The Beauty We Inherit
Before we ever held a mascara wand or curling iron ourselves, we watched. Girlhood for many of us started at our mom’s vanity, watching as…
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The Pilates Mom Mindset
She is the picture of effortless elegance — that mom who is always put together, taking good care of her mind and body, going to…
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Your Mom was a Teenage Girl Too
My therapist, my personal cheerleader, my gossip bestie: my mom. Everyone knows the drill: during long walks from class to class, you pull out your…
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Make The Most of Mother’s Day At Home
Mother’s Day: the one day a year where it’s all about the most important woman in your life. If you’re not quite sure how to…
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People Sick vs. Home Sick
Homesick: a term that every college administration warns you of, every student tries to prevent and every parent consoles. Maybe this adjustment change thats been feared and engraved in our brains since the Common App days have led some to be misdiagnosed. Maybe, instead, youre people sick.
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Mother Knows Best: Your Mom’s Jeans Are Making A Comeback
Out with the old, in with the … older. Denim trends are evolving and our mom’s vintage jeans are making a comeback. Mom jeans have…
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College Crisis: Moving in With The Boyfriend
In their eyes, I was still the baby. As the youngest of three girls, it was understood in my household that I was not yet…
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After Almost a Decade, We’re Just Weeks Away from the Gilmore Girls Revival
Gilmore Girls showed us that it’s OK to make mistakes, that you shouldn’t live your life to please people, that it’s not the end of the world if you change your mind again and again, and above all, to never ever take life too seriously.
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Here’s Who You Should Really Spend Your Spring Break With
Spring Break is basically here and there’s so much to look forward to. Reconnecting with friends, cuddling with your pets, being able to binge-watch Netflix and eat homemade meals — it’s a magical time in a college students life.
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Shopping for that Special Someone… Who Isn’t a Significant Other
We want to know— what if your “special someone” isn’t a significant other?
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Dealing with Disapproval
You can officially eat Easy Mac for breakfast, Ben & Jerry’s for lunch, and use the leftovers for dinner without anyone telling you not to. But just because you’re in college now doesn’t mean there aren’t some things you still have to answer to your family about, and more often than we’d like, the answer they come up with is ‘No.’
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Call Me Christopher: How Valley Found its Newest Male Writer
Serendipity: the phenomenon of finding value in something without intending to search for it. If I had to rest my finger on a single reason that I am a part of Valley today, I suppose I’d have to point to serendipity.
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