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The 10 Commandments of Adult Friendship

Jul 24, 2017
4 min

The 10 Commandments of Adult Friendship

I’ve been watching a lot of Rizzoli & Isles this week and observing the friendship between Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles. Not only do they have a professional and mutual respectful friendship, but they are a reminder that friendship is an agreement and it’s important to keep up your end of the bargain. A few months ago I wrote about making friends as an adult, and while I’m still working on making my brunch squad, the friendships I make and already have are being evaluated to

Jul 8, 2015
4 min

Swatting Bad Friends Like Flies

I will start this out saying I am not a perfect friend. And I will continue that by saying that while I am not the perfect friend, I do have some pretty high standards for the people I keep close relationships to. It all comes down to self-worth and the higher your self-worth is the better company you want to keep. And that’s why recently I’ve been sorting through good and bad friends in hope of keeping my circle up with my own self-worth. First off, there are varying tiers o

Growing Up, But Still Friends

Jun 13, 2015
2 min

Growing Up, But Still Friends

Last night, my cutie patootie best friend Alex from Your Girl Curlz graduated! I am so proud of her and everything she has accomplished, and I don’t know what I would do if she wasn’t always a text away. About now is when I’m realizing that all of my friends and I are growing up. We’re all spread out at universities around the Pacific Northwest and the only times we’ve been together recently is for holidays. These girls are my non-official family members and as hard as it is

Boring Drives, Biting Pups & Bringing Home the Boyfriend

Mar 2, 2015
3 min

Boring Drives, Biting Pups & Bringing Home the Boyfriend

I went home last weekend. Yes, that was a really boring first sentence to explain my fantabulous title, but it’s the most accurate way to describe what this is about. I went home last weekend. My parents bought the most adorable puppy on the planet and I just had to go visit him. I mean, when something is as cute as Cooper you are naturally attracted to run over and pet him immediately! This meant, of course, driving five hours in order to get to my house, and then soaking up

Mar 29, 2014
4 min

A Blossoming Criminal Record & Still No Tan

Hello Enthusiasts! Wow, it feels like so long since I have actually sat down in front of Cormac (my trusted Mac) and actually wrote something! Life has been incredibly hectic lately and I can now tell you all about it! So, I just went on Spring Break. And even though I barely slept the four nights I was in Utah, every minute was absolutely fantastic! And by fantastic I may mean that I did several slightly illegal things, spent a lot of hours dress shopping, and sang in the ca

Best Friend Talk (Support and Band Boys)

Feb 25, 2014
3 min

Best Friend Talk (Support and Band Boys)

The inspiration behind this post came from a recent conversation with friends I am having about luring band boys into bed that has somehow turned into boys having bad smelling beds to whether drugs or food is a better way to a boy’s heart. Yeah, context. Conversations on beds, boys, and baked goods. — Morgan Hegarty (@PotatoesHegarty) February 25, 2014 The Lord has blessed me with the most amazing best friends on the planet. I mean, you guys know everything about my bedrest b

Meet My Chummy

Jan 19, 2014
5 min

Meet My Chummy

I have alluded to her countless times, but I haven’t actually introduced you all to my best friend, my chummy, Katy. Romantic dinner with candle and One Direction cups. I’ve known this girl for five years. It is one of my absolute longest friendships. She is a peach and I think it is time you truly learn why I have major separation issues since she lives five hours away. 1. How We Met Everyone has cute stories about how they met. Sharing a pudding cup, enemies-turned-best-fri

Nov 28, 2013
3 min

Friends, Family, and Food – Perfection

When I was a child, I used to think of growing up. I used to imagine living on my own and coming back during holidays and thinking, “Yes, I’m here now, but I need to jet back to my own fabulous life. Was so nice seeing you!” Now I am an adult and, let me tell you, my imagined adulthood is very inaccurate. After being away from home for two months due to university, I’ve found myself enjoying my new life, but missing those back home dearly. So this week has been all about me r

There's No Place Like Home

Oct 12, 2013
4 min

There's No Place Like Home

It’s been two weeks and two days since I left everything I knew behind and moved into a new world. Two weeks and two days of making new friends, taking new classes, learning the weirdness that is communal showers, and realizing how expensive everything is. But along with all this stuff that has been WAY too much fun, sometimes when I’m alone this weird thing takes over me. HOMESICKNESS. I’ve never really been homesick before. All those times I went to camps or went to Europe,

How To: A Good Old-Fashioned Girls’ Night

Jul 27, 2013
3 min

How To: A Good Old-Fashioned Girls’ Night

The stereotype of a typical teenager on a Friday night is that they go to a house party and get drunk and party sloppily and make some sort of massive mistake and wake up Saturday morning with a huge hangover. I guess you could say I’m not a typical teenager. I love my friends. I have this group of friends who bring out the best in me. They are people of different interests and styles and ambitions and together we create this group of girls who support each other. It’s beauti

