As you try and convince yourself that you are too old to play games and telling the guy you met last week at the gym that you like him is a good thing – you’re just being mature and honest; we all know  that when he doesn’t text back, you just get to sit there with a pending ulcer that may or may not spare you a few calories at your grease filled brunch. Clearly eating your feelings with a pile of eggs will solve all of your problems.

We’ll have no fear – your digital life may be spared because whatever liquid also happens to give your thumbs a floozy like personality of their own – it can be solved. There’s an app, for all of that!

Check out the top five apps – aimed to cure your digital desperation and leaving you with a new kind of fresh every Friday, Saturday or other days…

Textalyzer  - $.99 on the App Store

Ever feel like you didn’t want to send the “Hey baby what are you up to?” 2 a.m. text? Or better yet respond to the “Wanna come over?” text. Well consider the muddied waters of your digital despair over. Textalyzer uses games to grasp your level of parti-age and becomes the designated driver of your thumbs when they look like they are waving a little too close to the keyboard. Have a tendency to text late night? This may be the app for you.

Drunk Dial No - $.99 on the App Store

More of a talker? Trust me whatever brilliant idea you have to make your company millions (or so you think) or love profession you think needed some liquid courage/babysitting technique to make sure your flame isn’t going home with anyone else – it all can wait. Your idea if so brilliant will be there in the morning and if your flame isn’t calling you anyway – the touchable keypad wasn’t worth touching to begin with. No pun intended. After selecting the contacts that you’re looking to ban, the app asks how long you’d like to keep yourself from calling them – and the ban wont lift until the allotted time has passed – no if ands or butts, pun intended.

SnapChat – Free on the App Store

Oh, the brilliant beyond brilliant idea that sending photos of your night out to friends is a good idea. Let’s just say fat chance they in all of their hilarity will stay off social networks. Well if you happen to turn into a party picks photographer – this is the app for you. Snapchat allows users to set a timer up to 10 seconds of when the message would self-destruct after being received. If the receiver tries to take a screenshot, then the sender will be instantly notified – goodbye private messages and SMS whoopsies with this app a sneak preview is all they get! (Which should be no sneak preview at all mind you!)

So spare your fingers and your exes – I think we all know those drunk texters, callers, facebookers and tweeters. I have seen many a tweet past a two a.m. timestamp. If you’re really dedicated there is even a drunk E-mail setting on Gmail! It’s called Mail Goggles – operating like Textalyzer using games to make sure your 2 a.m. brilliance doesn’t escape you. Best of luck with your digital garbage trail – I can say one of the above has saved me from all kinds of shame in the past week… again, no judgements.

Betsey Johnson once said: “Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves and, of course, each other. If girls dressed for boys they’d just walk around naked at all time.”

Well if that was the case, we may be overrun with eating disorders, fast food joints would become a men’s only club and no Dove ad campaign could teach the preying eyes of women’s critical gene to let up. We are hard wired to measure everything even ourselves against the rest of the world – think about your job, grades, salaries, house size – there is competition in the market place – but the better question is when it comes to dressing for success who are we trying to beat?

Honest moment:  Yes, we do source our friends to help pick out outfits for the evening – and we all know who our true friends are that tell us – “I like the first outfit better.” Keep those girls around ladies – they don’t appear often! But for the most part what gets us going for day out or night out is how we feel when we walk out the door. Nothing prepares a girl for a good day/night out in an outfit she knows she looks good in and according to Cosmo – when a man notices a woman the way she dresses barely makes the top ten! How a woman is put together comes in at #9 right after whether or not he notices what’s fake first (#8) boobs, eyelashes, extensions etc. – Can we really say we’re surprised?

So what’s your profile:

YOU – Dressing for numero uno.

