Feature Friday: Do Pictures of Perfect Celebrities Get You Down?
Generally, I have a pretty positive body image. I eat well, am active and take reasonably good care of myself, which I believe is critical to having self-confidence and being happy […]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Baltimore: A Self-styled City
This past weekend, my car miraculously got me down to Burlington, VT, where I hopped a flight to DC. Final destination was a wedding in Baltimore. Reunited 10 years after […]
Why does all the sh!t hit the fan at the same time?
That was my question this morning while, when my way to work today, still reeling from some bad news about the long-awaited conclusion to the trial regarding my sister’s death, […]
Feature Friday: Shots of Happiness on Morningstar Project
My college friend Lindsey has a beautiful blog called Morningstar Project (which I’ve given a shout-out to before). She is continuing a segment called “Shots of Happiness” where she posts […]
Gold Stars: Praise as a Powerful Self-discovery Tool
We humans love praise. We don’t like to admit it, and we’re usually uncomfortable receiving it. We’d like to have some transcendental, detached attitude about how we do what we […]
the self-styled life 