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Social Media Etiquette: The Dos and Don’ts of Facebook
Navigating Facebook can sometimes feel as complicated as navigating a minefield. Some people spend a really long time perfecting an online image, while others update every few minutes about the minute...
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How to Launch an Etsy Store, Part 2: Promoting Your Business
So you know the basics about creating an Etsy store. You’ve got a name for your shop, you’ve got your product, and you’ve got enough patience to know your first order will come, even if not right...
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Stop Asking Me When I’m Going to Get Married
Let me start by saying I’m completely, madly, head-over-heels in love with my boyfriend. We’ve been together for almost seven years (come June), of which we’ve lived together for three, and last July...
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International Women’s Day: Celebrating Historical Women of Color
It’s International Women’s Day! This historical day has been celebrated on March 8 since the early 1900s as a time to respect and appreciate women, whether its just the wonderful ladies we know in our...
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How to Launch an Etsy Store, Part 3: Selling Your First Product
As traffic to your Etsy store begins to increase, many will begin to add your items to their favorites list or put your store in your circles. Before you know it, you’ll have your first order. OMG....
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25 to Life: I Dread Turning 25 Years Old
Since just before my 24th birthday I’ve been dreading the day when I turn 25. Something about that number just makes me stop dead in my tracks. I’ll be five years away from 30. I won’t be on the young...
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I Won’t Stop Fighting Against Sexism
You know how whenever you try to discuss women’s rights, there’s always that one person who’s like, “Sexism is over!” and it takes everything inside of you not to explode into a million angry feminist...
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I’m Fat and That’s Fine
About a week ago, I ordered some new bras online. When they arrived in the mail, I was surprised to find that my package came with something extra: a coupon to purchase cupcakes. I love cupcakes! But...
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25 to Life: 25 Things Every 25-Year-Old Should Know (That it’s Totally Okay...
Even though I made a resolution to embrace 25, with each Facebook update alerting me that another person I know has turned 25, I can’t help but think they’ve gone over to The Dark Side and it’s only a...
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All I Ever Needed to Know About Friendships I Learned from Spice World
Photo credit Lava Lizard. Click for source. When I was in fourth grade, the best way to know how close you were with your friends wasn’t how many friendship bracelets you’d exchanged. It wasn’t the...
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Where Are All the Women and People of Color on Television? Five TV Characters...
Photo credit AMC.com. Click for source. (Spoilers from “The Walking Dead” season 3 finale ahead) Andrea’s death on the season 3 finale of “The Walking Dead” left my fists clenched and my teeth gritted....
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I’m Sorry You’re Sorry I’m Sorry: On Apologizing to Excess
As I left work the other day, I saw a co-worker I’d never met struggling to get into the building. When I spotted her, I was already in my car, driving away, but she looked so frantic that I turned...
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My Grandpa Taught Me How to Tell a Story
My grandpa is a superhero. Not the kind of superhero who wears a cape and has an alter ego and fights crime — although he was at one time an incredible cop AND detective AND he was in the navy, so he...
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Fictional Characters Who Impacted My Childhood Self Perception
As we grow up, it can be tough to feel like we’re okay. We’re constantly questioning the things we do, the words we say, the people we spend time with. We doubt the clothes we’re wearing, that our...
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I Have Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Coping With Crippling Stress
I’d forgotten how hard it is just to do simple things when you have Generalized Anxiety Disorder. But accidentally forgetting to take my anxiety pills for three days certainly reminded me. All those...
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25 to Life: Simple Tips for Cleaning Your Home
As I’m coming up on the last few weeks before I turn 25, I had a moment where I began to secretly freak out about all the things I feel I don’t know, or haven’t done, or have yet to experience. (Have...
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Why Socks Make Me Think of My Grandma
When I was younger, my grandma and I did everything together. We watched TV, went to the movies, shopped, took day trips. We went to the beach and to the park and sometimes, just out for drives. We...
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25 to Life: How to Organize Your Closets, Home, and Plans
I love being organized. I’m not saying this ironically, either. I really do love that feeling of everything having its place, especially if that means I get to buy items to organize it. The thing is:...
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The Reality of Mainstream Magazines: Being Thin, White, and Beautiful Matters
One of the main reasons I wanted to be part of my own magazine was to improve visibility for girls like me. In current media, I don’t feel I’m represented, and I’m sure there are plenty of women out...
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Why My Grandpa Will Always Be My Hero
My grandpa was a lot of things, and he wouldn’t have had it any other way. He wanted to be there for people as best he could by being exactly what they needed, when they needed it. He was smart. There...
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