Encouraging a more vibrant you!
When I was 29, I experienced a crazy year that turned my life upside down. It was possibly the hardest year of my life. But the bad things that happened that year eventually, surprisingly, turned out to be some of the BEST things that could… READ MORE
“Body, how do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways.” Doesn’t every woman allow herself to think thoughts like these at least once in a while? Isn’t it normal to hate your body sometimes? And furthermore, isn’t it part of our duty as good… READ MORE
I’m breaking up with you, Chance by Chanel. You’ll probably always remain my one true fragrance love. Even though you’re “an encounter with optimism” that smells like pure happiness and possibility, I’m just not willing to overlook your more nefarious qualities anymore. Such as the… READ MORE
When I began my makeover from Debbie Downer to Mary Poppins hopeful (go big or go home, right?), these were the books that helped me change my perspective. If you’re looking to improve your own outlook, I’ll tell you why each one has been meaningful… READ MORE
It’s winter, and everyone close to me (including my best faraway friends) is feeling sort of stuck. The feeling of “stuck-ness” hit me around Thanksgiving, and I’m still in the thick of it. So much so, in fact, that it took me a while to… READ MORE
Dear fellow shy person, inrovert, or sufferer of social anxiety: I would never advocate that you should be anyone other than who you are meant to be. For some of us, though, the tension caused by how difficult it is to simply be ourselves in… READ MORE