Winning at Winter: How to Survive and Thrive in the Colder Months
The days are shorter, the nights are longer, and your bed seems cozier. During winter, the thought of abandoning your warm, welcoming blankets can become…
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The Impact of 2020 on New Year’s Resolutions: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Sitting down with my journal this week, I had hoped to write a reflection that I could one day show my children, something about how…
Making Plans in Uncertain Times: A Framework for Setting 2021 Resolutions
One of my favorite December traditions is sitting down in front of the twinkling Christmas tree with my journal and a cup of tea to…
Reframing New Year’s Resolutions: Choosing a Word, Quote, and Quest for the Year
The beginning of a new year is a great time to consider where we are in life, what matters to us, and where we want…
How I’m Going to Thrive This Winter
Winter has never been my favorite season. In fact, it’s difficult for me to name even one positive aspect of a cold, snowy, gray New…
How to Make the Most of a Season of Unemployment
Armed with newfound post-grad confidence and a J.Crew blazer, I entered my first grown-up job at a law firm as a paralegal. Work consisted of…
I’m Glad I Failed My Fitness Challenge
My relationship with fitness is…complicated. I have never been athletic. My history with sports consists of exactly one year of soccer when I was 8…
20 in 2020: 3 Lists to Make for the New Year
When my grandmother died several years ago, my mom and aunts found an item that captivated me: Her journal, cracked at the binding, containing, by…
September Resolutions: Setting Goals for the Other “New Year”
It’s been five years since I completed graduate school, and I have no plans to re-enter student life anytime soon, but I can’t seem to…
A Guide to Setting Realistic Goals
Hey, remember a few weeks ago, you did a thing? You set a New Year’s Resolution? Are we still doing that? Every year, millions of…
