From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Paris, Je T’Aime: What to Read & See if You Can’t Get Enough of Paris

January 31, 2010

Last week I visited Paris to attend the Maison et Objets show for work and to sneak in a few days in a city I love with the guy I love.  As we wandered the streets with no particular destination in mind (we'd seen all the major sights on a previous trip), I reflected on [...]

Links à la Mode: January 21

January 24, 2010

I am sitting in a cafe on Blvd Saint Germain in Paris right now simultaneously catching up on work and personal emails (and sipping on a cafe creme).  I was so delighted to find that my "Make a Most-Coveted List" post was selected this week for Links à la Mode by Dramatis Personae!
Check out the links below for  meaty [...]

Make a “Most Coveted” List

January 19, 2010

After I began the "new way to clean your closet" exercise, I started thinking about my shopping habits in general. What if, instead of spending impulsively, I made a list of my most coveted pieces and pulled it out whenever I am about to buy a cheap and cheerful something? Might that make [...]

The Power of a Password: 3 Easy Ways to Add Positive Messages to Your Life

January 15, 2010

Every book on personal development, success and happiness will tell you how crucial it is to think positively.  Experts in their respective fields from Deepak Chopra, to Donald Trump, to Diane Von Furstenberg have written about how keeping their thoughts positive is a key to their success and happiness.
Sometimes as we rush through life, it is [...]

A New Way to Clean Out Your Closet

January 11, 2010

After the excess of the holidays I tend to adopt a more minimalist outlook.  This year the manifestation of this mindset took the form of: de-cluttering every single surface in our apartment (cleansing on so many levels!), tracking purchases and avoiding any unnecessary ones and tackling the monster that is my closet.  The traditional rule [...]

6 Ways to Hold On to the Holiday Spirit

January 7, 2010

I wrote this article just over one year ago, but it is still very timely and appropriate.  It is hard to get back into normal routines after the fun and festivities of the holidays.  Hopefully these 5 tips will help you to hold on to the holiday spirit as they have helped me!

Holding on to [...]

Link Love: Part 3 of 3 Fashion & Style

January 6, 2010

To round out my list of favourite blogs and websites, I've included my top style and fashion picks below.  Click here for my favourite business and entrepreneurship sites and here for my favourite sites for inspiration.  I would love to hear what yours are!
Who What Wear Daily:  A fun and inspiring celebrity style and fashion [...]

What Will You Stop Doing?

January 4, 2010

I first read about a "stop-doing list" or a "not-to-do list" in Tim Ferris's book, the 4 Hour Work Week.  Recently, Danielle LaPorte of White Hot Truth published her own list (inspired by Jim Collins', author of Good to Great.)  The idea of a stop-doing list is to eliminate mindless, meaningless, unproductive activities from your [...]