Jess Lively

Warning!  Post from an intern ahead.  Post from an intern that has never blogged before.  (Oh dear.) This is Susan, on of Jess’ interns for this summer.  Stephanie (the other wonderful intern) and I are currently working on Studio1423, the Jess L.C. Etsy line.  Studio1423 is your source for “vintage” Jess L.C. pieces, prototypes for [...]

Wow! Wow, wow! So yesterday’s Free Garage Sale Day One left me with just three items left for grabs! Check them out in case they have your name all over them. Seriously guys, this is too awesome. I can’t wait to open this up to everyone’s exfoliations. Everyday people will be able to scroll through [...]

Ever heard of Mike Michalowicz? I first learned about him on The Big Idea on CNBC (I’m still missing that show by the way… come back on the air!). He has written a book called The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. I have found his short videos including today’s about limiting beliefs pretty helpful. The video is [...]

Ah, a fresh week! I hope you had a great weekend. I definitely needed some days off to relax and get my mojo back. And now it’s time to start the Free Garage Sale I videoed about to work here on MakeunderMyLife. The way I see it, many of us have more than what we [...]

Good morning! First, let me start by announcing the winner of this June’s End of the Week Exfoliation and Giveaway Giveaway. Jill, from The Good Life For Less is lucky number 5! Her prize is the adorable white blossom corsage brooch from AAliciaAccessories in London. Congratulations, Jill! The new Giveaway Giveaway prize for July will [...]

Happy Thursday, everyone! This week has been full of buzz on MakeunderMyLife; from the video post announcing the free garage sale to the rather ‘intense’ (it’s a relative term) debate about the Pride and Prejudice films. Today, we have another killer DESIGN YOUR LIFE interview with blogger and fashion maven Jessica of What I Wore. [...]

Check out today’s big announcement. It’s so big I had to explain it in person! After watching the video, let me know what you think! Do you like reading or watching posts? I would love to hear your thoughts to help me create a better blog! Also, is it just me or do I have [...]

Today I’m taking a step back from my usual inspiration/exfoliation/intention filled posts and talking about something really important. Today I’m talking about the Pride and Prejudice movies. As I ‘get older’ (it’s a relative term) I realize more and more that girls even just a few years younger than me (like my intern extraordinaire, Stephanie) [...]

Good morning! Today is the start of my first full week of work in the past three weeks. And I’m looking forward to it. As much as I love traveling, I enjoy returning to my routine. This weekend Erwin and I hosted our college friends Marisa and Pat. It was great to catch up with [...]

Ah, the weekend. For some reason most five day work weeks for me seem to fly by, but this four day week trotted along at a rather slow pace. Has this ever happened to anyone else? The next few days Erwin and I will be hosting our friends from UofM, Marisa and Pat. It will [...]

Good morning and welcome to all of Anne’s  City Sage readers! This week’s DESIGN YOUR LIFE is a peek into Anne Sage of The City Sage‘s intentions for her life. For those of you who don’t know Anne or her blog, it is full of whimsical writing and style. I am fairly certain without her [...]

Have you heard about What I Wore? Jessica Schroeder is the brains and beauty behind the awesome daily style blog. I’m now a huge fan (and became a sponsor). When she saw the Jess LC Astor St. Collection, she knew she needed the coral cluster bib necklace. To check out the adorable (and affordable!) outfit [...]

One of the highlights of my family visit was this modified version of my mom’s awesome pumpkin dip. Traditionally the recipe is filled with powdered sugar and is not quite the most health friendly treat. But with a few simple new tweaks, the dip is practically calorie free and though it is not for the [...]

Good Sunday morning! I hope you are enjoying a restful morning. I’m still visiting my family for one more day and I have to say, this has been a very relaxing trip even though it doesn’t involve pool boys delivering pina coladas with little paper umbrellas. In Her Shoes For those who haven’t read Camila’s [...]

Happy Friday to you! I hope you are excited for the weekend to come. I myself am now safely at my parents house. Looking outside at the foggy rolling golf course hills, it looks more like a sleepy spring morning in England than Downingtown, PA. Maybe I’ll pretend I’m lounging in an old castle in [...]

By the time you are reading this, I am taking off on an obscenely early flight to Philadelphia with a layover in Detroit. I am headed to visit my parents and youngest brother in their new home outside Philadelphia. I will be staying until Monday, next to a newly constructed golf course in the middle [...]

Yesterday morning I went on a run at 6am, as I do most weekdays. Before I left the apartment I peeked outside to check the weather from my 19th floor apartment. I could tell the ground was wet, but didn’t notice any precipitation. By the time I actually got out on the sidewalk there was [...]

Today I thought I would show some of the old Jess LC jewelry designs and promotional material that have evolved over time. And my, how things have gotten much better! I know there are several new jewelry makers following the blog, and some may not feel like they will ever be able to grow and [...]

Reviewing May’s PBA Intention First, let me take a moment to review last month’s Personal Bank Account [revised] intention of eating four salads a week. Though I didn’t keep official count, I think I hit the mark a few weeks and probably fell two salads short during the final week of May. So I wasn’t [...]

Ah, the end of another week. So nice, especially considering the Chicago weather is acting more it’s season. Time to get out and enjoy the beach. I’m also hoping to check out the Lincoln Park Observatory. I hear they have a mean fern room. I hope your weekend is great! Now to the exfoliations – [...]

Busy morning for me here at Jess LC, as I’m getting both of my new awesome interns for Jess LC, Stephanie and Susie, caught up on all the action. So End of the Week Exfoliations will be up later today. But in the meantime check out my interview with Anne Sage, of The City Sage, [...]

Welcome back to DESIGN YOUR LIFE (DYL)! Last week was full of steps to making under and DYL got lost in the shuffle. But no need to fear, DYL is back and today’s interview is a great one. I first met Camila via a Jess LC giveaway on This is Glamorous. Camila was the lucky [...]

Yesterday I debuted Anna Alicia’s felt corsage brooches and announced that this June’s lucky Giveaway Giveaway winner would win one of their very own. Today I’m showing my very own AAlicia flower pins in use. In the top photo Charlotte is modeling my old craft project gone very, very wrong. I decided to abandon the [...]

Two weeks ago, my friend Kristin and I cooked a special dinner for our friend Bernard’s birthday in his awesome kitchen. Kristin found a recipe for stuffed artichokes which was so simple and easy to make, I did most of the prep for the dish, while she tackled the more complicated risotto recipe. At first [...]

Good morning! I hope you had a great weekend and got lots of r+r. My weekend was full of Mayfest in Lincoln Square, Up, and a walk along the beach. Chicago summers rock. As for this month’s Giveaway Giveaway, I’m excited to introduce Anna Alicia’s beautiful felt brooches. Her Etsy shop, AAliciaAccessories, is filled with [...]