How to be Smarter: Never travel, especially on a bus or an airplane, without a cozy, lightweight scarf. It can be wrapped around your neck if this temperature inside is cold or the air conditioning is blasting, it can be used as a pillow if you want to take a nap, and, in general, it is [...]
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How to be Smarter: When sending someone (especially a boss or co-worker), an article from a web page, include both the full text of the article and a link to the article. Otherwise, if someone looks at the email on their phone but can’t click on the link, they may forget to check it at [...]
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How to be Smarter: Interesting fact: You are limited to 5,000 facebook friends. How to be Prettier: You are so pretty and confident because you got your looks and your personality, in part at least, from your mom. Send her this personalized video to thank her. How to be (less) Awkward: Never chose the stall directly [...]
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How to be Smarter: If you unsubscribed from an organization’s list server after the second email they sent you, the organization would probably assume you weren’t that engaged in their cause anyways and move on. So if someone unsubscribes from your life after the second date, count your blessings and move on –they weren’t going [...]
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How to be Smarter: You have about 24 hours to respond to a personal email. If it goes longer than 48, you look rude. For business, during the course of a normal business day, I would shorten this time to say you have six hours to respond, maximum. How to be Prettier: My little sister [...]
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How to be Smarter: Get a hobby–and “going to the bar” is not an appropriate one. Have something that you do just because you like to. The most interesting people are ones who enjoy interests that are uniquely their own. How to be Prettier: It is the summer, and it is okay to be a [...]
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How to be Smarter: I Feel Bad about My Neck by Nora Ephron is my most highly recommended book in a long while. It is a quick, smartly written memoir–an especially good read for people that are in love with New York City. How to be Prettier: Keep a pair of cheap street flats under [...]
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No post today. Get ready for Monday when a new look for Smart Pretty and Awkward is being launched!
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How to be Smarter: Great article from reader Alisa. How to be Prettier: I have recently switched to brown mascara, instead of black, for my daytime summer look. The color is lighter on a summer day than black. How to be (less) Awkward: Doing magic tricks for an audience are really only appropriate at your niece’s third birthday party or [...]
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How to be Smarter: For most big purchases, see it at the store, try it out, decide on a color—then go home and find it cheaper online and have it delivered. How to be Prettier: Listen to “Boys Boys Boys” by Lady GaGa to get pumped before going out. How to be (less) [...]
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How to be Smarter: Lots of facts to make your smarter are available here. How to be Prettier: In a pinch, the (unused) seat covers in public restrooms can be used as facial blotting tissues. How to be (less) Awkward: Try not to double dip at a party. If you really need to get more [...]
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How to be Smarter: If you need a word defined, go to Google and type in “define: word” and all the definitions of the word on the internet pop up. How to be Prettier: Purple eyeshadow looks lovely on brown eyes. How to be (less) Awkward: Try to be passionate without being dramatic.
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How to be Smarter: Take comfort in the knowledge that no one is a good dancer–and the few that actually are usually look like huge show-offs on the dance floor. Be grateful you’re just a normal dancer and get up there and dance. While smiling. How to be Prettier: Wear heels for nice legs. Sometimes [...]
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How to be Smarter: Don’t store tomatoes in the fridge unless they are already cut up–ruins their flavor. How to be Prettier: Summer dress! How to be (less) Awkward: On a date, whether with a friend or with a boy, don’t use up all your best stories of the day too fast. Meter them out [...]
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How to be Smarter: I would advise trying to snatch up your name the hour this goes live. How to be Prettier: Unless you are very tall, or very thin, capris are very hard to pull off. How to be (less) Awkward: At parties, watch the volume of your voice by matching your level with the [...]
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How to be Smarter: Woot.com for incredible, once-a-day deals. How to be Prettier: For the warmer months, nice tan/camel/nude heels look better than wintertime black. Same goes for jackets. How to be (less) Awkward: No dancing to an iPod while walking down the street. Foot tapping, head bobbing — all fine. Dancing to music only you [...]
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How to be Smarter: In order to make sure your life is progressing in a positive direction, you need to be disappointed once a week. How to be Prettier: Invest in a NuBra! They open up new possibilities for summer outfits (strapless, backless, etc.). How to be (less) Awkward: Be more humble when talking about [...]
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How to be Smarter: In an interview, have a decent pen to use. Not like a white bic pen, but a substantial pen that has black ink (maybe one from your college’s bookstore). How to be Prettier: To look good, you need an iron and a tailor. And the ability to utilize both. How to [...]
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How to be Smarter: I usually hate movies. A lot. However, I found He’s Just Not that Into You surprisingly insightful for girls AND guys everywhere. I rented it on iTunes for like 4 dollars, and it was a good investment. How to be Prettier: At a buffet, you can go up three times. One for [...]
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