Drinks with the Squad: 5 Cocktail Recipes for the Summer

I turned 21 yesterday, so I am now a fan girl of cocktails.  The weekend is finally approaching so it can only mean one thing: it’s time to relax, let everything go and just gather your BFFs for a night of drinks and laughs in perfect Sex & The City style.  I’ve already got some fab…

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The Healthy Way to Have a Summer Fling

In a perfect world, summer love would be just as smooth as the Justin Timberlake song of the same name. (You’re welcome!) But, as we all know, that’s pretty much never how it works out in real life. Sure, keeping things light and casual for a few months may sound like less work than a…

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The Only 10 Things You Need to Know Post-Graduation

The original article was published by Emily Calkins on Man Repeller on May 23, 2015. Dedicated to Class of 2016!   1) Paying rent is not like responding to a Facebook event invite. You can’t coyly click “Maybe” and show up fashionably late, elaborate stories about a rogue 6 train in tow. You can’t rely on Siri sending opportune push…

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No New Friends: 5 Types of Friends You Do Not Need to Have

It’s Summer Sixteen and that means it’s time to rid yourself of all the baggage you’ve accumulated thus far! This May and June, all my posts will be focused on decluttering your life, simplifying your everyday routine and chucking all and everything that has not been working for you! Subscribe through Bloglovin to the right of this…

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10 Things You Learn from Being Raised By a Strong Mother

adapted from ThoughtCatalog. Hope you all have a wonderful Mother’s Day! 1. You learn the value of independence. You don’t need a man to save you or anyone to take care of you, you learn by example that you are capable of living a full and happy life without having to share it with someone else.…

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21 Ways to Get Your S!@# Together

Man Repeller did a one month “cleanse” for people to get their affairs in order and now, on the last day, they are doing a catch-all for all the things you may need to get done, but have not yet! So here are 21 ways to get your shit together: Get your closet together.  If you’ve been…

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Four Ways to Have More Affectionate, Loving Relationships

“Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.” ~Simone Weil  It’s so common to take the closest relationships in our lives for granted. That’s why it’s so vitally important to take the time to nurture the little connections that we have with each other, every day. In this way, love is a practice, just…

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29 Tiny Cringe-Free Ways to Be a Kinder, Better Friend

They’re the people who are by our sides through breakups, promotions and everything in between, so why is it that sometimes we put the least effort into our closest friendships? Years growing up together or sticking through rough times give way to a fabulous type of comfort that only true friends know, but every now and then it’s…

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Dealing with Life’s Big Changes

“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.”  – Karen Kaiser Clark This post has been difficult to write for a multitude of reasons (i.e. writer’s block, work work work, more writer’s block), but I hope that it reaches you all in good health & company! I had the wonderful opportunity to go to London…

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The Art of Letting Go

Letting go is hard, especially when you have to let go of something you really want, whether it is an opportunity, or someone you really liked or loved, or even any expectations you had about something.  The opportunity of this long weekend got me thinking of the baggage I have carried into the New Year.…

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