*Throwback entry from one year ago! Happy New Year’s Eve! Love, Molly* How to be Smarter: Do good and improve your vocabulary. www.freerice.com. How to be Prettier: Right now, as your stare at the screen, your face is tensed. Relax. Wrinkles form when your face has made the same expression over and over again. Every once in [...]
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How to be Smarter: You are not a little girl, so don’t date a man that acts like a little boy. How to be Prettier: My favorite boots to skitter around in the rain in–love the color and the newly marked down price. How to be (less) Awkward: If you need advice about your long-term significant [...]
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How to be Smarter: Holding food directly above a dog will always make them sit because in order for them to look directly up they have to sit down. How to be Prettier: If you aren’t going to wear your full-on sequined dress on New Years Eve, when are you going to wear it? How to be [...]
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How to be Smarter: Dry your hands completely after washing them. The extra water can dry out your hands even more after it evaporates, and damp hands spread 1,000 times more germs than dry hands (source). How to be Prettier: An occasional dress-down outfit during a night out will turn some heads. You stand out when you catch people [...]
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How to be Smarter: This New York Times article is long, but intensely interesting and well-written. A good message for all, with a significant other or not, not to forget to work on improving relationships that are so central to your life. How to be Prettier: If you are going to pull your hair back, the higher the ponytail, [...]
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How to be Smarter: I do love a nice random facts site. How to be Prettier: Start using anti-wrinkle cream at age 18. And don’t forget your neck. But if you are older than 18, its okay. Just start this week and you’re fine. How to be (less) Awkward: Almost every restaurant has it’s menu online [...]
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How to be Smarter: The worst emotion people can have towards you is to be neutral. People don’t have to love you, but at least be interesting enough that they hate you. How to be Prettier: Dark jeans are almost always more slimming than light. How to be (less) Awkward: If something embarrassing happens to [...]
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How to be Smarter: Every couple of weeks, skim over the New York Times Best Seller List and see what strikes your fancy for a good book to read. And the holidays are a great time to ask for some books you’ve been itching to read. How to be Prettier: I love reading, I love love, [...]
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How to be Smarter: An adorably helpful holiday site that organizes your online Secret Santa. How to be Prettier: Find that holiday gift–for you or for others–at a lower price by using a promotional code found on this site. How to be (less) Awkward: I know, I know, it is so annoying when someone types something into [...]
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Hello! If you had a second, I would love for you to fill out this 10 question readership survey. Love, Molly
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How to be Smarter: You might be washing your hands leaving the bathroom, but others aren’t. Open the doorknob with a paper towel when exiting the bathroom to prevent (even more) germs from spreading. How to be Prettier: I saw a girl yesterday wearing a leather miniskirt, and I was immediately inspired to buy my [...]
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How to be Smarter: It’s okay to say “no way”, and still be caring. It’s okay to say “no, I won’t” and still be kind. It’s okay to say “this is over” and still be friendly. And sometimes saying “no” is the nicest thing to do, for everyone, in the long run. How to be [...]
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How to be Smarter: Relationships are like vases. They can break apart in two main ways: one, they develop so many unfixed cracks that one day when you go to take them off the shelf they just turn into a million little pieces in your hands; and two, they are solid with only a few [...]
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How to be Smarter: Your boyfriend’s ex-girlfriends’ are not worth your time or energy. There are plenty of other people to Facebook stalk, my dear. How to be Prettier: My best friend and I just each bought this makeup kit together last weekend. We do not live in the same city, but we have spent [...]
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How to be Smarter: Most girls are very sensitive are being too clingy when they first like boys. But don’t confuse being clingy with being sweet. It is great to be sweet–everyone likes sweet. Sending a text that says “Hope your day is going well…can’t wait to see you this weekend!” is sweet. Sending 17 [...]
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How to be Smarter: Pure cranberry juice is suppose to be so good for you, but I hate the taste. I mix it with gingerale when I don’t feel too well, and it always works. Sometimes I also mix it with orange juice for the Vitamin C. How to be Prettier: I love getting ready [...]
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Good morning, Today marks a very important day in the life of this blog—Smart Pretty and Awkward is one whole year old today. The last year of writing SP&A has been a wonderful experience, especially as you all have given me suggestions and ideas to make it better for you to read. I remember being [...]
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