With the holiday lull well behind us and the first hiring season of 2015 already in gear, many people are prepping themselves for one of the most nerve-racking situations that they hope will connect them with the job of their dreams. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been in the workforce for twenty years or just […]
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Chronic Illnesses and Loneliness (And How to Keep It at Bay)
Illness doesn’t exactly lend itself to socializing. Think about it for a moment: How often do you put being sick and hanging out in the same context? Being sick is unpleasant. Being around the sick is also unpleasant, both because they are sick and because the well person suffers too. They worry, they wonder, they adjust their own […]
Letter from the Editor: Spring Fever
As the weeks grow milder and longer days arrive, we will start to see the beautiful blossoms of nature and the warmth of summer’s approach. The early days of spring give me such an incredible feeling of merriment and joy, especially on long and welcomed walks in the woods that reveal not just the beautiful signs of the season, but everything that is to follow in the next months—warmer weather, bright sunshine, and an array of colors to brighten our days.
Credit Check: Building and Maintaining Good Credit
Once upon a time all you needed was your word to get you by. In the not horribly distant past you could pop into your local grocery store, pick up the necessities and have them charge it to your account with the clerk knowing that you’d be by in the future to settle your check. […]
6 Ways to Beat the Winter Blues
Even though we’ll be through with this month in a couple of days, with a good portion of the Northeast still under a blanket of snow and dealing with freeze temps that just will not let up, many of us are finding ourselves stuck inside. I’m a pretty big fan of winter but even I […]
Volunteering to Make a Life Long Impact
What do you do in your life that helps create value? Every individual has different passions (be it something like music, writing or the Seahawks) and these passions can help shape your career choices. For some, myself included, my passions have motivated me to utilize different volunteer services in order to make a difference in […]
The Pretty Files: Warming up to Marsala
Happy 2015! I don’t know about you, but I was really excited when Pantone revealed the 2015 color of the year, Marsala. In contrast to 2014’s Radiant Orchid and 2013’s Emerald, Marsala immediately felt like a color that was user-friendly and wearable in regards to fashion. It also felt classic. Pretty wine-red sweater paired with […]
5 Ways to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions
We are nearing the end of January which means we’re just a few days away from the end of the new year and all the opportunity that a clean slate presents to us. If you’ve chosen to make a New Year’s Resolution like so many of us do, now is around the time that you […]
How To Be The Best Bridesmaid
The holidays seem to bring on a slew of engagements, especially once you enter your twenties. It seems like every December, your Facebook timeline is flooded with engagement announcements and proposal pictures! That’s been my experience as someone in their mid-twenties, that’s for sure. In January, these couples will begin to plan their weddings—and along […]
Living Better Overhaul: How to Finally Make This Year Your Healthiest
Admit it: when you said that you were “going to get healthy” in the New Year, you probably pictured yourself at the gym everyday or drinking kale smoothies for each meal. It sure sounds like what we all imagine to be the optimal path for healthiness. After all, consistent exercise and dieting would probably make just […]
Staying Motivated At Work: Some Tips To Making It Through The Day
Work is, well, work. It’s rarely fun, always time-consuming, and most of us would much rather being doing anything else. During the cold winter months this desire to do anything but work is only exacerbated by the short daylight hours and dreary weather. It can be really hard to remain on task during the winter. […]
Get It Together! Tips For Getting Organized
Ah, January. The old year is over and now there is a whole new year to do things in, a fresh start full of promise, hope, and even a few resolutions. Even if you don’t make big resolutions chances are that when the calendar flipped from 2014 to 2015 you had some plans or goals […]
Finding Meaning in Feeling Lost
As a new year rolls in, it is pretty common that an individual will engage in self-reflection. Sometimes we take those reflections and turn them into the resolutions that we try and maintain throughout the following year. But with that self-realization may come days where you experience self-doubt. Doubt about your present, your past or your future. […]
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