I spent last weekend at the glorious second annual Failure Ball, put on by the legendary Jess Manuszak herself. It was a fabulous evening, full of fun, flop stories, great food, and everyone’s finest eleganza (and I was honored to co-host as the Resident Extrovert. You can catch my lil’ outfit reveal here, and a […]
So basically: most birds hate me. That’s not an exaggeration. I could regale you at length with bizarre stories of every bird I’ve ever held sinking its beak into my hand at some point. Or about that time a scarlet macaw absolutely lost its ish on its perch at Petsmart as I approached, doing flips […]
On the morning after my 28th birthday party, I woke up convinced I was going to die. (Well — I know I’ll kick the bucket eventually. But as soon as I opened my eyes that April dawn, I was utterly convinced that “someday” was today.) I reached up to my bedside table with trembling hands to check […]
Hi, I’m Hillary and I’m an upbeat, fun-loving person who’s occasionally convinced she can mold the universe to fit the shape of her will. As you might expect, this innate stubbornness is both a blessing for my clients and students, and a way to instantly triple my own workload. However… The benefit of this part […]
The following is an excerpt from my course The Wordshops hitting the virtual airwaves later this month, along with my FREE un-boring blog writing challenge. (Both launching September 2017). If you want to get your hands on the DIY Wordshop course, and/or apply to join my 4-week copywriting Wordshop incubator, click here to drop me a line and let […]
This is a story for the kids who ached to be noticed and weren’t.This is a story for the parents of those kids, who worry about their future.This is a story for any human who’s known the frustration of being “just OK” at more or less everything.This is a story for the clients and colleagues […]
