Essays

confessions of a former scrooge

I wish you the merriest

Dec 25, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

In defense of changing your mind

Sometimes I am just wrong

Dec 17, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

envy as expansion

In the past five years, I have come to fully embrace the green monster of jealousy, so much so that I don’t think of it as a monster at all.

Sep 3, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

trusting the timing of my life

why i look for glimmers

Aug 20, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

Getting my sea legs

How to be a feeling person in a big city

Aug 16, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

I think I'm in my Saturn Return

I knew that my life was going to change in a big way when I moved to New York City.

Jul 27, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

my perfect last 24 hours in edinburgh

a newsletter written from our new home in NYC

Jul 7, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

hello to all that

a secret I've been holding onto for months

Apr 23, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

5 Takeaways from Milan Design Week

& 5 lessons learned!

Apr 15, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

I want to be a mom but I haven't written a book yet

How to trust the timing of your life

Mar 5, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

how I think about unpaid work

the financial reality of being full-time freelance

Mar 2, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

what does resentment teach us?

you have to be your own biggest advocate

Feb 25, 2025 • Sarah Wood González

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