Tara Schuster

How are you pretty lady?

I am festive person. I love glitter, champagne, dancing and have often cried “Huzzah!” when something goes my way.

It’s the best of times, it’s the worst of times, it’s NYE! Save yourself some trauma and read my handy-dandy list of lessons to have a fun, emotionally safe night! Tonight does not have to be THE BEST NIGHT.

Working in a conglomo-corporate environment has helped me mask my emotions to an extent. I remember when I first started working in an office I would cry at my computer screen when I felt overwhelmed, but five years later I can mostly hold it together.

If your normal self would make fun of Alastair for saying that his favorite music is Mozart (what a loser – ZING), your first day of school self should keep this type of criticism to herself.

Summer is all at once both glorious and terrifying.

Breaking up ranks right up there with moving as one of the most awful experiences we can through. After careful study of how I have coped with my own failed relationships, I present to you the top 7 lessons I have learned about breaking up.

Who needs a boyfriend when I can binge on 29 episodes of a pulpy and lurid saga between two of the hottest people I have ever seen? Not me!

If the first kiss isn’t butterflies in your stomach, isn’t delightful, isn’t totally addictive then this thing that you’re doing – it’s not going to work.

5. The foundation you are wearing is probably the wrong shade of color for your skin tone.

8. You are broke because you spent all of your money on “going out” dinners with your girlfriends.