My top tips to live your fullest life beyond 9 to 5… When you spend 40+ hours a week at work, it’s important to take full advantage of your days off. The weekends are the time for you to relax, take adventures and spend time with those you love. So, why do weekends also seem […] Read more…
Year: 2017
8 Tips for Setting Manageable, Realistic Goals
I don’t know about you, but my life can get pretty busy at times. It’s easy to get so wrapped up in my job, that I sometimes forget about myself. By the time the weekend comes, I turn into my worst enemy– a couch potato! I know, I know. We are allowed some down time, […] Read more…
8 Ways to Make Someone Else’s Day
We all have bad days. It’s inevitable. Sometimes it’s just waking up on the wrong side of the bed. Sometimes it’s a fight with a friend or loved one. Sometimes it’s feeling overworked and underpaid. Whatever the reason, bad days happen to the best of us. But there are also times when someone else is […] Read more…
8 Mistakes I Made Early in my Career
Even the best employees make mistakes. Everyone does. It happens. It’s what we do with those mistakes that really count. Did we try to fix things as soon as we found out? Did we apologize, if necessary? And most importantly, did we learn from them so that we don’t make the same mistakes again? In […] Read more…
Fall Bucket List
Fall is my favorite season! The changing leaves, cooler weather and outdoor activities always excite me. From fresh produce to festivals to sweaters and booties, there is so much to enjoy in the new season. Now, as you know, I’m a fan of lists. And while I already have a pretty extensive bucket list for […] Read more…
8 Things I’m Thankful for on Sunday
Don’t spend Sunday feeling down… I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get the Sunday night blues. It’s like Friday at 5pm and Monday at 8:30am are just too close together. When you hustle all week, the weekends are just too short. It’s very easy to fall into a sadness on Sunday night. It’s […] Read more…
How to Overcome Writer’s Block
…Especially When You Think Too Much I think too much. I always have. It’s one of those qualities that I simultaneously love and loathe about myself. I’m inside my head and sometimes I can’t get out. What does that mean exactly? My dad calls it “analysis paralysis.” He didn’t make that up. It’s a concept […] Read more…
8 Lies I’ve Told Myself
(I think we can all relate to #4) We all lie. I mean, I try to pretend like I’m perfect, but I’m human. I can almost 95% guarantee that it’s really hard for me to lie, especially to other people. I have a huge tell: I turn bright red, can’t make eye contact, seem flustered. […] Read more…
10 Ways to Make Your Day Better
Just because you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, doesn’t mean you have to stay there! It’s very easy to have a bad day. Waking up to dark clouds. Running late for work. Forgetting you have an assignment due in the afternoon. There are many things that can bring us down. But […] Read more…
Money on My Mind
I recently came to a realization that I don’t unplug from work enough. When you hit your max limit for accruing paid time off, you know something is seriously wrong with you. Take a vacation already! This realization came with another one. I’m seriously a hoarder. Not the type that you see on TV where […] Read more…