Mélanie Berliet

Attendees seemed eager to network and to pound free coffee, but mostly to absorb whatever wisdom speakers could offer on topics as varied as social innovation, the future of media, body confidence, entrepreneurship, neurochemistry, and fundraising.

Whatever the case, making it to the awesomely comfortable, beautifully boring stage of love is something to celebrate, even if you do so by feeding your pajama clad partner handfuls of microwaved popcorn while binge watching HBO.

1. DIY nail polish touch-ups Here in New York, it’s possible to find a salon in almost every neighborhood that offers a combination manicure/pedicure for $20, plus tip.

When we think of entrepreneurship, we tend to imagine zany geniuses huddled behind computers, wearing hoodies and flip-flops with socks, building the next great tech company or waiting for the next hackathon to start…

On any given day, photos of babies (human, feline, canine) probably attract more positive attention in our social media newsfeeds than posts that are actually newsworthy.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. There may be no proverb less true. I would argue that words are often the most effective way to invite suffering on another human.

Overall I feel in control, if a bit broke.

Remaining perpetually unwed isn’t a total turnoff to me, and not just because I’m a huge fan of Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick.

From my experience, more than heavy petting beneath a blanket is virtually impossible on a regular commercial flight.

I encourage you to make a list of your own, which you can lock in a vault, or publish on the Internet trusting that your Luddite parents won’t encounter it.

Rather than entertaining regret and invoking the counterproductive what-if line of thinking, it makes sense to extract a nugget of wisdom from every experience, especially the most upsetting ones.

Staring back at me was a Groupon issued by LaserTouch Aesthetics in Soho.