There comes once in a blue moon the epiphany where you’re standing in the shower and after you have just finished Carly Jepsen’s shower singing “Call me Maybe” set for the night it and it comes to you like a paddle brush to the head: the perfect outfit. Getting dressed you’re like a catwalk concept board and making the walkway to your front door becomes your runway bitch. We hate to say we’re selfish but you’re the type of girl where confidence means more than compliments you know your rocking what you’re wearing and no one can tell you different.

THEM – Crowd sourcing the jury.

Yes, there is the micro-chasm of the world where women and gay men like to talk, swatches, labels, who wore it best and who fashion flopped. Monday night’s Met Gala was the fashion show of the spring and though everyone marveled at  Beyoncé’s tumbling trussed gown – it was a fashion flop! Sorry ladies but showing off your post pregnancy body in a sheer gown? Pull a Heidi Klum first – hire Billy Blanks. We dress to be judged and the most fashionable judge back. It isn’t all girl fights and catty slaps but rather picking apart the art of how to dress for life’s most fashionable moments.

HIM – Put your tongue back in your mouth sparky!

We all know a nod from your man when you come down the stairs or out the door for a night out is the ultimate in satisfaction. After two hours of work we are fishing for compliments and though you say were trying to out dress the “competition” sometimes we just want to look good for you and feel confident ourselves. That don’t want to keep my hands off of you feeling but I have to for the sake of not looking like a handsy gorilla in public when we are dressed to the nines – bingo! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

So the final verdict – We dress for a little bit of everyone – but ultimately it leads back to ourselves and how we feel. That’s why we have our staples and our go to favorite pieces in our closet. So in the event of a fashion emergency for your go to – then rock it!

So how I missed the memo that taking care of yourself was your number one priority coming before – family, work, personal responsibilities, friends, social life etc. is not a shocker – those are actually supposed to come after ourselves. So when our world is going 100mph and to keep our rock star status we go 125mph how do we stop and rejuvenate? How are we supposed to keep up?

I went searching for the answers – the Aqua de Vida, the tree of life, Pandora’s Box whatever euphemism looked like could give me a solution and bring my speed down – just a smidge. I found a few but sourced for the rest -

1. Water – Rehydrating yourself is probably one of the most important things you can do to boost your immunity. Yes, frequent trips to the loo are in your future but consider that H2O’s gift to get you up from your desk and stretch your legs.

2. Veggies – Packed with vitamins, minerals antioxidants and a multitude of other health boosters these super foods are easy fixes to keep you full and healthy.

3. Hot Baths – Swap your morning shower routine for a nightly shower/bath. Sure get all the obligatories out of the way – hair, body etc. but switch gears and take it down to the bath – check out the Molton Brown products to help relax. My favorite the Body Remedies – Sleep Range – gets you ready and to hit the pillow!

4. Going along with the above – steam your face in the shower with a hot wash cloth. The rejuvenating heat will not only relax the muscles in your face but help clear your pores – leading to less chance of stress related acne.

5. Green Tea, GREEN Tea, GREEN TEA! – There is no doubt that this Zen Master drink has superpowers – which could potentially with long term effects rub off on you. I am a green tea fiend now having given up coffee. It packs a third of the punch but still wakes the body and can fight against obesity, coronary disease and can lead to reduced stress and clearer thinking.

6. Sleeping 8 hours a night –  Key. You’re body loves being on a schedule and falling asleep at the same time on the weekdays if you can is important – Early riser? Try to make lights out around 10 p.m. Put down the phone, put away the laptop, E-mails and friends can wait till the office. For a boost to get you sleepy download a book – ten minutes and your snoozing.

7. Exercise – Now I’m not telling you to go all Dancing with the Stars and work out 5 hours a day – even one hour a day will be plenty. Not a fan of working out? Go on a walk, get outside and get some fresh air. Don’t think you need to? It’s a mood booster – skinny bitches need a dose of endorphins every once in a while.

