7 Things to Know Before Your First Indoor Cycling Class
Indoor cycling studios are popping up all over the country and for good reason: the popular classes are known for being a stress-busting, endorphin-boosting way to get your fitness on. Not to mention...
View ArticleThe Faux-out: Great Hair Sans Blowdryer
I love this blow dry salon trend happening right now. Sipping wine and watching Mean Girls while someone else tends to the laborious task of drying and styling my hair? Hello, heaven. Is that you? The...
View ArticleWhy Bad Dates Lead to Good Things
I have a girlfriend who married the first guy she met in New York. True story. She met him three months after she moved here, and that was it. It was love at first sight. The thing is, they’re...
View ArticleHow Running Changed My Life
Running isn’t something I’ve ever associated with ‘fun’ or even considered as an optimal way to stay fit. I never actually completed the mandatory mile-long runs in elementary school, either playing...
View ArticleThe Best New Summer Beauty Products
Spring and summer are known for bright hues, light fabrics, and that beautiful ‘natural’ look that – let’s face it – you need a little makeup to achieve. I know most people get more excited about...
View ArticleThe C Word
Not cancer. The other one. Last week, I got in the elevator in my building to head out and run a quick errand. Already inhabiting the car was an older-than-me woman, somewhere between 60 and 70, and...
View ArticleA Non-Runner’s Journey to the Finish Line
“I’m not a runner.” If I had a dollar for every time I said this in the past few months, I’d be a rich woman. For some reason, I felt compelled to follow each declaration of “I’m running a half...
View ArticleSexy Things to do Solo
One of the greatest things about being in a relationship is always having someone to do something with. Similarly, one of the biggest mistakes that couples make is doing every damn thing together....
View ArticleStay in Shape While You Jet Set This Summer
For many of us, summer inevitably means travel, and travel usually equals a change in routine. Maintaining our health can often feel like a job – and a tough one at that! When we take a break from our...
View ArticleKeep Your Cool During Dates this Summer
Once upon a time, a boy and I met in the spring, dated in the summer, and fell in love in the fall. I can’t lie, the in-between was a bit rough. New York City isn’t easy in the summer – it’s hot as...
View ArticleFive Rules for Being a Great Summer Houseguest
Summer is a great time to visit relatives and friends, especially when they a) own a swimming pool, and/or b) live near a beach. Whether you’ve been invited or politely asked to stay, this method of...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Foregoing a Gym Membership
I read somewhere recently that something like 4 out of 5 gym memberships go unused. I used to be one of those four. I mindlessly forked over hundreds of dollars to my local New York Sports Club, only...
View ArticleWhen Compliments Don’t Go Far Enough
I should’ve known on our first date that it was all going downhill from there. We’d been set up by a friend but it was essentially a blind date. I should mention that this was back in the day when I...
View ArticleStock Your Makeup Bag with Summer Beauty Essentials
Summer is such an unpredictable season. It brings about unexpected travel and late nights. It’s the perfect time to toss the old lipgloss and broken blush at the bottom of your handbag and finally put...
View ArticleThe Post-Grad Benefits of a Sorority Membership
When I “went Greek” my freshman year of undergrad, I wasn’t thinking much beyond making friends and having some sort of ‘home’ on a campus of over 40,000. I wanted to feel like I belonged, and joining...
View ArticleThe Beauty of Buzzfeed
In the past year or so, Buzzfeed has soared to the top of the ‘Where People in their 20s and 30s go to Procrastinate at Work’. Here’s why… The lists. Buzzfeed is divided into categories: LOL, WIN,...
View ArticleTried and True Tricks to Fall Asleep Faster
I’ve always had the distinct bragging rights of being both an early bird and a night owl. I could stay up late with the best of them, and I never had much trouble waking up. As a kid, I was always the...
View ArticleDecoding A First Date: 3 Things To Watch For
My boyfriend and I were recently out to lunch at a small eatery with communal seating, and we were across the table from a man and woman who were clearly on their first date. The close proximity made...
View Article7 Things You Can Buy For Fall And Wear Now
Fashion is endlessly contradicting. It’s 100 degrees out, and summer only just technically began. Yet stores are rolling out their pre-Fall collections, shelving tables and filling racks with leather,...
View ArticleAfternoon Snacks That’ll Keep You Happy And Healthy
I am hit by what I like to call ‘the snack demon’ every weekday around 3PM. It’s that point in the afternoon in which the entire day catches up with me and I completely crash. Once upon a time, I’d...
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