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Last Sunday afternoon I went to pop a DVD into the DVD player so I could start my first guitar lesson (they come on DVD’s now!!!), and I realized that I don’t know how to use my own DVD player. I have lived with R for exactly six months this weekend, and it only dawned upon me this Sunday that I don’t know how to …
If you know me, then you know that I am incredibly indulgent. I treat myself to a dirty martini every single time something good happens with my writing career and a cheap dress every time I feel like I’ve been eating healthy enough to enjoy the process of trying on a new, cheap dress. I love a party, and so I like to simulate that …
I don’t invoke a Newsies intro image for any old day. Two big things have happened/are happening that I think you will enjoy. 1. JUST THE TIP PODCAST, featuring the voices of R and me! Erin La Rosa and Marcos Luevanos of “JUST THE TIP” Our friends Erin La Rosa and Marcos Luevanos has a new, fun podcast called Just The Tip in which they …
Long before the nerve-wracking, “I love you,” and – in my opinion – even more nerve-wracking, “can I fart freely now?”comes the mother of all awkward conversations – the “are we?/should we be?/I’d like to be exclusive.” Deciding to go from “seeing each other” to boyfriend/girlfriend is no small deal, except that it is, but we’ll get to that in a second. Regardless, you want …
Things are going to change significantly for me in the personal finance category as I transition into the life of a freelancer. As I mentioned, I have enough savings to get me by on my current spending levels for many months, but I’d like to avoid tapping into those savings as much as possible. I have nightly dreams of some free article I write for …
My friend Liz passed me this interesting article on elements of a healthy relationship. It came as a PDF, so I’ve pasted the full details below. The writer is Mark Sanders, who bears the letters LCSW, CADC next to his name. I think that makes him some sort of psychologist. I’ll look into it and get back to you. To me the most interesting point …
I spoke to a young woman the other day (23-24-year-old range) who told me something I found totally and completely shocking. Never in her roughly 10 years of having guys ask her out on dates has she actually received said invite via the man’s voice. They’ve come via text, gchat, Facebook message and direct message tweet, but never through the actual mouth of the actual …
In the past three weeks I’ve had more than a few conversations with women currently dating difficult men (note: I’m trying to use “women” and “men” vs. “girls” and “guys” because most of the people I refer to are almost 30…). They don’t text back. They don’t keep plans. They treat them differently in private than they do in public. It’s the typical list of …
I’ve been doing a little side writing for this fantastic personal finance site called LearnVest.com. For those of you familiar with my math skills and history of personal finance, stop laughing. My most recent piece was a really tricky one to write. As a fiercely independent female, I felt weird admitting to all the ways being in a relationship – and more specifically, moving in …
Yesterday I heard someone say something and thought, “wow I have never even considered that genius thought before.” The someone was my friend/co-worker Jade, a thoughtful male of the 25-35-year-old range, and the something was exactly this: “Everything it takes for a man to be good at picking up a woman is exactly what you don’t want him to have in a relationship, and vice …