8. Ten-minute morning blast – In the morning when you first get up treat your body to a blood pumping session. A combo of jumping jacks, sit-ups and push-ups will get your heart rate up but you won’t get sweaty. Do it in your bra and underwear if you don’t feel like putting on full workout gear – just hope the neighbors aren’t looking! If he’s hot – then workout away!

9. Step away from your desk – A change of scenery can make the day go faster and can help change your mood over the course of a day. It keeps you productive and happy!

10. Simplify your life – Instead of day drinking on the weekends – save yourself the calories and be productive. Allow yourself to sleep in (your body clock will wake you I promise!) Do your laundry, go get your nails done, take care of what you want to do! Bring a friend too! Errands and a girls day always makes the day a little more enjoyable. Don’t worry – the social life will be there later J

11. Be a Shower Singer – This the only time where a safe space will leave me un-mocked by my less than complimentary Simon Cowell of friends when I decide to turn my voice into what I think is star worthy. Currently my set list contains the only one line I know from Call Me Maybe and potentially some off-season Christmas music – don’t be shy it’s an endorphin booster.

12. Plan Something – Planning ahead not only gives you something to look forward to but also can leave you with a reward to work for. Memorial Day weekend is coming up. Have you planned a lake weekend? A trip? Get on it!

I think out of the 12 listed above I obey about 2 of the rules. It’s time to start cutting things down, and scaling back for the good of – oh ME! Finally, this weekend I won’t be a walking amoeba. But then again I may just find a doctor who wants to “Check me out” you know – just to make sure I am not contagious. I think I would welcome that too!

I was lucky to visit several different cities in the country during my trip. However, what was most astounding was the Swedes love for their biggest holiday – Midsommar. I traveled to the far west of Sweden and got to celebrate the holiday in a small town about an hour north of Gothenburg and nothing prepared me for the 24 straight hours of sheer joy, celebration, drinking, dancing and partying. These Swedes have more energy than most Americans do – and we partied our asses off, didn’t matter old young we were all there Schnapps in hand!

After tiring myself out in the far west I headed East with my “tour guide” and closest friend whose family has taken me in and shown me a true Swedish experience. To Stockholm we went by way of Uppsala, a popular university town outside the capital with vibrant young life and plenty of beer and cider – more drinking.

As we traveled into Stockholm we saw EVERYTHING! Situated on fourteen different Islands the now cosmopolitan city filled with old and new architecture and some of the most breath-taking buildings.  Some of my favorite places in town included famous Gamla Stan – otherwise known as “the old town” filled with cobblestone streets and may Ben & Jerry’s which make their own cones right outside the window. If you walk by, they place the crumbs in a broken basket for passerbies to steal a piece of the freshly pressed creation.

Not to be forgotten is Drottningholm Palace – the palatial and expansive residence of the Royal family! Carl Philippe anyone? (That hair is to die for!) Recently the eldest Victoria married her personal trainer! Anyone remember my post about finding love at the gym? Well this clearly worked out for him marrying into Royalty and now the two have a beautiful daughter – Estelle, lucky little girl that she is.

One of my other favorite things about Sweden is the Fashion! We don’t give enough credit to the Swedes for bringing us some of the greatest trend setting superstores like H&M and apartment furnishing fashions like IKEA! (I have the most amazing couch all because of Swedish engineering.) Other Swede-side stores I had the pleasure of shopping in are NK similar to that of a New York Saks Fifth Avenue or Lord & Taylor and my all-time favorite Gina Tricot where I bought my favorite pink dress!

So if you’re thinking outside the box and want to book a trip to one of the most fun and eclectic cities – visit Stockholm! You can always see more pictures from two of my friends recently making trips there as well at www.mas-fashion.com.

It is the most wonderful time of the year! With roommates a fighting and everyone crying – get the hell out of here! Its apartment renewal time of the year! (Yes, sing it – it makes more sense then!)

