Health and Fitness
Chaos to Order: Part Four
In last week’s post Chaos to Order, Part Three, I imploded in a sad and pathetic way over my self-imposed mission of carrying-on my damn luggage. I suppose one might refer to this event as my “bottom hitting” because this ... Read More »
The Upside of Not Getting What You Want
It’s frustrating when you don’t get what you want. And not just in terms of gifts around the holidays. Although, no one really wants that fuzzy pink sweater that Aunt Bertha re-gifted to you. The same way no one wants ... Read More »
The Perfect Hairdryer and Stylish Scarves: A Career Girl Holiday Wish List
I have to start by saying that I’m an annoying person to shop for and I don’t make it easy for a person. I’m someone whose Love Language is far from gifts. When asked what I want, my reply is ... Read More »
Chaos to Order: A Beauty Intervention, Part Three
Three weeks ago, I started a tough-love beauty detox program with the goal of whittling down my beauty stash, so I could carry-on my luggage like a big girl. Indeed, even after years of travel I’m the idiot at O’Hare airport ... Read More »
Ditch the Holiday Stress
Stress and the holidays seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. Feeling overwhelmed around this time of year? You’re not alone. Yes, the period between Thanksgiving and New Years is hectic. Our normal schedules are interrupted, making workouts ... Read More »
Seeing is Believing
The media’s influence on eating disorders (EDs) is not a new topic for debate. Google “media effects on eating disorders” and you find 3,700,000 results. To argue a glossy fashion magazine or a television show causes an eating disorder is ... Read More »
Best Psychology Books to Kickstart the New Year
I was recently at Barnes and Noble buying a book the old fashioned way, and I noticed how much larger the self-help/psychology section has grown. With Rebecca Nizoli’s awesome post about her fav books of 2012, I thought I’d create ... Read More »
Chaos to Order: A Beauty Intervention, Part Two
Last week I kicked off a four-part series, Chaos to Order — a beauty simplification program designed to consolidate my high-maintenance beauty routine into something more TSA compliant. I confessed to my bag-checker status and revealed my current 40+ product ... Read More »
25 Years of Problems Concerning Weight and Shape
I typically cover the beauty beat for Career Girl Network — I worked in and around the cosmetic industry for as long as I remember and consider myself a fairly advanced product junkie. From a young age, I found myself ... Read More »
My Lifetime Struggle with Sleep
Arianna Huffington is on a quest to get women to do something we all, frankly, suck at doing. Sleep! We brought you her awesome (and only 4 minute) TED talk a few months ago, all about how sleep will help ... Read More »
