Breaking the Instagram Black Hole of Personal Comparison

I am many things, but first I am always human. When I first started blogging three and a half years ago I had no idea how many bloggers there were. On my personal Instagram account, I only followed my friends and family, no one else. No celebs, reality TV stars, actors, authors – I did not follow a soul that I didn’t personally know. So naturally, when I started my Simply by Simone account I started following other bloggers and my favorite celebrities. Which brought me deep into the black hole of personal comparison. Yes, some people are well off.…

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Work Hard and Be Nice

Being a hard worker and also being a nice person should directly correlate. The harder you work the nicer you treat others. But that’s not always the case. More often now than ever do I talk to my friends about this topic. Some of the main issues are coworkers not making each other feel included, people not wanting to work collaboratively and seasoned employees not taking into consideration less experienced employees views. Please don’t take this topic the wrong way, the last thing I want this to sound like is a millennial complaining that people aren’t nice to me. Plus I…

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Summer Solstice: Maximize your Time on the Longest Day of the Year

Happy Summer Solstice! Summer is my absolute favorite season. If you haven’t guessed with all the complaining I do about being cold, I live for this heat! The sweat, the literal feeling of melting, I live for this. So much so that I think today should have been my birthday. Is anyone else on the same page?! Or do you think I’m crazy? With fifteen and half hours of daylight (in New York, it varies around the USA/world) available to us today, I thought this was a perfect opportunity to talk about time maximization! To put it in perspective our…

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Get Organized – Top Tips from my Time Working with a Professional Organizer

I am the queen of biting off more than I can chew then eating it all up. You can do it all, you just have to get organized! While I was in college working at Bloomingdale’s I picked up a second job as an office manager and assistant to a professional organizer. I had always thought of myself as someone who was relatively organized but boy did I learn a lot! So today I’m going to be sharing this with you! Going forward instead of only sharing styling tips and tricks I’m also going to share useful everyday information that I’ve…

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Elevate Any Casual Look With These Three Tips

Jacket: All Saints | Top: Junkfood | Jeans: J Brand | Boots: Stuart Weitzman | Bag: Celine | Sunglasses: Prada Want to learn how to elevate any outfit? I’ve got some great styling tips to share! The best part of casual outfits is the comfort factor. The problem is that oversized, cozy materials aren’t always the most flattering. But when they’re combined with the right items they can look totally elevated. Sweatpants and t-shirts are definitely far off being runways fashion, so, how do we combine the two?    For beginners, choose one casual item. Today, I’ve picked out this…

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