This past year, I’ve made it an effort to better myself. Whether it be tightening up a budget to be a better saver (and designating nearly every month as a “super saver month”) to trying to read more non-fiction books, I’ve spent a large majority of the second half of 2014 trying to improve upon … Continue reading
When I was little, I assumed becoming a grown up was something that happened overnight. That one day, I would go to sleep stuffed animals in tow, loving to procrastinate and buying unnecessary things – and wake up with a budget tailored to my needs and a closet full of a practical, yet slim, wardrobe, … Continue reading
Dear Mother Nature, You are a stone cold wench. Happy November! Hard to believe we’ve already finished up summer and the early part of Fall, isn’t it? Seems like only yesterday when we were battling your wrath the tough winter. I’ve decided to write you today to beg mercy with a small request that I … Continue reading
In honor of my dad’s birthday, I decided to do a roundup of some of the things he’s taught me. Sure, there are countless things I’ve learned, forgotten, and then relearned but alas, there are only so many hours in a day and I don’t want his ego to get too big. I stuck to … Continue reading
Growing up has taught me a thing or two, but the loudest and possibly most important message I’ve gotten is the importance of not taking things for granted. (I would also like to add that the prior sentence does not in any way mean that I am calling myself a grown up. I shudder at the … Continue reading
Few things in life are certain. Those few things are: 1.) The sky is blue. 2.) The grass is green. 3.) Meryl Streep is all sorts of genius. A quote began floating around Facebook this week that, as it turns out, was incorrectly attributed to the aforementioned genius, Ms. Streep. While the originator of the … Continue reading
Each day, when I log into Facebook, browse my Twitter feed, waste time on Buzzfeed or get lost in the blogosphere, I’m overwhelmed by the number of relationship themed posts that are out there. Twenty reasons to stay single in your twenties; five reasons why your relationship is the reason your summer sucks; 10 mediocre things … Continue reading
I just had a birthday. On the Fourth of July, as a matter of fact. Before you say the following, I’ll go ahead and take the liberty to do so: yes, I get fireworks every year; no, they’re not just for me; yes, it’s such a fun birthday; and, yes, I know I’m a firecracker. … Continue reading
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