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Positive Momentum: 2015 Bucket List

Ladies and gents, I’m excited to present my 2015 Bucket List! I started crafting this year’s list in about August, and as you’ll see, have already made headway on a few items. This year is about harnessing the positive momentum. 2014 was an incredible year, and I want to keep...

by Marian

December 14, 2014

bucket lists , musings , new york

2014 Bucket List Review

As I build up to my 2015 bucket list reveal, I wanted to share my progress this year! For those new to the game, my annual bucket lists are my favorite tradition, a way to kick myself in the butt and encourage ongoing growth and adventuring throughout the year 🙂 2014 has...

by Marian

December 10, 2014

musings , new york

Once Upon a Time… I was a writer

I’ve started writing this post more times than I care to count. And each time I come to the same conclusion: I don’t have anything to say. It’s a blank. The last time I wrote, I was a month into my new job. It’s been four months, the longest dry spell...

by Marian

November 12, 2014

bucket lists , new york , travel

My Week Off in New York: Part 3 (Fri & Weekend)

See parts 1 and 2 of my week off here. Swept up in the rush and excitement of starting a new job, I didn’t finish recapping my week off (silly me). I’ll get to additional updates shortly, but first… I started my Friday by walking to 59th street to pick...

by Marian

June 24, 2014

bucket lists , new york , travel

My Week Off in New York: Part 2 (Thurs)

See Part 1 here. Another day of amazing adventures in New York! Though nothing that I accomplished today was on my bucket list (necessarily), I still feel immensely exhausted. I adventured in Brooklyn today (first time while living here to venture to another borough!), and made the mistake of assuming...

by Marian

May 22, 2014

new york , travel

My Week Off in New York: Part 1 (Mon – Wed)

I know it’s against the rules of blogging to include so much information in one post, but there’s just so much to share! Starting with… Remember that internship at which I’ve been busting my butt since December? It’s over. Sad face. So what’s next? I start Tuesday as an associate...

by Marian

May 21, 2014

musings , new york

Musings on Chalk and Celery and Creativity: My Quarter-Life Crisis

When I was younger, I loved loved loved the 1995 remake of “The Little Princess.” There’s one scene when little Sara draws a circle in chalk on her damp attic floor, then curls up in a ball in that circle, fetal. This is how I feel. She was reeling from...

by Marian

April 24, 2014

musings , new york

A love letter to New York

We tried this once, and it was rocky at best. I was more infatuated with Snickers bars than you. But aint it funny what a little maturity (me) and hygiene (you) can do. Sparks. Oh, what love can do. I never meant to fall in love with you. I feel...

by Marian

April 18, 2014

fashion , new york

Perfect 10 Workwear and Shopping Tips

I start tomorrow. Thirty-three hours to be exact. I’m temporarily camping out at AB’s, until I move into my month-to-month furnished apartment in Stuytown. The whole moving out process was a little overwhelming—For a while there, I thought I was going to have to knock on neighbors’ doors to find...

by Marian

December 29, 2013

books , new york

TED Talk Tuesday: Less Stuff

Today, I felt inspired. Which is kind of funny—really—because today, I woke up, ate breakfast, watched copious amounts of Netflix while it snowed outside, and then sat on a bus for seven laborious hours. Nothing particularly mind-blowing about all that. Except I’m lying. Instead if just watching Netflix, I happened...

by Marian

December 18, 2013

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