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26: Best Year Yet

Yesterday was my birthday!  This year, the day completely snuck up on me. Before I knew it, the clocks changed and I was ushered out of my quarter-life and into the unchartered territory of my late-twenties. All day yesterday I went back and forth between reflecting on year 25 and goal-setting for year 26. Either way, my mind was a complete mess and not at all relaxed. Why …

Happy month-iversary: Thoughts after a month of co-habitating

Co-habitating

How is it?  Does it feel weird?  Are you liking it so far? Have you killed each other yet? Behold, just a few of the many questions I’ve fielded from friends as a woman newly co-habitating with her significant other. One month to be exact. We’ve shared an apartment, bathroom, refrigerator, and an incredible walk-in closet for one whole month. There are days when I look around …

New city, same love: Austin here we come!

Moving To Austin

//Oh hey new city!// I have some bittersweet news to share on the blog today. After eight incredible years in Chicago, yours truly is embarking on a new adventure, an adventure that’s been a long time coming. In one month, my boyfriend and I will have a new city to call home. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I’d call myself a resident of …

Four reflections after four years in love

Four Relationship Reflections

//The matching outfits were not planned// Well everyone, we did it. This month, my boyfriend and I celebrate four years together. Believe it or not, the man agreed not to break up with me despite my insistence on continuing to blog about our relationship. I know, I have a real winner ladies. I think I’m going to keep him around for a while. I knew I …

Why I never thought I’d date a 20-something

Why I Never Thought I'd Date A 20-something

//Me and my 20-something man playing in LA circa 2013// If you asked me when I was 21 who my serious relationship out of college would be with, I would have told you without an ounce of hesitation: “Well no one my age, that’s for sure.” I had myself convinced I would date older. That by the time I was dating in my twenties, I would have found a …

What’s your love language?

What's Your Love Language

  //Photo Courtesy: tumblr.com// Let’s talk about love languages. Before I begin let me preface by saying that I’m the girl who very proudly used to get her compatibility advice from astrology books. Of course, that was my early twenties – I have evolved since then. And while a piece of my adolescence may die a little when I say this, I now realize zodiac …