In New York I met Anna-Belle, who I’ve been following on Instagram forever. Anna-Belle is a fitness-junkie who loves a lot of the same things I do, so we got along great. While we were having cocktails one night, we […]
Self Help Hipster Podcast S01E06: Spark Joy!
Back again with a new episode, the Self Help Hipster Podcast! This episode? Spark Joy – Because One Book About Tidying Wasn’t Enough.
I Was Offline And I Don’t Expect You to Care But Wrote About It Anyway
There are few things on the Internet that make me roll my eyes out of my head more violently than people who make an entire showboat production out of going offline for a couple of days or being off social […]
Self Help Book Review: Big Magic
I am a huge fan of Eat, Pray, Love (original review here), even after all this time. Elizabeth Gilbert wrote a book that speaks to me on many levels: Italian food, spiritual searches and eating potato chips instead of hussying […]
How to Be Awesome At Work
You are going to be working a lot of the time, so you might as well learn how to be awesome at work. Try to be good at what you do, and be a positive influence on the office, your […]
Motivation Mantra: Effort Won’t Betray You
source (and her other Tumblr) “Effort won’t betray you” is a beautiful quote that embodies everything about doing the work. It is a famous Tumblr post in the studyspo community. (Don’t know what Studyspo is? Click). I think about it often.
How to Write Your Own Code of 2016 (With Me!)
(pictures Aline Bouma) After I put up my article about my Code for 2016, a few people responded enthusiastically about the idea of a code, and wanting to write their own! Which I think is totally cool. I wanted to […]
How To Win At Asking Someone Out
Asking someone out can be a daunting task. I’m here to help. Because we all know there is nobody more equipped to give advice on how to deal with the opposite sex*. I mean, look at me. I’m a beacon of grace […]
Girl Does Not Go Running.
For GirlsLove2Run I wrote monthly blogs about training for a half marathon. On the 20th of June 2015, I ran a half marathon. Yes, I will rehash that forever and ever, or at least until the next one. That half marathon race […]
The Self Help Hipster Code of 2016
(Pictures by Aline Bouma) It’s time for my brain to sync with iCalender, my Outlook planner and my Bullet Journal. I wrote my Code of 2016 over the course of January as I got a feel of the year, and […]
My Chakra Meditation Techniques
Yoooo. In my Meditation blog last week, some of you wanted to know more about Chakra Meditation. I get that, I like to know what kooky shit other people get upto in the privacy of their own head just as much […]
Book Review: You Are A Badass – Jen Sincero
You Are A Badass – Jen Sincero: Andrew and I talked about this book extensively in our podcast, but I liked it so much I want to showcase the book a little more, especially some of Jen’s quotes. Bitch gives […]