3 Ways to Love Yourself Flaws and All

I’ve always found that it’s easier for me to love and care about other people, and maybe you feel that way too. It’s one thing to shower praise on someone else, but when it comes to me…eh, not so much. Some days I worry about the pudginess of my belly. Sometimes I obsess about the…

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7 Truths About Starting a Business

Break out the noise makers and confetti! It’s my anniversary week—today is my business anniversary and this weekend is my anniversary with my husband Chris (we don’t call it a wedding anniversary because we eloped). Chris and I have been together for 13 years, and my business is now officially 2 years old. What do…

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Are These Losers Sabotaging Your Success?

I hate to break it to you, but there are people in your life who are hoping you’ll fail at whatever big goal you have your heart set on: starting a business, losing weight, finding a new job, getting organized, or becoming the next millionaire pop superstar. But if you were hoping to be the…

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7 Secrets to Make Your Blog Stand Out

Do you ever wish your blog were less “meh” and more mesmerizing? Back when I first started blogging (as a fashion blogger—ha!), my blog posts were terrible. They rambled on and on about nothing, and I was still using the stiff technical writing from my days as a textbook editor. And if you go creeping…

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How to Survive When You Hate Your Job

Call me King Midas ‘cause everything I touched was turning into gold! I was having my best week of the month (maybe the whole year) at the small publishing house I used to work at in Chicago. In the span of 5 short days, I received huge praise from our biggest client for the work…

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Your Fabulous Fall Starts Here!

Break out the cozy sweaters and hot chocolate! It’s finally fall. But before you settle into the couch to binge on fall TV shows and mountains of Halloween candy, take a minute to think about last fall. Maybe you started off strong with that “back to school” spirit…and then things took a turn for the…

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Personality Tests and Why I’m Dumbledore

Chris just got back from his third(!) business trip this month, and honestly, I went a little nutso without him. Maybe some people are more productive when their partners are traveling, like they finally have time to clean the house without someone being in the way. Not me. I do my best work when my…

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