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If you've peeked at my book, The Thoughtful Girl's Guide to Fashion, Communication, and Friendship, then you know I hold Jane Austen in very high regard. In fact, each chapter of TTGG begins with a quandary in the life of a character from one of her novels, and, I'd like to think, ends with solutions that Jane can appreciate. (You'll just have to read the book to see what I mean!) So, I wasn't all that surprised to discover that a collection of Jane's written prayers exists. True, I thought I

Grandma's advice on cell phones When is texting appropriate? When isn’t it? How should one use hashtags while tweeting? And, under what circumstances may you “unfriend” someone on Facebook? At this moment in history, everyone has an opinion on etiquette in technology. Preferences on the smaller details vary, but most users agree that the bottom line guideline for our digital interactions stem directly from the time-tested, common-sense, person-centered values which inspire good manners. So,

Thank you to Beatriz Lopez at The Catholic University of America and her group of amazing professional women. A speaking engagement with them is what inspired me to condense my most important information into this one graphic!  download here.

Over at The Fashion Intelligence Project is a guide from #thebackoftherack #isyfashion. While the fashions may be five years old (can you believe it?) the advice still applies. Or, at least, great fun can be had with it. Explore this and more (or send in your own commentary on the world of fashion). https://www.fashionintelligence.org/blog/cold-weather-guide-to-fashion

This guide is posted as a great big Thank You to the young women I met at the American Heritage Girls Troop of Our Lady of Good Hope in Sterling, Virginia. Love your colors! (Click below the image to download it.) ISYFashion__how_to_find_color_palette.jpg

A friend once told me that white walls made her nervous and that this was her motivation to wall paper every single room of her house. I giggled, ashamed to admit that I owned a whole house of freshly painted white walls. But then I realized that we both loved the same thing: Color! She applied it with wall paper, and I applied it with artwork which happened to look great hanging from white walls. Color is something that we all appreciate, but there are many of us are who are such fanatics that

Many website owners have learned that keeping content fresh keeps visitors returning, a Blog therefore is one of our greatest marketing assets. Giving your visitors good content every day or every week can be very difficult, the tips below will help you write content and say the right sort of things. Some sound advice on successful blogging  Tips for maintaining a great blog  When writing consider the Blog’s objective. Perhaps you have started a Blog as a news tool to inform visitors about

The word "blog" is short for Web Log. It is basically a series of posts in reverse chronological order posted by a website owner. A Blog can be treated like a diary, a news feed, a place for ‘how-to’ articles or simple thoughts and discussions. Getting to know the Blog feature Take the first steps towards writing your own professional blog It’s likely you will use it to communicate with your website visitors about your website topic. You may wish to tell visitors about your day-to-day life or

Sure, blogs need a fair amount of work, but they boost Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and pay dividends in the long run. And if you’re not sure what to write, check out Elance or Freelancer.com for affordable alternatives. A well maintained blog is a very useful tool How can a blog help your website become more visible? Why? The short answer: blogs strengthen your website’s visibility. Blogs are business opportunities that help you: Command attention from your customers. Use Hootsuite or