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Jen A. Miller Consulting

Category: At Home

  • Increase Your Happiness and Productivity with These 5 Design Tips

    Increase Your Happiness and Productivity with These 5 Design Tips

    Alexandra’s Tips for Creating a Space that Increases Your Happiness & Productivity

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    By: Alexandra Muller
     

    I’m a big fan of overall wellness (and Beyonce) and I’m a firm believer that an individual’s environment can greatly affect her happiness and level of productivity. I’m pretty certain this goes for everyone –the happier we are the more productive we are. Yes? Yes. I’m here to take you on my journey of moving out into the big bad world on my own and to share with you the decisions behind my interior designs. Read on for my top 5 tips for designing your space in a way that will boost your happiness and productivity.

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  • Single Girl Budget Wines

    Sarah Walsh reveals six fabulous summer wines under $20

    PHOTO: Catherine Abalos.
    PHOTO: Catherine Abalos.

    When you grow up 20 minutes south of wine country, developing an early taste for grapes is expected. With my father as my guide, I learned that wine taste is very personal and something worth discovering for yourself. After lots of trial and error and finally narrowing down what my palette enjoys, I also discovered the thrill of finding the perfect budget wine. Good wine isn’t necessarily expensive, and inexpensive wine isn’t necessarily bad.

    I’ve compiled a list of very budget-friendly and summer-ready white and rosé wines for you. Everything here is delicious, perfect for parties and gifts, or a solo night in. Best of all, none of the bottles is over $20!

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  • Single Girl’s Guide to Spring Flower Arrangements

    Single Girl’s Guide to Spring Flower Arrangements

    Sara Bodle Picks the Best Spring Flower Arrangements for our Homes

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    What better way to celebrate the season than to fill your home with the bright colors of Spring’s best blossoms. A simple bouquet of fresh flowers can do wonders to brighten a room and lift your mood. It’s one of my favorite tricks for giving my living space an instant and easy boost of good energy.

    To find out more about what we should look for when shopping for fresh flowers this season, I turned to our interior design expert and regular  Single Diaries’  contributor Sara Bodle. We already know this girl’s got an eye for decorating on a budget so I knew she’d be the perfect person to turn to for advice on buying the best buds without breaking the bank.

    Read on for her top tips for creating the best Spring flower arrangements for your home.

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  • Thoughtful Single Girl | How to Be a Gracious Houseguest

    Thoughtful Single Girl | How to Be a Gracious Houseguest

    Catherine spills the secrets on how to be everyone’s favorite houseguest

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    PHOTO: Stephanie Rausser.

    I daydream about the day I can stay at four-star hotels, sharing a king bed with only one other person. At this point in our lives, the majority of us packs Vegas hotel rooms to the brim and crashes on our friends’ couches when we visit new cities. We all know how tiring it can be to live in a popular city and entertain out-of-town visitors. Regardless, it can be easy to forget our manners when the tables are turned. Here are some easy ways to be a gracious houseguest and guarantee an invitation to return.

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  • Checklist for Buying Your First House

    Checklist for Buying Your First House

    Tips from a Realtor: 9 Questions to Ask Before Buying Your First House

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    A few weeks ago we shared one reader’s journey of becoming a first time homeowner. One of her tips? Get help from a realtor! Gaining the advice of an expert can ease the process and make it feel much less overwhelming. We decided to follow her advice and weigh in with Superbly Single Girl Maggie Kennedy, a realtor with Partners Trust in Los Angeles. She shared a checklist of the 9 questions any Single Girl who wants to buy her first house should ask herself. Consider this your personal cheat sheet to one day having a place to call your own!

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