This post written by contributor, Audrea. The onset of fall always reminds me of a time to start fresh. When I was in school, it meant a time for new teachers, new friends and new school clothes. But at this point in my life, it now means the time of year when I re-evaluate my goals ...
Turning Instagram Looks Into Your Daily Look
A lot of times, I get inspired just by perusing the posts on Instagram. Sometimes I covet the layers I see on the "Instagram famous". Other times I figure out how I can pull off that look with what I have in my closet. Most fashion trends today are just modern twists of things we ...
The Moon’s Hope
She holds too tight Strangling all hope It vanishes between her hands Leaving not a strand A gust of wind blows through her hair A whisper A knot ties in her chest She turns toward the bitter wind Too late again The dreams swept into the crashing waves The sand washing away The seashells crumbling She loops towards the moon It's light shining upon her hands She opens them ...
Don’t Sleepwalk Through Your Life
We've all done it. You wake up, go through your morning routine. Rush to work. Get shit done. Deliriously walk/commute or drive home. Then you're mindlessly eating dinner, glued to yet another screen. Before you know it you're alarm is going off all over again. Don't sleepwalk through your life. How boring is that? So many of ...
Listen Harder
How often do we settle into a conversation and not truly listen to the other person? More times than not, people sit there - "listening" - in order to say what they want to say vs. truly respond in an honest and candid manner to what was said to them. I get it....some conversations are BS. ...
Gym Woes
Lacking motivation to get to the gym? It happens. Struggling every week? Stop complaining and do something about it. Change your perspective. Focus on the attainable. Set goals to reach. Small milestones that keep you motivated each week or month. For example, if you have a weight goal to reach, break into chunks so that it is more feasible, ...
Fourteen Year Later
14 years later. Year 1 - 4 College. It began here. The first four years were at Simmons College. I moved into Boston a naive, eager, and excited 18 year old. I made some lasting friendships with friends who I lived and shared my academic years with. Being a Physics major - was no easy feat. One ...
Get Back to Class
Written by Contributor, Daniela Forte. With everyone going back to school, it’s hard not to catch the classroom fever, especially if you have been out of school for a number of years now like I have. Lately, and I can’t figure out why, I’ve had this urge to be back in a classroom, learning something, doing something ...
NYFW: Let’s do this
It's that time of year again...and I don't just mean back to school, pumpkin coffee, and fall leaves changing. Drum roll please... New York Fashion Week. The coveted brands, the styles, and the drool worthy outfits that make it down the catwalk are just around the corner. Although we're just reaching the peak of fall ...
Five Things for This Fall
Let's keep this real. The five things you need to do this Fall to make it awesome: 1. Pumpkin coffee 2. Pumpkin pie 3. Pumpkin beer 4. Pumpkin pancakes 5. Pumpkin hummus That's it. Enjoy! Ok, ok..... maybe there are 10 million more pumpkin things to enjoy this fall, but that's a damn good start. Fall is here ... coming... ready to take ...