It’s getting closer to summer, which means so many people who are on the après college leasing term are getting ready to renew or ship out. I have gone on a few apartment hunts with close friends and can’t tell you how thankful I am that I live on my own. The roommate horror stories are leaving many of my friends plotting the worst – sex in their bed, cleaning the bathroom with their toothbrush, Nair in shampoo… the list goes on! I can honestly say I was lucky enough to get out before things between a good friend/roommate and I got bad – one bad fight and we knew it was best to pursue our own living situations. I can tell you best plan ever – amazedly we’re still friends, most days.

So if you’re moving out on your own – something that was on my leap list and I highly encourage – living by yourself in your twenties isn’t something that is always kind to our designer wallets. Though we can probably cut back on spending in some other area’s of life… who we kidding – we would rather sell our liver than give up a good wardrobe.

When looking for a place there are always things to consider - #1 the apartment is never going to be what you expect. Even living in Texas where wide-open spaces should breed penthouses that would even kick a Trump’s ass, I still had to sacrifice a few things – space being one of them. So after some desperate searches for how to maximize floor space while making your own personal oasis I retreated to apartmenttherapy.com, a site most women are all too familiar with.

Recognize these space saving tips?

1. Believe In The Power of Storage

There is never enough space. There will never be enough space until your marry your Mr. Big and have him build you a closet that rivals Carrie’s 5^th Avenue and based on the timeline that’s looking to be around age 40. So in the meantime where oodles of shoes are covering our closet floors – here’s a quick fix. Ikea makes great storage units and another plus they come in different heights! Store your shoes outside your already busting closet – and buy those deodorizer balls – they are shoes people – not all pairs smell like roses.

2. Sections – Bigger Isn’t Always Better

The best thing about a studio is that you can play with te space and maximize the area to serve you best. But if there is one thing that people do wrong – they slap a giant rug in the middle of a space. That can make a space feel smaller. Take two area rugs and place them in different parts of the space – one under your eating or living area, another under your bed. No one likes waking up to a cold floor.

3. The Swivel TV –

Plasma TV’s were the greatest inventions for studio apartments since the chinese screen and although it may seem fratty – I can’t think of any better option to save you from buying an ugly TV stand. Put the TV on a wall that’s going to serve not only your bedroom space but your living space as well. That way the wall that was going to be the center of your entertainment world can be spared for alternate storage units – or hey! a painting!

4. Ditch the Unecessary –

I live in a pretty spacious place, so even for me a coffee table seemed less than ideal. What do they do besides hold small remotes and a few magazines and a plant you may never water. Opt for the Ottoman option with a tray! A lot of Ottomans have storage inside – use that for all of your “what would be coffee table” materials and place a tray on top to hold your guilty pleasure weeklies

5. The New Wave Screens –

Gone are the days where Mrs. Chu’s designs adorn the apartment with Chinese screens. There are so many inventive ways to section off a space and who knows maybe get a little storage incorporated into the mix. If you have the space opt for a cubed wall – fill the spaces with some fun colored file baskets. If space is not permitting – colored curtains are always a great alternative to add some pizzaz to your space. Opt for a thinner fabric to keep light pouring in but a great color to tie in colors in your space!

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Thus we got to talking about all those “home-o-patheic” remedies that would serve as a personal “in-home” spa day pinching our pennies for that word we love to hate – a spa “staycation.”  Many of the ideas thrown around the table led to intersting stories until we found a site called a GirlsGuideTo.Com that gave us the best home tricks.  These are worth a try and a laugh!

Because I'm doing the Ritual Cleanse in the next few weeks, so should you!  Let's go through it together.  It's absolutely nothing like the Master Cleanse (aka it has nutrients and you won't see a person on the street and think they are a hamburger).  Oh the things we do to feel healthier and to lose weight.  First and foremost, I want to reiterate, to look great all the time, you need to changed your lifestyle diet.  These cleanses are solely for people who just want to feel healthier or possibly use as a "crash diet."  Not only are cleanses healthy but they really do boost your mood!

Since summer is right around the corner, I am offering my readers 20% off their Habitual Cleanse Order.  First hear me out on the benefits!

