I walked through my first pregnancy with a fair amount of anxiety. I was worried that I would mess up my kid beyond repa…
Perspectives
15 Friends You Should Actually Keep In Your 20s
Your twenties are all about prioritizing—your career, your time, your pants, and especially the people in your life. Thi…
Five New Years Resolutions It’s Not Too Late To Start
This post might be a bit late, but when it comes to improving yourself, why does the clock have to start on a certain da…
I Thought I Was Above Competing Against Women – I Was Wrong
I am about to shatter the illusion that I put up for myself: I believed I was one of a few women who didn’t participate …
Why My New Year’s Resolution is to Strive for Imperfection
I hate New Year’s resolutions. Which is surprising, because I’ve always been a very goal-oriented person. I’m that perso…
My Mom Gave Me Pepper Spray For Christmas – Again
It was in a Christmas present labeled “To: Maggie, From: Mom” with a parenthetical that read “I hope you never have to u…
Why You Don’t Need to Feel Sorry for My Christmas-Born
My daughter was born early. When I first found out I was pregnant, I calculated a December 30th due date. But when they …
Holiday Movies to Mend a Broken Heart
Inevitably, my younger, single self always seemed to be going through some sort of break-up around the holidays. I don’t…
How to Handle the Holidays As An Adult in a Relationship
I am a huge fan of the holidays, the spirit of the season and family gatherings. Of course, my holiday season looks very…
Growing Up is Scarier Than Moving Halfway Across the World
In a little over a month, I’ll be in Australia. If everything goes according to plan, by then I will have completed the …
9 Simple Ways That Men Can Be Feminist Allies
The past few weeks have seen a massive exhalation of once unknown accounts of sexual abuse, and the great volume of test…
And I Didn’t Burn the Potatoes
This is the tale of how an awkward girl without a domestic bone in her body came to host her very first (hopefully hip) …
5 Things You Should Own By the Time You Hit 30
It’s an exorable truth that comes to all generations and is now being realized by millennials: we’re getting…
On Embracing My Own Mediocrity
I have trouble self-identifying with any of my hobbies. Recently, someone asked if I was a writer. I responded with some…
Why Steve Harrington Is The Best High School Sweetheart You Never Had
Unless you live in a cave, you are aware of the brilliance of Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” By now it’s been pretty well …
If You Didn’t Take a Picture, Were You Really There?
Of all the places I ever expected to be sucked into a mosh pit, an art museum was not one of them. But as I joined the m…
What I Learned From Being Alone
If you ask the people closest to me, they would probably say I’m as a social butterfly, despite my self-identification a…
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Constantly Being on Tour
I was never allowed to go to shows growing up, and I resented my parents for it until 2014 when everything changed for m…
10 Things 20-Somethings Should Indulge In
Shivers went down my spine during my 20th birthday. Just the thought of having actually lived for 20 years made me queas…
Rethinking What It Means To Think Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
Chances are, you know someone or are immediately related to someone that has been impacted by breast cancer in this life…