Try New Things
Me, my mom, and my sister Mother's Day was last weekend, and I reflected on some of the wisdom my mom passed down to me. Sure, she was wrong when she warned me that "if you watch too much TV, your eyes will turn square," although I actually believed it for a short while when I was little. On the other hand, her insistence that "you can't know whether you'll like something unless you try it" has stood the test of time. I was finding life to be a little stale at the end of last year, so I decided to try new things. I began learning French, and I took an upholstery class. I went to a free conference on " Health and Climate Change ," where I knew no one, and introduced myself to strangers. I even started a new video series on YouTube, called " South Orange Is My Best Color ," in which my friends and I talk about our clothing choices. Cluelessly attempting upholstery Make no mistake: All of these efforts have involved some degree of discom...