Hey you! Check out my first guest post EVER over at The Glamorous Grad Student, it’s your on the go guide for visiting Saratoga Springs, turning point of the revolutionary war (yes, this is probably the only question I got right on the AP History exam). It’s a pretty abbreviated guide, but should definitely fill [...]

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For someone in my position (read: below the poverty line) I do a lot of traveling. I’m thinking this is mainly because I don’t go out drinking, which is not really the norm for my age group…or grad students in general.
Consequently I am always trying to master TSA and airline regulations for luggage [...]

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Unlike a lot of people, especially single people, I’m not particularly bitter about Valentine’s Day. However, I was pretty sure that that it was just another holiday created by the greeting card and candy companies. But – I am wrong! There’s actually much more romantic and surprisingly sweet history to Valentine’s Day -
February [...]

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I am a tea fiend, right now I have approximately a dozen different types of tea (AT LEAST) in my cupboard. It’s pretty much the most perfect drink ever – some teas help you sleep, some soothe your stomach, iced tea is refreshing on a hot day, a cup of tea can curb [...]

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Ah what a year what a decade…
What did I do in 2009?

I moved out into an apartment on my own for the first time
I opened an Etsy store that has been moderately successful (:
I returned to karate after a 13 year break
I took a Nia class
I went to Puerto Rico
I went kayaking in [...]

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I have been in college for approximately seven years at this point. Yes, that’s right. SEVEN YEARS. It’s kind of epic. During that time I have acquired a Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology and Society Studies and a Minor in Electronic Arts, a Master of Arts in Social Thought and Humanities and [...]

Sigh. I was visiting my parents this weekend and it finally snowed. Everything looks quite lovely, but unforunately I managed to leave my camera at home. Le sigh. So in an effort to avoid the icy roads I’ve been inside doing my Christmas shopping online. It’s fantastic – 1. No lines, 2. Interactive window shopping [...]

It’s my personal belief that if you start dating someone in the winter, it’s true love. You see, when you live in upstate New York, you spend about six months under layers of clothing, covered in hats and scarfs, with mascara running down your face from the wind making you teary eyed and snot dripping [...]

The other day I noticed this list on the side of Miss Ladyfinger’s blog and I thought, how Brilliant! Mainly because I’d also been thinking of some wardrobe basics that I needed to invest in. So here’s MLF’s Winter wardrobe items every women should own…with a few of my own thoughts at the end.

Well fitting [...]

This week is all about lists for the ladies- Sarah wrote 15 Skills Every Woman Should Master and Gala chimed in with her own 50 Things Every Woman Should Do In Her Lifetime. So it seems like a perfect time to share Maya Angelou’s timeless words of wisdom.
A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE …
Enough money within her [...]