Self

In lieu of my own words today, I’m posting the incredibly moving writings of my good friend Meghan. Her journey through the discovery, diagnosis and understanding of depression is something everyone should connect with, no matter their personal struggle. For me, this is not a piece about the fact that Meghan has a disease and is now making her triumphant march toward a more stable …

I’ve been going on a lot of what we “in the industry” call general meetings lately. General meetings are so called because nothing about them is specific. No specific goal, no specific conversation points, no specific offer for any specific employment opportunity. Here’s a little primer I once wrote on the topic, but even that is pretty general. Just think of these meetings as sessions …

I promise not every post from here on out when have “30-year-old” in the title, but this one seemed too obvious to ignore. I accidentally watched 15 minutes of the VMA’s last night. Here are several things that I said out loud. Um, Ok Lady Gaga…you don’t get to slap paint on your face sing the equivalent of a theme park parade song and call …

People warned me about the actual 30th birthday day. They said, “it’s weirder than you think,” and, “even if you’re happy, you’re sort of also sad,” and, “I recommend drinking at least one cocktail with each meal during the day.” I took their warnings seriously, but I didn’t think I’d feel that way. I had a packed day planned, my new hair cut was finally …

We did it.  Well, I did it, but I feel like somehow I couldn’t have done it without your help & support.  Today I am 30. That R.E.M song keeps playing over and over in my head – naturally? – but instead of “I feel fine” I keep singing “I feel awesome.” Happy, healthy, Lucky, loved, and awesome. And isn’t that how we should all …

I woke up to two incredibly exciting e-mails – one from TIME and another from Amazon.com. The awesome team over at TIME named me one of the Top 25 Bloggers of 2013 literally three days before I’m not a 20-Nothing anymore. Talk about the world’s greatest birthday gift! And if that wasn’t enough, Amazon.com sent the link to my author page – 20-Nothings is officially …