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Author: Lyssa

5 Things I Emailed This Week: Millennial Madness

I’m happy to occupy the random sweet spot that is between millennial-millennial and Gen-X-millennial, the group born in about 6 years that’s digitally-native with the benefit of experiencing a life (we remember) without technology. Cell phone when I could drive at 16. Facebook halfway through college. Early enough adoption of instagram that it was boring…

Just Your Average Newport Weekend | Feel Good Friday 090817

You know what’s freakin’ awesome? When your “average” weekend includes a dress-up pub crawl (celebrating your birthday), at least five gallons of rosé, a random post-ocean-dip bike gang (beach cruisers natch) meetup that leads to an epic patio hang and ridiculous night out, brunch at Woody’s with bottomless mimosas (shhhh twice but don’t tell anyone, it…

Texas My Heart [updated]

I will always be Texan, no matter where I live. My heart is with my home state. Houston is home to much of my family and many friends, and I was part of the group who tried—and failed—to evacuate during Hurricane Rita while I was in school at Rice. Watching Houstonians and Texans band together…

Shopping Research List: Starbucks Cups

This is easily one of the most embarrassing posts I’ve ever contemplated writing. I’m brazenly revealing the extent of my basicness–loving rosé (CH just released another new one btw icantwaittotryitomgiwantitnow) was just the beginning. For some unnamed reason, starbucks is stopping their e-commerce, so some of their cups are up to 50% off. Starbucks cups…

Little B | Feel Good Friday 082517

She’s loud, she’s overprotective, she’s grouchy, she’s an old lady, she gets sand in my bed and refuses to leave the beach sometimes, she scares old ladies walking weird and kids skateboarding and friends who come over and strangers who manage to make their way into my house and I don’t mind it when she…

5 Things I Emailed This Week: Tech, Startups, Women

I got to meet Alexis Ohanian and hear him talk about Hipmunk years ago—I think he’s great. || The Don’ts That Turned Alexis Ohanian into the Leader He Is Today Love this word: “Intrapreneurs!” || Intrapreneurs: Improving Internal Innovation/ I’ve long been a loyal Lyft-only user based on sheer average niceness of driver, and I…