Happiness

October 10, 2017 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

Happiness is one of the largest misconceptions for my generation. We’ve generally been told that if it makes you happy, then you should do it. Happiness seems to be an utmost goal. Our Constitution says it. Sheryl sings it.

In fact, we shock people when we say we aren’t happy. A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post where I said I wasn’t happy. I forgot I even wrote these words and became surprised when the post dropped and a number of friends reached out asking, “Are you really unhappy?”

On Being Alone; As Told Over Snooze Eatery Brunch

The Snooze Eatery

July 02, 2017 by Sara Woznicki in Leisure, Life In Your 20's, Richmond Brunch Review, Sara's Column, Tweets and Mascara

I came back from Denver creatively energized. And no – I did not enjoy the legal weed. From the three (!!) brunches I had to the multiple hikes to the introspection of traveling alone to the people I met at the hostel, for the first time in a long time I feel like I have a lot I want to talk about. I want to kick it all off with a brunch review thrown into a story about aloneness.

On my first day in the city, I took off pretty early to check out the most frequently recommended brunch spots, The Snooze Eatery.

The Year of Doing You

January 01, 2017 by Cazey Williams in Cazey's Column, Life In Your 20's, life lessons

Last year on this exact day, I wrote a post called "Say No to Resolutions, Say Yes to Experiences." If you read it (or remember it, you dedicated reader you), the piece radiates with optimism for 2016 and even joked that Trump may win the presidency. And, well, that's no longer a joke.

I also encouraged you and myself to seize opportunities and learn and grow in a new year. 2016 couldn't be a loss that way. I still stand by that. Okay, I'm about to admit I may have misled you.

Resolutions are challenges to yourself that are binary in their outcome: you either succeed or you fail. There's rarely middle ground. And life is not black and white. That is why you should embrace experiences. You can't fail at those. Even your failures are experiences.