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April 2015

The Older We Get The More Scared We Are?

Jessie Rosen - April 30, 2015

Yesterday I almost did something that my 25-year-old self would have beat me senseless over: I almost refused a free trip to Turkey. I had been hemming and hawing over this opportunity for weeks. The invite came through Turkish Airlines (Europe’s #1 airline, and no they did not pay me to say that; I’m just bragging). I found every reason to question it: it doesn’t …

Should You Scrub Your Social Media After a Break-up?

Jessie Rosen - April 28, 2015

I’ve decided to get a little Emily Post up in here considering there is no current Emily Post and she made it all up anyway. My first order of gauntlet throwing: the social media + break-up connection: what do you do with all those photos after the relationship is no more? I think we need to handle this on a case-by-case basis, which I’ve outlined …

7 Shocking Facts About: Taxidermy

Jessie Rosen - April 23, 2015

…with my friend and L.A.’s hottest taxidermist: Allis Marham Allis is the owner of Prey Taxidermy studio in Downtown LA, a taxidermist at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, and probably the only human pin-up model who would totally dominate should the world go full Mad Max.  Seriously, she’s the ultimate modern girl scout troop leader: she can throw her hair in victory rolls, …

Do Men Not Set Men Up?

Jessie Rosen - April 21, 2015

A few weeks back R and I were discussing the idea of setting up a friend. We met a guy. We know a girl. We think they might like to know each other. To be fair, it was R’s idea, which makes this post even more interesting. In order to complete the set-up, we needed the assistance of another person – the person who knows …

Are You an ABC Family “Becomer”?

Jessie Rosen - April 16, 2015

Hey Millennials, this is our lucky week! ABC Family just coined a new, even more annoying word to define the next generation so some of the heat will finally be off of our lazy, entitled butts. Sort of. From what I can tell “Becomers” are technically also Millennials… I think? “Becomers are exploring and establishing who they are becoming – personally, professionally and romantically — …

If They Cheated, Would You Tell?

Jessie Rosen - April 14, 2015

On Friday night R and I saw the latest Noah Baumbach movie, WHILE WE’RE YOUNG. It’s a funny/interesting/depressing/uplifting/way-too-true story, if you’re interested in that sort of thing, but the reason I’m writing about it today is because it prompted a conversation about cheating, specifically – who would you tell on if they cheated? Without giving anything away, there is a moment of infidelity in the movie, …

Hear R & Me Talk Finance & Romance on NPR

Jessie Rosen - April 13, 2015

Last week R and I offered to talk about openly our married finances in exchange for the chance to hear our voices on NPR. I’m not sure it was a fair trade in the end because I always forget that I sound much like a middle school teacher’s pet, but I think we imparted some interesting wisdom on how to combine your money and stay …

7 Things That Helped Me Survive My First Novel

Jessie Rosen - April 10, 2015

Yesterday I finished my first novel. Eventually I’ll get into how it came to be that I wrote my first novel (still not sure), when the process started (31 years ago?) and how long the whole thing took (felt like five years and also five days), but for now I want to focus on how you can finish writing your first novel, too. Here are …

Introducing: 20-Nothings 3.0!

Jessie Rosen - April 9, 2015

HAPPY 1,000th POSTS TO ME. CHECK OUT MY CONGRATS GIFT! I am incredibly thrilled to introduce the all new look, feel and functionality of 20-Nothings.com! Thanks to the incredible team at Stephanie Todaro Design (lead by the incredible Stephanie Todaro), I was able to put all my hopes and Pinterest board visions into this cleaner, brighter, easier to navigate site. The future fun will be …