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Love Letter #2
When I think of how we met, I can’t believe how we managed to grow a long distance friendship and make it work over the years. God, that book wasn’t even good. The best part about it was the people it enabled me meet. But mostly just you. Oh goodness. You and I have seen…

Love Letter #1
I have this bad habit of loving things I see potential in. This is a good quality for finding vintage clothing or a piece of furniture waiting to be sanded down to its better days and refinished to reflect its former glory. It’s less helpful in relationships. There is a person there who you see…

Valentines for last year’s lovers
You’re hot and you’re cold And scared of something I wish You would have told me – Roses are red Violets are blue There’s more to sex than missionary Just like there’s more to me than you – You were such a bad idea And such a good time. A hopeless case of a broken…

How to use stock photos like a pro
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2016 Books That Changed My Perspective
Once you’re out of college, it’s on you to keep learning. And boy, have I been busy learning this year. Between starting a company I didn’t plan on to learning how to use Tinder, it’s been a hell of a growth curve. Just a few of the things I’ve been learning about this year have…

Why your content marketing isn’t getting traction (and how to fix it)
In one of the Facebook groups I’m a member of, a great question came up regarding the effectiveness of written posts and content marketing. A friend of mine recently invested a lot of time into a yet another blog post, and she was really frustrated with the results. It had gotten almost no engagement. (Sound familiar?) In…

7 things I’m leaving behind in 2016
Since our request for a mulligan on 2016 has been denied by the Universe, there’s only one way through this mess, and that’s forward. I’ve learned so much about people this year. About myself. A lot of that has led me to tolerate a whole lot less from others and expect a whole lot more…

23 lessons learned from 52 dates in 52 weeks
1. If they are boring on the first date, it’s okay if you forget their name. There is nothing more abysmal than a boring first date. It’s worse than a bad first date because you don’t even have a funny story at the end of the night. 2. The number of times a Tinder date…

How to Film a Great YouTube Video
So you’ve mastered your social media picture-posting skills, and now you are ready to take your online presence to a new level. You’re on the right track. Video is all the rage online right now, and many people say that by 2020, it’ll take up over 80% of social media. That’s huge. But where do…