kaylyns

Put your potatoes in a deep kitchen spoon or spaghetti sever when you cut it too avoid cutting all the way through.

Recently had a convo with my partner of 10 years about how, if I walked into his 20-year-old apartment now, I would have turned right around, walked out and never spoken to him again. The bathroom had a huge mold stain on the ceiling and the shower had to be turned on with a wrench.… Read More

Mother: "What are you doing tonight?" 17 year-old me, already in pajamas, hunkered down to watch TV on a Friday at 7pm: "Same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world!" Mother: "Firstname Middlename Lastname, I am being SERIOUS! Teenagers are out there getting hurt!… Read More

Probably the one where I was at ski lodge while the Jonas Brothers tried to solve a murder mystery that ended with a snowmobile chase, one brother’s death and me making out with the remaining two (I do not even know the names of the Jonas Bros.) I also had a dream Oprah sat me down… Read More

My mom makes the best marinara sauce. She simmers a big batch for 24 hours will usually add Italian sausage. Everything she makes with it from manicotti to lasagna is golden. I was in high school when I learned you could get pasta sauce straight from a jar like whaaaaat.

There was a social studies teacher who always gave extra credit if we could identify the title and artist of a song he played. My extensive knowledge of Dad Rock came in handy. After one too many students asked a question about chicken eggs, our French teacher made us put our heads… Read More

Convo with my sister

1. Go to office hours! Wow, I can’t stress this enough. If you can get in some quality face time with the professor/TA to ask questions about the big test/project, it makes it so much easier to go and make a case for extra points, ask for research/job opportunities and recommendation… Read More

Voltron: Legendary Defender. Come for the nostalgia, stay for the great animation and surprisingly deep character arcs. As a tween I would have loved to have something this smart and fun to watch.

In occupational therapy school they stressed the importance of dressing in business attire (heels! suits!) for interviews to project “professionalism”, even if the job was in a hospital or nursing facility. The only interviews I got offers from where when I said “screw it” and just… Read More