10 Powerful Life Lessons from Our Dads
Fathers dry our tears when someone breaks our heart. They tell us to “buck up” when they know we can climb that mountain. They’re there to walk alongside us and to pick us up when we can’t walk anymore. They prove to us that good men exist, when the ones we want to love us […]
3 Options for Your Ring After A Breakup
So your relationship has hit the rocks. Your dream of happily ever after had an unfortunate, sad ending. You’ve meditated to move on from your heartbreak and you’re well on your way to feeling like a single, empowered woman. What comes next? Are you packing your stuff to move out? Planning a post break-up adventure? […]
AJ’s Breakup Bakes: Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes
Some breakups are worse than others, and some of us have been (un?)lucky enough to see the entire spectrum. From a sigh of relief to a crying session over a tub of ice cream, to a straight week of not being able to get out of bed, and everything in between. Sometimes that in between […]
Secret Morning Ritual to Nourish your Skin
Fresh out of a relationship or just enjoying the singles’ life? Creating a beauty routine that will jumpstart your day is perfect for getting into that mode of self-care and appreciation. There is absolutely no reason not to look and feel fabulous from the moment you open your eyes in the morning, and all throughout […]
Comfortable Fashion To Keep You Feeling And Looking Good This Summer
Summer fashion is meant to be bright and cute. But you don’t want to sacrifice comfort during those sweltering summer days. These fashions can keep you looking your best while still staying cool and comfy this summer. Sundresses You can’t go through summer without having some good sundresses in your closet. They can be dressed […]
Man Crush Monday: Singer Keith Cullen
Introducing Keith Cullen is a tall order. He’s a list of too many good things strung together to even sound real. First and foremost, he’s an incredibly talented singer-songwriter, with a raw talent that comes through as soon as he hits his first note. He’s also gregarious, warm, brimming with gratitude and more down-to-earth than a potted […]
Give Your Mom the Gift of Handmade Jewelry this Mother’s Day
Every year for Mother’s Day, commercials advertise that you should buy your mom something flashy to show her your appreciation. Rings, bracelets, necklaces, you name it, it’s worth a good chunk of change and companies want you to buy it. If you think jewelry is just the right gift for your mom this year, look […]
Afternoon Tea: 11 Essential Etiquette Questions Answered
After a breakup, or any kind of travesty, you may want to hide away. But the best thing for it is to get your closest friends, your favorite dress and matching lace gloves and go and frock it out over some champagne, tea and cucumber sandwiches. Because nothing says moving on like crust-less bread and […]
10 Gift Ideas To Really Celebrate Your Mom
Let’s face it, mommas are the best. When you get to that age and realize your mom is actually an incredible, “superhuman-like” being who you can be friends with, pretty much a best friend with, it’s awesome. Moms are there for the good, the bad, and the plain old ugly. They’ve lifted us up and helped […]
He Who Shall Not Be Named
Dating is dead and hookup culture is ruining modern romance – declares every article on the internet right now. I, for one, can’t speak to what dating was like before a drunken hookup constituted a relationship building block. But I do think every experience is different. It’s true, I’ve called someone my boyfriend before we’ve […]
New Beauty Treatments for the Perfect Look
A desire to look younger has been felt by most women at least once in their life. If you are starting to get wrinkles, fine lines or spots, you probably wish to reverse the clock just a little bit. And why not, with the latest medical treatments being so pain-free and virtually risk-free? You have […]
Color Therapy – Reinvent your Look Post-Breakup With Hair Color
Inevitably after a breakup, one of the first things to happen is a trip to the salon, (after inhaling a tub of ice-cream, bottle of wine and watching the Notebook on loop of course). But the drastic chop is just a little bit too cliché. Rather than reach for the scissors, what about mixing it […]
5 Reasons We Need A Breakup Leave Of Absence
There is a reason you feel so awful after a breakup: breakups are another form of loss. And even if the person didn’t die, it sure can feel like it. There will be a giant, gaping hole in your life that will make you feel like something is missing. And this hole doesn’t fill up […]
Chat With Work-Life Balance Expert Mary LoVerde
Work-life balance is a necessary but often overlooked area of scholarship. Many people don’t realize how pervasive the issues of work-life balance are in their own lives, until their public (work) and private (life) spheres come crashing together (or don’t meet at all, which can also be problematic, depending on what kind of life balance […]
How To Wear Your Heart On Your Sleeve
I once had a friend tell me to ‘just wear my heart on my sleeve, it’s easy.’ What she didn’t know was… that it’s not. Because here’s the truth of it: wearing your heart on your sleeve involves the risk of getting it broken, crushed, torn. But here’s the other truth of it: not wearing […]
