Purse Monster By Alexis Jones
I can’t explain the purse monster phenomenon, but it really does exist. Unlike the pathetic, inconclusive attempts to capture accurate proof that Bigfoot is real, I witness purse monsters almost daily. The reason this ridiculous concept has been swirling around my head is because recently at dinner one of my dearest guy friends made a [...]
Friendship Wars By Guest Blogger Maureen Ahmed
We have all been down that road before; crying frantically on our way back home because another girl called us a “name.” I remember plenty of instances in elementary school where I would get upset about a fight with my girlfriends and cry myself to sleep. My mom, trying her best to help, would just [...]
The Challenge: Day 11 By Contributor Brittany DeBeikes
I was out to lunch with a male friend of mine the other day and we were talking about what men find attractive in women at this point in life (aka late 20s to early 30s). The answer, surprisingly, never drifted towards the expected remarks of tight butt or voluptuous curves or plump lips with [...]
Girls Who ROCK: Amy Kuney
Amy Kuney didn’t exactly have a “normal” upbringing. When she was 13-years-old, her family moved to Honduras as missionaries, which resulted in quite a bit of culture shock. “One moment I was busy doing homework and planning slumber parties, the next moment I suddenly found myself in a third world country recovering from a hurricane,” [...]
Media Literacy is a Concept, Not a Practice By Alexis Jones
I work in the world of girls, and in that world you can’t blink without a having a conversation about “media literacy.” It’s like the South Beach Diet of the education world; it’s sexy, trendy and filled with a bunch of fluff. The reality is that media literally is a chicken/egg scenario. It’s a concept, [...]
The Narcissism of Self-Doubt By Alexis Jones
I spent the holidays justifiably distraught. My dad is battling cancer, and my mom went into the hospital unexpectedly with “heart problems” that landed her an Iron Man heart, which sounds a lot cooler than “pacemaker.” My boyfriend and I broke up and the stakes at work have never been so high. It felt like [...]
Words With Friends By Contributor Wynter Mitchell
At the turn of the new year, I developed quite an obsession with Words With Friends. It’s basically Scrabble for your iPhone. It got to the point where I was running 10 games at once and I think it crashed my brand-new 4S twice, but I’m anxious to finally beat someone on it. Something I’m [...]
Playing Dress Up By Guest Contributor Genevieve Castonguay
Miniskirt, tube top, kitten heels, and oversized sunglasses. Sounds like a flirty outfit for a night on the town. What about for a six-year-old? Astonishingly, an ensemble similar to this can be seen these days on children under the age of 10 everywhere. While playing dress up with mommy can be harmless, bringing it into [...]
The Challenge: Day 9 By Contributor Brittany DeBeikes
I have spent the last couple of weeks going non-stop through life! It has been all wonderful things, including holiday parties, sporting events, work projects, field trips, lunches with friends and dinner with family. The other day, though, I finally hit a wall. I was done, burnt out, spent and, frankly, grumpy. I hadn’t given [...]
Girls Who ROCK: Megan & Liz
This dynamic duo may make pop anthems and catchy ballads, but the sister act also can create songs with a message. “Are You Happy Now?” is all about the traumatic toll bullying can take. The video was actually directed by Shenae Grimes of 90210 fame on the set of the hit CW show. “The song [...]
Go Big or Go Home By Alexis Jones
It was one of those Saturdays when you’ve been running errands all day, cleaning your apartment, doing laundry, pretending to get your “finances” organized (or maybe that’s just me) and you glance at the clock only to realize you have 30 minutes to get ready for a 1970s-themed birthday party you’ve been anticipating all week. [...]
Back to School By Alexis Jones
I don’t know what it is about getting to speak at my former middle school. Maybe it’s the “West Ridge” smell that bizarrely still lingers in the halls, the sea of adorable faces or the mere recognition that I’m not nearly as grown up as I’d like to think. Regardless, few things have brought me [...]
Introduction By Contributor Wynter Mitchell
Hi everybody, I’m Wynter. I’m the newest contributor to I AM THAT GIRL and I could not be more excited about talking to you all every week. I went back and forth about how I wanted to approach this first post. Do I snark away and delight you with my self-deprecating wit, or do I [...]
Distorted Views By Guest Blogger Ashley Thill
A common occurrence happens when girls go out; we end up standing in front of the mirror and scrutinizing ourselves. We don’t like how our hair looks, the way our eye makeup appears or how that new dress fits. And in every group of friends there is that one girl who starts in on body-bashing [...]
The Challenge: Day 7 By Contributor Brittany DeBeikes
So apparently the new hot ticket in town is to an LA Clippers game. The Clippers? Like most Los Angeles citizens, I know the Lakers, not the Clippers. The Lakers equal Jerry Buss plus Kobe Bryant combined with the Staples Center. Well, the other night I learned that the Clippers equal Donald Sterling plus Chris Paul combined [...]
Girls Who ROCK: Kina Grannis
It took 288,000 Jelly Belly jelly beans to create this sweet video for “In Your Arms,” and almost two years. Kina’s certainly no stranger to YouTube, though. She actually built up a large part of her following, affectionately known as the Kinerds and Kination, through avenues like the video-sharing online destination since she opted to [...]
Finding Friends on Top of the World By Alexis Jones
I met her in Tibet of all places. I was putting together a team to hike a 150-mile trek to Mt. Everest. I plastered posters around different hotels to see if there were any bites. Like the old posters luring sailors: “Low pay, long hours, life-threatening. Interested?” My note similarly read: “Treacherous, freezing temperatures, life-threatening [...]
Hollywood’s Universal Appeal By Alexis Jones
It’s fascinating that while Aussies drive on the opposite side of the road, use words I’ve never heard, eat Vegemite, and play cricket, that we still have something in common — Hollywood. Being from America, I’m always surprised at how influential our entertainment industry is on the rest of the world. Whether it’s movie posters [...]
A Tale of Two Entrepreneurs By Guest Blogger Ashley Thill
Jill Felska and Jenn Krenn became fast friends while working at a firm in Chicago after college. One day, Felska mentioned she was reading Making a Living Without a Job by Barbara Winter. They got on the topic of entrepreneurship and quickly realized they had similar ambitions about owning their own businesses. As they discussed [...]
The Challenge: Day 2 By Contributor Brittany DeBeikes
Last week, I attended a dinner party with my entire family to celebrate my grandmother’s 90th birthday. I would first like to say that if we can all be as spunky, fashionable, and as sweet as Betty at 90 years old then we have a great life ahead of us. But the most important moment [...]