Apr 1, 2013
3 min

The Importance of Support

The last few weeks have had me mulling over what is important in my life. There have been some rough patches, but I always get over them. Why? Because I have an amazing group of people who are there to support me. I had a bit of a…tough day at school and it was one of those moments where you just want to crawl in a hole. We all have them, don’t deny it. My best friend came up to me and saw how downtrodden I looked and asked what was wrong. I explained to her and she looked me

5 Girls Make 1D Music Video

Feb 16, 2013
2 min

5 Girls Make 1D Music Video

Hello Internet! So, if you keep up-to-date on my Twitter, you will know that something big happened last night. For those of you who don’t, let me give you the skinny on the last few months: Basically, a few months ago one of my friends because a Directioner (someone who likes One Direction) and she got me hooked on them, which prompted my other friend to come out as a Directioner and now all of my buddies and I are fans. On January 7, One Direction came out with a new music

Oct 20, 2012
3 min

The 10 (Friendship) Commandments

“It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter.” – Marlene Dietrich There’s one thing about me that I would like to get straight: things come out of my mouth that I wish didn’t. An example? I was sitting in French class on Thursday, after discussing my entire blogging career with my teacher, and we suddenly got on the topic of studying abroad. A girl in my class asked if when my teacher had studied in France had she met any men. My teacher said no and, no joke, I sai

Give & Take

Mar 17, 2012
2 min

Give & Take

A popular acting exercise is called Give & Take. In it, two actors take the stage. One actor performs in a way of their choosing and the other does not move, ‘giving’ the stage to their partner. After a considerable amount of time the motionless actor begins to move and the other actor freezes, called the ‘taking’ of the stage. Give & Take also applies to friendship. Letting your friend cry on your should is giving the stage. Ranting about your Physics teacher is taking the s

Jan 11, 2012
3 min

What I Learned From Girl Scouts

From first to third grade I was a Girl Scout. Quite a huge achievement for any elementary-age child and I was no different. All of my best friends were in Girl Scouts. Me, Caroline, Emma, Sierra, Sarah, and Hanna. It was ridiculous how much fun we had with our little meetings after school and the foreign culture days and just about everything else we did together. And through it all, I did learn some pretty valuable life lessons. And I’m going to share them with you. YOUR FRI

Top TV Couples

Jan 4, 2012
2 min

Top TV Couples

One of the best parts of watching television is the television couples. From the parents of the main characters, to the main characters themselves, the couples that you watch grow make watching a t.v. show that much better. So, here’s my list of my top favorite television couples. 1. Topanga Lawrence (Matthews) and Cory Matthews No couple is cuter than Cory and Topanga. An item since they were 2, all Boy Meets World watches were able to see their relationship grow and bloom (

Nov 24, 2011
2 min

I Give Thanks for My Readers

I hope everyone had a really nice Thanksgiving. I know I did. I did not have my traditional Thanksgiving. I usually spend it at home with just my immediate family. This year we drove eight hours and had dinner with my grandmother and her eternal fiancé. Well, usually during Thanksgiving, as we are gorging ourselves with stuffing and turkey, we go around the table and talk about what we are thankful for. My family usually gets really teary, but it’s a tradition that I have gro

Oct 15, 2011
2 min

Stumble Saturday: Missing You

Today’s Stumble Saturday is brought to you by http://sp9.fotolog.com I think this picture is really sweet. And it really struck a chord with me. As a person who has moved a lot in the last 16 years, I end up missing a lot of people. Of course, with all the new technology that has come out and become integrated within our lives, missing people is a bit different. But I still miss those who I leave behind. WHO IS SOMEONE YOU MISS THE MOST? Ooo, a hard one. There are a lot of pe

Sep 29, 2011
1 min

Goulda, the Ukranian Peasant

Katie: Your skirt reminds me of a peasant. Me: Cool. Katie: I’m going to give you a peasant name. Goulda! Me: Goulda? Amanda: Goulda! Katie: Goulda, the Ukranian peasant girl! My friends and me totally need lives 😀 Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens

Taking Pictures with a Professional

Sep 5, 2011
2 min

Taking Pictures with a Professional

You might notice that Teenage Enthusiasm looks a bit different than it did yesterday. Why? Because I gave it a make over. My wonderful friend Katie, who is extremely talented with a camera, came over today to help me create my new theme. We spent three hours goofing off, taking pictures, and exploring Tumblr. Oh, and talking about the amazing Halloween party we’re going to have. Now, during one of my trips this summer I was sitting in the car, driving home, when I came up wit