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For a long time, there was a notion that you had to spend hours at the gym, lighting heavy weights, and using intimidating machinery to actually get a hard and fulfilling workout in. You know the feeling when you want to use a machine, but don’t know how, so you decide to pass rather than […] More
Imagine: the big day is finally here — the day you planned for for months (or if you’re like me and have had a wedding Pinterest board since you were 13, for your entire life). Your dress is perfectly tailored, the venue is flawlessly decorated, and you’re ready to make a lifelong commitment to the person you love […] More
I can’t remember the last January that I didn’t make a New Year’s Resolution. Perhaps it’s the optimist in me, emerging blearily from the excesses of the festive season, when anything is seemingly possible. Perhaps it’s simply the fact that I’ve spent a little bit too much time with my family by then, and need […] More
Your period. Menstruation. Your Monthly Visitor. Code Red. On the rag. Aunt Flow. That time of the month. Shark Week. The Crimson Tide. Bloody Mary. Whatever you call it, it effing sucks. I rarely get a period (#NexplanonLyfe), so when I do, the world basically freezes over. The pain is unbearable, I can’t get enough […] More
I can pinpoint the exact moment I decided I was going to stop getting drunk. I was in Rio de Janeiro, laying in bed, the sand in the sheets scratching my sunburned legs. The air was heavy with heat, which would’ve made sleep impossible had the argument I’d just gotten in with my boyfriend and […] More
We met for beers in a bar that would close down just a month later. We had been chatting online for a couple of weeks beforehand, lengthy messages that made him seem funny and erudite. We discussed our favorite books, and I began to feel a hum of excitement when his name popped up on […] More
In your 20s, you may have loved going out and relishing the fact that you could legally enjoy a drink or have a night out on the town with friends a few years ago, but now you just want to come home, put on your comfiest clothing, and curl up with a book or your […] More
If I counted the number of times I’ve googled “what to eat after a workout,” you’d probably think I have a six pack and work out every day. For some reason, I can never grasp what exactly I should eat after a workout, so I’ve settled on a smoothie or toast with almond butter way […] More
