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A Clean Start
If there are three words that New Yorkers hate more than “L Train Shutdown,” ~*shudder*~ it’s gotta be these three: “IT’S LAUNDRY DAY.” I was determined to start 2017 with clean everything: clean towels, clean sheets, clean clothes, clean throw pillows, clean Turbie twist. I even bought a bottle of Febreeze to de-stinkify…
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the best GOOD NEWS of the year, roundup
Awwwww you guuuyyys it’s my last weekly Good News roundup of 2016! You know, in years past, I would have felt a twinge of nostalgia saying “Last X of 20XX,” but I really don’t feel anything. TIME IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT, like virginity and breakfast. And besides, I doubt anyone’s going to be very nostalgic about…
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New Year’s Resolutions? Well, Why Not.
Retire the phrase “tfw.” It was funny for a while, but now I’ve got that feeling that it’s overplayed. Stop snarking on popular things — because sometimes popular things are popular because they’re good — like rosé, and Beyoncé (NOTE: I recognize that not all popular & good things have “é” in them, and not all things…
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2016 Year in Review
Buckle up, Buttercup! It’s the annual massive “best posts of the year” post! I’ve done it in 2012, 2013, 2014, and dang if it didn’t take me 1 2 3 4 tries but I did it in 2015, too. We’ve got 12 months to cover and a total of 165 posts this year to choose…
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How Limoncello And Rain Made Me Appreciate George Michael
What you need to know is this: the year was 2010. I was traveling Europe with my boyfriend. And I was mortally afraid of embarrassing myself. Luckily, I no longer have that fear, or this story might never be told. Anyway… Along the journey, my beau and I developed a sort of code for extricating…
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5 Tips For Dressing Warm & Stylish In NEW YORK CITY This Winter!!!
Tip #1: Buy all your “winter fashion” two sizes larger than you normally wear. This way, you can fit more layers underneath and still look fab — no-one would ever guess that you have on a full snowsuit under your cute little outfit! Tip #2: If you’re purchasing a new winter coat this year, consider…
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Have Yourself A Pukey Little Christmas
Christmas 2016 is one we won’t soon forget. Even if we wanted to. Oh, we had a really nice time, don’t get me wrong! At the last minute, my boyfriend asked me to come with him to his family Christmas in Connecticut for the weekend. We had a lovely Christmas Eve dinner with crackers and…
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GOOD NEWS: Few And Far Between, But Still To Be Found
I hate myself for saying this, but this candle is LIT AF. *groan, shudder* Welcome back to the weekly GOOD NEWS. I had, um, the HARDEST TIME finding good news this week (do I say that every week?). Well, I guess that’s the point of the exercise, isn’t it? Embracing #TheStruggle to find some good…
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A Photo With The Rockefeller Christmas Tree
Well, look at me. Me and the Rockefeller Christmas tree. Trying to force some festive shit out of this anus of a year. 2016. I repeat: 2016 was an asshole. Six years ago this month, I got a visit from an old friend. December 8th, it was. I’ve been thinking a lot about him for two…
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CBT Thought Record Diary App aka I Don’t Have Any Nudes On My Phone, But This Is Way, Way Worse, Trust Me
On Saturday, I asked if anyone would be interested in hearing about the CBT app that my therapist recommended to me, and then I was like, Well, I want to write about it anyway. So, by not-popular demand, here’s All About My Therapy App! Obvious disclaimer: I am not a therapist, I can’t tell you…
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Netflix Recommendations, via Venn Diagram
With the plethora of new shows on Netflix, it can be daunting to pick a series you’ve never heard of, and commit to watching all 6-8 episodes of a show. How do you know you’re going to like it? That’s where I come in. I am a connoisseur of television. That’s right. With my background in…
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GOOD NEWS! I Finally Had A Therapy Appointment This Week, And Everything Is Gonna Be OKAY
Heya, so, sorry this “typically Friday post” is going up on Saturday, I had a lot of “finish days” this week and I just couldn’t get anything started! That’s not to say I don’t have A LOT of good news to share, because, I DO! It’s just that it didn’t really kick in until Wednesday,…
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Why Are Job Interviews SO MUCH HARDER Than First Dates?
Which would you rather: a first date, or a job interview? As I’ve been going on quite a few of the former, I realize how much easier it was for me to walk into a first date. Any single, employed ladies wanna swap brains with me? Because I just cannot seem to nail this thing. As…
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Drugstore Makeup Finds I Was OBSESSED With In 2016
I’m not usually a makeup blogger — I mean, LOOK at that flat-lay. Sad! Anyway, I’m not a ‘makeup blogger,’ but I do own, wear, and covet makeup A LOT. Like, a-lot, a-lot. Anyway, since it’s December and we’re winding down the year, I thought I’d share a list of the products I discovered this…
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Super Non-Glamorous Pajama-Clad Life Update
So… I have a bunch of awesome blog posts coming up soon. I swear! I spent all this time over the weekend having IDEAS! And starting DRAFTS! With great CONTENT! And then today, I woke up to drizzly grey skies & I just. feel. squished. I’ve done stuff today — like, filled out job applications. Went to…
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All I Want For Christmas Is…
a candle that smells like evergreen trees. LUSH bath bombs. gluten-free avocado toast. Yes, really. Epsom salts for my poor achy body to bathe in. Furry boots. size US 9. warm feet > pride a lifetime supply of unscented tealights and novena candles. warm knee socks. what have I just said about warm feet. honestly.…
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Lose The Face
What’s the HOTTEST NEW MILLENNIAL TREND IN SOCIAL MEDIA???? Deleting Facebook. …maybe. At a dinner get-together, a friend of ours mentioned that she made a bold move recently: she deleted the Facebook app off her phone. She said that it was a total time-suck, and her least favorite social network, and deleting it off of…
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You May Say I’m A Dreamer, But I’m Not The Only One
The ONLY December holiday that matters is December 8th, tbh. Every year, on the anniversary of John Lennon’s murder, strangers become family and sing around the Imagine mosaic in Strawberry Fields, across the street from where John breathed his last. I look forward to this day all year long. This year was especially difficult, given the…
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Some Assembly Required
Well, today, I feel more accomplished than I have in a looong time. So the plan for today was to meet a friend for lunch (BTW if there’s a Dig Inn near you, EAT THERE). From there, the ferry to IKEA, to buy a drawer unit and take it home. This did not go according…
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When Does Your House Get Cleaned?
They say that a messy house is a sign of a happy life. I agree with that, because the only times my apartment gets cleaned is when there is a MAJOR STRESS happening in my life: People are coming over: “Oh shit, I have to clean EVERYTHING or they will judge me and hate me…