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Fresh Start to 2016
This year, I’ve decided not to make resolutions. Resolutions usually end up being lofty aspirations or very general changes, like “being healthier,” “working out more,” “read more books,” or “spend less.” Aspiring to do better is always great, but it’s easy to give up on such broad objectives. Sure, swapping the greasy pepperoni for some veggies on your pizza every day at lunch is healthier, but not by much. So instead of establishing some broad aspirations for the year, I’m setting goals in 2016. Why goals? Goals are measurable. Goals are specific. It’s a goal to start your own business or to read 50 books in a year or learn…
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Holiday Success: The PR Girl Way
PR Girls, we’re in the home stretch. Thanksgiving is behind us now, Christmas is rapidly approaching and the new year is on its heels. 2016 is upon us! We’re at the point in the year when we’re wrapping up the plans we’ve been working on and finalizing our outcomes and reports for the year, while putting together the strategies and plans for the coming year. If you’re a Sagittarius like me, you’ve got the added bonus of a birthday thrown in with those holidays & tasks, too. It can be difficult to completely focus with all that’s going on – I mean, anyone would be distracted by all those twinkling…
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Big News for PR Girl!
I’ve certainly been a bit distracted over the last couple of months and I haven’t been able to share why. I’ve hinted that there is something going on, but I haven’t been able to share my news. Today, I can and the big news is… I’m on the move! At the end of the month, I’ll be packing everything I own into a trailer and leaving Pittsburgh for Columbia, South Carolina. It’s a little bittersweet – I’ve grown pretty fond of Pittsburgh – but I’m excited to start a new adventure, one that will hopefully bring a ton of new experiences that I can share here! So while I…
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Enjoy a break…
Happy Easter (or Passover), everyone! I hope everyone gets a break to relax and enjoy some time with friends, family and loved ones! I’ll be back next week with new content. Sorry for the lack of new items lately – things will be calming down a bit now!
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In defense of lazy weekends
Lately, every day of the week has been jam-packed for me, but I try to set aside one weekend of the month for a lazy weekend. I know plenty of people who make plans for nearly every second of their weekend and, while it’s great to make memories and have fun, I think the value of unplugging and recharging is entirely underrated. We spend so much time connected to work and other people that we don’t always realize the extent of it. Between the constant buzzing of our phones, the background noise from Netflix, Spotify or whatever other streaming service we’re connected to and the thoughts bouncing around inside our…
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My favorite Super Bowl Commercials
I like football a lot, usually, but my favorite part of the Super Bowl every year is watching the commercials. Super Bowl commercials cost millions of dollars a spot so they’re usually the best a brand presents each year, and are totally worth watching. With that said, here are my favorite Super Bowl commercials from this year’s game: Budweiser’s Lost Puppy #BestBuds Budweiser’s Super Bowl commercials are a great example of a brand sticking to it’s brand identity year after year. This year’s spot makes me want to go adopt all the lonely puppies.
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Becoming a Morning Person
I’ll be the first to admit, I have never been a morning person. I’ve always worked really well late at night and it usually takes me a good half hour to come close to resembling a human being in the morning. Until recently. Maybe because it’s winter, maybe because I’m getting older, but I’ve been much more tired after 5 p.m., even if I got a full eight hours the night before. I’ve tried everything I can think of – changing my diet, being more organized, exercising, going to bed earlier- and I’ve only found one thing that seems to work for me – trying to convince myself I’m a…
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A Datebook Can Change Your Life
This month, I found a really cool way to connect with other bloggers from all over and I couldn’t be more excited. The B Bar announced it would begin hosting blog link ups on its blog, The Well, by posing a question each month and inviting fellow bloggers to write a post and share their link to be include on other participating blogs. January’s question: What did you purchase in the past year that became invaluable to you?
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PR Girl 101: Plan your 2015
Did you have a plan for 2014? How do you feel about what you accomplished in 2014? How about the things you didn’t get to? Are there things you forgot about? Gave up on? Lost the motivation to do? Ran out of time to complete? Tomorrow is the first blank page of a brand new year. Like any new chapter, starting 2015 off strong and on a good foot sets the tone for the year ahead. If you don’t know what you want out of the year, how can you work toward anything? I know, I know – it’s the holidays, maybe you’ve had a little time off and just…
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Twitter Chat: #prgnewyear – hosted by PR Girl Manifesto
In case anyone missed it last nights #prgnewyear, hosted by @PRGirlManifesto, look no further!