you ever feel like anything is done? Probably not! We're living in a world where nothing is ever done. How could it be, when everything is an...
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You Can’t Be One Thing Forever, My Darling
Things I've learned to be wary of in life: Oklahoma. Normal people.People who say, “you like fish, you just haven't tried it cooked THIS WAY!” (Oh yeah, Satan? Did you want to cut up my chicken for...
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On Not Thinking With Your Cultural Crotch
I fantasize about pugs. Not the way other people fantasize about pugs, mind you—nuzzling them and squeezing them and squealing “oooohhhhhhh!!!!” before scooping them up in their arms for a welcoming,...
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Writing, Houses & Hot Dogs: A Love Story
There were greasy hot dogs on the counter. Four of them. Naked and un-bunned, flopping around inside a glass Tupperware dish for all the world to see. I had many questions, including “are these for...
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Education & Wage Slavery: Hand In Hand?
Ed-u-ca-tion. Ah, the sound of the word alone evokes feelings of hope, prosperity, success and—what's that?—money, you say? Ah, yes. And money. We grow up believing that education can defeat all...
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Bake a Cake and Shut Your Mouth: Or, How to Be Unhappy, Unfulfilled, and a...
I am a fickle bitch, and it's one of my greatest qualities. In fact, I wish the word “fickle” were more attractive—it sounds too much like “pickle,” and one time in college I read a book called...
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Listen: Do What You Crave Without the Guilt. Travel to Italy. Enroll in That...
My almost-mother-in-law gets really fucking nervous when I travel—especially when I bomb off to South America for a month by myself to drink ALL THE WINE and celebrate ALL THE BOOK DEALS. But she...
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“F*ck Doing It All”: How Sharp-Toothed Maverick Grit Can Sell Your Products...
When the lottery wants to boost ticket sales, they don’t raise the odds. They raise the jackpot. Why? Because people don’t buy odds, they buy dreams. HERE’S A LIST OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON’T WANT:...
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This London Tour Guide Needed to Scale Her Biz: Here’s How I’d Add $250K to...
HEY, KITTY CAT—and welcome to Middle Finger Fridays! I’m featuring a new creator every Friday who’s out there SMOKIN’ it—and highlighting what I think they’re doing really, really right—as well as one...
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Client Weird About Your Contract? Say This and They’ll Happily Sign (While...
So you know how you get that client and literally feels like you’re prancing through a field of daffodils that have been sprayed with CK One from the year 1998? (This might sound horrifying unless you...
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This Tattoo Artist Needed Less Overwhelm, More Money: Here’s How I’d Grow the...
HEY, KITTY CAT—and welcome to Middle Finger Fridays! I’m featuring a new creator every Friday who’s out there SMOKIN’ it—and highlighting what I think they’re doing really, really right—as well as one...
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The Whole Wide World Isn’t Big Enough for You, Darling
Have you ever felt like the whole wide world would never be big enough for you? You’re so hungry for it, you eat up every square inch you can find: streets, monuments, wine bars, neighborhoods. The...
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The Real Key to Earning $250,000/Year as a Creator (And Why More People Aren’t)
I’m convinced of two things in this life: I will someday be a sheep farmer in Scotland.Just because something is popular, doesn’t mean it’s good: it just means it’s popular. What am I referring to,...
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This Irish Tour Company Needed to Differentiate Themselves: Here’s How I’d Go...
HEY, KITTY CAT—and welcome to Middle Finger Fridays! I’m featuring a new creator every Friday who’s out there SMOKIN’ it—and highlighting what I think they’re doing really, really right—as well as one...
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The Romantic, Creative Spirit of Lisbon, Portugal—And Why This T-Rex-Hearted...
Is everyone you know talking about Portugal right now—or just me? Because I should warn you: this is the kind of place that causes divorce. (Because you definitely ain't coming back.) Provence is that...
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