Posts Tagged ‘new year’

Product Placement: Magazine Filing

[$21.95, Crate & Barrel] On December 31, I posted a New Year’s resolution over at Modern Materialist, wherein I vowed to start pitching again. At the moment, my goal is to have 10 pitches out at any given moment (setting a specific goal is so helpful; Rachel Rose over at Notes on a Whim is [...]

10 Things I Did Wrong In 2008

2008 started out strong. I was finishing up an internship at Material Media (of Nerve and Babble fame), and gearing up to take on more hours at the New York Sun. And then I was chosen to be a blogger for Modern Materialist. Soon after that, I realized that — only six months after leaving [...]

Making Goals Manageable in the New Year

My goals for the new year? To focus less on blogging and more on publishing independent pieces in additional online and print publications. To save up the money for a career coaching certification program. To stop worrying about money. To fit into my jeans again. Lofty and admirable goals all, not to mention unimaginably daunting. [...]