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, [...]
Archive for January, 2010
Friday Focus | Weekend Word
Friday, January 29th, 20105 Loves | January
Thursday, January 28th, 2010How’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, 2010What … 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, 2010Let’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, 2010WHAT 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 [...]
Invitation | Birthdays Are Beautiful
Friday, January 15th, 2010Today 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, 2010Oooh, 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, 2010There 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, 2010Each of us has a creative thumbprint, whether we recognize it or not. By sifting through my history and dreams Style Statement located mine.