Brunch Review: Miss Shirley's Cafe

December 20, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Life In Your 20's, Richmond Brunch Review, Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara

I've never really questioned where my fondness for brunch comes from, but I am now certain I know my answer. It's my grandparents. With a rivaling passion to my own weekend planning, my grandparents were determines to bring my sister and me to one of their favorite brunch spot in Annapolis: Miss Shirley's Cafe.

We walked the block (in a light rain) to Miss Shirley's and were greeted by a bunch of open tables. Apparently it gets rather busy, so we went around 8:00 AM. My first impression was that the host was friendly, the decorations were orange and the place was large.

Youth, Tinder, and All of the Above

December 16, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Humor, Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Dating

I preface this post by alerting the reader to two things:

1.) I look younger than my age.

2.) I often have a sense of a humor that no one else gets. Or at least they laugh a lot less loud than I do.

On the former, I have a brother who is five and a half years younger. When I return home, the lady at our local Chinese restaurant inevitably asks, “Are you the young one or the old one?”

Here's Why You Need to Embrace the Mess

December 15, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara, Young Professionalism

When I was in high school, I was a nerd (wait, still am) who liked science. If science didn't involve math, I probably would have pursued something in that field in college.

One of my favorite lessons was about the second law of thermodynamics. Yes, it's weird that out of all the science we learned, this one stuck out to me and still mulls around in my brain these days. Basically, the law states that everything eventually turns to shit. In technical terms, you'd say entropy, but basically it's the law of nature that everything is going to digress into a mess.

Cazey vs. the Cheapskates

December 14, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Humor, Cazey's Column, Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Young Professionalism

Earlier this week, my friend posted on Facebook that she needed a cat sitter for the weekend. She worded it as a “limited time offer. I repeat: A whole weekend of kitten time with the cutest cat in the world and then you get to give her back. WOW! Order right now! P.S. This is dead serious. Help me.”

She sounded like me if I was trying to give away a tarantula: “It has six more legs than you could ever want! And look at those pincers! Available until someone takes it from of me and drops a textbook on it. P.S. SOS.”

When Third Wheeling Gets Bumpy: Just Throw Up

December 09, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Humor

I have been single since seventh grade. This means when I hang out with my coupled off friends, I third wheel. This is not usually a problem unless they a.) are mushy-gushy or b.) are in a fight. Today we’re going to talk about the latter.

A few years ago I visited one of my best friends in Chicago. At least she said she lived in Chicago. She actually lived outside the city, but that’s another post. Anyhow, she was dating some doctor at the time, and she was excited for me to meet him.

Uber's Failed Pizza Party and How They Could Have Succeeded

December 07, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Sara's Column, Humor, Life In Your 20's, Tweets and Mascara, Richmond Brunch Review, life lessons, Social Media

I felt hope because Cazey shared with me Uber's #PizzaParty. On the evening of December 7, 2015, Uber was "simply" going to be delivering free pizzas to its users. I got excited and invited over my friend so we could eat free pizza together. It was going to be great.

But it wasn't.

The $8 Shirt From China

December 07, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Life In Your 20's, Humor, life lessons

I like buying unique clothes. This doesn’t mean I follow the way of Lady Gaga and wear meat shirts, but I’m drawn to asymmetrical shirts and coolly patterned pants. This has led me to online shopping. American in-store fashion tends to be very square while I prefer other types of quadrilaterals – even ones with tangents and asymptotes.

This has led to online shopping. One store I frequent is ASOS where I bought the shirt below. It’s hard to tell, but it’s a gray tee with an overlaid black piece that is not, unfortunately or not, stitched down. Aka if I move too fast, which I tend to do when walking, it flaps like a cape. But it has a cool textured appearance and, most importantly, is unique.

The Solution to My Overly Frugal Fashion Problems

December 06, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Leisure, Life In Your 20's, Makeup Sales, Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara

I won $100 at work, but they couldn't hand me cash for tax purposes, so I got a $50 gift card to H&M and a $50 to Target. That way, I would force myself into buying clothes, but I could also be practical at Target. I legitimately laid in bed one day on the Target website and brainstormed what I'd like to buy. I decided on tampons, a hamper and mouthwash. Let's just breeze over the fact that it took me hours of thinking to decide on those three items and move on to an even bigger problem.

I had $50 to H&M. That gift card was almost guaranteed to spend itself. Until it didn't. I picked out a bright pink top (trying to expand my colors in my wardrobe), a flowy summer top (it was on sale for $2) and a blue sweater that sat like a tent on my body but had tigers on it (because it had tigers on it, duh). It cost me $25 total.

Horrible Bosses: Gone Girl

December 02, 2015 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Humor, Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Young Professionalism, Work

Two years ago, I interned for a company. My favorite adjectives for the internship were “brain-draining” and “soul-sucking.” This had a lot to do with how much time it required on top of my schoolwork, but also how poorly I was trained.

On my first day of work, my boss told me how to access a file and just said, “Do it.”

Why I Don't Define Myself as a Blonde

December 01, 2015 by Sara Woznicki in Life In Your 20's, life lessons, Makeup Sales, Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara

When people see me, they often lump me into the general category of being blonde. I like to describe my hair color as light brown, dirty blonde, or perhaps light brown with a golden overtone.