I realized recently that I’ve written six years of blog posts without one “tribute” to the two people who gave me the ability to write in the first place (in that they gave me life, which gave me hands, but also in the general parental support and guidance way). But I didn’t want to write some generic, mushy account of what my parents mean …
July 2013
Guys – I’ve been powering through the list over the past few weeks, and I’m proud to say that progress has been made! Here’s the latest. Stay up all night partying This has yet to happen and probably will not, BUT Saturday is literally my last chance, so I’m going to give it everything I’ve got. I technically have nine nights remaining, but I …
The First and Final Word On: Body Image
Jessie Rosen - July 25, 2013
–> I technically can’t write a final word on a topic I have yet to cover with one word, but it felt crazy to go through six years of writing about my 20s without discussing one of the things I thought about most of the course of those six years: my body. I feel like I owe it, to both every woman who has ever …
Yesterday Forbes came out with the 2013 30-Under-30 List, and I wasn’t on it – again. This time, though, it stung a little. This year was my final chance to make this seemingly arbitrary list created by an unknown committee of people. I’ve never going to be a 30-Under-30 – ever. No, it’s never been a goal of mine. No, I don’t believe there’s any …
The Final Word On: Dating
Jessie Rosen - July 19, 2013
This image is in no way relevant, it just cracked me up The series continues as the clock counts further down… Today: dating. There was a time when this entire blog was centered on the topic of how to get dates, how to keep dating once you gotten a live one, and how to continue that dating pattern into a legitimate relationship. It wasn’t until …
Top 10 Weirdest Things About Being Engaged
Jessie Rosen - July 16, 2013
Tip #1: Stare Deeply Into The Eyes of Your Fiance At All Times Getting engaged is by far one of the most exciting things that’s ever happened to me, and I once tap danced with Savion Glover on the set of Sesame Street alongside Phylicia Rashad‘s son. But being engaged is by far one of the weirdest experienced of my life – to date. I …
Bonus Post: My One 20-something Regret
Jessie Rosen - July 16, 2013
I have a million tiny regrets from my 20s. Things like I wish I’d run a 5K and I wish I’d ever wanted to run a 5K for more than a second. Then there’s things like I kinda wish I kissed that one super handsome filmmaker from Australia and I wish I hadn’t kissed that one super rude banker from Long Island. And of course …
The Final Word On: Hooking Up
Jessie Rosen - July 11, 2013
*Not a real book…yet. I’ve decided to use up some of my remaining post space to soap box on the biggest issues facing 20-somethings today…after excessive college debt, rampant unemployment, and the astronomical cost of independent health insurance… Hooking up – the catch-all term to signify intimacy of any kind, outside of a relationship. You don’t “hook up” once you’re inside a relationship. I don’t …
It’s been approximately one week since my (self-imposed and totally ridiculous) challenge was set (by myself). Here’s where I’m at, because I know you’ve been staying up all night wondering. Stay up all night partying On Sunday night/Monday morning I went to sleep at 1AM. It was really, really rough and I felt miserable the next day even though I was completely sober. Awesome. Go …
How Long Can You Wait To Have A Baby?
Jessie Rosen - July 9, 2013
If you asked me, “How long can you wait to have a baby?” before I read this Atlantic article, I would have said, “It gets really dangerous to try having children after around 34.” My answer would have been based on random headlines I’ve seen or studies I’ve skimmed. It also would have been rooted in the almighty, “things I’ve heard lots of people say,” …