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How To Figure Out What Makes You Happy
Oh hey there,
I’m Sarah Von Bargen.
Want to look at your calendar and your bank statement and think “Yup, I made awesome choices”? I’ll show you how to spend your time, money, and energy on purpose.
51 Ways To Get What You Want Without Following “The Rules”
“I just thought if I followed through rules, things would work out, ya know?”
It’s 2005 and I’m walking down an alley in Nei Li, Taiwan, drinking coffee out of a plastic bag and commiserating with my co-worker. I’ve been working as an ESL teacher for a year and, while I love it, it’s not exactly the future I pictured for myself.
“I thought if I got good grades, got into the right school, paid all that tuition, and did all those internships … well, I didn’t think I’d be living with two roommates and working two jobs.”
This is the bill of goods we’ve been sold by modern life, isn’t it?
Incur $XX,XXX of school debt acquiring a professional skill set.
Spend $X,XXX on a vacation somewhere warm.
Join Tinder to meet your honey.
Move to Hollywood to become a performer.
Get a literary agent to publish your writing.
This is how we’re supposed to do it, right? These are the rules we follow to get what we want, correct? These are the foregone conclusion, one-straight-line solutions to The Good Stuff.
Welcome to Yes & Yes!
Want to spend your time, money, and energy on purpose? I'll show you how.
The 1-Hour Money Multiplier
60 minutes + 5 weirdly easy steps = more money in your bank account by this afternoon. Yes, really!
7 Style Tricks To Fool People Into Thinking You’ve Made An Effort
CONFESSION: Like most people, I like to present a facade of self-maintenance. I usually try to appear reasonably kempt and put together when I'm out running errands, buying fake chicken at Target, or pounding away on my keyboard in a coffee shop. (but I'm also lazy). So sometimes? I do this thing where I put on my workout clothes, scrape my dirty hair back into a ponytail and then go to Target....
True Story: I Didn’t Realize I Was Raped (trigger warning)
Tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Bethany and I’m a 27 (almost 28) year old single mom. I’m also a full-time student and I work at a bank for kicks (right). I love to write and hang out with my friends and I have a puppy who was purchased as a beagle, but turned out to be more of a lab. As a child, did you have any specific ideas about sexual consent or what constituted a good, health,...
24 Pieces of Life Advice From Famous, Painfully Awesome Women
If you guys remember my encounter with Richard Simmons, you know that I can never, ever be trusted to interact with people I admire and respect. (a week after Richard touched my hair and made me cry, I stood in line behind Dave Eggers at a coffee shop in Silverlake. And didn't say anything because I can't be trusted not to cry/faint/swoon/blather.) But, like everyone, there are some amazing...
You Get To Choose Your Story
A few years ago I went through one of those cry-in-public, so-sad-you-don't-even-want Totinos (!!!) type of break ups. I was completely enamoured with the dude in question. Like, a previously unprecedented "How'd I get the best one?" level of infatuation. So when he dumped me out of the blue with the words "I'd like to bring our relationship to an end" and I found out he'd engaged in some...
True Story: I Was Adopted By My Uncle
This is one of many True Story interviews in which we talk to people who have experienced interesting, amazing, challenging things. This is the story of Sara Jane and how her uncle adopted her. Tell us a bit about yourself! I’m 24, and I live in the central valley of California, in the state’s lesser-known wine country. You can’t leave town in any direction without passing vineyards. I’m...
It’s Okay If Your Self-Care Isn’t Pretty
If you've ever read a blog or magazine written for ladies, you've surely encountered the words 'self-care practice.' There was probably a list with bullet points and all sorts of sweet, well-intentioned suggestions like: "Draw a bath, pour a cold glass of Pinot, and turn up Drake's new album!" "Make an elaborately descriptive list of your best qualities!" "Call your best friend and ask her...