Gift Giving – Paper Anniversary

Paper anniversary displayThis past week has been the best. My anniversary and birthday fall in the same week, so I’ve been showered with love, gifts and hey, I even got a little breaky break from cooking for a few days.

My husband and I celebrated 1-year of marriage. Huzzah! We’ve been together for seven years, so we’re very familiar with what makes a good gift for each other, however, getting gifts for males can always be a challenge.

Me?

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3 Things I Wished I Had Known In My 20s: Hallie Rich

alternavites boxHallie Rich grew up in the vitamin industry; her family consisted of formulators, manufacturers and marketers. While she spent many years promoting vitamins, the irony was she had never actually taken a vitamin because she couldn’t swallow pills. As they say, “necessity is the mother of innovation”, so she decided to create the alternaVites brand to solve the latter problem.

She created a comprehensive multivitamin & mineral mixture in crystal powder form that melts quickly in

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Today’s life question: Why do crazy girls get the guy?

I’m guest writing this blog for Neon Notebook to ask the eternal question: do the crazy girls get the guy?

As a recently-hired Cosmo writer (ahem, humble brag), I feel like I should have at least some sense of how all of this shit works, but let me tell you the truth: I am a disaster with everything related to dating and guys. (Thankfully for you all, I mostly write about fashion…)

A recent real-life event (names changed, because, like, that’s hella awkward to give out the identity of this poor girl) prompted a long-winded gchat with Bekah, which ultimately

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Traveling Solo? Embrace It With These 5 Tips.

At the beginning of the year my friend Belle told us she was going to spend the summer traveling all over Europe. Terrific! Who are you going with? No one. Aacckkk. Are you sure that’s a good idea? Four months on her own in strange countries is daunting for any solo traveler, let alone Belle who only just turned 21 and had never left the small town where she grew up. Of course–after all was said and done– she had a fabulous time! Leave it to a 21-year old to have such confidence (and naivety perhaps?)

Belle’s advice for solo

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Career Confidential: Sarah Blaine

DSC_8391This is the first time we have had a POP STAR fill out our Career Confidential Q&A. I was pretty stoked when Sarah Blaine sent me back her answers. She definitely offers a new/different perspective on doing what you are passionate about, and figuring out a way to make it work financially. Her life is never dull, that is for sure! Last week she opened for Demi Lovato at The Dignity Gala, which celebrated those who

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3 Things I Wished I Had Known In My 20s: Jennifer Tress

So, I am REALLY excited about this post. I know, you are probably thinking, she always says she is excited about every post. Ha! Fair enough, I am usually pretty into everything I post, but that is the benefit of having your own blog. Anyways, I think this is post is extra special because we got to chat with entrepreneur, turned author, Jennifer Tress!

Her new book, “You’re Not Pretty Enough” (YNPE), is a compilation of hilarious, relatable stories based on her life. She came up with the title for her book (and platform) based off of something

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Build Your Own Nightstand – DIY

As a follow-up to the lamp I gussied up with a little decoupage, I give you a nightstand to place it on. No hardware required. This is a project that can fill any crafter’s desire.

All you really need to know are the materials I used to construct it, then you can be on your way…

Materials:

Wooden crate from Michael’s Crafts (I used one of the 40% off coupons you can find online for this) 4 Wooden blocks (2″x2″) Wood glue Mod Podge Sponge brush Book pages or other paper materials to decoupage

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Career Confidential: Rachael Genson

DSC_0448Full name?: Rachael Genson

Position / Job title?: Account Executive at INK Public Relations AND Blogger Extraordinaire

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

For a good five years, I was convinced that I would grow up to become a princess (until my parents informed me that, despite telling me I could be whatever I wanted, I could not, in fact, grow up to be a princess).

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What’s Your Cause?

I am all sorts of sucking at life today. I went to ACL this weekend, and for any of you that know about ACL, it is a marathon music festival: 3 days and hundreds of bands. Needless to say, I am not really functioning today; it was totally worth it though. I wasn’t going to do a blog post today because I need to focus on my real job (aka my bank account is looking pretty sad). Just so you understand the intensity of ACL, this picture pretty much sums it up (photo credit: Crissy Borges).

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Career Confidential: Lauren Pruner

LaurenFull name?: Lauren Pruner

Position/Job title?: Account Exec., and PR Team Leader. Blogger at PRBlonde.

1. When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

An architect

2. Fast-forward several years/decades. How did you land (or create) your current position?

I guess you could say I found a knack for building stories and brands, instead of homes. I enjoy writing, and wanted to be in a business built on relationships. PR is very

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