There’s a fine line between courting someone and harassment. — Springtime in Berlin “Hey, how are you doing?” I looked up from my phone and saw a man who I did not know. From his stance, I could see he was trying to make an advance. I applaud his bravery, as rejection always lurks around the corner. “What are you doing?” he asked…

Don’t postpone that dream or idea for sometime in the future. — I was twenty. The median age was seventeen. Many of the dancers were even younger. I had wanted to explore this sport much earlier, but I was afraid of sucking through the initial stage of picking up a new hobby. At twenty, a classmate from one of my project groups…

Writer, spreadsheet & tooling nerd, amateur filmmaker, personal development junkie (aren’t we all), language lover, introvert. — My name is Gracia Kleijnen, and I came here to write *aggressively chugs down a cup of coffee and slams it on the table while placing fingers back on the home row*. Professionally, I work in copywriting. That implies I write a lot. …

They’re so obvious yet easy to overlook — Swiping on dating apps is a total waste of time. But consuming online dating content isn’t. It’s helped me process and figure out what went “wrong” in dating fails. It also prepped me for more successful (and fewer wasted) future dates and relationships. Growing up, I wasn’t modeled what a…

Thoughts on exploring alternative relationship formats — The one “right” relationship format does not exist. There is more to choose from than only the long-term monogamous relationship that leads to an everlasting marriage, 2.3 kids, 2 cars, and a house in the suburbs. Here are my 2 cents on “open relationships,” a relationship with varying degrees of…

The final template updates — Dear Google Sheets Geeks, This publication has been purely coincidental. While bored out of my brain at a previous dead-end job, I taught myself how to create and customize Google Sheets. This Sheets practice has stuck with me ever since. …

Build healthy habits with this simple spreadsheet — Need a simple and easy way to track your habits? You’ve tried a bunch of apps but none seem to stick? Try this free Google Sheets template. You can: Update it for any year Select whether you’d like the mini calendars to start on Sunday or Monday Set a target…

The final update to your favorite social media content calendar in Google Sheets — Need a social media editorial calendar for your small biz or freelance client? Consider this free Google Sheets template. Once per year, I’d manually update the different versions for the new year. That stops now. From 2024 onward, I won’t be doing that anymore, so this is the final update. How to get the Free Social Media Calendar Template

Quit this thankless job — There they were. Three generations of men, firmly standing together like a united front, smiling. Further to the left, I spot a small gap. And there was me. Shoulders hunched, head slightly tilted forward, an awkward smile. Why was I there again? I wondered. I have the answer to this…