Kick Monday’s Ass
Kick Monday’s Ass: I don’t want to be a guru (August 30, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… Keeping it short and sweet this week, mostly because I wrote a long-ass post about why I haven’t been writing about my travels. It’s called “I don’t want to be your fucking breakup guru” and you can read it here. Kick Monday’s Ass: Angie on the Road Speaking of…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: Tarantino’s handwriting is atrocious (August 23, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… Trolls. Man, fuck those guys. And not the cute ones from the 90s or that Dreamworks move series. But the ones who sit at their computers all day just drooling, waiting for a chance to feel superior to someone else. You wanna know something? Spelling mistakes really don’t matter.…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: when the plan blows up (August 16, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… Sometimes things don’t go according to plan. Seems like such a “duh” thing to say, but I never thought about it much until I had to get good at logistics and planning a household move every 5-6 weeks. Now that I’ve been on the road for awhile, I’ve run…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: one of the classic blunders (August 9, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… This week I fell prey to one of the classic (American) blunders… I was on vacation, but I wasn’t really ON vacation. I checked in on my teams probably once a day. I held a standing monthly meeting rather than go through the hassle of rescheduling. And I stayed…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: I followed a fictional character to the beach (August 2, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… Where my book nerds at? Ever have that weird thing where one of your favorite authors sets one of their books in a town, and then you visit that town and are hyper-focused on figuring out where this imaginary character has been and gone? No one? Just me? Ok.…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: being a tourist in your own (July 26, 2021) town
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… Have you ever tried being a tourist in your town? I highly recommend it – odds are there are interesting things happening in (or around) your town that are a hell of a lot of fun… and that you don’t have to travel full-time like me to have a…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: 2 left-handed, food-loving book nerds walk into a bar… (July 19, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… Lately I’ve noticed a recurring theme in my life and interactions: Kindness. It started a couple weeks back when I had a hard convo with a team member that wound up shining the spotlight back on me in a very uncomfortable way. I was kind to my staff but…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: I met a llama (July 12, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… I met a llama yesterday. Her name is Figgy: Figgy is a rescue llama, and she helps her caretakers run yoga classes. In fact, Figgy and her llama/alpaca gang are so popular that Netflix just featured them in a show about the best vacation rentals (there’s a cool treehouse…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: can one be too old for bunk beds? (July 6, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday Tuesday’s ass… This week’s existential pondering: am I too old for bunk beds? (subtext: oof, I hope not) Last week I got to the new Airbnb in ATL, and was blown away by how well laid out it is. There is not an inch of wasted space in this place.…
Read MoreKick Monday’s Ass: gratuitous waterfall picture inside (June 28, 2021)
It’s time to kick Monday’s ass… I have a confession… My name is Angie and I have a bad habit of procrastinating on things. Particularly when it comes to my travels. It goes something like this: I get to town, spend a day or two settling in and unpacking, re-establish my work routine. Before I…
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