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A New Kind of Resolution: Building a Better 2018
New Year's resolutions are fickle tools. On average only 8% of Americans achieve their resolutions each year, but people who make New...
Jillian
Jan 17, 20185 min read
Staring Into The Abyss: Impending End of My Tenure as a SAHM
" He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby becomes a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will...
Jillian
Nov 30, 20174 min read
Lessons From My Mother: On Anxiety, Love, and Self Care
I am wildly fortunate to have one of those moms other people wish was their mom. She's warm and easy to be around, bitingly funny, and...
Jillian
Nov 8, 20175 min read
Moving Past 'You Look So Pretty Without Your Glasses.'
The constant TV trope of "girl takes off her glasses, wears her hair down, and suddenly transforms from just a friend to the love inter
Jillian
Oct 2, 20176 min read
How I Got Long Lasting Red Hair Dye and Unpacked Some Deep-Seated Insecurities for Less than $12
When I was little, my great-grandmother often would wonder aloud whether my hair would change and become red as I grew. (My light brown...
Jillian
Sep 13, 20176 min read
Battle of The Longwear Lips: Unbiased Comparison of 7 Long Lasting Lip Colors Including Lipsense and
I love lipstick. I feel like it brings my face to life when I am feeling blah. What I don't love is reapplying, and wondering if my color...
Jillian
Aug 25, 20176 min read
Introducing the 5 Day Self Care Kickstart (Self Care 101)
KICKSTART: : to start (a motorcycle) by pushing down on a lever with your foot : to cause (something) to start quickly : to give new...
Jillian
Aug 9, 20172 min read
Trendy Not Spendy: How to translate fall 2017's hottest runway looks into wearable, affordable f
Fall is my favorite season, by far. As a (nearly) lifelong Vermonter, I am used to it being cold. I definitely don't feel like I have...
Jillian
Aug 5, 20176 min read
How a Site Known for Internet Trolls and Dog Memes Helped Me Find My Perfect Bra Size
A few weeks ago I realized I had exactly zero bras that fit me. I was on a regular rotation between a bikini top, a lace bralette that...
Jillian
Jul 27, 20174 min read
Mermaid Ombre Hair Upkeep and Update: Nudging Towards Lavender Instead of Green
One month ago Hey Jillian's YouTube channel debuted with my tutorial and review video of Splat's Ombre Dream hair color kit. After a...
Jillian
Jul 24, 20173 min read
Hypermobility in Pregnancy: Or, the mysterious pain that I totally should have known was coming, and
I had just bought an adorable maternity swimsuit, after several miscarriages I was relieved to be out of the nerve wracking first...
Jillian
Jul 20, 20177 min read
5 Things I Wear in My 30s I Never Wore In My 20s
"Remember when you had long hair and wore jeans and contacts and we used to go outtttttttt?" a friend drunkenly asked me as we hung out...
Jillian
Jul 10, 20174 min read
Mermaid Ombre Hair DIY Video: Hey Jillian YouTube Debut!
I had set today as my deadline for starting my YouTube channel, and I made it! Happy solstice y'all; in celebration I present to you my...
Jillian
Jun 20, 20171 min read
Stop and Be Real: The Escape Hatch on My Perfectionism
When people think of perfectionists, they think of straight A students terrified at the thought of an A-, control freak CEOs who have it...
Jillian
Jun 8, 20174 min read
Pinterest Without the Pressure
Pinterest gets a bad rap these days. Articles like this one portray it as a soul sucking environment bombarding you with reminders of how...
Jillian
Jun 1, 20173 min read
Learning to Shut Down My Inner Critic and Keep Moving Through Depression
This is the third installment in my series on my struggles with depression. I’ve talked about using my capsule wardrobe as a coping tool,...
Jillian
May 1, 20174 min read
If You Have This Kind Of Depression, Chances Are You Don't Even Realize It
Yesterday was my first post in a short series on how I am attempting to manage my depression. One of the key steps I have taken is...
Jillian
Apr 29, 20174 min read
How My Capsule Wardrobe Helps Me Manage My Depression
A little over two months ago, my son started sleeping mostly through the night. A month later, I realized that despite getting regular...
Jillian
Apr 27, 20174 min read
We're Going to Have to Factor in Emotional Labor if We Actually Want Work/Life Balance
Anyone who reads this blog knows that I love to cook, and that I make almost all of our meals from scratch. Which is why you will...
Jillian
Mar 22, 20174 min read
Body Hair Attitudes Among the Northern Mama: A Short Study
A few weeks ago I realized that both my armpit and leg hair had grown out quite a bit. Between cold weather and the unpredictable shower...
Jillian
Mar 3, 20174 min read
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