Let your future self thank you.
Source: 2013yearoflettering.tumblr.com via Sara on Pinterest So many times we linger in what we think is a permanent situation: ”I’m never going to find the right guy.” ”My career is going nowhere.” “I don’t know how to make friends again. But the truth is, every minute of every day, you and your vision are being escorted to one another. Your job in the meantime, is to lighten up and have fun. I want you to imagine your future self. The...
read moreHow to keep it together when the s*** hits the fan.
Holy amazingness – SPRING HAS SPRUNG! I feel as if I could box up my winter coat and mail it off to Siberia, I’m ecstatic. Amid the joy of the season, the adventures and learning, there’s something else going on that I just HAVE to talk to you about. I’ll cut right to the chase. The last few weeks have been a little rough. And the book review I was going to bring you (which I will bring you in all it’s literary glory soon), just felt lacking when thinking of part of what’s going on in my life right...
read moreMove your house into LOVE status with this
You want to come home at the end of the day and feel like you love where you’ve landed. Work was busy, you barely ate lunch, and you missed your workout, BUT you get to come home to a place you love and it makes a world of difference. We are each in charge of creating homes we love. You can add all the sparkle and jazz to your house that you want. Or if a zen-like spa feel appeals to you more – you can do that. I know for me, I feel best when I see reminders of happy times. Preferably when those happy times are show-cased in...
read moreThe Place to Start: Your Dream Home Awaits!
Since the start of this Create Your Haven month, I’ve been thinking about my house in overdrive. We live in a rental apartment so there are some things that just feel forced about our space. The hunter green marble foyer floor that every time I see I feel like I’m back in my Catholic school uniform singing church songs at weekday Mass. The modern dining room chandelier that looked like a sterile sculpture from the planet No-way. Or best of all – what I refer to as – the funeral parlor drapes that hang floor to ceiling...
read moreDo You Love Your Home?
Last weekend I was knee deep in clothes, elbow deep in hangers, and waist high in give-away bags. And it felt glorious! I was working on an exciting new piece to LYL that involves helping you create a home you love. I’ll be telling you about soon. But, Sar, why does this even matter? For most of us, we’ve moved from place to place: from dorm to first apartment in college then to our next and our next. Finally we land somewhere more permanently with a random assortment of stuff, people, books, jobs. And amidst all of this we...
read moreBaby, You Were Born To Shine
Lately, I’ve been burning through candles like I own a wax factory. I love the glow, the warmth, the presence that the light of a candle has. Whenever I look at them I think, yup, I’m alive and creating. It feels good. So now even during the day, I have a candle going in my office. It’s the first thing I do when I get in there. Light my candle. It feels purifying and awakening. What can I say, I’m a sucker for ambiance. But there’s a part of me that says Who Am I? Who am I to want to be constantly...
read moreThe FINAL Piece to Your Amazing Year!
So far you’ve learned all about Secret #1 and Secret #2 for creating your off the charts-best-year-of-your-life (no exaggeration!). I’m thinking that you’re already getting jazzed about your year and bringing it to life in a WAY bigger way than you thought was possible. If you’re nervous right now, that’s good. It means you’re stretching yourself and that usually feels a little scary at first. But I won’t let you live in that scared place forever (OMG exhausting!). This is the perfect time for the...
read moreSecret #2 For Creating Your Amazing Year
I’m sitting in a superb coffee shop right now looking out on the busy sunshine filled street. I just got done a brunch with a fabulous new friend and business advisor and I’m pinching myself because part of my Secret #2 is already coming true. Because you’re as brilliant as I think you are, I’m betting you’ve started the ball rolling on Secret #1 to creating your amazing year. Only two secrets left until you’re full steam ahead on having the best year of your life. Are you as excited as I...
read moreSecret #1 for Creating Your Amazing Year
I have a confession. A few weeks ago when I was getting ready to send you my first note of the year, I noticed something about our website - it wasn’t working (thank you to you lovelies who told me about it too). I thought, oh the website isn’t working – I can’t talk to you now – I won’t have anywhere to direct you. All of the articles you reference aren’t there to help you. And worst of all: You’ll see that I don’t have it all together. I convinced myself that waiting until everything was back to normal was...
read moreHow Can I Help You?
We are officially one month into the glorious fresh start of the year and I am just coming out of hibernation. I have loved squirrelling away and slowly poking my head out. There is such a jumble of energy at the start of a year and letting the dust settle felt like the best thing for me. Some of my holiday/January highlights: - Rocking out to Just Dance on the Wii with my whole family basically every day. If you haven’t tried it yet – you’ve GOT to. Most. Fun. Ever. - Playing interior designer by helping my mom...
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