Rogue Habits

How an Impulsive (Read: Dangerous) Hike Taught Me an Unexpected Lesson on Self-Doubt

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Am I the only one who lies about how much I work out? Sometimes, between seeing Instagram gym selfies and friends meeting me for a drink “right after SoulCycle,” it feels that way. Just the other day when my new boyfriend asked me how often I go to the gym, I told him I take a workout class “once a week.” Sure, in my mind I do. In warmer months I go for outd[...]

How to Write Successful Daily Affirmations

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Negative thoughts, feelings, and emotions are normal. So why do we beat ourselves up when negativity seeps into our lives? Emerging feelings of guilt quickly lead to a cynical mentality. The good news? Learning to implement simple affirmations can not only replace negative feelings but can help you live a happier and more fulfilling life. What are Affirm[...]

How A Canceled Flight Changed My Life

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Last Winter, a Nor'easter slammed into New York City, leaving above-ground trains without service, canceling days of office work for thousands, and accounting for an uptick in beer and wine sales. Had I been in my tiny, Brooklyn apartment that week, my purchases surely would have made up a great deal of those profits. Unfortunately for the local liquor store[...]

The Importance Of Me Time: How Having Time To Myself Changed Me

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Two major changes happened last week. One is that after much deliberation, frustration, confusion, planning, and tears, I decided I needed to either leave my job or have some kind of major shift; and after talking with my CEO, I transitioned my Creative Director position to part time. The second, was my fiancé left to take a week-long retreat with his bandma[...]

Physically Lost, Mentally Found: How My Trip Alone To the Pacific Northwest Changed Me

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As a musician, I've always gravitated towards nature as a means of inspiration. Getting out and exploring somewhere entirely new has a unique effect on the soul, and when I decided to leave for the Pacific Northwest, I had no idea what lay in store for me. I went alone, and as cliche as it sounds, it truly changed me. I was left alone, in the wilderness with[...]

Letter from the Editor: Rogue Habits Bazaar

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Curating is something that I've always had a passion for—whether it's furniture and decor for my home, finding gifts for friends in exotic destinations, or putting together an event. On each and every trip I’ve taken, I’ve thought to open a shop to share all of the culture and art I was able to experience—a place to put together all of the things I was inspi[...]

The Trip That Led Me To Finding My Way Back To Myself

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It's 75 degrees outside as I say goodbye to an old friend. We’ve spent the summer morning strolling the hills of her hometown. My skin is flushed from all the sun, but I brush away the burn, turning my attention instead to the adventures planned ahead. I roll over the top of another sunny hill heading west in my beat up old VW. I am kept warm by the sun a[...]

Beyond Nowhere: Headed West

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I headed west with a different understanding of myself, even if the answers weren’t as clear as I thought they would be; but no matter what answers I had thought I would find but still had not, I learned things that would impact my next steps. On a fundamental level I Iearned the essence of who I am doesn't just disappear because something I had chosen to de[...]

Beyond Nowhere: Middle America

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Somewhere between east and west, between coastal technology epicenters and my music city hometown there exists this strange, foreign world. It’s farmland, straight roads, square plots and cities with only a handful of last names. It’s land held over thousands of generations, where homemade cornbread is still served readily on the supper table, and where virt[...]

Letter from the Editor: Rogue Habits Relaunch

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I have been guilty of going against everything that Rogue Habits is and all the reasons I created it. It is my passion project, my creative outlet, and my dream of a career, but I'd let everything else take over. I got caught up in the things that are easy to get sucked into--work, friends, relationship, and there seems to be less and less time for anything [...]

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