Much like it's evil twin, New Year's Eve, this "holiday" (which I'm convinced is a conspiracy of greeting card companies and chocolatiers) can make a single gal feel decidedly single. I've just survived the holidays with the relatives and their... Continue Reading →
You know that part in "Forrest Gump" when reporters are trying to interview him, find out his "cause," and he's been jogging across the country for a few years...people following him like he had the answers to the world but in... Continue Reading →
I just drove 10 hours by myself back from Portland, one of the best vacations of my life. En serio. I can be cynical about holidays like NYE, Valentine's Day, etc., which seem to scream "Hey you! You're single! And... Continue Reading →
Its trendy to make resolutions for the new year. Its so trendy to not make resolutions. I want to start a new trend. Ridiculous resolutions. Join me. My first is to tweet from every public restroom I visit for the... Continue Reading →
The day after Christmas is nuts. People talk about how stressed out the holidays make them, and then they have to "recover" from Christmas. I've definitely been feeling the sugar crash today but I had a fantastic Christmas! Here's a secret... Continue Reading →
10. Tree! Lights! When my brother Jackson was younger, he said things in an adorable childlike way without "r"s and always had his thumb in his mouth, so everything came out warbled. I'll never forget a Christmas with him smooshed... Continue Reading →
This week, when millions of single, childless twenty- and thirty-something professionals head back home for the holidays, is a funny time for those of us in that demographic. We're used to our own agendas, our own homes and apartments, a... Continue Reading →
Back from a Christmas mission trip to Ensenada, Mexico. Since Friday afternoon... I have been in a car for about 50 hours, which makes my already flat white girl butt even flatter and somewhat tingly with being asleep. I have... Continue Reading →
We've started a little joke on this trip...no one has to worry about anything bad happening to them, as long as I'm around. You see, I form some sort of strange buffer for other people while creating a black hole... Continue Reading →
Things that are GREAT! I can officially start listening to Christmas music, watching Christmas movies, and have decorated my house with Christmas cheer. I feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Like I just ate a cat. I ran my first... Continue Reading →
These next few weeks, millions of young professionals are heading back home for the holidays. These are funny times for us; we’re used to our own agendas, our own apartments, a faster pace, and spending more time with friends than... Continue Reading →
I graduated from the wonder that is UCSB. Aka - the Land of 1000 Halloweens. Halloween is at least a week-long holiday there. We were known for dropping classes if they had midterms or essays due the last week of... Continue Reading →
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