Relaxation and Exercise
Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life. -Ralph Waldo...
Category: Self
Breaking Up With Your College Friends
Here’s the thing: I’ve changed. Yes, the fundamentals are the same. Yes, the core values are the same. What I thought I wanted from life – both in the short-term and long-term, however, is...
The Dangers of Not Having an Emergency Fund
What do you do when you get a paycheck? Do you pay yourself first? Do you run to the mall? Do you pay your bills and end up with very little to save? Picture...
Top 10 Reasons to Buy Organic Foods
While I typically try to eat local, seasonal food, every once in a while I will crave something that isn’t in season here in Chicago. So last week I stopped into Whole Foods to...
Are Your Days on Auto-Pilot?
As we were about to step into downward dog, the yoga instructor requested, “Make this one different. We do at least 30 down dogs in class and muscle memory kicks in causing us to...
Resumes, Cover Letters, and How to Stand Out in 2012
When I graduated college, and upon realizing law school was a no-go, I had to start brushing up my resume and cover letter templates. My resume was decent – some people liked it and...
What’s Your Type?
Let us get vain here for a minute? Do you mind? I hope not. Cause it is happening. As much as we all want to fall in love with the personality of a guy,...
It’s Summer. Try Something New.
The man who does things makes many mistakes, but he never makes the biggest mistake of all – doing nothing. -Benjamin Franklin Summer is almost in full force, and the living is easy! Do...
The $20 Jimmy Choo Story
No, this is not a story about a pair of $20 Choos. C’mon now. That’s called a fairytale. I can count the number of times on one hand the number of times I have...
Where Will U Go Next- The Family Move
This week has been extra challenging for this mom of 5… we moved! While that might not sound like the end of the world, it was quite the expierence. I consider myself a very...