Vanessa Wachtmeister

I’m kind of a huge jerk.  To myself.  It’s always the same routine: in the mornings, I’m too fat at home. In the afternoons, I’m too moody at work. At night, I’m too slow at CrossFit.  Am I good at anything?  No.  Let’s move on.  So after I spend 18 hours of the day telling myself …

Here are the 21 signs that you’re probably poor and the not-so-fun decisions you make while you’re there.  To be honest, most of us have been there. We’re in a new place, trying to get some independence, and suddenly the financial reality of not living with your parents hits you like a ton of bricks. …

I would probably be willing to drown a kitten in exchange for the ability to look 20-something forever… Actually, that’s a lie.  I’d drown a whole litter of kittens.  There are too many kittens in this world anyway and fluffiness doesn’t pay the bills people.  I pay my bills.  And in China, many of my …

Here is why you NEED to add a visit to the Dragonfly Spa in Beijing to your bucket list. There are two terrifying truths about living in Beijing: And these two things will happen to you… over and over and over again. Yay. Since cruel fate dictates the latter, I have made a conscious effort …

There’s really not much I haven’t seen at this point. I’ve been in riots, held up at gunpoint, pick-pocketed, put in handcuffs, jumped, chased by a helicopter, and escaped a potential kidnapping… in the last four years. What can I say? I know how to have a good time. Here are some helpful tips about …