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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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Category Archives: Fashion
Study: Millennials like nice things
Last year for my birthday I got a Coach purse. It’s not the flashy kind with the logo all over it. It’s a well-made, goes-with-everything brown leather bag that I’ll hopefully have for years to come. Before my boyfriend ponied … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, April Trotter, Fashion, Generation Y, Growing up, Money, Uncategorized
Tagged 20-something, american express, anthropologie, april trotter, budget, coach, expenses, fashion, j crew, millennials, money, purses, T.J. Maxx, target, the frisky, tj maxx
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How to walk in heels, pumps or stilettos without falling on your face
Learn to grow up, wear heels and stay classy. Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Aging, Ashley May, Fashion
Tagged 2012, Ashley May, heels, how to walk in heels, Pinterest, pumps, shoes, stilettos, Storify, walk like a lady
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I’m allowed to wear snakeskin; I was born in the ’80s
I remember the first time I heard Bowling for Soup’s “1985.” I sang it every day in class and I didn’t understand a single word of the song. Though I was born in the tail end of the ’80s, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Fashion, Growing up, Music, Pop culture
Tagged 1980's, 80's, bruce springsteen, E.C. Pollick, fads, fashion, high school movie, ok go, synth
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Ulta and Sephora makeup that costs less than $10
Sometimes stores like Ulta and Sephora aren’t always the best place to go when you are searching for sexy AND cost-effective products. With that said, I’ve created a list of quality products, some sold at popular makeup destinations and others … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Ashley May, Fashion, Makeup
Tagged $10, Ashley May, bronzer, discount, eye liner, eye shadow, foundation, lip gloss, makeup, mascara, Sephora, Ulta
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Appropriate but unique hairstyle? I think it’s a myth!
I have to say that I love my hair, and many hairdressers do, too. There is an appropriate level of thickness, I don’t get split-ends (only once!) and my natural color isn’t that bad, either. But I am bored with … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Pop culture, Quarter-Life Crisis, Uncategorized
Tagged 20-something, bangs, cherry-red, fashion, funky, hair, hairdo, hairstyle, mom hair, quarter-life crisis, red, unique, work-appropriate, zooey deschanel
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Creepy old guy needs help
Every once in a while, I get reminded that it’s not 1992 any more. Happened once late in the decade when I showed up at work at a different job on “Just-Roll-Out-of-Bed Friday.” I was wearing a Champion sweatshirt I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Landauer, Fashion, Growing up, Guy's perspective, Pop culture
Tagged creepy, fashion, jorts, old
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Retail therapy on the cheap
When I was homeschooled — yes, I was homeschooled — my mom and I would go to the mall a lot. This wasn’t our way of skipping lessons or trying to turn real-life situations into educational experiences. I just happened … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Fashion, Generation Y, Growing up, Money
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