May 18

May 18 White Space, the New Time Out

As quarantine drags into month three, author and parenting expert Susan Callahan discusses her strategies for finding work-life balance and the philosophy of white space as a means toward finding clarity in chaos.

May 11

May 11 Happy Graduation?

Robin Hauck

LIFE

What does it mean to be a college graduate in 2020? How are students managing the disappointment of losing their senior spring with its long-awaited celebrations and recognition? And how is society treating the experience, listening or talking over them? From east coast to west, we check in with college seniors and come out feeling hopeful for the generation which will lead us as the virus recedes and a new reality comes into view.

May 9

May 9 A College Senior Spills Her Milk

Kaleigh O'Connor

LIFE

Giving voice to the tangled emotions of her generation missing college graduations due to the shutdown, Georgetown Senior Kaleigh O’Connor mourns for and then chastises herself for mourning for, her lost senior spring.

May 6

May 6 Lockdown Learnings

Anne Buckley

LIFE

Reflecting on her experience slowing down and enjoying an empty calendar during the shutdown, blogger, mum and UK transplant Anne Buckley asks, “are we learning lessons just to lose them?”

Apr 20

Apr 20 This is a Marathon and We're Good at Marathons

Robin Hauck

LIFE

On a day when we should be enjoying the nation’s attention for hosting the 124th Boston Marathon, we have the nation’s attention for being a coronavirus hotspot.

Apr 6

Apr 6 You're Class-y

Robin Hauck

LIFE

Now’s your chance!! Take advantage of being at home and take an online class - take one you never would have taken if you hadn’t been ordered to stay home. Do it, it will keep you sane!

Apr 5

Apr 5 Best Seat in the House

Annsley McAleer

LIFE, STYLE

Back Bay’s most in-demand interior designer, Annsley McLeer of Annsley Interiors, shares her picks for the best home office chairs to keep you productive while working from home.

Mar 29

Mar 29 Thoughts from Home

Paulette

LIFE

OG readers of Misstropolis have never forgotten Paulette, the frisky, quotable, underappreciated mother of three boys who had us ROFL back in the early 00s with her podcast The Tribulations of Paulette. She checks in from home during her challenging covid quarantine.