Jess Lively

Tomorrow in my Wish I Knew Wednesday email I’ll be sharing something I do most often with consulting clients: bring more of the owner’s individuality to their business and brand. It is often the key to standing out, being special, and serving customers better. Trust me, the breakthroughs by working on this aspect of business [...]

  Today I’d like to return back to The Blogging Pyramid and discuss each level in more detail. After reading all of your amazing thoughts on being truly successful in blogging, I urge everyone to go back and read the thoughts presented in the comment section. They are outstanding. I especially want to mention Jill’s point: [...]

  This weekend Mr. Lively and I stayed with my Grandpa in Kettering, Ohio. Mr. Lively had not yet met this Grandpa or my mom’s side of the family yet. So though Mr. Lively has spoken over the phone a few times with Grandpa, it was time to have a live introduction. And while the [...]

This week I’m thankful for being a part of my dear friend, Catherine’s wedding. It was a whirlwind weekend in Michigan and now Mr. Lively and I are off to Ohio to spend time with my Grandpa and extended family whom Mr. Lively has not met yet. The past week has also been full of [...]

For the past few weeks I’ve been pondering Victoria’s thoughts on blogging trends. Though she spoke mostly to the homogenization of fashion and the impact fashion blogs have had, it got me pondering some bigger thoughts about blogging in 2012. When blogging began (about a decade ago?) there were few people doing it seriously. Since [...]

Good Morning, world! Caitlin here, back with another Design Your Life interview. When I started helping Jess with this series, I knew right away that I’d want to interview Lauren of Stylized Existence, one of my favorite style blogs. I’m always inspired by Lauren’s commitment to Crossfit, eating well, maintaining her relationship and a full time job, [...]

Tomorrow on Wish I Knew Wednesday I’m wrapping up my Q&A July by answering 20 questions that I haven’t had a chance to answer this month during What You Wish You Knew. In order to cover so much ground I’m also making it an interesting challenge. My goal is to answer each question in two [...]

  Last week while I was busy working and standing up in one of my dearest friend’s wedding, Mr. Stephen Covey passed away. Though I did not have time to share my feelings at the time, I’d like to do so now. And I also thank those who tweeted and emailed me about the news. [...]

This week I’m thankful for… all the wonderful support we’ve had. I will fully admit that I bit off more than I could chew this week. I worked from Sunday afternoon straight until Wednesday evening stopping only for food, sleep, and a serendipitous engagement photo shoot (more on that later). Other than those three things [...]

  Though I haven’t mentioned anything yet… there are some exciting changes coming to MML this fall. Though my lips are sealed as to the specifics, I can say that big things lie ahead. In the meantime, I want to give a heads up on ad rates. On August 10th sponsor rates will increase (the [...]

  When it comes to makeup I’m definitely not an expert. I’m more of a shopper cautiously trying out new products every so often. But despite my lack of prowess in the beauty department, after years of purchasing a variety of tinted moisturizers, I’ve definitely found a favorite. Tarte’s Smooth Operator tinted moisturizer consistently leaves [...]

  When it comes to my thick, curly hair, I’ve struggled with making it look manageable most of my life. In fact, I tried straightening it when I was in 7th grade for picture day, only to discover that my thick, frizzy “dome” of hair exceeded the width of the picture. After that debacle, I [...]

Hey guys! It’s Caitlin again, and today I’m bringing you a Design Your Life Interview from a new blogger on the block: Miss Jessica of The State Street Edit. Looking back, I’m not entirely sure how I stumbled across Jessica’s blog but I’m sure glad that I did! Between her adorable outfit posts, strong graphics, [...]

  Today is a big day for Jess LC. We’ll be running our Pop Up Shop in downtown in Chicago from 9 to 3 today and tomorrow as well as launching our new Jackson Collection online! We got our inspiration for the new items from our popular Astor Collection launched years ago, but updated them in [...]

Tomorrow on Wish I Knew Wednesday I’ll be passing Ker’s question about how to make a business legal over to MML sponsor and new Queen of the Nuts and Bolts for WIKW, Helena Butters of Sweeter CPA. I first met Helena at a Jess LC trunk show years ago. Since our first meeting she’s left her [...]

  This week I am taking a cue from my lifestyle blogger friends and sharing current my favorite things. However, since MML is focused on and making under, I’m taking an intentional slant to the series. The things I’ll be sharing this week are all things that I need, use, and love. Though I often [...]

There are lots of things to be thankful for this week. The first one being that MML is back! The site was randomly down yesterday. But thankfully, it’s all straightened out now. In addition, Mr. Livley’s parents gifted us their Prius as they upgraded to a newer model(!). Since we don’t have a car (I [...]

Good morning, everyone! Caitlin here, and I’m back once again with today’s Design Your Life Interview. You know this lovely lady as the blogger behind Breakfast at Toast, co-founder and editor of that little website for women that people can’t stop talking about (The Everygirl), and loving mother to Buddy (the rescue pup that is [...]

In this week’s WIKW email I’ll be sharing my honest take on a thought-provoking subscriber question. Cara asked, how do you determine what is a good business idea vs. what is a flop? If you’d like to get the email, simply sign up by clicking on the image below. This email list is also where I [...]

  After a few weeks of feeling my mental peace shaken (a bit of smurgging had resurfaced), I was feeling pretty insecure and low this weekend. While I usually spent time with Mr. Lively instead of dealing with the negative self-talk head on, I found myself alone yesterday as Mr. Lively spent the day with his [...]

This week I’m thankful for so much! After a very fun shopping trip with Cathy last Friday and the celebrations on the Fourth, it’s been a whirlwind of fireworks, swimming in Lake Michigan, and heat. I’ve never been more thankful for air conditioning in my life (though it sometimes doesn’t work that much, the little [...]

This week I’m over on The Everygirl sharing what I’ve learned about being in a healthy and real relationship. In order to push past crazy Pinterest-esque expectations of what finding my Prince Charming would feel like, I did a lot of spiritual work in the past year. During the process, I discovered three truths about positive [...]

Happy Fourth of July, everyone! It’s Caitlin again, and I’m back with a familiar face for today’s DESIGN YOUR LIFE interview: the wonderful and talented Maggie of Maggie Rose Interiors. A little while back, Maggie was a dream reporter here on MML, chronicling the launch of her interior decorating business in Seattle, so I thought [...]

Tomorrow brings the mid-week… and along with the Fourth of July there will be a new Wish I Knew Wednesday email! This month I’m answering Wish I Knew Wednesday email subscriber questions. Starting with Monika’s about sales reps and getting into stores. So if you wanna find out how I did it, please subscribe! If [...]

download full-size white wallpaper here This July I’ve got a brand new free down-loadable wallpaper for you! This one hits close to home for me. As so many exciting things are happening this July, August, September, October, November, and December…. I gotta live in my now house and life instead of wishing away the weeks until [...]

  Today I’d like to introduce one of MML’s newest sponsors, Jada, of the touching and heartfelt blog, Minestrone Soup for the Teenage Soul. Below you will find her honest and sincere account of love that I am sure many can relate to at one point or another in their lives. Jada, thank you for [...]

Last Friday I watched the video above and was struck by the spiritual wisdom and energy of Mastin Kip. It’s a great interview. Though it’s thirty minutes long, it’s worth every minute. I’ve also been diving into Mastin’s mega-blog, The Daily Love and I’m really loving it so far. So if you have a chance today, I suggest [...]