Needles aren’t necessarily my thing, but I’m not deathly afraid of them either. I’ve gotten acupuncture before to treat a tight calf / sprained ankle situation and it helped tremendously - I could feel the needle loosening up that stiff muscle.
Read MoreOn this week’s One New Thing, I died and went to fashion heaven. In Richmond (and dare I say way beyond!) Molly Virginia Made earrings are a work of art, easily recognizable in the best way, and seen on “the cool girls” everywhere, according to one workshop attendee.
Read MoreFave thing: Learning the history behind the little stitches - especially that Sashiko means “little stabs” - I learned that first hand!
On a dark and rainy Wednesday night, I found myself at Studio Two Three, a nonprofit art space in Richmond, VA that “gives people the space, the tools, and the education to find that thing they love and make it.
Read MoreFave thing: Learning that nearly all the major schools + buildings in Richmond were designed by the same person! It’s just never something I’ve thought about. Also - Charles M. Robinson designed the Sunken Gardens at William & Mary where I went to undergrad - I ended up with a lot of connections to this architect that I never knew about!
Read MoreThis one was really cool - doing a walking meditation in a labyrinth has been on my mind since I first learned about this one in Richmond - put together by the Innerwork Center and Union Presbyterian Seminary (fun fact! I went to Union as a part of my Masters program in 2008-2010, but I don’t believe this was there then - someone correct me if I’m wrong?).
Read MoreFor this week’s One New Thing, I had been anxiously waiting over a month to get my free tickets via their Facebook page. I first heard about House Story in the December issue of Style Weekly - in short: House Story is a free, monthly event run by three women that takes you inside the homes of some of Richmond’s most interesting citizens - chock full of interesting things and their homes full of even more interesting stories.
Read MoreI have a coffee confession. I LOVE Starbucks. The darker the beans the better. In fact, if it tastes like rocket fuel or sludge, then you’ve made it right.
Enter: People who love coffee and want to show me a better way. Did I poke a little fun at their scale? Their $15 bag of coffee? The way they described a coffee that tastes like blueberries? You bet I did.
Read MoreI really like grand adventures, posts or challenges that people can follow along with and/or participate in. You know- those things that people say: I’m going to do one drawing every day for the next 365 days.
I like these types of things even more when I’m challenging MYSELF to do something. (See my blog post here about shopping only second hand for an entire year).
Read MoreIf you’re a personal stylist and you’ve got a CEO Day in place, then you’re on the right track, BUT if you’re still not feeling super organized, or you are spending too much time multi-tasking then you’ve still got some work to do.
Read MoreI get asked SO often about how I became a personal stylist. Most people look at me now and just see that - but that’s NOT the whole story.
I never thought I would be one, so this actually brings me to
Read MoreBeing a stylist is all fun and games until you book your first client session and show up without the necessary tools.
Yep - there are tools of this trade! And today I’m giving you an insider’s look into MY styling kit and what I use in real life work with clients.
Read MoreI’m a HUGE goal setting person. Every year I’ll set goals and more often than not I’ll achieve them. But in my business, if often seems that the huge lofty goals I set never get done. Sure, I’ll accomplish smaller things, like, get a newsletter out or update my website, but the BIG things that actually move my business forward, often seem to just die out… I get overwhelmed, I’m not sure where to start, or I just kinda forget.
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