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> CD #100: Validation
When I first began Closet Dispatch in October 2020, I seriously thought I’d write 15, maybe 20, posts at most. I mean, how much could I possibly have to…
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> CD #92: Literary cool-girls
I am seriously fascinated when the book and fashion worlds come together, whether it’s Bottega Veneta producing a stupidly expensive Strand bookstore…
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> CD #109: What is enough?
When I am doing good and honest work on something that is meaningful to me, it’s much easier to drown out the voices (both internal and external) that…
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> CD #105: Big dragon energy
Gong hei fat choy! The Lunar New Year always feels like a time of renewal and possibility to me, and this year carries extra significance because it’s…
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> CD #107: Know thyself
As I mentioned in my last post, many of my colleagues at work are young—mostly 15–25 years younger than I am—which can be bewildering at times. Not that…
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> CD #119: A small, quick action
NPR’s Life Kit series recently posted an article (in comics form, yay!) on easy, science-backed ways to boost your mood instantly.
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> CD #123: Work that is real
Hello hello!
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> CD #104: Best of
We’re barrelling towards the end of the year, and critics all over the internet are publishing their “Best of 2023” lists. The other day, the NYT’s…
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> CD #95: Self-compassion
Do you know much about self-compassion—and how treating yourself with the same type of kindness and care as you would treat your loved ones can help you…
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> CD #89: Swimming lessons
Well, hello there. How many of you knew, when I said I was taking a month off from this newsletter, that it would actually be two? I didn’t, but I…
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> CD #112: One-note
Hey, all y’all!
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> CD #111: Big pants, again
I don’t read for escape, usually. I read to find out what other people think, how other people make sense of this bewildering thing called life. And…
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