I want this! Drop Hanger http://bit.ly/gtJq2 wish it wasn’t so expensive #

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It’s a Tuesday evening, I had plans after work (but I kind of got blown off by a really hot guy), I ended up at home on the couch – just me and my trusted feedly (blogs). I have this folder of fellow brazen bloggers in my reader, a folder filled with special people (very few make the cut). Ironically this is my favorite group of blogs to catch up on, but some how it’s also the group I get behind on most quickly.

This occurs for two reasons -
1) if I only have a few minutes to sit down and read, I usually pick something that won’t require much time (ie swiss miss).
2) the people who "make" this folder are quite brilliant (if I do say so myself) and they tend to write long/thought provoking posts.

I digress … so I was reading Taking a Year To Be by the brilliant, and lovely, Holly Hoffman when one particular sentence jumped out at me.

Who am I if not a ladder-climbing employee, a twenty-something entrepreneur, a moonlighting freelancer, The Person in Town Who Knows About That, a woman on the make?

I had the pleasure of staying in a hotel room and spending 5 days at SXSW (*tear) with miss Holly. During our random conversations and discussions about the panels I discovered that Holly and I have a thing or two, or five, in common. So, it shouldn’t surprise me that in this very post Holly was transcribing the thoughts that have been rolling around in my brain for the past few months.

Who am I if not …

• a gen y blogger
• that graphic design girl
• that girl who spoke at that conference
• that girl who twitters at 3 am
• that girl who wears pink
• that who used to date that guy
• that girl who loves to sing
• that girl who designed that one website

I’ve recently (June 1) started a new job and I’ve been wanting to write about the fact that having a whole new job title has sent me into a bit of an identity crisis. But, I didn’t know where to start or even have the words, but now I do "who am I if not …" my job title.

Many people experience their twenties of a time of discovering and recreating just exactly who they are – for some people it’s fun and for others it’s scary. I choose to be excited by the fact that I can change the answer to the question "who am I" ever 5 minutes if I want.

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• Love this idea! RT @prosperitygal Houston “Tweetup For Our Troops” July 1 Wed 7pm http://bit.ly/WJzIS #tweet4troops #
• Fun idea! RT @kmatthews For my dad: wordle.net w/ dad words & kids’ names, colors via Kuler, plus mat/frame. http://yfrog.com/3wnz9j #
• how to apply for a job in 2009 - brandflakesforbreakfast http://bit.ly/AEu7D #
• Make a tote bag from a T-shirt – in the event I was going to be crafty http://bit.ly/Y14YG #feedly #
• Bc Jamie is awesome … RT @jamievaron: In Which I Call My Own Bluff http://bit.ly/cENUW — new post up at intersected. // PS EatPrayLove =<3 #
• All For Good: helps you find/share ways to volunteer, give back to nonprofits in your area http://allforgood.org #nonprofit #
• Wow RT @wfaachannel8: 22 year old Woman with prosthetic arm sues Abercrombie http://tinyurl.com/n5bgvg #
• Check out my caricature http://mobypicture.com/?d1ykmr #

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• Most hilarious/odd/great wedding invitation EVER http://bit.ly/6a1ha #feedly #
• Adorable Free Printable bookplates http://bit.ly/U5ODt #feedly #
• The Money Diaries: 20-something emotional spender http://bit.ly/C9goj always intrigued by @ramit ’s 20something money series #genY #feedly #
• Sliced Bread Notebook - I heart notebooks! http://bit.ly/IVQnz #feedly #
• Fish Face - fun face paint/fishy illustrations. Pretty sure I may be 5 at heart http://bit.ly/Fok4h #feedly #
• The Top 10 Unintentionally Worst Company URLs http://bit.ly/tXQaI #feedly #
• Ketchup was sold in the 1830’s as medicine. Found: 34 Things You Should Know But Probably Don’t… http://bit.ly/glrXP #randomness #feedly #
• Love the sarcasm! Dear Websites, Please Follow These 10 Rules. http://bit.ly/zkzIb *LOL! Anti-usability (@tommytrc @briancray @iamkhayyam) #
• Portrait of a Mother http://bit.ly/gu64r for all you young moms out there you’ll love this #feedly #
• book that made me look: Never Sleep: Graduating to Graphic Design: http://bit.ly/Em8cG #design #feedly (@swissmiss) #
• Agreed! I heart #feedly RT @feedly: RT @MAPstr: Feedly just gets better & better with new features all the time. http://www.feedly.com/ #
• Get the skinny on your zip code http://www.zipskinny.com/ #
• Why I Un-Followed You on Twitter - another great resource from @ryanstephens http://bit.ly/9hfKx #feedly I’ve been slowly unflw ppl as well #
• Photos on Clothespin - thinking about doing this in my room when I move http://bit.ly/zrp5Q #feedly #
• Rosemarie Fiore: Artist of the Day - loving all the pink! http://bit.ly/11vteE #feedly #
• When All Else Fails … Caffeinate! http://bit.ly/Gfp34 @tmonhollon this made me think of you #feedly #
• What’s The Good Of A Facebook Cause, If There’s No Effect? http://bit.ly/VQ8YB #nonprofit #feedly #
• Interesting: The 100 most “influential” ad taglines since 1948 ~ http://bit.ly/tagalines via @lisahickey @Chris_Rinaldi #
• RT @INSPIKS Just posted: “24 Inspirational Father’s Day Photos” (http://twitthis.com/yyicck) #

