Being an adult is exhausting. It doesn't help that we're all still new at it, and being in your twenties means your peer group is a weird hodge-podge of those who seem to have their shit together and those who are still sorting it out. In this stage of life, age has been rendered meaningless. … Continue reading Busy: A Four-Letter Word
Category: Growing Up
How To Manage Money
Instead of falling prey to a financial anxiety cycle, combat money stress by understanding your finances and making them work for you. Here are some tips.
Career Day: A Counselor’s Primer for Prospective Counselors
Professional counseling is a career within the world of mental health that works with all types of people on any significant stresses in their lives. They can diagnose and treat a wide variety of issues and tend to take a global perspective on their clients’ lives. To be a counselor, you need a master’s degree … Continue reading Career Day: A Counselor’s Primer for Prospective Counselors
How To Have A Respectful, Non-Judgmental Convo About Zodiac Signs
The older I get, the more I realize an ugly truth about myself: I am kind of a judgmental jerk. I don't mean to be. In fact, I actively try not to be. But I think my waning interest in placating even the most irritating people has something to do with my finite fuck budget. … Continue reading How To Have A Respectful, Non-Judgmental Convo About Zodiac Signs
Recognizing Emotional Abuse
Too often when people think of abusive relationships, they envision the worst of it: black eyes, women's shelters, mournful country songs about liquor and fists. But abuse isn't always so black and blue. There are more subtle kinds of abuse that, if left unchecked, can fester and overtake you until you feel hopeless and lonely … Continue reading Recognizing Emotional Abuse
How to Do Good in School
I'm in my last semester of school ever, and it's been making me quite reflective. Here are my best tips from nearly nineteen years of classes and procrastination to help you do good in school. But wait, Kim... I know, but I do mean how to do good in school. Because even though striving for … Continue reading How to Do Good in School
How To Host a Baby Shower
As a twenty-something, you might not have any kids yet, but chances are your friends and/or family are starting to. And this can mean you're up to bat for throwing a baby shower. Here are some tips to give your loved one the shower she deserves without stress-balding in the process. Remember what the mom … Continue reading How To Host a Baby Shower
How to Deal with Terrible People
Sometimes you meet people who just aren't good at being good humans. Just dealing with them is challenging because murder is a pretty serious criminal offense and you'd probably feel bad about it afterward. Also, killing someone is probably actually harder than it looks. Here are some alternative solutions: Figure out exactly what they're doing … Continue reading How to Deal with Terrible People
How to Put Down Roots
Moving is hard, making friends is harder. Making friends after a move as an adult is almost impossible. But it can be done, and here's how. If this doesn't work for you, read on. Leave your apartment/house I know this one is super obvious, but it's not always easy to put into practice. Oftentimes the … Continue reading How to Put Down Roots
How to Declutter Your Life
Happy New Year! HTLYT took a bit of a break for the holidays but now we're back, better than ever, and excited to leave our two cents on latest viral-because-of-a-Netflix-special trend. So Grace and I wore blindfolds for a week and... #birdboxchallenge #arewecoolyet? Kidding. Assuming you're not blindfolded, you've seen the title and concluded we're … Continue reading How to Declutter Your Life