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How To Figure Out What Makes You Happy
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I’m Sarah Von Bargen.
Want to look at your calendar and your bank statement and think “Yup, I made awesome choices”? I’ll show you how to spend your time, money, and energy on purpose.
True Story: My husband and I have separate bedrooms
When we get move in with a partner, sharing a bed and a bedroom seems like a forgone conclusion.
Even if our partner is messy, snores, or goes to bed at a different time, we soldier on.
Jamie and her husband tried something different.
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Want to spend your time, money, and energy on purpose? I'll show you how.
The 1-Hour Money Multiplier
60 minutes + 5 weirdly easy steps = more money in your bank account by this afternoon. Yes, really!
12 thrift store DIYS you should try today
I've been a voracious thrifter for ages. I've been pawing through racks of second hand clothing since plaid and high-waisted jean shorts were cool - the first time around. (You can read my thrifting tips here.) These days I don't thrift as much because, well, I don't need anything. I've got all the cute dresses and vintage t-shirts a girl could want! (Or at least, as many cute dresses as a...
How To Be Amazing At Social Media Without Letting It Consume Your Life
When we google 'social media tips,' we're usually looking for advice on how to increase traffic, grow our following, blah blah blah. But how can you be great at social media without letting it take over your life? How can you grow your Instagram followers or Facebook page without checking it every 20 minutes? How can you take a social media break without losing all your followers? It feels like...
True Story: I’m a Missionary
This is one of many True Story interviews in which we talk to people who have experienced interesting, challenging, amazing things. This is the story of Megan and her time acting as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I understand that proselytizing and missionary work is behavior that some readers might take issue with. As always, polite, respectful, articulate...
Job Awesome: Grand Canyon Worker
Once a month, we're going to talk about awesome/weird/adventurous jobs that you (maybe) didn't even know existed and talk to people who have done them. If you're sick of your current gig, get to applying! You can read about other awesome jobs here. This interview comes to us via the lovely Whitney Lenox. Can you tell us about your experience working in the Grand Canyon? First of all, let me...
Happiness Secret: Upgrade Your Bum-Around Clothes
Not very shocking confession: as someone who works from home, I can frequently be found in stretched out yoga pants and novelty t-shirts, a top knot, and flip flops. It's comfortable and nobody is the wiser because anytime I'm in public I wear (slightly) nicer outfits of skinny jeans, boots, flowy tops, and scarves. Well, nobody was the wiser till I told the internet. But lately, I've felt like...
Track Your Efforts, Not Your Accomplishments
Almost all of us want to be happier at work. No matter where we work, no matter what we do, no matter who we work for - most of us most of us believe we could be happier. More content. More satisfied. I hear this from my clients all the time! We talk social media. We come up with ideas for info products. We wax philosophical on the merits of traffic-driving posts versus personal essays on...