Colorcoding Your World

Do Something Good Today & Support A Teacher

So often many of us want to do something good for the world but don’t know where to start. But while yes, the world needs people who can spend billions to fix things, it also needs people who can make a difference on a much more local level.

That’s why I compiled the PDF below of wish lists from teachers across the United States.

They are asking for basic supplies plus a few extras, and many of…

[#CareerGoals] The Reason You Should ALWAYS Apply (Even If You Think You Aren’t Qualified)

If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard someone say that they found a job that sounds great, but they don’t meet all the requirements and therefore won’t apply, I could quit my day job right now.

This is the absolute WORST thing you can do when job hunting.

You should ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS apply, even if you don’t meet all the requirements.

Now, I’m not saying you should apply for an…

[#CareerGoals] Yes, You Can Start Your Own Blog: The 4 Steps + Resource Guide!

From the outside, it looks intimidating to start your own blog.

But speaking from experience, it isn’t nearly as bad as you think! Plus, you gain writing and WordPress (or SquareSpace, or Wix) experience that you can also translate into job skills.

One of the best things about the internet is that someone has already done whatever it is you are attempting.

This holds especially true for creating…

[#CareerGoals] 5 Ways To Gain Writing Experience (Incl. How To Write For The Huffington Post, Buzzfeed and Medium)

I hear a lot of people tell me that they don’t have the necessary experience to apply for writing jobs.

They’re wrong. Because guess what counts as writing experience?

Your own blog

The blog posts you’ve written for other websites

This also works for social media, digital marketing, and any other work writing or creating images for the digital world. You don’t need to have a degree in the field…

[#CareerGoals] The 6 Job Sites That You’ve Never Tried

It seems like there are a million job sites out there, and it can be hard to decide which ones to try.

Here are 6 of the lesser known places to find jobs that I or others have used successfully.

  (1) The LinkedIn Jobs App

Yes, I know so many people use LinkedIn and its main website to look for jobs, but not as many people know about the job app.

It’s a fantastic resource for sorting and…

[#CareerGoals] The 5 Things To Do ASAP If You’ve Been Fired

[Personal Note: I wrote this post prior to the election on Tuesday. I wanted to still share it while I am processing my emotions and thoughts regarding our country. I plan to write a post soon discussing those, but felt like I needed more time to digest everything. Thanks for your understanding.]

  Getting fired sucks. There are no two ways about it. Even if you hated your job, no one likes…

#NoExcuses – You Better Vote!

  I’m interrupting your regularly scheduled career postings to say – GET YOUR BUTT TO THE POLLS TODAY TO VOTE!

As a proud Skimmbassador, I have been supporting TheSkimm’s #NoExcuses campaign from the start.

Women fought and were mocked, belittled, and arrested in order to give us all the right to vote. Look at some of the newspaper images of the time:

  I mean COME ON. So get to the polls and…

[#CareerGoals] The 4 Steps To Quitting With Grace and Style

Is your current job making you crazy? Do you feel stuck? Did you think you wanted a career in that field, but now you realize that you don’t? Or maybe you read that last post and realized how much it applied to you?

Whatever the reason is, you’ve come to this post because you’ve decided it’s time to quit.

Now you could be like the JetBlue Flight Attendantwho went on a rant over the airplane…

[#CareerGoals] 5 Ways To Know That It’s Time To Leave Your Job

Are you confused about whether you’re working the right job or not? Or maybe you aren’t sure if you should take the leap and see if there is something else out there?

If that sounds like you, here are 5 ways to know it’s time to throw up the deuces and peace out from your current work situation. via GIPHY

  (1) You Wake Up Already Over The Day

At one of my previous jobs, though I loved it at…

Get ready for 2016!

I know I have been on a bit of a hiatus lately, but get excited for all of the awesome guides and content I have coming in 2016!

See you on the other side!

Score Your Holiday Cards From Minted.com For FREE (Savings of up to $60!)

So generally, I shy away from sharing deals on my blog because I don’t want to be cheesy and there are plenty of other blogs that take care of doing this. But this deal is just too good to pass up!

This deal is only good through tomorrow, so be sure to jump on it ASAP to snag it!

Right now, Minted.com (who has some seriously STUNNING cards) is offering $25 off any holiday card order. PLUS you…

Five Tips to Makeover Your Closet for Fall

Today is a guest post by one of my good friends, Emily. She runs (in addition to her other full-time job and general awesomeness) a professional organizing service called “Breathing Room.” (You can learn more about her and book her services by going here.)

With it FINALLY starting to feel like fall down south, I asked her to write a post on the 10 ways we could all do a makeover for our closet.…

What The Pope, Internet Friends, Coffee, Political Spite & The Digit App Have In Common

They are all on my list of the six things I either loved or hated about September! Luckily, it’s almost all good. However, I am going to start with the bad, so we can focus on the good the rest of the post!

  HATED (1) Political Spite

I am often told that hate is a strong word and it shouldn’t be used on the regular. However, I legitimately HATE the vitriol I have seen coming from some of the…

Saving Money Sucks: 5 Ways + 15 Links to Make it Painless & Simple

Sorry ya’ll for the delay in posting. My real world job got ahold of all my time and wouldn’t let go.

I wanted to post today about saving money. It is literally one of my least favorite topics and something I basically despise. However, since the hubby and I are hoping to buy a home sometime soon, it is a topic I have had on my mind.

As I talked to friends of mine, I realized everyone has their…

Hello lovies!

So, I will admit – I was late to the LinkedIn game. At first, I thought it was kind of creepy to have all of your work and personal info out there. (For reference, I don’t put any of that on my personal Facebook account). But once I realized that friends were getting jobs and making connections off of LinkedIn, I decided to give it a try.

Like a typical Type-A person though – I…

How To Eat Clean [+ a giveaway!]

Hello again, my loves! I apologize for the brief hiatus. Sometimes, life just gets the better of me!

But we are back in business this week, with a fabulous interview with one of my ride-or-die chicas – Cat Booher!

Her and I were on separate but parallel clean eating tracks and we didn’t even realize it at first. Once we did though, we were each others cheerleaders to stay on track (but indulge…

10 Reasons This Feminist Thinks The Current Sorority Bashing Is Baseless

As I sat down this past weekend to enjoy some down time, I got a double dose of anti-sorority sentiment. First was the outcry over the video put out by the Alpha Phi chapter at the University of Alabama. The second was when I was reading my latest issue of Marie Claire magazine. I came across an article titled, “Secrets of the Sisterhood” – which not only seemed out of character for the normally…