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How To Begin a New Year Without Becoming The Jesus Of Soul Cycle

How To Begin a New Year Without Becoming The Jesus Of Soul Cycle

Masha Fomitchova
musings, writing, theory, goals

New Year’s is a time when we tend to think a lot about the stories we’re going to open 2019 with. As the clock struck midnight, we tell the tale of How Much We Actually Really Love Going Clubbing or of How We’ve Always Loved Stilettos More Than Sweatpants. The next morning, we’re going to tell the story of How We Got A Sixpack. Or of How We Stopped Wasting Our Time Watching Netflix. Or Stopped Drinking. 

A Monthly Report Card Later Than A Pregnant Woman's...Nevermind

A Monthly Report Card Later Than A Pregnant Woman's...Nevermind

Masha Fomitchova
goals, projects, writing

I've been told once or twice that I could play Alice in Wonderland, and I guess we do have some things in common. We both have long blond hair. She falls down rabbit holes; I fall down the black hole that is Wikipedia. We both sometimes drink things we probably oughtn't. And, if her musing is true, then we're both expert-level when it comes to giving ourselves great advice and not actually following it. So... this is Late. I have no Very Important Date. But, dear Hypocritical Masha- here is a report card for you. 

More Inventive Than Ben Franklin..Because I'm an Idiot

More Inventive Than Ben Franklin..Because I'm an Idiot

Masha Fomitchova
goals, theory, writing, projects

Hey! You!

Are you tired of feeling guilty? Tired of sitting at your desk, surrounded by a concerning amount of empty coffee mugs, fiddling with your pen, contemplating whether penguins have knees, and eyeing that Facebook tab? Dreading that Thing You REALLY Have to Do?

Well boy do I have news for you. It doesn’t have to be so hard! With the power of endless task-invention, you can lose the guilt FAST, and keep it off FOREVER.

With the power of endless invention, you, my friend, are FREE.

FREE to go check your email!

FREE to update your LinkedIn!

FREE to go clean your room! Who cares that it’s already more sterile than a horse mated with a donkey? Not me! You’re the one that’s acting like an ass.

You’re FREE to colour-code your Google calendar!

To check your email! Again!

FREE to go draw a Pinterest-Worthy habit tracker with a PENGUIN on it!

But wait, there’s MORE.

The power of endless invention comes with a Hundred-Percent Money Back Guarantee!

In the future, your credit card will get handed RIGHT BACK TO YOU! After it gets denied. Again.

If Mao Liked Pretty Pinterest Planners.

If Mao Liked Pretty Pinterest Planners.

Masha Fomitchova
musings, goals, theory, writing

“I don’t think you understand. You want me to tell you when you’ll be sitting in your economics class. I’m trying to tell you I don’t know if I’ll let you stand up tomorrow. All I know about your future is that it comes one day at a time.”

I’m not a fan of saying words changed my life, but that one sentence truly did.

From that morning on, Masha (who probably liked 5-Year-Plans and little red planners as much as Mao) refocused the lens she used to see her future. I see “Today.” “Right now.” Usually a “Tomorrow,” but beyond that, who knows. I can tell you that today, at 5 PM, I’ll be writing, or doing Law homework. I can also tell you that “Next Month” pages in planners make me uncomfortable, no matter how much pretty lettering and how many stickers they’re decorated with.

Random Acts of... Procrastination, Really

Random Acts of... Procrastination, Really

Masha Fomitchova
writing, theory, goals, musings

“Random Acts of Kindness” remind me a bit of another kind of “Random Act” that I perform all too often. Let’s call them “Random Acts of Productivity,” shall we? I’m sure you can relate, or at least I sincerely hope so. It may be 3 AM and that paper may be due in four hours, but suddenly I’m the Housecleaning Hero. My floor needs sweeping! That month-old email needs answering! I must check my stocks! My notebook sits unopened on my desk, but you’ll find me in the kitchen making effing quinoa salad for tomorrow’s lunch. I’ll feel great looking at my spotless living room for a few minutes. Maybe feel a little less guilty for wasting the entire day doodling. But, really, I’m just avoiding something. Random Acts of Procrastination.

Some Goals that Better Last as Long as My Expensive Lipstick.

Some Goals that Better Last as Long as My Expensive Lipstick.

Masha Fomitchova
goals, writing, theory, projects

Even someone as blonde as I am knows none of these mean anything without more concrete goals and accountability, and I've got some wonderful reality-checks in store for future Masha, so that ought to be fun. I'm honestly just very, very happy to be alive this year, and to have the ability to worry a little less about that being a given. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all of you. If anything, you can always resolve to stop hanging around people who make New Year's resolutions.