Makeunder My Life

i’m saying “want to”

This last two weeks has been a whirlwind! Like most people, I have been busier this holiday season than ever before. While wrapping up the holiday orders for Jess LC and celebrating the with friends and Mr. Lively, I have had the opportunity of a lifetime come my way. Tomorrow I will be flying out [...]

let it be

Over the course of the last year you have seen Jess LC grow by leaps in bounds from a product standpoint. We went from just jewelry to an array of products to create the beginning of what I intend to be a lifestyle brand. And during the year you’ve also seen what I believe is [...]

i can do

women, masculinity, small business, and relationships

Over the past two weeks my boyfriend and I have been reading The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida. Or, more accurately, he has been reading it and I have heard several chapters and a spattering of passages. The book definitely has a strong point of view and is intended for men. From [...]

what’s your monster next year?

Each year I find that though I accomplish a million mini goals, I tend to also face ONE large and formidable intention, problem, or opportunity as well. I call this – regardless whether the change is good or bad – my “monster.” It is something that seems larger than myself and something that can span [...]

dream bigger, december’s free wallpaper

[Download the full-size wallpaper] Now that December is upon us, I am turning my thoughts gently towards the start of 2012 and the intentions I want to cultivate in the new year. Personally, I mix reflection on the previous year and musings about what I’d like to cultivate in months to come during the month [...]

my december intentions

For the past two days I have been a bit MIA here on MML due to a migraine. In fact, over the past few weeks I also feel like I’ve been a bit less “me” on MML. And I am deeply sorry for this. As I have mentioned, I am in the process of switching [...]

michelle’s formula to overcome fears

Yesterday Michelle from When I Grow Up wrote about how she overcame her fears while pursuing her life coaching business. and I think the formula she came up with is brilliant. We can all remember these attributes as we face the worries (aka Vampires) that surface when breaking out of our norm to fulfill our [...]

accountability

Over the course of the summer Mr. Lively and I have started to run together and recently trained for and completed a 15k (9.3 miles) Hot Chocolate race here in Chicago last Saturday. It was Mr. Lively’s first official race, and we had a great time training during the week and on weekends. Because of [...]

my life intention statement

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I have been working my way through The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey for about the sixth time in six years. At this point I feel like I should practically be an affiliate for the book since I mention it so often. But seriously, [...]

free november wallpaper

Download full-size wallpaper here Happy November! This month’s wallpaper is coming from my best piece of advice post last week. The phrase that I find myself saying over and over when asked “what to do” when designing a life with intention, starting a business, or making under a space, is always the same, start where [...]

my best piece of advice

More and more often people have asked me what advice I have for them whether it’s regarding a business, a makeunder, or designing a life with intention. And really, I always have the same thing to say…