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  • Working For The Weekend

    We’ve all had those seasons in life where we really could care less about our work or school. For my friends about to graduate, senioritis has kicked in and all you can see is the open road to freedom. For all us post-grads, we are working for the weekend or 5:00 pm. I know too Read more

  • Missing Out

    “I know that life is a doorway to eternity, and yet my heart so often gets lost in petty anxieties. It forgets the great way home that lies before it. Unprepared, given over to childish trivialities, it could be taken by surprise when the great hour comes and find that, for the sake of piffling Read more

  • Feeling Inadequate

    For those of you who don’t know, I started a new job. A fancy one at that. I was hired by Ernst & Young to do transaction real estate advisory. I was even hired as an “experienced hire” due to the fact I was employed for 5 months somewhere else. Well, I don’t feel experienced Read more

  • Twinless

    After 22 years of living with my twin (and best friend), I am now officially ‘twinless’. Ok ok, so she just moved to Houston, but it has been a pretty big change in my life. I can hear a couple “I told you so”s coming my way, but before you start lecturing me on how Read more

  • The Most Interesting Boss in the World

    Just a few interesting facts about my boss at my previous internship: He freestyles with James Marsden. Holds multiple deep sea fishing records (got one when he was 6). Hung out with Owen Wilson and unknowingly got him drinking again. next thing he heard, Owen Wilson was back in rehab for alcohol abuse and had Read more

  • Wisdom for the Rat Race

    This week is the last week of my internship. The past 6 months I’ve been interning for a tenant rep who specializes in restaurants. I’ve gotten the chance to eat a lot of free foods from some really cool places around DFW, meet Top Chefs, and learn the ins and outs of real estate. My Read more