2.24.2009
How to be Smarter: Read “Why Work Sucks and How to Fix it” by C. Ressler and J.Thompson. Great productivity strategies that can be applied to your work life.
How to be Prettier: ALWAYS buy the control top tights/nylons. And when you are going to a event where you are wearing a dress and no tights, cut off the legs of an old pair and use it like as a cheaper pair of Spanx.
How to be (less) Awkward: Please don’t become a hunchback before menopause. Try to carry less textbooks; empty your purse/schoolbag out as much as possible; try to shift the load around as you walk; and, although geeky, backpacks are best for distributing weight on your back.
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2.20.2009
How to be Smarter: Try to avoid stubbing your toe. However, if you do, pinch your arm the second you stub it. Your brain can’t process pain in two places; this neutralizes the toe hurt.
How to be Prettier: Alternate wearing your Uggs rolled down with wearing them unrolled; otherwise they will develop a crease in them.
How to be (less) Awkward: Don’t stick your finger in your ear if it itches–its unattractive. Instead, itch the skin directly behind your ear. It calms the itchy feeling.
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2.19.2009
How to be Smarter: Want to network? Invite someone to coffee. It’s informal, it means business, and you can do it at anytime of the day.
How to be Prettier: Use ground turkey instead of ground beef in your recipes–its better for you, costs less, and is something new to try. It’s a recession–we must make our own fun.
How to be (less) Awkward: Don’t be fidgeting all day with your headpiece. If you love wearing headbands but they hurt the area behind your ears, tuck a little bit of hair up under the headband to cushion the senstive skin in that place on your head.
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2.18.2009
How to be Smarter: A simple way to avoid hurt feelings is: don’t get too invested too early. Yes, you love the college, but until you get in, don’t make your heart set on it. Yes, the job is perfect, but until you get the interview, don’t get too excited. Of course he is the cutest boy in the world–but until he asks you on a date and treats you sweetly, who cares about him?
How to be Prettier: The nail length this season is short, filed nails in bright colors.
How to be (less) Awkward: Please don’t go out with makeup powder all over yourself. If you spill powder on your clothes, blow dry it off instead of rubbing it in. And never put deodorant on first–wait until you are in your clothes so you don’t get those white lines on your black dress.
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2.17.2009
How to be Smarter:
The twelve hours before the test study plan:
1. Eat dinner of protein (I like chicken nuggets).
2. Review everything on test.
3. Circle what you don’ t know with a red pen.
4. Review only that stuff for two hours.
5. Before bed, one final review of everything.
6. Sleep.
7. In the morning, one last review of circled items before test.
8. Take test, and pass with flying colors.
How to be Prettier: Cut acne pads in half to save money and prolong the jar.
How to be (less) Awkward: When dressing for a wedding, no white. And nothing that (to the best of your ability) makes you look prettier than the bride.
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2.13.2009
How to be Smarter: Please stop bleeding your credit card dry. Switch to tea (with sugar!) instead of coffee and save money at the coffee shop each day.
How to be Prettier: Its Valentines Day tomorrow. Red fingernails! Red toenails! With each painted digit think of one thing you love about your life.
How to be (less) Awkward: There are people in your life who consistently talk you off a ledge. You know who they are, but do they know how valuable they are? In the spirit of Valentines Day, tell them.
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2.12.2009
How to be Smarter: You look silly if you’re wrong. You look like a fool if you don’t admit it. One “I’m sorry! So glad you are here to show me” corrects the problem and makes the other person feel good. If it turns out you were right in the end, you’ll look like the smartest guy in the world. If it turns out you were wrong, NBD.
How to be Prettier: http://shopapparel.lacoste.com/p/Solid-Pique-Headband/B0011UUJYA. Something from Lacoste that costs seven dollars? Yes please.
How to be (less) Awkward: Recipe for being well-liked by your peer group: just be fun. Smile, laugh, buy someone a drink, ask how they are, send a birthday text even if you are not close. Easy peasy.
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2.11.2009
How to be Smarter: An easy way to get ahead in school is to search for articles that are relevant to the course and then email them to the teacher, with a note saying you found this article and it relates to class. Teachers like the extra effort and you look like you are an avid newsreader, which is a good thing to be.
How to be Prettier: Layer a cotton tee shirt under bulkier sweaters. The cotton tee shirt will absorb sweat, and also smooth out your shape.
How to be (less) Awkward: When you go to a show/concert/bar, and they put an X or a stamp on your hand, ask for it to go on the underside of your wrist. This makes it less unsightly in pictures and easier to wash off the next day for work.
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2.10.2009
How to be Smarter: Keep up with current events. Not only will you know what you are talking about when somebody asks your opinion, but it’s always fun to see which CSI episodes are based on true occurrences, even when the disclaimer says they aren’t.
How to be Prettier: Read the serving size BEFORE you eat half that box of cookies. Finding out that 2 cookies have 1527 calories and you just ate an entire weeks worth of food in one sitting usually makes you feel fat. And when you feel bad about yourself, you put less effort into your appearance. All in all, you end up looking ugly because you feel ugly. It’s not good!
How to be (less) Awkward: Do you take your laundry to the cleaners? Live in a building with a basement washing machine and ridiculously cute neighbors? Invest in a laundry bag as opposed to a laundry basket. Laundry bags pull completely closed, avoiding those embarrassing mishaps like dropping those heinous granny panties right outside your crush’s door.
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2.06.2009
How to be Smarter: Wear a suit to work occasionally–it will make your boss think you are interviewing elsewhere, making you more desirable at your current job.
How to be Prettier: Wear the dress you like–not the one your date and your friends like. To paraphrase Hilary Duff, don’t dress in yellow if you want to dress in gold.
How to be (less) Awkward: Please don’t wall post what should be said in a facebook message. Especially because, sooner or later, your mom will be on facebook and WILL do the wall-to-wall between you and your boyfriend.
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2.02.2009
How to be Smarter: Nervousness can make you seem less competent. When starting to feel nervous, touch something soft to calm your nervous. Your shirt collar or scarf works well.
How to be Prettier: Chewing gum after meals helps teeth stay whiter by preventing stains from accumulating. Extra points if its whitening gum and/or sugar-free.
How to be (less) Awkward: When you pick someone up from the airport or train station after they have been traveling to see you, the first thing you should do is give them a hug and offer to carry their bags. Even if they don’t take you up on the offer, the symbolic measure of offering to carry their bags shows you appreciate the traveling they have done to see you.
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