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Business Email Glossary
Career ➤ October 2, 2023

Business Email Glossary

Every time I type an email sign-off, I have to check the Business Email Glossary...

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My First Paycheck
Career ➤ February 12, 2020

My First Paycheck

How did you spend your first paycheck? Did you use it to splurge on something fun? Go on a trip? Invest? Pay rent? Here’s what I did with my first paycheck, and 17 others share...

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Kartika Putra & Jessie Helyar, Co-founders of Wolftress
Career ➤ October 28, 2015

Kartika Putra & Jessie Helyar, Co-founders of Wolftress

Jessie Helyar and Kartika (Tika) Putra founded Wolftress, an Australia-based clothing brand, to celebrate the skills, trades, and indigenous artisans of ancient cultures through fashion. Tika and Jessie live in Sydney, and their jobs take...

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How Did You Spend Your First Adult Paycheck?
Career ➤ September 10, 2015

How Did You Spend Your First Adult Paycheck?

Do you remember how you spent your first adult paycheck? Did you treat yourself to a fancy dinner or mani/pedi? Did you put it in an adventure fund? I remember feeling so revealed when I could...

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Career ➤ August 21, 2015

On Making Hard Decisions

Yesterday, I was struck by this Ted Talk by Ruth Chang that explores how to make hard decisions. Ruth explains a hard, early-adult decision that she struggled with and that many — myself included —...

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Kelly Kuss, Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Bucknell University
Career ➤ July 22, 2015

Kelly Kuss, Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Bucknell University

Find your passions in life and pursue them–life is too short to waste time doing things that don’t make you happy! -Kelly Kuss, Head Women’s Soccer Coach at Bucknell University This fall, my good friend...

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Kelly Allen McLay, Marathon Tours
Career ➤ July 8, 2015

Kelly Allen McLay, Marathon Tours

“Hakuna matata!” – Kelly Allen McLay running the Outback Marathon in Australia. Kelly Allen McLay is the Director of Sales at Marathon Tours & Travel, a company offering travel services to runners and their travel companions, and...

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Meet Molly Braid LPGA/PGA Teaching Professional
Career ➤ June 24, 2015

Meet Molly Braid LPGA/PGA Teaching Professional

“Whenever I had a headache growing up my mom told me I was either tired or dehydrated. To this day, I don’t use pain relief medicine for headaches. I drink a big glass of water,...

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King Williams, Filmmaker
Career ➤ June 17, 2015

King Williams, Filmmaker

“There will be no perfect moment in life and your fears can control you–so act fearlessly and just do it.” -King Williams My friend King is the Director of‘ “The Atlanta Way: A Documentary on...

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A New Series!
Career ➤ June 17, 2015

A New Series!

Since starting The City and Us and moving to NYC, I’ve been interested to learn more about people’s careers and creative journeys. There are numerous interview series around the web that ask people in a...

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Kelley MacDonald

Kelley MacDonald

Welcome to my blog! Here you'll find stories about style, culture, design, travel, food, and motherhood. I'm thrilled to have you visit the site — thank you so much for reading!

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Style ➤ March 1, 2023

Flashback: Alloy Catalogs of the ’90s & ’00s

Here are signature looks from Alloy catalogs of the late '90s and early '00s, including links to similar products that you can buy now...

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Design ➤ February 17, 2023

Eucalyptus Centerpiece with Upcycled Wine Bottles

Find our DIY eucalyptus centerpiece with upcycled wine bottles & weekend links...

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Style ➤ February 13, 2020

An Ode to dELiA*s Catalogs

It’s the late-90s. Dial-up Internet is booming. The Motorola Bag Phone in my dad’s truck is the only mobile phone my family of four uses. And I’m somewhere flipping through a brand new dELiA’s catalog. ...

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Style ➤ August 17, 2023

Do or Don’t: Mesh Flats

What are your thoughts on mesh flats, the It shoe of the summer?

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