Change is good for the soul
If you have ever sautéed vegetables, you know that if you fail to give the pan enough “umph!” the veggies will not jump and flip. You have to get the wrist involved and...
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Lisa Orrell on Three Reasons Why Employees Need to Focus on Personal Branding
Why has Personal Branding become such a hot topic in the workforce these days? As with product or company branding, if you do not take control of defining and managing your Personal Brand at...
Our Favorite #CareerChat Moments
As part of my collaboration with Secret, I have been compensated for my time. Our Favorite #CareerChat Moments [View the story “Our Favorite #CareerChat Moments” on Storify]
Question everything, act often.
This is the first post in a series of posts about career lessons. If you like what you read, please join me and career expert/author Nicole Williams for a #CareerChat on setting and developing...
How to Change Your Name: A Checklist for Newlyweds
After much debate about whether or not to change my name after getting married, I decided to go for it (I settled on making my maiden name my middle name). I wasn’t sure where to start...
Decorate Your Apartment: An Update on My PROGRESS 2
Happy July! Any fun plans for the 4th of July? My husband and I are traveling to Nashville to visit family and friends. Before heading out for a mini-vacation, I wanted to update my...
7 Tips for First Time Home Buyers
Buying your first house is an exciting experience. My name is Amanda Peterson and I am very excited to be a contributer to MCG! Before I jump into talking about the a few things...
Teacher Appreciation Ideas
Well, since I’ve been gone… How have you been, friends? I apologize for my absence. If you are a fellow teacher, you know how cray the end of a school year can be from...
Style Your Home: Orange
After an early morning blogging session at Starbucks a few Saturdays ago, I decided to make a few retail stops on my way home. I went into The Container Store, Banana Republic, Gap and...
If You’ve Got Five Minutes… Make life easier
Yet another week gone by, sweet friends. Can you believe how time flies?! I wanted to start up a recurring post. I was inspired by Gretchen Rubin’s “Happiness Project.” Each month, Gretchen selects an...