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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 Identity + $3,462 Was Stolen
What would you do if your identity was stolen? And fixing it wasn’t just a matter of closing your credit card and waiting for a new one to be delivered? Today Jacqueline shares her story and a reminder why no, we shouldn’t leave our purses unattended – even if we’re in a suburban Whole Foods.
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The 1-Hour Money Multiplier
60 minutes + 5 weirdly easy steps = more money in your bank account by this afternoon. Yes, really!
31 New Things: Partake in Guerrilla Gardening
A delicious truffle with undertones of dirt, clay and seeds. Nom nom! Every day on my walk to work I pass over Interstate 94. When I'm not busy wishing I had worn more comfortable shoes, I'm looking at the scrubby, weedy embankments that line the highway and thinking how damn unattractive they are. If I was stuck in traffic for half an hour everyday, I'd like to look at something other than...
True Story: I’m a Pagan
This is part of our True Story interview series, in which we talk to interesting, amazing people about their lives and experiences. Here Michelle talks about her experience becoming a pagan. Religion is a subject that people take very personally - I really appreciate Michelle's candor in discussing her faith. I'm sure we'll all treat this interview with the respect it deserves, right? Tell us...
Nice Work If You Can Get It: Style Editor
Do you kids remember the 'Nice Work If You Can Get It' interview series that I ran last year? All full of interesting people with cool jobs? (Visual Effects Artist for Weta! Photographer! Dancer!) Well, it's been a while since I've encountered someone with a job so cool that I felt moved to write about. But! Then I ran into Melissa Colgan at my friend Laura's purse launch and, well, don't we all...
True Story: I Overcame An Eating Disorder
Can you cure an eating disorder? It is better to consider it something that's overcome rather than cured? Which eating disorder treatment is most effective? Today, Holly shares her story of overcoming her eating disorder. Tell us about your relationship with your body when you were growing up. Body image was really no struggle for me for a long time, because I was naturally skinny up through my...
31 Things I Wish I’d Known About Dating When I Was 21
Do you guys remember my tangle with internet dating? The mouth-breather? The guy who wanted me to pay for his meal? Awesome. Finding someone you want to spend time or affection on isn't always easy, but it's certainly easier when you know what you're doing. I happened upon this fantastic article on one of my online haunts and thought it was too good (and too helpful) to keep to myself. By Erin...
31 New Things: Attend A Cultural Celebration
I realized belatedly, after I chose this goal, that I'm not really a stranger to cultural celebrations. Working with the Southeast Asian community, I've attended a "Springtime Wrist Tying Ceremony" and a Hmong New Year celebration in the last year. (For the former they tied strings around our wrists, blessed us and put cooked rice in our hair. And the latter? We walked around a tree while they...