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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: Lauren Boyer
Bye bye terrible twin: At 24, Lauren Boyer gets a big girl bed
This weekend, I got a little closer to adulthood. You see, a while back, I wrote this post about being 23 and sleeping in a twin bed. It wasn’t that big of a deal … but it was THAT BIG … Continue reading
My Valentine’s Day dates were good. They were hot. They were … my parents.
My Valentine’s Day dates are going AWOL this year. That’s right. I’m a lucky girl. Last February, I had TWO people take me out on that special holiday that celebrates love through candy, flowers, gifts, and entire grocery store aisles … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Lauren Boyer, Quarter-Life Crisis, Relationships
Tagged 20-something, date with parents, dating, lauren boyer, parents, relationships, single, valentine's day
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Dishes, dishes everywhere — even in the shower
Maybe this is a 20-something thing. It might just be a Lauren Boyer thing. I leave dishes EVERYWHERE. By the week’s end, I have enough plates and mugs on the sink, toilet and ledges of my shower to run a … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Apartment living, Lauren Boyer
Tagged 20-something, apartment, coffee, dishes, food, in the shower, lauren boyer, messy, mugs, showering
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Five years after high school, keepin’ it classy at the CLASS reunion
The excitement surrounding my five-year high school reunion slowly dwindled leading up to Friday night. Let’s face it: Facebook had already ruined the element of surprise. I knew who had gotten pregnant. Who had gotten fat. Who had gotten no … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Lauren Boyer
Tagged 5-year, awkward, class reunion, drinking, economy, five year, five years, high school, high school class, reunion, socializing
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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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True Life: I’m 23, and I still sleep in a twin bed
Anyone who has visited my house in the city knows I have more room — too much room — than I know what to do with. Especially in my bedroom. This is why my twin bed, which pales in comparison … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Lauren Boyer
Tagged 20-something, apartment, bedroom, furniture, house, mattress, sleeping, twin bed, york
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I don’t dry clean clothes. I just scrub them meticulously with a toothbrush.
In high school, my mother bought me a khaki business suit. By the grace of God, I can still wear the skirt, pants and jacket, which, I believe, were meant to be worn together. Since then, I’ve opted to wear … Continue reading
Posted in 20-something, Lauren Boyer, Money, Quarter-Life Crisis
Tagged 20-something, business attire, dry cleaning, lauren boyer, stains, twenty, work
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