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At the Water Cooler: Prom Night
In the next month, girls all around the country will be trying on dresses, getting seats in limos and frantically searching for dates for the biggest dance of the year: prom. The daunting event serves as a culmination of a rath...
When Life Gives You Lemons, Sell Lemonade!
This weekend, I had the fortune of working with some extraordinary children in D.C. on a unique project – to create a lemonade stand. Ok, maybe it’s not all that different. If you have ever been 8 you have probably ...
“Who, Me?” How to Resist the Urge to Run after that First Workplace Mistake
The summer after my sophomore year of high school, I landed my very first job. I had a nametag. I had a black polyester collared shirt with camel brown panels on the waist. I had my very own, state of the art drive-thru headset...
Is a Good Education Enough?
Recently, I have been thinking a lot about my education. Maybe it’s because graduation is right around the corner, or that the “real world” is a little close for personal comfort. Whatever the reason may be, I have conclu...
Does Your Ego Match Your Professional Qualifications?
There’s a person who I barely know and rarely see who for whatever reason has decided I am a worthwhile project to invest his time into. I frequently seek his guidance and advice for two reasons, 1) while I adore my mom, dad,...
Let Them Stare At Cake
I have grand plans for myself, culinarily speaking. I want to be a good cook. I’m halfway decent, if I do say so myself and I get most of my recipes from the Internet. I have a document on my laptop 22 pages long of thing...
Snowed In
I used to think that as long as I had unlimited access to Bananagrams and an unexpired subscription to Netflix, boredom would stay a distant concept. A weekend in a blizzard will prove that theory to be incorrect. I finally bec...
At the Water Cooler: Super Bowl Sunday
There’s nothing quite like Super Bowl Sunday. The commotion of competition, the abundance of nachos, and half time show anticipation the are just a few of the reasons that I love this event. And don’t even get me st...
At the Water Cooler: Traveling Back in Time
A lot has changed since I was 18. I’ve grown older, smarter and more stylish (What was I thinking with those super high waisted jeans?)– and that was only two years ago. We decided to take this week’s At the W...
Cashed Out
I’m well aware of the taboo topics you probably shouldn’t discuss at a dinner table in “mixed company;” politics, sex, and money. However, it doesn’t stop my rebel heart from wanting to tackle those Everest issues in ...
