How to be Smarter: Backing up every opinion statement with at least one fact and one example can help you both get A’s in school papers and make a stronger case in a disagreement with a significant other. How to be Prettier: If you walk into the bathroom, glance in the mirror and see flat hair, [...]
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How to be Smarter: If you knew someone you loved would be outside in the cold for a very long time and would not be allowed to wear mittens, you would give them the warmest jacket you could find. Because when someone you love is going through a tough time out of your control, what [...]
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How to be Smarter: I think you are in the right career when you are more excited for the panels at a work-related conference than the cocktail hour. How to be Prettier: I really love items with scalloped edges; it might be because I go through life with a near-constant craving for scallops wrapped in [...]
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Happy Presidents’ Day!
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How to be Smarter: If an opportunity is presented to you that you don’t want, be nice. The world spins funny and something you hate right now could be something you desperately want in a few months or years. Smart people don’t slam doors; they gently shut them with a gracious smile. How to be [...]
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How to be Smarter: If you dye your hair occasionally, the change will be welcomed and a little refresh on the color will look nice. But if you are always changing hues, the constant upheaval will tire your hair out. Just like change in your life, change in your hair color can be fun, but [...]
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How to be Smarter: A blog post that made me think: The Biggest Triumph Is Getting Out of Bed. How to be Prettier: Ensure a good fit when trying on special occasion outfits by wearing or bringing the undergarments and shoes you will have on the event day into the dressing room with you. How [...]
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How to be Smarter: A really fun site to read sitting next to someone, calling out random facts to each other. How to be Prettier: When walking into a really big discount store, I like to focus on making a small capsule wardrobe, which is essentially a fancy phase that means pieces that all go [...]
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How to be Smarter: The best laundry time-saving tip I’ve discovered is to buy all your socks the same color and brand; they can all just get thrown in a drawer together, and any two you grab will automatically match. How to be Prettier: Instead of making a point to drink X number of glasses [...]
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How to be Smarter: Every single second you spend thinking about how a boy could make your life better, is a second not spent by you making your life better. How to be Prettier: These are speeding through the mail to me as we speak; I hope they will be perfect with thick ribbed tights [...]
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How to be Smarter: Even though every goal requires sacrifices, they don’t need to feel like sacrifices to the goal-maker. The term ‘sacrifice’ implies giving up something you enjoy, but a sign of the right goal for right person is that each step along the journey feels worthwhile and interesting, not like you are missing [...]
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How to be Smarter:You really do get alerted to more sales and better deals when you are opt-ed into a company’s email list; however, it is a pain to always be getting emails if you are not in a buying mood (and sometimes seeing an email about a big sale from your favorite store can tempt [...]
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How to be Smarter: You are selling Valentines Day short if you focus on making it only about having one special person. The holiday is also about showing your love to lots of special people in your life (or at least that’s how I celebrate it). Why don’t you send flowers to your mom? Or [...]
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