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Read and learn more about the study: Further Research on Money and Happiness * Get Rich Slowly.

So what are your thoughts? Am I the only one who has furrowed eyebrows watching this video?

(via swissmiss)

“When you’re 18, you worry about what everybody is thinking of you; when you’re 40, you don’t give a darn what anybody thinks of you; when you’re 60, you realize nobody’s been thinking about you at all.” — Daniel Amen

Granted 18 was 9 years ago (ahh how did that happen?!), but I still found this list of 91 Things Every 18-Year-Old Should Know quite insightful. Most, if not all, of the things on the list are pretty common sense but a) I love lists & b) sometimes it’s nice to have a reminder.

My fav’s from the list:

• 35) “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” - Jim Rohn
• 36) If you want to do something exceptional, don’t expect anyone to believe you can do it until you’ve done it. Unless you’re already perceived as exceptional, most people won’t believe in you. That’s doubly true for the people who know you best and have therefore seen you at your most mediocre, like your parents, family, and friends.
• 45) “If you want your life to have impact, focus it! Stop dabbling. Stop trying to do it all. Do less. Prune away even good activities and do only that which matters most. Never confuse activity with productivity. You can be busy without a purpose, but what’s the point?” — Rick Warren
• 61) It’s generally a very good idea to avoid writing email, letters, blog posts, or even having conversations with people when you are upset or very emotional. If you do anyway, usually, once you’ve cooled off, you’ll wish you had handled things differently.
• 68) There is a lot to that old saying, “It’s not what you know, it’s who know.” Use that to your advantage when you can. A handshake and a hello at the office, a quick introduction at church, or a short conversation before dinner can get you more jobs, help, and good advice than you ever thought possible.
• 88) “If you are bored with life, if you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don’t have enough goals.” — Lou Holtz

Would love to know what your favorites are, or perhaps words of wisdom you wish you had known at 18.


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• Don’t Give Up on Your Childlike Dreams: Matt Wilson, co-founder of Under30CEO guest posts with a video entry letting Gen Y know that we can be whatever we want when we grow up and most importantly to have fun with what we are doing.
• The Joy of Imperfection: "There is something about letting go of perfection that allows you to begin living. The joy of imperfection is knowing that who you are is enough. And, in fact, it’s perfect."
• Are You Who You Want To Be: Jamie Varon asks us if it’s time for a change … "In the daydreams, I’m the person I want to be and if I’m still in my head, then I’m not that person. Why would I have to daydream if I was just out doing it? It’s ridiculous and I need to leap. Do you need to leap?"
• Focus On the Upside: Advice for Gen Y About Taking Risks: This post was not written by a gen yer but she gives us tips to focus on the upside, especially in an anxious market that may reinforce your habit of playing it safe.
• Gen Y needs boundaries for action: I find that often when I’m reading Rebecca’s blog I feel like she’s writing a conversation I’ve been having my head at that time. This post is a definite example of an internal debate I’ve been having lately - the 20 something struggle between boundaries and freedom.
• You May Say I’m a Dreamer: First of all anyone who quotes John Lennon is automatically cool in my book. And secondly, I enjoyed Susan’s perspective watching a young girl play in a park while she was on her lunch break … "Once upon a time, I was that little girl, longing for playtime, loving and living in the moment, wishing on stars and believing that anything was possible"
• What Inspires You?: a guest post from 22 year old Argentinean blogger Carlos Miceli- this post discusses change as the element of inspiration in his life. "The thing about change is that it always brings the new. It brings potential. I have seen that with every life-changing decision that I made, I faced fear, uncertainty and doubt, but most importantly, excitement."

Other Gen Y Posts you shouldn’t have missed:

• Shame on you silver spoon: my dear friend Sydney gives us a great look at the reality of many gen yers living off their parents during college.
• 20-something money diaries: I’ve just recently stumbled upon Ramit’s (I Will Teach You to Be Rich) series of 20-something money diaries, real life stories of various 20 somethings and their daily life with money.
• 20-somethings for Charity: the community of 20-something bloggers has teamed up with HandsIn to give back in a big way.

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