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May 6, 2021

Goodbye Kale Smoothie, Hello Chlorophyll Water

The health drink we’re all obsessing over now is just one in the history of many. — Cheers, everyone! It’s time to get out your mason jar, we’re drinking chlorophyll. Whether you buy water pre-chlorophylled or add it yourself, you’ll be joining countless people all drinking the compound, which asserts a variety of health benefits. Morgan Greenwald writes in NBC News, “Chlorophyll is the pigment found in…

Health

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Goodbye Kale Smoothie, Hello Chlorophyll Water
Goodbye Kale Smoothie, Hello Chlorophyll Water

May 2, 2021

The Heart Pattern You’re Seeing Everywhere

Behold, the cute design that’s taking over the internet. — The layered heart pattern. It’s everywhere, and I do mean everywhere. On sweaters on Instagram and Pinterest, as people’s iPhone wallpapers, and on designs from internet darling Wildflower Cases. The pattern consists of layers of alternating shades of red and pink in a heart shape, creating an effect that catches…

Fashion

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The Heart Pattern You’re Seeing Everywhere
The Heart Pattern You’re Seeing Everywhere

Mar 15, 2021

Statement Jewelry Is Back?

Today’s accessories of choice are weirder and wackier than ever. — In 2021, anything can be an earring — a gummy worm, a cherry pie, even a Monster Energy Drink. When it comes to earrings and jewelry as a whole, the boundaries are being pushed like never before. …

Jewelry

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Statement Jewelry is Back?
Statement Jewelry is Back?

Feb 15, 2021

This Is How We Do Valentine’s Day Now

Small displays of appreciation and kindness online are what it’s all about. — Valentine’s Day can be a polarizing holiday. If you have a date or are in a relationship, then it is a day of celebration and happiness, full of candy and roses and ~love~. But if you don’t, the 14th can make you feel lonely and sad, and you may spend…

Valentines Day

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This Is How We Do Valentine’s Day Now
This Is How We Do Valentine’s Day Now

Published in Better Marketing

·Jan 4, 2021

To All the TikToks That Are No Longer Available

Taking a journey through my TikTok Favorites — the ultimate digital wonderland — Recently, in order to commemorate the whirlwind of a year that was 2020, I decided to go through all my favorited TikToks, back to about January, which was when I started using the app consistently. As I begin my scrolling journey, I pass through the various eras and layers of…

Tiktok App

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To All the TikToks That Are No Longer Available
To All the TikToks That Are No Longer Available

Jan 2, 2021

The Necklace We All Can’t Get Enough Of

This Vivienne Westwood choker is on everyone’s Pinterest boards. — Instagram influencers, TikTokers such as Ellie Zeiler and Vinnie Hacker, and seemingly every girl on your Pinterest feed is wearing it. With its string of pearls and sparkling orb charm, the Vivienne Westwood Mini Bas Relief Choker has become the newest must-have in any fashion-forward person’s jewelry collection. The choker…

Fashion

5 min read

The Necklace We All Can’t Get Enough Of
The Necklace We All Can’t Get Enough Of

Published in The Startup

·Dec 26, 2020

Is Vlogmas Still a Thing?

Does the classic YouTube tradition still hold up in 2020? — Let’s travel back in time to a cold December day many years ago. After a long day at middle (or high) school, you bundle up and walk home enduring the winter chill, until, after what seems like forever, you finally reach your home, quickly getting your homework done so you…

Christmas

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Is Vlogmas Still a Thing?
Is Vlogmas Still a Thing?

Dec 23, 2020

What on Earth is a Squishmallow?

Behold, the stuffed animal that has taken over the internet. — If you’re at all familiar with the stuffed animal market, then you’ve surely noticed that recently, there’s one brand that people just can’t stop talking about — Squishmallows. Squishmallows are soft, squishy, cuddly animals that come in a variety of different colors and sizes. …

Toys

6 min read

What on Earth is a Squishmallow?
What on Earth is a Squishmallow?

Published in The Startup

·Dec 20, 2020

Teacher Appreciation, Zoom Style

In 2020, to tell a teacher “thank you,” students have to get creative. — I heard it in almost every class I was taking leading up to the end of my first semester in college: “If we were in-person, we would do this…” “Normally we’d have a party on the last day of class…” “The end of the semester usually doesn’t look like this…

Zoom

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Teacher Appreciation, Zoom Style
Teacher Appreciation, Zoom Style

Dec 16, 2020

On Taking a Break

Some thoughts on the last few months: school, writing, and more. — I’m not normally a huge stickler about following traditional writing advice or “rules”— “write every day” being a very common one. But as I’m thinking about this advice now, I can definitely understand why it’s a thing — and maybe it’s not so much about not writing one day, but…

Writing

5 min read

On Taking a Break
On Taking a Break
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