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Welcome to Twenty & Change! Here, you'll find stories from York Daily Record's Generation Y'ers as they blog the many changes that come along in your 20s -- good and bad -- and, essentially, how to survive until you’re 30.
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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Am I too old for a roommate? I don’t care.
I’m 26. That’s probably an age where you’re supposed to be ditching the whole roommate idea and getting a place of your own, but I’m seriously in love with my living situation right now. I’ve had my fair share of … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Cohabitating, Emily Opilo, Growing up
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Living together before marriage? Go directly to jail. Do not pass Go. Give Florida $500.
A Florida representative is currently trying to overturn a law dating back to the 1800s. The law, which carries a $500 fine and 60 days of jail time, makes it illegal for unmarried couples to live together. Several organizations have … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, April Trotter, Cohabitating, Love, Marriage, Relationships
Tagged 20-something, 20-somethings, Alternatives to Marriage Project, apartment, budget, cohabitating, expenses, finance, florida, generation y, government, growing up, laundry, law, learning, marriage, money, relationships, sacrifice, savings
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Twenty & Change debate: Do age-appropriate Halloween costumes exist?
Each week, Twenty & Change bloggers will sound off on life topics from the serious to the silly. Post a comment to join the discussion! Erin: Most adult Halloween costumes for women I see in stores follow the same pattern: … Continue reading
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Superheroes and comics: the things we do for love
My boyfriend didn’t immediately reveal to me his love (more like obsession) with comic books when we first met. I don’t think I really understood the magnitude of his love for all things superhero until about a year and a … Continue reading
Posted in Love, Relationships
Tagged comic books, comics, relationships, sacrifice, superhero, superheroes, wonder woman
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A cure for the student loan blues?
Sometimes I wish I had listened to my family while deciding where to go to school. Much to the chagrin of my New-Jersey-related-university-graduate mother (Rutgers), and aunt (Rutgers) and cousins (The College of New Jersey, Rowan), I packed up after … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Brittany Wilson, Growing up, Money, Quarter-Life Crisis, Uncategorized
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My fashion sense is a little whack
Being 20-something seems like I should automatically know how to dress like a runway model. But there’s something about a runway model that is not me (besides my figure). I prefer to wear hoodies, sweatpants, T-shirts and jeans outside of … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Quarter-Life Crisis
Tagged community aid inc., dress, fashion, Gap, goodwill, juniors, Oprah, shopping, style, sweaters
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Belly button ring: Friend or foe?
There’s just something about the belly button. Ever since I first laid eyes on the naval piercing of the lifeguard at the Hummelstown Swim Club, I wanted one, too. I was 8. Eight years later, just before my 16th birthday, … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Generation Y, Growing up, Lauren Boyer
Tagged 20-something, belly button, birthday present, checkered past, lauren boyer, memory, naval, new cumberland, piercing, twenty
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Paper maps: A generational gap
A few weeks ago, a few co-workers and I piled into my car for lunch at Issac’s. As she slid into the back seat, my friend noticed my giant map book. Friend: Do you ever actually use this thing? Me, … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Generation Y
Tagged directions, gen y, generation, gettysburg, google maps, GPS, lost, mapquest, maps, paper map, sarah chain, spoutwood farms, york
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Meeting the family and why I’ll never eat gnocchi again
The first time I met my ex-boyfriend’s grandparents, they invited me over for a traditional Italian meal. After getting a tour of their home, which included no less than 20 statues of the Virgin Mary and other assorted saints, we … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Growing up, Love, Relationships
Tagged 20-something, 20-somethings, family, first impressions, grandparents, growing up, learning, meet the parents
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Necessary but evil: The long-distance relationship
By the time you read this, I’ll be in a plane en route to Kansas City, Mo. I’m always a little reluctant to answer people truthfully when they ask where I went to school, because that answer (the University of … Continue reading
Posted in Generation Y, Love, Relationships
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