I like shopping, but lately my friends and I have found our heads spinning due to the injustice and bad environmental impact of, well, everything. It is overwhelming. But I also don’t appreciate it when people’s “ethical” actions appear to be just for show or the amount of judgment/ shaming involved in this topic. So I … More Shopping Ethically without being Pretentious: A Youngadulting guide
So Ivanka Trump recently made her unpaid interns share tips on surviving an unpaid internship. I have a few tips of my own. Tip One: Save up. First you’re going to want to get your hands on a time machine. Go back in time and start saving every cent. You might want to go back … More How to ACTUALLY Survive Your Unpaid Internship
Ginger is a puppy. Ginger lives life: With a solid love of her mama. With unbridled, total joy. Like she loves everyone and everyone loves her. (So far, it’s true!) Like she knows she’s cute and if someone doesn’t recognize it, they have a problem, not her. (If people don’t say hi to Ginger on … More This cute puppy is ready to tell you everything you need to know about life
I found a poem in my notebook from months ago while I was working as a waitress. It is still true: I wish I could write poetry like I used to, an angsty eighth grader, who thought she had something to say. And now Who am I? 22. Silent. Full of thoughts that just won’t … More Untitled, Undated
In the midst of my early quarterlife crisis, I have been reading lots of guides for young adults. There is tons of information out there on everything from dating after college to attending work dinner parties. One of the trendiest topics is wedding etiquette because apparently people my age get married and there are rules … More How to Funeral
So I’ve been in a “real world” job for a couple of months now, and it is safe to say I’ve learned a few things. Many of these have been things I expected to learn at a new job, like the best way to communicate with my supervisor, how to actually fulfill those bullet points … More Email is a Game of Hot Potato
So, you just graduated from college. The world was supposed to be a promising place full of opportunity and your bachelor’s degree was supposed to be the key that unlocked that door. So far, however, that key is feeling like a pretty expensive hunk of uselessness. I’m guessing you didn’t major in computer science. Well, … More Secrets to Getting a Job Nobody Told Me
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