How to Be Beautiful

Today is day 5 of the “Make Fat Cry” 30 day challenge I signed up for! I’m feeling motivated and confident that I can stick with it. One part that I really like about this challenge is that you get a lot of positive and inspirational messages along with it (I also like that it’s…

Malapropisms

I was just playing my nightly live game show, HQ (which you should totally check out–and use my share code “nikkiebutt” when you download it so I get an extra life 😉 ), and one of the questions was about the origin of the world “malapropisms”.  I couldn’t quite remember the high school English lesson…

Interesting Language Stats

I found this great info-graphic on world languages that I thought I’d share from Stephen Liddell’s Blog. Photo credit: Australian Business Traveller

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

The classic duet Baby, It’s Cold Outside has always been one of my most favorite holiday songs–but unfortunately it perpetuates the stereotype of men conniving women to spend the night with them even after they’ve repeatedly said “no”.  Nothing screams Christmas cheer like sexual coercion, right?  But I grew up listening to this song with the scent…

My Graduation Day

One might think that a Master’s graduation would be the best day of someone’s life (aside from marriage, having children, etc. but it’s up there).  It’s certainly the loftiest accomplishment of mine thus far, especially from such a fine Ivy League institution in the Greatest City in the World (yes, I’m talking about Columbia University).  And the…

Ways to Make Extra Cash

Now that school is winding down and I’m about to have an expensive Master’s degree with no job in sight, I decided to be proactive instead of worrying myself to death.  After scouring the internet, I found some extra ways to make money.  I can’t say they’re all appealing, but if your situation is desperate enough,…

Help Eliminate Food Waste

Here’s a really awesome infographic on America’s food waste problem.  Knowledge is power, now you’re armed to fight it. 🙂 I found that on UpWorthy, check it out here.

This Year I’m Thankful for Technology and Honesty

Today is recycle day in my town and as I was going to my car to go to school I threw something in the bin at the curb.  I was just in time because the recycle truck came before I even turned on my ignition.  So once in my car, I checked my purse (as…