How to be Smarter: People love to tell others their life should be more structured. But if you take everything out of a messy drawer and attempt to put it back in neatly, sometimes not all of it will fit. Just because someone tells you your drawers–or your life–should be more organized and linear, doesn’t [...]
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How to be Smarter: Sometimes the people that you think you need the most, might actually need you more back. How to be Prettier: Beautiful, beautiful fall boots. Just the ones I’ve been looking for. How to be (less) Awkward: To make your next party more fun.
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How to be Smarter: If you can’t make time for other people, like your friends or your parents, when everything in your life is going great, don’t expect them to make time for you when things in your life are going poorly. How to be Prettier: Girly but not overly expensive office supplies. (I just [...]
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How to be Smarter: If your significant other is not meeting your expectations, you need to either change your expectations or change your significant other. If the issue is small, change your expectations. If the issue is large, change your significant other. And the way to decide if an issue is small or large is [...]
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How to be Smarter: People that give “it’s too hard” as an excuse for not going after their dreams are not worthy of what they want in the first place. How to be Prettier: To preserve items while washing them, make sure you close all the buttons/snaps and turn the clothes inside out. This will [...]
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How to be Smarter: There are two kinds of emails you can get: the ones you read, and the ones you delete. There are two kinds of people you can be: a person who people want to pay attention to, and a person people find irrelevant. Don’t let yourself become spam in someone else’s life: [...]
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How to be Smarter: In life, younger women are always watching you, and you have a responsibility to be a good role model. In sororities, when the seniors stand up in meetings and the freshmen watch the older girls’ every move; in families, when the older ones’ choices are admired by the younger sisters and [...]
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How to be Smarter: The less often people ask for help from you, the more you should pay attention when they actually do. How to be Prettier: The happiest people I know, dress happy. And dressing joyfully, for most people, doesn’t mean black. I don’t believe that people wear black because they like it–I believe [...]
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How to be Smarter: Coffee’s benefits. How to be Prettier: Cute line of leopard heart jewelry from Betsey Johnson: earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. A nice way to incorporate the fall leopard trend into your wardrobe without feeling super-flashy. How to be (less) Awkward: Please don’t wear shoes like this.
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How to be Smarter: “Going for your dreams” is not an activity you can do once and then check off the box. It involves taking risks, making decisions, working hard, trying again, and not giving up, day in and day out, over and over and over again, until your dream is realized. You must “go [...]
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How to be Smarter: If someone gives you a contact and you reach out to that contact and something good happens, you must follow up with the connector and let them know the outcome. The connector will feel good knowing you took their advice, and you will not come off as rude for taking advantage [...]
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How to be Smarter: Boys that care always wait at the station with you, and then watch until you get safely on and the bus or train rolls away. How to be Prettier: Everyone should feel comfortable in their undergarments. How to be (less) Awkward: Treat all your friends so each one secretly believes they [...]
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How to be Smarter: People that get their feathers ruffled over unimportant things rarely learn how to fly. How to be Prettier: The most ideal cape coat for fall, in the best fall colors: navy and camel. If you see a girl running around NYC wearing it, it’s me. How to be (less) Awkward: Levels of [...]
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How to be Smarter: People that hold themselves to high standards tend to make better friends and romantic partners than people full of excuses. How to be Prettier: To the casual observer (which almost all boys and most girls are), the difference in appearance in someone wearing five inch heels vs. someone wearing 3 inch [...]
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