How I Learned How to Say No (Minus the Guilt!)
For many years, I prided myself on being the queen of “yes.” If a project needed some extra hours at night or over the weekend,…
Self-care
Life Hacks to Make Your Day Smoother and Happier (Really)
You don’t get to the ripe old age of 34 without learning a thing or two. Among my most earth-shattering epiphanies is this: It’s illuminating…
A Guide to Practical Self-Care
These days, the word “self-care” often means “treat yourself.” It means buying that flight, ordering dessert, or binge-watching romantic comedies until the wee hours of…
5 Ways Technology Can Help You Practice Self-Care
I recently posted a picture on Instagram with the caption, “Stop and smell the roses.” Anyone who saw this post probably got the message of…
4 Ways to Break Your Bad College Habits
Switching gears from college life – full of late nights, questionable eating habits, and procrastination – to the “real world” of postgrad life isn’t a…
5 Ways Using a Gratitude Rock Changed My Life
Not too long ago, I went through a terrible breakup and was struggling to put the pieces of my life back together. My friend, seeing…
5 Ways to Push the Restart Button on Your Day
Anytime I go shopping, I find myself wishing that life had the same “ctrl+find” shortcut that my laptop does. To be able to track down…
The Key to Finding More Joy? Think Like a Kid.
Over the past year, I’ve tried to make seeking happiness a bigger focus in my life. It’s not that I’m an unhappy person, but I…
4 Steps I Take to Quell My Anxiety
During finals week in my freshman year of college, I wasn’t hitting the books like I should have been. Instead, I found myself editing others’…
Clean Room, Clear Mind: How Decluttering Helps You Focus
For a long time I thought that clearing clutter was simply my preferred method of procrastination. But now that I have adopted minimalism as a…
