Archive for February, 2010

Featured | The Happiness Project Interview

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

It’s our pleasure to post the Style Statement interview with Gretchen Rubin of The Happiness Project. Gretchen graced us with her time despite a hectic book tour and the many demands of having … a New York Times bestseller! Correction: the #1 New York Times bestseller.
As you can see from the interview, one of the [...]

Featured | Teux Deux To-Do’s

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

I’ve fallen in love with an application. It’s my first time. And it’s changed my life.
The application is called Teux Deux – it’s simple, beautifully designed, and makes managing your to-do list online easy and visually delightful. Created by Tina Roth Eisenberg of swissmiss, one of my favorite design blogs, and built by Fictive Kin, [...]

Featured | The Happiness Project Contest

Monday, February 8th, 2010

This Thursday, Style Statement will be publishing our interview with The Happiness Project’s Gretchen Rubin! Gretchen’s wonderful book about the year she spent trying out different philosophies and approaches to happiness is #1 on the New York Times bestseller list … and it was published only two months ago. Yay Gretchen!
To celebrate, we’ll be running [...]

Style Story | Carolee Flatley, Innovative Ease

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

From Carolee’s blog, www.caroleeflatley.com, post dated February 6th, 2010.
I feel blessed that life-changing experiences have been raining down upon me since I’ve been opening myself up. Gabrielle Bernstein, Dr. Aron and others have made a difference in my life, allowed me to see myself in a new light. I feel like a whole new person. But this [...]

Friday Focus | Motivation

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Motivation. It’s what moves us to act, the reason we behave in certain ways, the purpose behind what we do (or don’t do) in life. We can be motivated by other people at various times (e.g.,  a hard-driving sports trainer or a parent) … but the most powerful, enduring source of motivation is …
… inside [...]

Invitation | Continue Your Style Under the Sheets

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

What do you wear to bed every night? If you’re like me, it’s all too often an oversized t-shirt and a fuzzy pair of socks. Which is fine sometimes, but not exclusively! Going to bed, whether alone or with someone you love, can be a sensual and relaxing time and a perfect opportunity to embrace [...]

Style Story | Jori Maguire, Comfortable Creative

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

I admit it. I’ve been rather lackluster and uninspired lately, therefore I can’t remember where I heard about your site or your book. I’m surprised that I even ordered it because honestly, I don’t have time to read anything that’s not a textbook. I’m a thirty-something that dropped out of college the first time around; [...]

Tips | How to Go Shopping in Your Closet

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Did you know that most women wear only 30% of their wardrobe? It’s all too easy to have a closet stuffed with clothes we don’t really like, items that obscure the buried gems we should wear to feel beautiful and authentic.
If you find yourself throwing up your hands in frustration and declaring “I have no [...]