Eliana Osborn

1. Borrow a child.

1. Write a damn letter.

Look, Connect Four is not a good game. But it can be over quickly, which is pretty great.

You may have heard the term "bromance" and tried to wash your ears out with bleach (bad idea). Sadly, scientist types heard the word too.

Help.

In Anchorage, Alaska, there are 5 hours, 27 minutes of daylight on December 21. The good news: The numbers only go up for the next six months. The bad news: December 22 has merely seconds more light.

I wanted to write a book last summer. Then I realized what a terrible goal that was and modified accordingly.

Really, you should thank me. I’m just protecting your future self.

It is hard to find any real numbers about how many people do "direct sales" or how much money they make. The web is full of either big promises or pissed-off former sellers. What I do know, from bazillions of friends and family, is that making much more than pocket money means selling like a real job. Yes, it might be more flexible, but there’s no magic formula.

I, like far too many women in this country and the world, have had a wide variety of experiences involving sexual harassment.