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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 …
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 …
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 …
*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 …
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,” …
A former colleague of mine recently got engaged. She and her new fiance are both 30-somethings who dated consistently throughout their 20s and early 30s. They met about one year ago, fell instantly in love, and got engaged 11 months later. To me, the somewhat short courtship (there are certainly shorter) made perfect sense. They are confident in their relationship and very ready to start …
Today is the first day of July, and July is the month directly before my birthday month, August, and this August I’ll be celebrating my 30th birthday (in case you missed the barrage of posts about it), meaning today marks one month before the end of my 20s. It’s cool. I’m not feeling completely and totally over-dramatic about it or anything. I don’t, like, want …
I spent the past four days shopping for a wedding dress on the east coast. Four days, 10 appointments across two states, and I believe roughly 70 dresses. My “Overachievers Anonymous” group tells me that’s a lot. Just kidding. I obviously don’t have time for Overachievers Anonymous. People have tons of advice around proper shopping for the “most important dress you’ll ever wear” (side note: …
Two things make today’s post incredibly relevant: 1. Tonight is Game 7 of the NBA finals. A. I know this, which is big in and of itself. B. I know that the San Antonio Spurs and their “Flying Frenchman” Tony Parker are playing the Miami Heat and their maybe-greatest-player-of-all-time LeBron James (huge of me!). I also know that some guy named Duncan was supposed to …