Say Goodbye to a Cluttered Christmas With These 3 Tips
I’m a total sucker for holiday-themed products. During the fall, it’s my Acorn Spice Mrs. Meyer’s hand soap, and prized pumpkin pitcher from Anthropologie. Once…
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How I Stay Body Positive in a Body-Shaming Household
Going through puberty in my household meant that every change in my body was heavily scrutinized under my family’s watchful gaze before it was inevitably…
The Case for a Minimalist Wardrobe
My best friend recently dealt with a bedbug crisis, unfortunately not an uncommon occurrence in New York City, and thus sent the majority of her…
How My Retail Job Made Me a Better Person
In high school and most of college, I worked at American Eagle Outfitters. I started as a regular sales associate, but after a year, I…
Thanksgiving in a Foreign Country: What I Learned From Celebrating Abroad
My classmates and I were homesick. We were spending our fall semester in London, and for most of us, it was our first Thanksgiving away…
7 Etiquette Rules That Are Still Worth Following
When I was a senior in high school in Chandler, AZ, I participated in a rather unusual experience for a young millennial woman: A cotillion…
Post-Election Stress: 4 Benefits of a Social Media Detox
Whether we’ve come to grips with reality or not, social media has affected our outlooks on the post-election world. It’s played a vital role in…
Fun or Frivolous? Rethinking the Way I Use Emojis
I recently saw an interview with actor Cillian Murphy, during which he’s asked what his favorite emoji is. He replies, “I prefer spelling words correctly.” …
Learning Once School Ends
It’s not uncommon for recent graduates to feel lost as they enter the ‘real world’ of adult life. After four years of work aimed toward…
4 More Things You Can Do to Prevent Food Waste
I was running around a restaurant kitchen as a food writer trying not to get in the way — which is hard to do, weaving…