Posts made in January, 2010
Use Twitter to Save Money: 4 Tips to Get Started
[This is a piece I wrote for work, but I thought it was relevant and wanted to share it on my own blog. I plan on writing an updated, more comprehensive version of this very soon. Please feel free to post comments & additional tips to be included in my future post! Thanks for reading!]
As one of the most popular social media trends of the past year, nearly everyone has heard of Twitter. From travel to banking, Twitter can be used to find the best deals available. Familiarize yourself with Twitter this year and use it as a resource to save some money:
Read MoreRunning is My New Miracle Drug
Took my first post-marathon run today. Though it took some gentle convincing from some tweeps, it felt really great to get back outside & on the road (luckily for me, SoCal weather ain’t too shabby — even in January!)
Read MoreFriendships: Offline on the Mind
Hashing out all my Debbie Downer-ism last night made me realize how much my personal relationships mean to me. It made me realize the flipside of the alienation of the internet and social media (for me, at least) is that it makes me appreciate the people I am able to spend my time with… in person.
One of my college professors used to constantly tell us how much more value a handwritten letter held in comparison to an email (like “1 letter is worth 500 emails,” or something). Thinking this is sort of along the same lines.
the Fiction of Facebook Got You Down?
I recently told my bf that despite the supposedly notable things I’ve accomplished and continue to do, I still feel like a first class loser. I am nowhere near as accomplished as I thought I would be at this point in my life. When I was younger, I always thought I’d be so sure of myself and my life heading toward my 25th birthday. (At my age, my parents were married and expecting their first child – me!) But here I stand – confused, frustrated, and altogether, disappointed.
Read More2010 > 2009
“2009 can suck it! Bring it on 2010!!!!”
“Goodbye 2009. I wish you well. Welcome 2010. I expect a lot from you.”
“It looks like this is gonna be a life-changing year end and beginning of 2010 for me, please Bring It, I am so fuckn over ’09…”
Thank you for saying it for me, my friends; I could not have thought of a better way to put it. But let me try:
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