FROM LOSS, THE SECOND TIME AROUND
On the 5th day of my (first, real, post-grad) job, my grandmother unexpectedly went into the hospital and passed away less than 24 hours…
Be My Guest
FROM A Letter I Wrote at Age 16
It’s a Wednesday in June 2008. I’m sitting in a second floor classroom with a faded map of Europe drawn on the floor. I…
FROM NO MORE DRINKS
This is what I learned when I stopped drinking for a month: I Have Abs! It’s a no-brainer. Beer has about 150 calories…
FROM LESSONS LEARNED GOING TO A BIG SCHOOL
Large colleges and universities are often depicted as impersonal, get-lost-in-the-crowd types of institutions. Some say it’s better to be a big fish in the…
FROM 6 THINGS I LEARNED WHILE STARTING A BLOG
Future bloggers all share a similar moment where they realize they have something to say, so they decide to start a blog and then…
FROM STUDYING ABROAD
You might be tempted to roll your eyes at the friend who claims she’s become a new person after studying abroad. A few months…
FROM A 40 HOUR WORK WEEK
When I was in college, I was eager to graduate and step out into the real world. I kept thinking that my life would…
FROM FINDING A NEW HOME
Home is where your heart is. There is no place like home. A house is made of walls and beams, a home is made…
FROM 7 THINGS I LEARNED MOVING TO A NEW CITY FOR MY JOB
When I graduated from college, panic reigned. I had been told that the job market was bad, so what did I do? I expanded…
FROM FINANCIAL TIPS FOR 20-SOMETHINGS
Once I entered my 20’s, two new terms crept into my vocabulary: 401k and Roth IRA. With every paycheck that enters my hands, I face a…