Jess Lively

  Okay ladies and gentleman, the time for Future Letters to Ourselves has arrived! Though you can see a full explanation of the Future Letter concept here, I will quickly do a recap of the exercise. Back in 2006, I was in a not-so-great place in my life and found a dusty copy of (wait [...]

While I was in New York last week and while I’m in New York this week visiting friends, I have made time to stop in at C Wonder. It is a new lifestyle store that seems to be a mash up of Kate Spade, J. Crew, and Tory Burch – at slightly lower price points. [...]

I hope you had a very merry little Christmas or Hanukkah! With any luck, I have been in deep relaxation mode after the hustle and bustle of the past few weeks. I’m happy to say that I survived the week before my trip to Philly with a cheerful outlook (barring some tears from exhaustion on [...]

My Dream Report Finale My dear friends and MML readers, I’m sad to report that today is my last Dream Report. Jess and I decided to end with 2011 some time ago, though now that it’s here, I think it went by much too quickly! I’ve so cherished writing for you each week and reading [...]

To be honest, I’m not sure what took me so long to discover that a Facebook page for MML might be a good idea. But I recently realized that this may be a great way for people who don’t have blog readers to check out when I post new material on the site. I also [...]

Two years ago I started a new holiday tradition for myself here on MML. I started my annual What I DON’T want for Christmas List. Each year I exfoliate items that I wouldn’t want to receive for Christmas (because I don’t need, use, or love them) before the holidays begin. This helps me avoid the [...]

Recently I received an email with this incredible story from Kristi Springer, an MML reader and Jess LC customer. I think her story shares what can really be possible when you dream bigger. Kristi’s Big Dream I was floored to see your December wallpaper, because I bought that pendant from the Franklin line last year, [...]

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 [...]

Though this is a few days late, I’d like to thank everyone who came out to the December Business in the City event! I believe that we had 24 people attend and I want to thank all of you for taking the time to meet up, share your questions and answers for everyone in the [...]

Special Q&A Edition! Thank you all so much for the positive response to last week’s post! Glad that resonated (and that I’m not alone!). I loved reading all your comments. This week I’m going a little off-script and answering some questions you left in the comments last week and via email. And if you missed [...]

Yesterday was a pretty big day in the blog world: Off Switch Magazine and The Everygirl made their debut. The launch of these two new online resources makes me very excited. I am so impressed with all of the amazing talent and drive so many women have to design a life and online career with [...]

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 [...]

Today I have two special sponsor guests (who have popped up around MML before, too). Words of Williams bloggers, Eric and Kelsey, write daily about their journey to live intentional lives and develop an intentional marriage. I personally have been reading along on their journey for a while now, and I love hearing their perspective [...]

Come one, come all! Business in the City is happening tomorrow from 6:30-8:00 in Chicago at Next Door for free. Find out more about our meet up. You can RSVP and food/drinks are provided. For those of you out of towners you can now follow the discussion live on Twitter! The details are here.

*To submit a question for me to answer in next week’s Q&A post, leave it in a comment!* Popular As much as I love blogging and what it’s done for my business (starting it, for one thing!), the internet can start to feel like high school sometimes. I remembered this the other day, while seeing [...]

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 [...]

As I mentioned last week, one of my intentions for December is to cultivate Christmas traditions. And one of the big actions for this intention is complete: He’s the newest addition to my apartment. Mr. Lively and I picked him out at the market around the corner. We used big and little white lights due [...]

First of all, I’m excited to share that I stumbled upon our Quincy iPad 2 case in the new Rue Holiday issue on page 65! It’s also been featured in Lonny’s Gift Guide as well as several other places among the interwebs. I am so thankful for all of the support for the cases and [...]

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 [...]

[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 [...]

Six Month Update December 1st marked my six month anniversary as a full-time entrepreneur. Did you hear that popping noise? That was my bottle of champagne ; ) I feel like this is quite a milestone, and yet, it’s only the beginning. It has been the beginning of what I hope will be a long [...]

Happy December! In keeping with the holidays, we are singing a new tune at Jess LC. More specifically, we are singing The Twelve Days of Discounts. Though we have no use for “Lords a-leaping,” we thought you might like the chance to grab some of our jewelry styles at a discount. Each day now through [...]

Gift to Self: Just Say NO Every year, I tell myself that THIS is going to be the holiday season I slow down and soak up. That is, actually enjoy the best parts: family, friends, trimming the tree, even cookie exchanges. And every year I find myself Googling “gifts for one-year-olds” over my lunch break, [...]