How to be Smarter: I read Marry Him by Lori Gottlieb when it came out in hardcover last year (it is now available in paperback); my girlfriends and I passed it around and it sparked some interesting conversations about marriage and long-term relationships in general. How to be Prettier: I have a friend who paints [...]
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Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to all that have and are serving, and their loved ones.
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How to be Smarter: Because at the end of the day, no matter how long the day was or what happened, everyone loves someone else and wants to take care of them. (Two videos: the first made me grateful and the second made me smile). How to be Prettier: Small prints, where the graphic is [...]
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How to be Smarter: It looks nice if bookends match each other, but they don’t have to match to do their job of holding up books. It’s the same on a team: it can be nice if you and your teammates have things in common, but you don’t need to be perfect personality matches to [...]
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How to be Smarter: Over the weekend, I devoured my two latest reading books: Bossypants by Tina Fey and A Place of Yes by Bethenny Frankel. I recommend both as funny, inspiring reads by a strong female author. How to be Prettier: Disclosure: I own a lot of rompers. However, I like this high-necked romper [...]
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How to be Smarter: One of my favorite ways to stay in touch with out-of-state friends is choosing the same book to read, and then having an informal little weekly email chat about the latest chapter (interspersed with updates about our lives). How to be Prettier: I’ve seen two different girls (in two different states) [...]
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How to be Smarter: Significant others can be wonderful shoulders to lean on when times are bad, even when the ‘bad times’ are just the daily minor annoyances. But they should also be your biggest champions when times are good, even when the ‘good times’ are just the daily small wins. If you only text [...]
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How to be Smarter: I don’t find it particularly interesting when people who are fearless go on to do great things; if you are truly fearless, any advice you could give would have no relevance in my life. People that have worries, and find ways to cope or work around them, are always the most [...]
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How to be Smarter: You always have a choice when deciding what to do with your life. Even when people tell you you have no choice, that your path is pre-set, or to follow what others before you have done, you have a choice not to listen. You always have a choice. How to be [...]
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How to be Smarter: Real achievers believe others can achieve as well; real failures believe others will fail as well. Stick to confiding your hopes to the achievers; they are the ones that will lend support to your goals. How to be Prettier: The quintessential spring skirt, complete with bows and bluebird-inspired polka-dots (the entire [...]
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How to be Smarter: It’s really comforting to know that whatever you do, millions of girls before you have done it and millions of girls after you will do it, whether the ‘it’ is a final exam, a job interview, or a break-up. Other girls might have been scared, or tense, or nervous, just like [...]
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How to be Smarter: The quickest way to discover new music: switch iPods with someone else for a week. If you don’t want to switch for that long, just ask if you can borrow their iPod for a run. How to be Prettier: Make it an automatic habit when you’re hand-washing to smile into the [...]
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Today Smart Pretty and Awkward turns 28 months old! I love, love, love writing this blog. A lot. I decided a long time ago, when the blog started to get bigger, that I would continue writing it as if only my sorority was reading it (because they were the only ones that read it for [...]
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