On March 10, 2015, Patrick Willis retired from the National Football League. Willis, an 8x All-Pro had missed a significant portion of the 2014 season with ‘turf toe’. Despite the belief that he would return, his injury helped him realize that football was not worth the long-term pain that can plague a life post-retirement. Willis’ […]
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Wishing Everyone a Happy Easter!
From all of us here at The Hudsucker, we wish you a Happy Easter! Representative of love and renewal, we hope your day is a grand celebration filled with lots of joy, happiness and of course chocolate! May the holiday bring you and yours warm blessings and peace.
7 Deliciously Easy Easter Brunch Recipes Your Guests Will Love
This Sunday is Easter and if you’re celebrating you’re probably trying to pull together a menu right about now. Especially if you forgot it was Easter until a few days ago because the actual date of this holiday fluctuates, so it seems to just suddenly appear on the calender and you can never keep track. […]
The Pretty Files: No Shampoo
I spend a lot of time on Pinterest and various beauty blogs. I am generally looking for inspiration or new techniques, though sometimes I look for product reviews or things I absolutely must try. For several months I have been seeing articles and posts about no longer using shampoo to wash hair and after doing […]
What to Do After Striking Out in the Job Market
So after all of that hard work and preparation you did for your interview, not to mention the days or weeks of waiting for a reply, you finally get an email response from the employer. Guess what? They’ve decided to go in “another direction.” You may be devastated or frustrated but it’s important to remember […]
6 Foods Worth Making Yourself
Even with much of food culture swinging towards emphasizing from scratch techniques, for many people there is still a sense of hesitation about making food from scratch. For some things this hesitance is warranted and making something from scratch will bring you little more than pride—or anger, depending on how it turns out. There are […]
Strength Through Adversity: The Importance Of Resilience
Adversity can present itself to us in several ways. We can find it in work, in relationships, and in moments of failure adversity may never seem more overwhelming. When we think about what makes us feel down, we must also look at what helps keep us going. When I think about my own life, examples […]
How to Succeed During the “Courtship” of an Interview
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 […]
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 […]
How To Makeover Your Salad
Greens are a necessary part of a healthy diet and salads are the way many of us end up eating them. Thinking about the connotation that the word “salad” has (are you grimacing?)—eating them this way is probably more out of convenience than out of want. When I started changing the way I ate a […]
“I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar”: A Playlist for International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day, an event committed to celebrating the amazing achievements of incredible women and raising awareness of the important issue of women’s equality. Annually, organizations from communities worldwide host special events and run campaigns for the purpose of bringing women together to connect with and inspire one another.
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. […]
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