It’s time for the November battle of the beauty sample subscriptions. Each month, Birchbox goes head to head with Ipsy to see which delivered more value and wow. Both services offer a monthly $10 membership where subscribers receive a selection of beauty product samples that is customized (somewhat) based on personal preferences. Birchbox comes in its namesake…
Happy Thanksgiving from Borobudur in Indonesia! I’m presently eating my Thanksgiving dinner (nasi goring, sate ayam, and ayam goring) in my room at the small guest lodge where we are overnighting – and toasting my gratitude for many things this day with some champagne we packed from the ship. Its not my first Thanksgiving away…
I’m late. I’m late for this very important date. It’s my monthly square off of the beauty samplers. Both services offer a monthly $10 membership where subscribers receive a selection of beauty product samples that is customized (somewhat) based on personal preferences. Birchbox comes in its namesake box while Ipsy’s Glam Bag is a limited edition cosmetic…
I somehow knew it was going to be one of those days. It’s a gut feeling after years of doing this. You know before you get out of bed that’s it’s going to be one of those days when travel does not go smoothly. And there’s nothing you can really do about it except rely…
Magic Johnson gets messed up by flight delays just like you and I do. It’s just that its now my schedule that got tossed on its ear as I quickly change my plans with him to lunch. But I digress… this isn’t Mr. Johnson’s problem, it’s mine. You see… working at conferences or trade shows is tough….
It’s been a lazy yet productive Sunday around the homestead after getting back from my road trip last night. I’ve been getting autumn ready for another couple crazy months of travel about to kick off soon. I got up early and did a couple Uber drives (three rides, over $60, while I drank my morning…
It’s time for another Birchbox OR Ipsy square off. Both services offer a monthly $10 membership where subscribers receive a selection of beauty product samples that is customized (somewhat) based on personal preferences. Birchbox comes in its namesake box while Ipsy’s Glam Bag is a limited edition cosmetic bag each month. Each month, I review “the box” versus…
This post was originally posted in August of 2005 on my old (long-gone chances are, you ever saw it so it’s new for here) blog. A few things have changed – I’m now an hour from the airport (back then it was 15 minutes from driveway to terminal) and I have better technology (I travel…
Its not even 6 o’clock in the morning. Who the hell is calling me? That’s the first thought I have when my cell phone won’t stop ringing. Its early autumn and I’m at one of several in a string of trade shows on my 3rd quarter schedule. I’m 29 years old and I live out of…
The signature Stitch Fix style profile just got a facelift. Over the past few weeks, the company has updated some of their questions and rejuvenated the photo selections for customers. I stumbled upon this accidentally while checking on the schedule for my next box, so if you have a Stitch Fix style profile saved already…
I was struck my an interesting infographic posted by Loyalty Traveler yesterday discussion the paid-time off habits of US workers. It begs the question – are you taking all your vacation time each year? It is a hot topic among some of my friends. A few report work cultures where vacation is limited to times…
I’ve drawn a winner in last week’s contest to receive one free month of Rise, a one-on-one nutrition coaching app that I reviewed. Our winner is…. Marlene Marlene is challenged by gluten-free travel, particularly internationally. I loved her idea in the comments to print cards with dietary requirements to give to food servers. I’m newer…