Allie Arends | Wit & Delight | Designing a Life Well-Lived https://witanddelight.com/author/allie/ A Lifestyle Blog Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Combating Your Inner Critic https://witanddelight.com/2019/03/combating-your-inner-critic/ https://witanddelight.com/2019/03/combating-your-inner-critic/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:24:56 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=35599 In second grade, I got really into journaling. I’m not sure if it came from my obsession with Harriet the Spy or just a desire to add meaning to my comfy suburban upbringing, but I made a promise to myself. I, Allie Arends, would fill an entire journal for each year of my life. For […]

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2017/12/5-thank-you-cards-for-practicing-gratitude/feed/ 4 How to Deal with a Professional Setback https://witanddelight.com/2017/11/professional-setback/ https://witanddelight.com/2017/11/professional-setback/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2017 16:00:49 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=25310 One of the most impressive women I’ve ever met was my very first boss. Back when I worked for her, she was the newly appointed President of a much-beloved non-profit organization called The White House Project. The White House Project’s mission was to achieve equal representation of women at all levels of leadership, specifically in […]

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2017/11/professional-setback/feed/ 6 Combating Your Inner Critic https://witanddelight.com/2017/10/combating-inner-critic/ https://witanddelight.com/2017/10/combating-inner-critic/#comments Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:00:23 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=24635 In second grade, I got really into journaling. I’m not sure if it came from my obsession with Harriet the Spy or just a desire to add meaning to my comfy suburban upbringing, but I made a promise to myself. I, Allie Arends, would fill an entire journal for each year of my life. For […]

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]]> https://witanddelight.com/2017/05/letter-future-child/feed/ 3 30 Days of Becoming a Morning Person https://witanddelight.com/2017/04/30-days-becoming-morning-person/ https://witanddelight.com/2017/04/30-days-becoming-morning-person/#comments Wed, 19 Apr 2017 15:00:28 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=22250 I’d like to clarify something before we dive in. This is not your standard, “5 Things Successful People Do in the Morning,” Forbes article. I say this right away for two reasons: I’m a sucker for those articles. Who wouldn’t find Beyonce’s workout routine inspiring? Why wouldn’t I want to know what Sheryl Sandberg eats […]

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