When I was 27, I navigated from Santorini, Greece to San Remo, Italy by myself, without speaking Italian or Greek. My trip included sleeping on the floor of an overcrowded boat, two trains, a bus, a flight, another train, falling asleep on said...
Figure out what makes you happy!
Tips & Recommendations to help you figure out what makes YOU happy (not your parents, friends, or partner)
Money-saving ideas because buying ish that doesn't actually make you happy is expensive!
Expert Advice to avoid the $18,000 thought-it-would-make-me-happy mistake I made
Why You Should Read + Watch + Listen Outside of Your Comfort Zone
With the piles of new things I'm always trying, it might surprise you know that I'm a creature of habit. Does this song have a poppy hook? I will download it immediately and listen to it 100 times. Oh, is this a funny, self-deprecating memoir? I'm...
15 Fresh Start Ideas For Your New Year
New Year! It's good to see you! You're so shiny and new I'm checking my makeup in your reflection and parking you at the edge of the parking lot so no one dings you with their door. Did you guys make heaps of New Year's resolutions? I'm too much of...
Reminder: you get to choose how your holidays look + feel
Are you stressed out yet? Are you completely overwhelmed by the invites to one million white elephant parties/ugly sweater parties/cookie making parties? Are you looking at your bank account with fear as you calculate how many more gifts you...
11 Thoughtful, Customized Gifts That Will Make People Feel Loved
I'm pretty convinced I'm good at gift giving (here are my best tricks). Oh, that really weird, expensive soap you mentioned that you loved but couldn't justify buying? I'M ON IT. Your hilarious obsession with Gayle King's column in O magazine? I...
The Best Outfit For Thanksgiving Dinner
If you are a non-American Yes and Yes reader, I will assume that you don't know eating Thanksgiving dinner is equal parts Olympic-level sport and nearly religious experience. We take this business seriously. White or dark meat? Fresh, fancy...
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