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Can Men and Women Be Friends?

Man I love menfolk. It’s not that I don’t love women (female empowerment forever!), but I also just really (really) enjoy men, and as a result of spending the last few weekends in the company of more of the opposite sex than usual, I’m reminded […]

We’re Grateful

It’s Thanksgiving! And there is no better time to thank all the wonderful people and bloggers who’ve inspired and supported us over our first year of blogging. We’re so appreciative for this online community and incredibly shocked by the amount of love we’ve received from […]

Can You Be Friends With an Ex?

I woke up this morning to an email from an old… flame, and I… I don’t really know how I want to process it. Really long story sort of short (read: remember that data project I was working on?), he and I became close during […]

Dear Body Builders, What Gives?!

A week ago a friend of mine told me she has decided to become a body builder. And I’m fucking pissed. Okay so I’m not so much pissed as I am worried… and not so much worried as just plain shocked… and not so much […]

A Reason to Celebrate: Twins On Our 25th Year

It’s my birthday! And Cindy’s birthday! And we’re turning 25. Holy. Crap. This time last year Cindy wrote a beautiful ode to our twinship, explaining how learning of our shared birthday has become such an important part of our lives since. This year I wanted […]

Condition of the Month – November: Quarter-life Crisis

OUR QUARTER LIFE CRISIS IS HERE! In the spirit of me and Cindy turning 25 in a few days, I’ve asked the girls to discuss their Quarter Life Crisis for November’s Condition of The Month. Maybe it has to do with Thanksgiving gratefulness, or maybe […]

21 Days on the River – Rafting the Grand Canyon During the Shutdown

So this one time I spent 21 days with 10 other people river rafting the Grand Canyon and it was epic. Long story shortish: Due to the 17 day government shutdown all the National Parks were closed and all hikers, visitor center people, bikers and […]

I’m Back!

Hey there Princesses, I’m alive! And hello there to all you readers of our little blog that helps us 20-somethings stay in touch! It feels like our audience has doubled in the last few weeks I’ve been off the grid and though we get little […]

Hey Government, Don’t Shutdown My Trip

I leave to raft the Grand Canyon in less than 14 hours. I’m excited. I’m lucky. I’m overwhelmed. I’m all things all at once. But mostly, mostly I’m disappointed. If the Senate and the House don’t come to a decision by tomorrow night the National […]

Tourist at Home

I don’t know if you’ve gotten the picture by now but I’m kind of busy lately. My Grand Canyon trip is only TWO WEEKS away and preparations have kicked into high gear. On the way home from work yesterday alone we stopped at Costco, Walmart, […]

My Friends’ Brothers

Oh brothers. But this time I’m not talking about the kind you think. This post is about the non-kin kind, the kind of brothers that felt so alien when you were younger but now seem like your friend’s twin, the kind of brothers you’ve never […]

To Do or Not To Do, List

Well hello there blog world! I don’t have much time this week since I’m packing for a rafting trip this weekend (heading down to Cataract Canyon in Moab for four days of river bliss) but that doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten about you! The last few […]