twenties
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Niched Down: Why I Left PR— The Career that Ended up Draining Me
The art of public relations, PR, for short, is not all that it’s cut out to be on TV: boss babes, pink pantsuits, assistants, and skim lattes. It’s more attuned, based on personal experience, with hours spent pouring over minute details, people pleasing, and a lot of reading, editing, and…
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Why “Comfortable” Isn’t Enough
Hello my friends, this is another #TMI post about personal finances. So if you aren’t into that, this is your chance to back out. I came across something super interesting the other day. I haven’t journaled in a while, so I thought I would take my dusty pink bible out…
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Spot the Friendship “Green Flags” in your Mid-Twenties
Friendships become on par with a luxury item in your mid-twenties—-they’re nice to have but not necessarily essential for survival. Your mid-twenties is the most challenging time to cultivate proper friendships. If you’re any age below your twenties, you’ll naturally incur friends simply through proximity. Generally, you’ll see the same…
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The Most Helpful Advice I Would Give My 20-Year-Old Self
On my 19th birthday, I woke up in my dorm room filled with balloons. My friends had put together a little surprise for me, in which each balloon was attached to a kind note from every person on my floor. I was struck with such elatedness which translated to a…
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Finding Work-Life Balance in your 20s
For many of us entering or navigating our early twenties, there’s a lingering pressure to “get our lives started” as well as the notion that we only “have our twenties” once. I struggled with this a lot even before turning twenty. I languished over the fact I hadn’t accomplished very…
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