Does Roller Lash from Benefit Live Up to its Solid Marketing?

May 07, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Makeup Sales, Sara's Column, Social Media, Tweets and Mascara, Uncategorized

I was given a free sample because I'm a Klout influencer. I am under no obligation to receive the sample or talk about this company. I get no additional benefits for talking about the product or company.

I recently got a free sample of Benefit's Roller Lash mascara in the mail, and was pretty excited from the moment I opened it. They sent along two small free samples (for friends) and one big tube of mascara (for me), plus a photo frame that I will not be using. The packaging was pretty trendy, mixing light green and pink with a cute puppy getting its hair done. Overall, the entire package set me up to believe this was going to be a successful free sampling.

When You Can't Hang Up on Being Hung Up

May 06, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Dating, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

Unless you're the rare asexual, we've all at some point felt something for someone. And sometimes it works out, but when it doesn't, those feelings don’t just evaporate. The first law of thermodynamics (conservation of energy) applies even in love.

Well, sometimes. Sometimes it's easy to get over someone. I can list my middle school crushes without any twinges (though I did date the most popular girl in my middle school for eight hours; why didn't that work out?).

Why I Think You May Like Me (Even Though You Have a Boyfriend)

May 05, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Dating, Cazey's Column, Life In Your 20's, Tweets and Mascara

Because three years ago, in a circle of strangers, we named each other as our respective crushes.

Because one night later you came home with me because you said you left your keys in my apartment. And I stupidly offered to pay for your cab.

Because you called me the next day and asked to get lunch before you left town.

When a Pet Passes On

May 05, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

Last week I turned 24. Three days later the dog my family adopted twelve years ago passed away. I don't want to say my dog's passing is fitting, but it is cruelly symmetrical.

I was the only one in the family who could spell her name: Guinevere, not Gwenevere or Guenevere, but yes, Gwenny. I remember I wanted a dog so bad at 12. Our golden retrievers passed away two years before, but I was born into their family; I had never raised a dog.

The New Mumford & Sons: Hopeless Wanderer or Little Lion Man?

May 04, 2015 by astoldoverbrunch in Guest Post, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

By Amanda Gentry

It's late Monday afternoon,and I'm Gchatting classmates as my graduate course trundles into its second hour. Our instructor speaks in a monotone that could cure insomnia and the subject matter - plots of differences of log baselines hazard ratios - isn't exactly blowing my skirt up. Our banter typically includes URLs for the shoes we're thinking about buying or the latest funny Elite Daily article we read. Amidst this, a classmate drops the link with a comment about my favorite band, Mumford & Sons.

Brunch Review: Richard Walker's Pancake House

May 03, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Leisure, Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Richmond Brunch Review, Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara

Week two of my San Diego brunch reviews! If you missed last week, I was at Queenstown Public House for one meal. For my other brunch, I went to Richard Walker's Pancake House. My grandparents used to live in San Diego, and my mom recommended Richard Walker's to me. She even gave the the inside scoop: go Friday because it'll be too busy Saturday. Good thing I actually listened to her this one time, because I went around 9:45am on Friday, and it was still busy.

They are so busy in fact that it's totally normal to queue up a line outside, hand out menus and have people wait their turn to dine. Why? Because Richard Walker's is delicious and totally worth it.

What it Feels Like to Blog About Yourself

May 01, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Makeup Sales, Sara's Column, Social Media, Tweets and Mascara, Work, Young Professionalism

When I first started my original blog, Tweets and Mascara, I very narrowly focused on social media and selling makeup (hence the name). I didn't tell anyone I knew about the fact that I had a blog. I blogged just for the few strangers that stumbled upon my site from time to time. That type of blogging was easy.

But then I started to write about myself. Transitioning out of college and into a new full-time job in a different city is really challenging, and I thought if I could just voice the struggle of making ends meet, maybe someone would read it and feel less alone. Maybe I could help someone through the transition because they would know that there's really green pastures ahead.

Birthday Thoughts

April 30, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Humor, Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Social Media

My birthday was Tuesday. If you forgot, I'm still accepting prepaid Visas and maybe even Facebook posts if you follow Facebook's suggestion and get me a Target gift card - or does Facebook even do that anymore? Oh well. You can still do it; the suggestion is right here.

My birthday sparked several thoughts, including can I still claim to be in my early twenties at 24? Or is this my mid-twenties? Say it ain’t so!

When You Have the Stomach Bug

April 29, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Humor, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

Disclaimer: Graphic bodily processes mentioned below.

On a recent Saturday I awoke in the middle of the night and realized something was wrong. I hadn’t felt this way since high school. Hours later, I vomited. So began a day of delirium.

7 AM. *throws up* Okay, three hours until yoga class. I can sleep this off until then. There is so much I need to accomplish today.

8:10 AM. *throws up again* We’re not joking around here. I think I’m sick.

8:55 AM. Why don’t we have toilets where we can lay down while using them? I don’t have the energy to sit up.

The Top 4 Truths About Engagement

April 28, 2015 by astoldoverbrunch in Guest Post, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

By Ginny Latham*

It’s 1:45 on a Monday; my Chipotle lunch is begging me not to recommence my workday, so I wander over to peruse my various social media channels when all of a sudden it shows up. The huge ring and even bigger smile of my neighbor in 2nd grade who moved to California and went through a (longer than acceptable) Ricky Martin phase is engaged.

Lucky for us, social media allows us to stay in touch with our closest friends/everyone we've ever encountered. Thanks to the “Facebook friend request everyone I meet” phase in high school, or even better – the summer-before-freshman-year desperate Facebook rampage to find a college roommate – we truly can stay in touch with everyone.