Kara Nesvig | Wit & Delight | Designing a Life Well-Lived

7 Tips to Help You Design a Home That’s a Reflection of You

Kara Nesvig — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Here are 7 helpful tips for designing a home that's a reflection of your personality, sense of style, and what brings you joy.

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8 Key Items That Are the Base of My Fall Wardrobe

Kara Nesvig — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Toward the end of August, there’s a hint of fall floating in the breeze—a signal that it’s almost time to box up the breezy sundresses and sandals and break out the plaids, cashmere sweaters, and boots.

Browse through today's post for 8 sartorial staples to inspire your own forthcoming fall wardrobe.

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The Essentials Basket You’ll Want to Keep on Hand for Overnight Guests

Kara Nesvig — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Whether your guests are crashing on the couch or staying in a guest room, you can make their stay even better with a few thoughtful touches.

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How to Take the Best, Most Relaxing Bath Ever

Kara Nesvig — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 16:00:26 +0000

Take a load off, why don't you, and settle into the most relaxing bath you've taken yet.

Today Kara Nesvig is spilling her bath essentials so you can do just that.

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8 Common Beauty Blunders—and How to Fix Them

Kara Nesvig — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0000

"Beauty blunders can teach us valuable lessons about ourselves, like how we react to accidents and impulses and what’s just a smidge too far out of our comfort zones."

If you mess up, don’t freak out! Today Kara Nesvig is sharing how you can fix even the worst beauty issues with a little bit of patience, trust, and time.

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8 Ways to Brighten Someone’s Day in a Pandemic

Kara Nesvig — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 16:00:00 +0000

"Throughout the pandemic, we’ve figured out ways to keep in touch, whether that’s with Zoom calls (though the burnout is real), socially distanced backyard hangouts, pods of friends or family members, and more. That said, loneliness and disconnection still creeps in despite our best intentions, and winter tends to bring out the blues."

Today Kara Nesvig is sharing a few easy ways to inject a little cheer into someone’s day during a very unique time in history: a global pandemic.

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How to Purge Your Closet Without Regrets

Kara Nesvig — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:00:27 +0000

"How do you say goodbye to the things you don’t wear anymore without feeling FOMO later on? Is there a way to clean your closet without purger’s remorse? Of course!"

Today contributor Kara Nesvig is breaking down exactly how to tackle a closet clean, without even the slightest bit of regret.

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What I Learned About Confidence During a Yearlong Battle with Hormonal Acne

Kara Nesvig — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:00:00 +0000

"I spent a lot of my thirty-first year on earth crying about my skin. Yes, you’re reading that right: thirty-one, not thirteen, seventeen, or even twenty, when skin woes are presumed to be more common. I was in the midst of the worst hormonal acne breakout of my life and all I wanted was to hide away forever."

Acne can last well into your twenties, thirties, and beyond. Kara Nesvig is sharing her experience with hormonal acne, and what finally helped it heal.

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7 Things You Need to Do to Feel Settled in a New Home

Kara Nesvig — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 15:00:00 +0000

Moving into a new place, whether it’s a recently purchased house, a change of apartments, or cohabitation with a significant other, is a lot of work—both physically and emotionally. While getting settled in your new digs isn't instantaneous, these seven methods will help you feel more established faster.

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Reimagining Myself as a Mother

Kara Nesvig — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 15:00:00 +0000

"While my husband oscillated between feelings of joy and terror post-positive test, I was preoccupied about how this new addition to our family would alter the world I’d worked so hard to build and who I'd become as a result."

Contributor Kara Nesvig is exploring the vast questions that impending parenthood presents: namely, what will change once the baby arrives? And what will stay the same?

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5 Ways to Get That “Back-to-School” Feeling Without, You Know, Going Back to School

Kara Nesvig — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000

Get the back-to-school feeling with simple ways to make it feel like you’re headed to class, even when the days of schoolbooks, backpacks, and buses are long gone.

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