The other day I saw an Instagram for this on a Carl’s Jr. Menu and while you might think that this is something that I would get excited for, the thought of it is a little bit terrifying. SO. MUCH. SUGAR. I love my strawberry frosted pop tarts, I really do, but ice cream too? That’s an overload…an overload of awesomeness?
In all seriousness, I would probably tap out after four bites of this, but geez $1.49? Carl’s Jr. you sure know the way to a person’s heart!
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Something that I saw in a lot of my friends’ relationships when we were younger was a lack of creativity in dates. In high school, if you didn’t have a car or a license, you were pretty much out of luck. In college, you were just a little bit too poor to do everything that you wanted to do. I may not know anything about this next statement that I’m about to say, but I truly think you can experience what dating really is in your 20s.
In your 20s, you’ve established maturity. You are no longer the crazy girlfriend or boyfriend that you once were when you were in high school. In this age range, you’re probably on your way to having much deeper pockets. The stars are aligned in your 20s. You’re smarter, you know what you want, and you’ve got the creativity to impress said target.
At first read when I stumbled upon a post about a dating site called Howaboutwe last night, I thought to myself “How can a site like this exist? Really? People can’t make up their own dates?” Then I looked into a little bit further. Howaboutwe is a dating service FOR couples. If you’re tired of spending countless nights sitting on your couch and watching a movie or just settling for a dinner out and a movie (if you’re really daring,) then the service will plan dates for you that require you to do nothing but show up and of course pay a fee for the service and idea.
For just $22 a month, membership to the HowAboutWe Couples Club grants you access to their monthly DateBook, offering a wide variety of dating options — that are already planned for you. The special member rate gets you extreme discounts on dates like a wine tasting and tapas dinner at Entwine, or a private guided tour of the Museum of Moving Images. The best part? Membership means that certain dates are actually free!
Currently, this service only exists in New York, but to be honest if it came to Seattle – I think I would be a little bit curious. Maybe even curious enough to try it out myself.
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Who: Taylor Swift
Wearing : J. Mendel
Where: 47th Academy of Country Music Awards
When people tell me that they despise going into IKEA, I know that they are lying. I think to myself, “That’s just not healthy. Lying is not healthy.” (There’s that logic again…) How can you hate IKEA? What, you hate modern furniture? You don’t like to eat while you shop? You don’t like to have the satisfaction of putting something together with your hands? You don’t like owning a piece for your home that would actually cost more somewhere else? That’s ludicrous.
I kid I kid. If you’ve got reasons for not liking IKEA, then I’m sure they are justified. I’m going to confess to you right now that I kind of love it. My furniture is not all that modern; everything is really square, but that’s the way I like it. I don’t eat anything when I shop at IKEA because it’s not the same as Costco and I’ve only put one piece together out of the six things I own. When I step into the store, I feel like Summer without my Tom, but I know the experience that went down there and I want that.
IKEA has just announced that I can take my experience to the next level (if I so desire) by purchasing an IKEA home. Working with design firm, Ideabox, the two will produce “eco-friendly prefabricated homes.” These one-bedroom units will be furnished in EVERYTHING IKEA and will be sustainable and green. Prices are $79,500. Not bad…
The only downside to this idea is that any decoration or furniture that you add to it on your own won’t match, but then again…you’ve got a fully furnished house.
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The Oscars are tomorrow and I’m basically on the edge of my seat waiting for the red carpet show to happen just so I can yell out the names of the designers that the celebrities are wearing. It’s basically a game that I play by myself. Veronica and Bree can vouch for me. Nothing beats the satisfaction I get out of being correct though.
If you’re not into making my made up game your game, you can always play the Oscars Drinking Game provided by The Frisky.
ONE DRINK
SHOTGUN AN ENTIRE BEER
For the rest of the rules, click here.
Let the fun begin!
Got a red-nose problem during these blistering winter days? Well, I sure wish the wool nose warmer still existed. They were only $1 and they came in assorted stripes! Great inventions like these just don’t happen anymore.
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According to the chart I got “Cousin Everyone Hates” so I’m in the kitchen. Nice.
When I first saw the $75 / 1 BR, my jaw just about dropped. Can you imagine if this rent were actually something out of real life? Except, we all know that that can never happen. Then I find out that the room is not even supposed to be lived in at all – that it is just a room for action and then …it kind of made me vom. Is it just me or is this the sleaziest thing you have ever heard?
