Everyone has things in their life that they simply cannot live without. And why should you, in the words of the great Cher Horowitz “This is America, right?!”

So here’s a few things that we can’t grind without, and if you’re anything like us… you can’t either…

1) Most importantly COFFEE!!! Espresso, latte’s, whatever – it’s necessary to get through the day. If you’re dainty then you probably sip on tea. At one point we were so desperate at the Rise N Grind headquarters in San Diego, Calif. that we we’re drinking black coffee!

The Black Coffee - We grind HARD!

2) For all the office grinders – PANDORA! Talk about a genius invention! We highly recommend Kaskade and Pretty Lights pandora.

3) For all the ladies, online shopping. We understand the need to constantly update your wardrobe  (especially while you still look good) and mapping out your next purchase long before your next paycheck.

Here are a few of our favorite sites to “research on”:

http://www.shopnastygal.com/

http://www.gojane.com/

http://us.asos.com/

http://www.karmaloop.com/

http://www.shopbop.com/

http://www.hautelook.com/

4) G-Chat!

Google. Killing it as usual. A great way to stay connected with the homies, even when they are states away. If you don’t have a G-Chat account we strongly recommend getting one ASAP. If you’re on that no-computer grind then you’re S.O.L.

5) Ical, Google calendar.

With all the Pandora, Ghat, online shopping going on you need something to keep you on your A game. And that’s a calendar. If you have G-chat, then you have a Google calendar which will send you reminders about everything you need to-do. It’s truly a job saver maybe even a pay raiser 😉

The calendar of a full-time grinder