I take email very seriously. It’s definitely the most influential form of communication right now and I think it’s something that should be managed in a professional way. But it’s overwhelming. Unlike phones (calls, text messages, etc.), everyone can get in contact with you. Getting an email address is super easy if you know particular cadences…
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GUEST BEDROOM IDEAS
It’s so funny how the guest room and nursery situation worked out. And by “so funny,” I really mean, I changed my mind a hundred times and luckily (maybe even miraculously) it turned out better than I originally planned. GUEST BEDROOM IDEAS When we bought our house, I always thought I’d convert the smallest room…
How I Organize Everything
So much of what I do on a daily basis happens online. Because of this, I’ve perfected a bunch of systems to keep me incredibly organized. As a self-employed person, I find it so so so important to be as organized as possible. There is often no one else to pick up the slack or…
Adulting Gifts
I know this seems like such a boring gift guide… but I know a lot of you are in the same boat that I am. My sister, who turns 27 (how?!?!) next month, and I were just talking about how we’re officially old because our idea of perfect gifts are useful things like vacuum cleaners….
Organize, Please… GMAIL
I am a gmail addict and have a huge system worked out. I have a few email accounts. An AOL one (I know, so 1990s) that I use for pretty much everything, my Georgetown address, and a few gmail accounts. (Speaking of email addresses, you can reach me at carly [at] thecollegeprepster [dot] com) Before I…
GUEST ROOM GLOW UP WITH SERENA & LILY
I never really did anything with our original guest room as I was kind of waiting to see if we’d have a baby soon to consider. I’m glad we waited for a couple of years, because I did end up changing my mind about which room I wanted to be the nursery. We did a…
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Q&A: TIPS FOR FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS, MATERNITY LEAVE, and HOW I COME UP WITH BLOG CONTENT
I did a Q&A on my Instagram last week, but couldn’t get to every question. I pulled a few more to answer in a blog post. Q&A: TIPS FOR FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS, MATERNITY LEAVE, and HOW I COME UP WITH BLOG CONTENT How will maternity leave work for you? This is a great question… I’m…
College Prepster Book Club
The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth by Alexandra Robbins (Robbins is also the author of The Overachievers.) This book really spoke to me. Not a day goes by where I think to myself, “I’m really weird.” Like, I know that I am very very very strange. I don’t think like a lot of people, I…
Word.
I love surrounding myself with inspiration: Beautiful quotations. Paintings that evoke emotion. Snippets printed from an email. A tiny picture of something I love. Generally, this consists of a post-it note I tuck in my pocket so I find it every so often. (I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned that before on the internet…. so…