"The benefits are endless and specific to each individual. Here are the most common benefits Ritual Cleansers report by the end of the program:

• Mental clarity
• Abundance of energy
• Happier Mood
• Better digestion
• Decreased desire for salt and sugar
• Craving for fresh fruits and vegetables
• Glowing skin
• More restful sleep
• Weight loss
• Increased sex drive
• Strong desire to “reset” regularly

I can only hope that you are just like me and my friends, otherwise this post may not make sense; or there could be something wrong with you, in which case I may take comfort in that.  Nevertheless, there comes a time when girls find “that guy.”  The one that is Mr. Perfect for right now.  This weekend it seemed to happen for all of us – even those of us with boyfriends suffered from the worst disease of “Over-Analysis Syndrome” leading to plenty of ‘analyses’ about those ‘analyses’ over mimosas at Sunday Brunch.

Common Gripes included:

The Whine: “I just don’t get why he wouldn’t text me – I mean we had a really fun time!”

The Regretter: “I just don’t know, I just don’t know, I don’t want to like him, I just don’t know.”

The Lost Identity: “I can’t believe I texted him! What was I thinking! Ugh I’ve turned into that needy girl.  I’m a lawyer for Christ sake!”

The Oh Sh*t: “Him! I went home with him? He still burps in my face!”

The Princess: “Oh my GOD! I think I may have met the One – Does that sound crazy? Whatever, love is crazy.” [Insert ethereal smile here]

Picture this.  Somehow after a night of consuming your poison of choice you’re not only convinced that he’s basically perfect but that you are going to spend a perfect night together. About 2 glasses of wine, a mixed drink and a tequila shot later thinking past 7 a.m. the next morning (aka. forever) just doesn’t seem possible.  There may be cuddling, there may be kissing and who knows if you’re like a lot of girls you may just take it one step ‘too far’ on the first date/bar meeting etc.

All of this in its seeming perfection from the day before doesn’t not even compare to the Operation Desert Storm that whirls around in our head in the coming days after said “perfect evening.”  This guy may be a 6 (sorry to disappoint boys but we rank you all too!) but after itemizing your “cray cray” checklist you convince yourself of the following:

1. “Ya, I’d go on a date with him.”
2. “If he got rid of habits 1, 2 and 3 – he’d be perfect.”
3. “If he would just get his shit together – this could work.”
4. “Whatever, I can do this for a few months and keep my options open.”

and so on…

Well if you are currently sober (yes, at this very moment!), 90% of what I just said in the above opening paragraphs seems totally psycho.  This is the part where if this was a friend we would look at them and say, “Get a grip!” “If he calls, he calls.” “He may be around this weekend – so if he wants to get in touch with you, he will.”  But for some reason the advice we give isn’t something we always practice.  With the veil of ‘cute boy’ clouding our ‘oh so stable vision’ we become ‘TOTAL GIRLS!’  Endless thinkers and own worst enemies in any situation where we are still in that frame of mind.

The suffrage that comes with this disease that takes over our body is like that of a common cold - it isn’t in us and we will never admit that virus started inside our own bodies.  Rather it was some spontaneous amoeba that came and left after some good antibiotics, or in this case, friends who are there to tell you when you’re being a “TOTAL GIRL!”

The best advice I can give is find that non-biased third party that will talk some friend sense into you.  Not the harsh antics that will leave you living the life of an old cat lady.  It does take two to foster a relationship after all.  But as most girls know, it only takes one slip of the “Cray, Cray – Over-Analysis Sydrome – TOTAL GIRL!” state of mind to send Mr. Right now running for the hills.  Who knows there may come a day where you can put on your big girl pants and ask him out, but until then maintain and perfect your mysterious luster.

Best of luck and good riddance to us all!

