Social Graces

How to keep those brain cells from dying when you're on a Netflix binge... If you're not into super into Netflix sometimes.... you're probably lying to yourself and to us. Stop it right now. Luckily, instead of letting your life waste away on s...

Details For Violet Fog’s Official First Book Club & Girl’s Night!

February 16, 2017

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DRUM ROLL PLEASE?.. Well let??s stop for a second and talk about what we search for when we all pick books. Certainly we all have different tastes, different styles, different genres, different types of characters that we all connect with and that...

Heart Be Still!: When Your Ex Is Running Around In The Same City

Lisa Gordon

February 13, 2017

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Story by: Lisa Gordon Photo Cred: Cory Maryott It had been 4 years since I??d seen him, and it stayed with me like a lingering cold: I just couldn't shake it off, knowing I'd see him eventually. There was no way it wouldn't happen; I hung out in hi...

What Violet Fog Has Taught Me About Writing For Myself And My Community

February 9, 2017

Social Graces, Tech

I wanting to title this post "Writing Tips from Wrad" or "Riting tips from Rad", but I'm pretty sure Katey would die from my use of terrible puns. On the other hand, I anticipate Sandra would have been quite amused. I digress. I've been working on...

Call Me A Nerd, But I Love My “Internet Friends”

Katey Yurko

February 8, 2017

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A big reason why I live for girl time (girl's trips, girl's dinners, girl's nights, you name it) --- is because it offers a tangible platform to say whatever the heck is going on in your lady-mind. It's where you can confess the crazy shit you do and...

Confessions Of A Girl Who… Sorry… Just Doesn’t Like Sports.

February 4, 2017

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Mizz Radhika of The Snobby Foodie a BAWSE in the Tech world who has a big love for good-ass healthy food and providing honest journalism for all her womenfolk. She's sharp, funny, SMART, and totally Team #NiceGirlsClub. Check out her foodie blog ...

A Story Of Falling For A Classic Bay Area Stereotype: The “Hipster”

Lisa Gordon

January 24, 2017

San Francisco/Bay Area, Social Graces, Travel / Cities

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Thank God another first account love story from Lisa Gordon! Her stories are "goosebumps" good. (This one! *le sigh*) Check out more of her work here! Story by: Lisa Gordon A full head of dirty blonde hair, twisted as if by a tornado-- you ...

For How Much Time We Spend With Coworkers, We Realllllllly Should Be Getting Along With Them

January 19, 2017

They say that on average we spend 90,000 hours working in our lifetime. We spend more time with our co-workers than with our partners, our kids and ourselves. Other than the typical work personality assessments that help us capitalize on each others�...

For All My Cat Parents Out There, This One Is For you

January 7, 2017

  About a year and a half ago, the most perfect being entered my life. If you were to meet me, you would learn about her within two minutes. I would pull out my phone and show you multiple pictures and tell you stories about her newest accomplish...

Organization Nerds…. A Case For The Old School Written Agenda (As Opposed To Calendar/To-Do List Apps)

January 3, 2017

Social Graces, Tech

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If you are a nerdy list maker that loves organization and color coding - this post is for you. Non "organization nerds".... Beware. It's going to get weird. I tend to be a pretty spontaneous person. I love doing spur of the moment things and going...

The Importance Of Reflecting On The Excess Of Christmas….

Lisa Gordon

December 24, 2016

It’s holiday time, so you know what that means: excess. Excess eating, drinking, merry-making, and, of course, spending. Despite my attempts every year to 1) finish my shopping early and 2) be tight with my spending, it never ends up working out...

To The People Who Are Rude To Those With A Different Accent Than Their Own…

December 22, 2016

Xenophobia (intense/irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries) is a sore spot of me. In my book, judging someone for their differences is one of the worst things you can do. When I was a young girl, I remember bringing ethnic food ...

Coming Soon in 2017: Violet Fog Book Club! (Awww Yeah)

December 17, 2016

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When we wrote articles (and got a big response) about how hard it is to find your tribe in San Francisco... or moving to San Francisco and having a hard time connecting with like minded people because it's such a transient city... we knew we had to s...

Sometimes We Need A Swift Kick In The Ass To Put Our Plans In Motion– This Gal Has Sage Advice

Violet Fog

December 7, 2016