My sophomore year of college is the time period I call the “sensitive to sound” era. I’m not exactly sure what got into me, but I was easily irked by sometimes even the slightest bit of noise or the loudest noisemakers of all. Up until then, I was notoriously known for sleeping through just about anything. However, in that year I happened to be living with a broken refrigerator that would make popcorn noises all through the night for a month until we got it fixed. On top of that, I was convinced that my roommate was closing her drawers and wardrobe doors loudly, but that wasn’t true at all! All of my drawers and wardrobe doors just happened to be quieter and may have been greased up more. For some reason, I became much more sensitive to sound that year and I never understood why…until The Frisky clued me in.
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Misophonia is a newly discovered disorder for people who cannot handle the sounds of everyday life, which can include food and gum chewing, foot tapping, throat clearing – etc. Apparently, there’s not even a cure for it, but a part of me would be a little bit embarrassed if I were officially diagnosed with it.
“Oh hi my name’s _____, I’m taking x because I can’t stand when people (insert pet peeve here) and it makes me want to strangle them. Nice to meet you.”
Luckily for me, I was able to get over it. Now, I’m sure it’s not that simple for everyone because there have been reports of those suffering from the disorder having the urge to …become physically violent with the every day noisemakers so for now…
[as I was in the middle of writing this someone in the room started tapping their hands obnoxiously for about three minutes, but felt like eternity.]
…my best advice for you is to find other methods of dealing. Force yourself to think of something else, have something to distract you from the noise or puts you at ease or that will calm your anxiety.
What would I do without The Frisky? Like Yow Yow! many blogs right now are currently writing back-to-school themed posts and while I’ve seen quite a few great posts from the blogs I read daily, The Frisky is my absolute favorite. Last year, they wrote an incredible piece called “30 Things Every College Student Should Have,” so I thought I would use some of their tips and refine it with some of my own.
One of the most exciting things about going to college for the first time is meeting new people, having a new group of friends, and of course – dating. Let’s pretend that doesn’t happen, parents. I know this subject may make some people uncomfortable, but would you rather learn through Yow Yow! or …the hard way? Earlier this week, The Frisky wrote two posts about the types of guys you should be spending your time with and the guys you should avoid in college – 11 Guys You Should Hook Up With in College and 10 Guys You Shouldn’t Hook Up With in College respectively.
The Frisky has brought up some great points, but not every college is the same. While some bros may be douchy at state schools, a private school might house some pretty smart bros. It all differs.
Now before we start, I’d like to say that this post isn’t to encourage you to become a little ho-ho. Take this advice lightly, have fun, be safe and generally the best bet is developing friendships FIRST.
Love the Frisky. They taught me everything I know.
Definitely, Maybe is my favorite movie because it follows Ryan Reynolds through a series of serious relationships that he goes through in life and how each relationship has shaped him. However, when he goes through his divorce, he is forced to question everything he believed in about love. It takes a very in-depth heart to heart with his daughter Maya for him to find that love was with him all along – in his best friend. WHOA Spoiler alert. Get over it. You should still see the movie though.
The movie is hopeful in that it sort of explains how you don’t have to find love now (maybe you might,) but there’s always a chance of it happening later on in life. That doesn’t mean you’ll exactly meet the love of your life later – you could already know them. So before I even saw the previews of “One Day” and heard Anne Hathaway’s attempt at an accent, I started thinking about this concept. A lot. I took a walk with one of my best girlfriends and asked her if she ever wondered what it would be like to have some sort of a journal, recording, etc of all of the men that came into her life. I told her, “Wouldn’t it be interesting to see what stages these men entered and left? What if they returned later on in life or what if they were cut after it had run its course?” It would take a lot of work to get that information down – not to mention exhausting – and I’m not saying that because I’ve got some numbers. That’s not it at all. This is not meant to sound pretentious in any way at all. I don’t think it matters how many people you’ve enountered or how little, but it’s exhausting to record the relationship you’ve had with each person in extreme detail. At the same time, it’s a learning experience.
The fact of the matter is that this plot line happens every day. It happens when we least expect it. And while I know movies are fictional, I think that there are some people that do find love in their best friend first instead of the other way around ie) loving someone who will later on naturally become your best friend. Let’s hope it doesn’t take 20 years!
I decided to write this post after being inspired by The Frisky’s “I Fell in Love With My Best Friend,” which go figure was sponsored by “One Day.” Regardless, it’s still something I believe in.
Since this has been quite the busy weekend, I have been scrambling to read up on all of my blog readings from the last week! In doing so, I discovered that The Frisky has posted some quality pieces so if you’ve got some time, check them out ladies because you might find something useful. Today’s featured Frisky post, however, is the Flowchart on whether you should take your friendship to the next level. Common question, but not always an easy solution to discover on your own – hopefully this makes your life a little easier.
