I know it is cliché: I have been trying to start this blog for quite a while now. I always had a million excuses for why I couldn’t: “I am too busy with real work”, “I don’t have time”, “It probably won’t get anywhere”…blah, blah, blah. One day, about a month ago, I said, “fuck it, it is time to do what I really want”. Thus, NeonNotebook was born!
I spend a vast majority of my time on the Internet, and I have always felt like there wasn’t a one-stop destination for gen-y girls. There are fabulous fashion blogs, inspiring career blogs and delicious cooking blogs that can even make Betty Crocker jealous. But, where is the blog that has it all? Right here, NeonNotebook.
Gen-Yers, millennials–whatever you want to label us–get a lot flack for just about everything. I swear there isn’t a name that we haven’t been called: lazy, entitled, spoiled, etc. It is ridiculous and unfair. I think for the first time ever we are a generation that truly believes we can have it all. What do I mean by having it all? That’s the awesome thing: it is yours to define. For some, it is balancing the high-powered job all while living the dream of a white picket fence and 2.5 kids. For others, the dream is to start a non-profit, while showing a collection at New York Fashion Week. The point is we are the first generation of women that is daring to dream big, and make up our own rules as we go along. No one is going to stop us from achieving our version of having it all.
Here at NeonNotebook, we look aim to solve life’s biggest challenges. For example, it is extremely hard to juggle your rock star job with finding a soulmate. What is most effective: Ok Cupid, Match.com and Jdate? We have you covered! Or need the Cliff Notes version of Amanda Bynes latest break down? We got it for you! We want you to have all the knowledge for the next happy hour with the girls. Or talk about a stressful situation: it is 90 degrees outside, you have an interview for your dream job, followed by happy hour with the guy you met last weekend, and to top it off you need appetizers for that dinner party you are co-hosting with your roommate tomorrow. No worries here. We will give you all the tips and tricks for doing it all.
Yes, sometimes getting advice from those wiser than us is necessary. However, it is a lot easier to get ideas from those who are also in the process of making it. That is what NeonNotebook is all about.
Want to contribute? We LOVE rants, raves, ridiculous stories, how-tos, recipes, career tips…pretty much anything your little heart desires. To submit anything, e-mail me at Rebekah@fifteen-media.com
Peace out,
Bekah
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