Archive for January, 2010

Friday Focus | Weekend Word

Friday, January 29th, 2010

This weekend live the second word, the 20%, of your Style Statement. Take your second word, e.g., EASE … UNIQUE … INVITATION … CLARITY … COURAGE … PASSION … HARMONY … and let it be your guide.
What have you put off? What do you crave? What are you nervous yet excited about? Go ahead,
Sleep in, [...]

5 Loves | January

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

How’s everyone’s January? It’s a big month as we work on creating a year to enjoy and in which to feel fully present. It’ll help to keep your Style Statement close at hand for guidance, and to indulge from time to time in little treats. Here are a few of mine this month:

Lonny: A former [...]

Tips | How to Not Gain Weight When You’re Committed to Losing It

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

What … gain weight precisely when you want to drop some? Yes. It’s oddly easy to do — I know from experience. The key culprits are:

A restrictive, punitive attitude about what you’re “allowed” to eat
A fear of food … a sense that it’s out to [...]

Friday Focus | Ritual

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

Let’s face it: life can go at a pretty fast pace, with a myriad of competing demands and pressures. It’s way too easy to get lost in the details and feel overwhelmed unless we make a point of pausing to breathe, interrupt the manic whirl, and regenerate.
Establishing a ritual is a wonderful way to do [...]

Style Story | Kiley Turner, Cultivated Ease

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

WHAT I DO: Writer, brand strategist, mother, wife.
About three months ago, I began working with Carrie; she wanted to refresh the Style Statement brand as well as to get some writing support. To help me understand what she does, Carrie offered me a Style Statement session.
Going in, I admit I was skeptical. I have my [...]

Style Story | Lori Bryan, Genuine Adventure

Monday, January 18th, 2010

With the onset of my 40th birthday last year, I found myself on a journey of inner discovery. I wanted to get rid of everything in my life that wasn’t authentically me. I wanted only truth to prevail, and to find genuine self-expression.
I asked myself, “Who am I?” Just a version of the person my [...]

Invitation | Birthdays Are Beautiful

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Today is your day of all days…Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.
~ Dr. Seuss
It’s my birthday this Sunday. Birthdays are a big deal to me. Really, what could be bigger in your life than the day you were born?
Your birthday is a [...]

Inspiration | Katydiddys

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Oooh, tingles. Isn’t it the best when something moves you to the point where you get goosebumps? That’s how I felt when reading a recent Katydiddy’s blog post. Katydiddys is the blog of Laura Bray, and Laura rocks her Creative Nostalgia Style Statement (check out what it means to her here).
Laura starts out the post I’m [...]

Invitation | Ask Your Complaint What It’s Really Trying to Say

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

There is a difference between a rare, much-needed venting session with your best friend—which can be cathartic—and a general habit of complaining. And it really is a habit; the more we complain, the easier and more normal it becomes.
This can be dangerous. The way we speak to ourselves and to others has a huge impact [...]

Article from Domino magazine

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Each of us has a creative thumbprint, whether we recognize it or not. By sifting through my history and dreams Style Statement located mine.