As a 20-something trying to find her place in this world, I have noticed that I and other 20-somethings suffer from a severe case of ”Grass is Greener” syndrome. In other words, we find ourselves saying “My life would be better if x, y, and z happened.” In my case it would be moving, a [...] Read more »
9 Happiness Posts That Will Cheer You Up When You Are Overwhelmed
Image via Ostrosky Photos Between work (my actual job and the side job) and my semblance of a social life I have been living in an absolute blur. Add on top of this planning trips for two weddings that are taking place on the other side of the country and I’m a little frazzled. The [...] Read more »
Guest Post: Coping in Chaos
Image via rachel a. k. This is a guest post by the two lovely ladies over at The Real Post Grad. This blog is unique in the sense that it shares two perspectives from two different women on the same adventure. Below you will find what they have learned to use as coping mechanisms while [...] Read more »
5 Ways to Be a Blogging Rock Star
Image via ~C4Chaos This is a guest post by Dain Lewis from The Smart College Grad. A very cool blogger with some big ideas. There seems to be a common frustration that occurs with many bloggers just starting out. Bloggers are saddened and sometimes frustrated that they don’t have people commenting or following their blogs. [...] Read more »
How to Have More Productive Days (And Still Get Some Sleep)
Image via madame.furie Not too long ago I wrote a post about how to have better mornings. I am happy to say that after following my own advice, and that of other lifestyle and productivity bloggers, I have indeed had less stressful mornings. Of course, life does get in the way sometimes, which is especially [...] Read more »
7 Tips for Starting Your Own Freelance Business
I received an email from Mahriana over at the Unclammed Black Pearl telling me that she wants to start her own freelance green home staging business (Congrats, girl!). She then asked me for some advice on how to run a freelance business and I immediately wrote a very long email with some things I have [...] Read more »
How to Spend Less than $20 a Week
Image via sushi♥ina If you haven’t already checked out Money Rabbit’s Gen Y financial blog, you probably should. Thanks to the fact that she records what she spends each week, I also started doing the same each day. I was pretty appalled by how much money I spent last week on food and frivolous items, [...] Read more »
Productivity Tips to Keep You Focused
Image via smemon87 Today was one of those days when I was having a hard time focusing. Everything started out fine: I got up, worked out, and ate breakfast. Then I sat in front of the computer to write some articles for Yahoo and….nothing. No matter what I did I could not sit still and [...] Read more »
