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I don’t have a ton of experience with dogs but I’m still pretty sure that mine is a human. When I was young we had a family dog named Sugar. She was an Australian Shepherd/Red Bone Hound mix that my Dad got when he was in college. From what I remember she was always very dog-like. She spent time outside by herself doing dog things – …
Two things first: That title isn’t fair but thoughts on why some people of my parents’ generation aren’t particularly in love with LA LA LAND doesn’t roll off the tongue. This post is filled with LA LA LAND spoilers. Last week and I had a debate with my mom about whether LA LA LAND had a sad or happy ending. She said sad. I said happy. Then we did a few rounds …
Yesterday I heard someone say something that’s going to stay with me for a very long time. I was in the living room of my friend Suzee Dunne (who is also my dog’s mother-in-law, long story) recording a podcast for her site/brand/movement ACT LIKE A GIRL. The podcast co-host is a warm and hysterical comedian named Tracie Walker who was wearing a lace-up maybe body suit in …
I can’t stop thinking about this documentary Pray The Devil Back To Hell. I saw it in the Spring of 2008 when it premiered during the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. I was working there at the time – in the sponsorship department – so I snuck in to see a 10am screening at one of our theaters in the East Village. Word on the street was that …
I can’t figure out if I want to buy a house or, if I do, what kind of house I want to buy. I think I mentioned that R and I are house hunting? Yeah, I did. So really this should be what kind of house I want us to buy but there’s a u in us so I’m allowed to work it out a little first, …
Somewhere around September I announced to myself that I was going to stop blogging in 2017. This marks the 10th year of 20-Nothings. 10 is a nice round number. 10 and people say, wow, 10 years of blogging. This blog has been an awesome outlet for my creativity, great launching point for my writing career and helpful way to establish and grow my brand. I find it …
The horrors of 2016 are out of your control, your money is 2017 is not. The lovely and brilliant Ashley Feinstein (aka The Fiscal Femme) helped me save a bundle of money for travel back in 2016 (see “The Easiest Vacation Money Saving Tip In The World”) so I snagged her back for a little advice on ditching toxic money habits for a happier, …
Dear Sheryl, Hi. I’m Jessie Rosen – a huge fan of your work and your person. I was moved and motivated by Lean In. I recommend it often – to women and men – and I refer to it when I’m trying to remember how to harness my power given the challenging climate for women in America. You have become a powerful role model for women, and that …
It dawned on me Tuesday of last week that I have been wasting a lot of time, but then I kept on wasting it for a whole additional week because wasting time is very fun. And yet there is nothing more annoying (aka less fun) to me than the thought of time wasted. Is that ironic? Mid-90s Alanis Morissette would probably say yes, but I’ll …
This is hard, but I always write on Wednesdays, and I’m not stopping despite my pain. I am a strong woman, like the first woman to win the popular vote in an American presidential election, Hillary Rodham Clinton. This is a deeply disappointing day for our country and for me personally. I feel that anger, hate and division won. I feel that respect, decency and progress …