Look & Feel Your Best

Laura Vanderkam posted recently about her bits and chunks of joy list, and I was inspired to do the same. The idea is to have a go-to list of activities so ... Read more

January 29, 2014May 1, 2015

Give me one week without.

Look & Feel Your Best, Reflections, The Examined Life

In her book The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life, Twyla Tharp introduces the idea of “a week without” as a way to boost creativity. She writes, People ... Read more

January 24, 2014February 27, 2019

The Big Five: another personality assessment tool to geek out about.

Look & Feel Your Best, Personality/MBTI, The Examined Life

I’m a huge geek when it comes to the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator and the Enneagram. One of my goals for the year was to learn more about the Big Five ... Read more

January 9, 2014July 15, 2015

Dressing for the ordinary nights

Beauty & Style, Look & Feel Your Best

Exactly one year ago I wrote about dressing for the ordinary days. I’ve learned (the hard way, as always) that when I actually make a little bit of effort with ... Read more

December 28, 2013March 5, 2021

Dreading your Whole 30? Just start it now (with 9 planning tips).

Food & Recipes, Look & Feel Your Best

Last year I planned to start a Whole 30 on January 1, but I was dreading it so much that I started it early. I figured the sooner I started, ... Read more

December 4, 2013November 25, 2020

39 stocking stuffers that will actually be appreciated, don’t feel like a waste of money, and won’t be broken/destroyed/forgotten by New Years.

Holidays, Look & Feel Your Best, Money & Finances

I love the idea of stocking stuffers, but it’s too easy to feel like the usual items are just highly packaged crap that will be trashed, broken, or forgotten by ... Read more

November 8, 2013May 1, 2015

5 practical ways I’m investing in myself right now

Inspiration, Look & Feel Your Best, Money & Finances, My Life

Back in April, I noticed that people in my circles who were doing great work across diverse fields all had something in common: they purposefully spent money on things I wasn’t–like ... Read more

November 7, 2013September 8, 2015

“Sugar is the next nicotine.”

Food & Recipes, Health & Fitness, Look & Feel Your Best

A few weeks ago I listened to Dan Pink’s latest podcast, where he interviewed Tom Rath about his new book Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big Changes. (You may know ... Read more

November 4, 2013September 19, 2017

Concrete changes I’ve made because of MBTI and enneagram insights

Look & Feel Your Best, My Life, Personality/MBTI, The Examined Life

I’m a fan of exploring personality types, because I’ve been able to channel what I’ve discovered about my strengths and my weaknesses into some very concrete, practical changes that have ... Read more

October 28, 2013June 25, 2015

“You’re mentoring the next generation whether you know it or not.”

Books & Reading, Look & Feel Your Best, Work & Family

This year we’re having a monthly series on mentoring. Head here to read the previous posts. Annie Downs blew us all away at the Influence Conference last month with her talk ... Read more

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