Refinery29 lists some fun “single” ideas for Valentine’s Day in NYC and Chicago. Check out your local listings for activities geared to singles on Valentine’s Day and have some fun. So often Valentine’s Day is depicted as this day where singles are either sad or bitter. The anti-Valentine’s Day party that Jessica Biel’s character throws […] Read more…
February 2011 archive
Friends Don’t Let Friends Date Idiots
“Friends don’t let friends date idiots. My roommate and I were a bad combination. We were in our 20s and we would talk to each other when the guy in our life was not so nice and we would tell eachother, “Oh he’s just going through a bad time, it will get better.” We were […] Read more…
Relationships Don’t Work on Your Clock Alone
“No relationship will work in the long run unless you allow it to move at the pace of the person moving most slowly.” –– 40-something, Washington, DC This was one of the first pieces of advice I received on my 40:20 journey of interviewing 40-something women around the country. It was part of what motivated […] Read more…
Six Things 40-Something Women Wish They Did More of In Their 20s
Q: What do you wish you did more of in your 20s now that you are in your 40s? – 20-something A: I get asked this question a lot. By far most women wish they had traveled more …and saved more. May seem a juxtaposition as travel means dipping into your savings. But as one […] Read more…
Make Your Own “It”
“Don’t care so much about doing what everyone else is doing. Being a part of it doesn’t make a difference. You can make your own “it”. In the end you will find you didn’t miss out on much.” – 40-something, working mom, wife, artist, Sierra Vista, AZ Read more…
Three Wishes for a Twenty-Something (8)
~1~ “A little money won’t hurt so you’re not always working so hard that you can’t look up a little bit. I think young people are working so hard that they don’t have time to look up and see what’s going on or sit back and think about what’s going on. They’re just doing. Do, […] Read more…
Is it possible to have it all?
Q: I recently found out I’m three months pregnant, graduating from law school, living with my boyfriend, and studying for the bar exam. For those of you professional women with families, what do you do? Plan ahead, pick career over family? What job benefits have you found absolutely essential to you as a mother? Flex […] Read more…
Forget Facebook to Forget a First Love
The other day I answered a question from a 20-something on whether you ever stop thinking about your first love. The answer was yes. But some people take longer than others, especially when you can keep tabs of your exes on Facebook. Not that we need a study to tell us this, but I read a survey […] Read more…