How I did it: Coordinated with my boyfriend (also my roomie) and we both chipped in $ and effort. He baked latkes. I made invites/decorations/playlists. All our friends came to celebrate Hanukkah! It was so fun :) Read how I did it…
How I did it: Bought a plane ticket and coordinated the details with her. I couldn't take any time off of work so that was a bummer (was only there for 2 days) but it was still happy to frolic with my best friend of 15 years in her new city. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I was too poor last year for magazine subscriptions. I was a poor student in ad school and was hungry for both inspiration AND food. I couldn't blow my money on magazines. But then Hanukkah came and my Mom got me the best gift ever. THIS! Read how I did it…
How I did it: I went to ad school (also known as portfolio school). I took a million classes - from headline writing to scriptwriting and from brands and branding to interactive concepting. I worked my tail off. Concepted hard. Came up with a million ideas. Worked with people who inspired me and tolerated people who tried to hold me back. I bonded with my teachers and made mentors who helped me get to where I am now. Employed! Read how I did it…
How I did it: I knew I was moving to a new apartment that would be super metro accessible. My car was a clunky old Saturn that was about to die and parking at the apartment was just going to be WAY too expesnive. So I decided to ditch my car - funnily enough though the car ditched me a week before my move when the water pump broke. My parents and I donated the car to a non-profit organization and now I am completely car-less. My BF still has a car whic… Read how I did it…
How I did it: I asked my boyfriend, who is a computer programmer, to help me do this. He was always very eager and excited to help - but it took us a while to see eye-to-eye on the project. Sometimes we'd quarrel over the creative direction of the site. Then, I got a job interview at a digital ad agency and NEEDED the site to be live by a certain day - that was the fire under our butts that really pulled everything together. Read how I did it…
How I did it: We had decided to go to Belize for vacation before Christmas - the package we got had a couple's massage included so we were both stoked - especially me though (since I'd never had one before). Our resort was called Victoria House and it was completely awesome. LOVED every second of the vacation and of the massage. I didn't want the hour to end!!! I'll just have to do it again some time - maybe this time in the States. Read how I did it…
How I did it: My boyfriend bought us both tickets so I could go to my first NFL game. We saw them play the Cardinals and we even tailgated in the morning - made omelets and bloody marys! It was fun even though it got really hot halfway through the game. It was also crazy crowded. But overall it was fun to cheer and even more fun that they won! GO SKINS! Read how I did it…
How I did it: I designed the cards myself in InDesign. Then I saved them as JPEGs and found a really cheap site to print them online and mail them to me. I printed them full color AND double sided but they still ended up being pretty cheap. Now I look professional and have cards to hand out to people I meet. Totally worth it - and they are cute too. Read how I did it…
How I did it: We had a pie off! Me and a few of my friends went apple-picking and then split into teams. It was less intimidating to bake a pie from scratch with a friend - we were all trying to figure it out together. Totally fun and totally delicious. Even better, OUR PIE WON!!! I got the recipe at foodandwine.com. DELICIOUS! Read how I did it…
How I did it: Sucked it up. Scheduled an appointment. Got fresh breath :) Just realized that things would only get worse the longer I waited. Anyway, it ended up being totally fine! Read how I did it…
How I did it: Applied through the Miami Ad School for an advertising internship at Saatchi&Saatchi in Paris. Didn't get it, but it was worth applying! Can't wait to GO to Paris for FUN and not for work. Read how I did it…