According to the Skin Cancer Organization, "A tan, whether you get it on the beach, in a bed, or through incidental exposure, is bad news, any way you acquire it. Tans are caused by harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or tanning lamps, and if you have one, you’ve sustained skin cell damage.

No matter what you may hear at tanning salons, the cumulative damage caused by UV radiation can lead to premature skin aging (wrinkles, lax skin, brown spots, and more), as well as skin cancer. In fact, indoor ultraviolet (UV) tanners are 74 percent more likely to develop melanoma than those who have never tanned indoors."

After college, I decided to stop tanning as much as I used to.  I would only go every so often when I had a grand event I wanted to look my best at.  But there was a huge wake up call when one of my girlfriends was diagnosed with Melonoma.  Her doctor was able to treat it at a very early stage of the diagnosis.  Thank God.  However, she happened to be one of my friends who took care of skin.  It was only in high school that she tanned frequently.  So sometimes the frequency of how often you tan doesn't determine how healthy your skin is.  Our bodies react differently to the sun.  It's just really important to take care of your skin.  Make sure to always wear your sunblock, buy face moisturizer with SPF, wear hats and try not to stay in the sun for too long.  Remember, there's nothing healthy about a tan.

There are so many products and solutions to give your skin great color without the harmful effects.  I recently tried Suvara.  A spray tan service, only offered in New York.  However, as most people know, there are many other spray tan services offered in around the country.  I have tried the spray tan machines which are great.  They usually run from $25-$30.  But my new obsession is the spray tan services that have tanning specialists.  I should warn you that you completely stand in the nude while they work their magic.  Why it's better than the machines?  Mainly because they do an incredible amount of detailing and the product is much better (lasting much longer).  Services like these run from about $70-$90.

Here is some more info on services like Suvara:

"At Suvara, our mission is simple, to help protect as many people from the dangers traditional tanning and the harmful UV rays can wreak on your skin. We have researched, developed and tested the formula of our customized, proprietary solutions to include specific ingredients to protect the health of your skin.

Our solutions are 100% natural, with no harsh chemicals. Only the essential vitamins , moisturizers and anti-wrinklingingredients necessary to rejuvenate, replenish and protect your skin. Our staff of highly trained, experienced specialists will personalize your tan from a light glow to a dark ‘been on the beach’ tan specific to your skin tone. We’re confident Suvara's flawless, natural result will make you look your best and feel your best. Experience the perfect airbrush tan and spray on body treatments with results so flawless, only you will know.

Suvara started with a simple objective, ­provide our clients with a safe, healthy alternative to UV tanning. The reality is that people like to be tan ­– we look better…we feel better. But the hard truth is it's just not good for us. Over the last several years it's become more and more documented that the UV radiation from the sun, tanning beds and tanning booths is very harmful. The challenge though, is that most people's experience with a "spray-tan" is that it doesn't look natural.

Suvara solves that problem.

Through our products:  Suvara products have been formulated to not only provide you with the perfect tan, but to deliver healthy benefits to your skin.

Rejuvenate   Vitamins A & C stimulate cell renewal and increase the skin's production of collagen and elastin ­ improving texture, reducing fine lines and wrinkles, and reducing discoloration from years of sun exposure.

Protect   CoQ10 boosts your skin's immune system against environmental damage ­ defending against the signs of aging, increasing cellular rejuvenation, improving elasticity and firmness

Replenish   Hyaluronic Acid, a natural constituent in the skin that decreases with age, holds nearly one thousand times its weight in water ­ locking in moisture for smother, softer skin

With our Staff :  All Suvara Tanning Specialist have completed our rigorous certification program. Each are highly trained in skin care, all aspects of sun-less tanning, and the breadth of Suvara products. They will answer all of your questions and advise you in how to achieve the most natural result. They will personalize your tan from a light glow to a dark "been on the beach" tan specific to your skin tone and your desire.

We're confident Suvara's flawless, natural result will make you look your best, feel your best, and bring compliments."

Check out my rockin' HEALTHY tan!