I am beyond surprised by the depth of emotion expressed by guys who have recently DM’ed me about a girl. One guy wanted to know if the girl he was talking to seemed interested, so he sent me a screenshot of their conversation (“wtf do these mixed signals even mean?!”). Another asked me how he should resolve an argument with…
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PERSUADED BY PACKAGING
Anyone have a weakness for pretty packages? I know I do, but I’m often disappointed because the product isn’t as fabulous as the package suggests. Think: the cute round OGX shampoo bottles that flex their use of collagen and fancy oils. I’ve snatched these off the shelf at target only to find out (after I used it) that they’re in…
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ALWAYS RIGHT
I’m always right, except when I’m wrong (which is far more often than I care to admit). I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve said something with absolute confidence, only to find out that I was COMPLETELY incorrect. A lot of the time it’s when I’m spelling. I’m always the first one in the room to shout out…
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TAKING THE BLAME
Think about the last time you were late, blew off plans, or just messed up in general. What was your first reaction? If you’re like me, it’s likely, “not my fault.” I swear, it’s the fault of my dog, alarm or car! Always out here to destroy my honor. We all have a tendency to blame someone or something else…
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MAKING PEACE WITH MY BODY
I sound like such a cliché saying this, I know. But gosh dang does it feel good not to look at pictures of myself in a bathing suit & think “fat” every single time. It took me so long to get here (I’m talking like 15 years) and I did so many things to make it to where I am.…
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REMEMBERING
The other day, I was talking to one of my friends and I asked him how old he was when his parents got married. He told me he couldn’t remember. When I broadened my question, asking if he was in elementary, middle or high school, he still couldn’t tell me. He had blocked out all memories from that time in…
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OVERWHELMED
By choices, that is. Our generation has been told that we can do and have whatever we want. from jeans to jobs and from significant others to the coffee we rely on in the morning, the possibilities seem endless. Take me, for example. I’m the girl who spends fifteen minutes staring at the coffee menu before choosing one, typically ending…
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HOW TO CRUSH A FIRST DATE
A friend of mine texted me the other day freaking out because he asked a girl out on a date. He wasn’t sure what they should do and his fear was that he’d find her trying to dip out the bathroom window like the movies. While this is one of the risks of a first date, I do have some…
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HONESTY
I can be honest to a fault. From time to time I accidentally offend someone by pointing out that revving the engine on their “hot rod” doesn’t make girls wanna sleep with them, or that they probably shouldn’t wear light pink when their complexion is practically translucent. But I honestly thought that by telling people these things I was doing…
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TRAVELING ON A BUDGET
If traveling is high on your bucket list, don’t let limited funds stop you. I’ve been traveling frequently since I was 18 (snacking on musubi after surfing in Hawaii where I lived for four months, tanning alongside the Mediterranean Sea in Amalfi, sipping (or downing, depending on the day) Aperol Spritzes along the canals in Amsterdam, hiking to a secluded…
