Explore my most popular articles on culture and fashion here: — Fashion Predictions for a Fully-Vaccinated Summer Style secrets to prepare you for a #hotgirlsummermedium.com I Was Styled by a Celebrity Stylist During a Pandemic: Here’s How For the days your wardrobe requires more than just sweatpants.medium.com Building an Intentional Wardrobe After graduating from college and starting a new career, I began to move away from my super-colorful, preppy, and…taylor-smart.medium.com

The controversial way to get clean. — You know that one thing in your life that feels so normal, so routine and mundane, yet it always sparks controversy when you bring it up in a casual conversation? Mine? Regularly taking baths. I know. Apparently, I missed the memo at some age that everyone stopped bathing, settling for…

Honest advice from a recent college graduate — Community college was the best decision I made for my mental health. If you told me to apply to a community college as a senior in high school, I likely would have rolled my eyes and vehemently rejected this idea. …

Style secrets to prepare you for a #hotgirlsummer — Today officially marks 2 weeks since I got my second dose of the Pfizer vaccine. As a young person in my early 20s, I expected the vaccine to be a long time coming. But, as a high-risk Type 1 Diabetic, I have been anxiously awaiting the days when I could…

Lifelines I keep on hand for long shifts in front of the computer screen. — The world is fast-approaching our one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. This time last year, we bid adieu to our well-stocked, ergonomic offices as we prepared to work from home for what we thought would be a couple of weeks. Now, here we are a year later, many of us…

DD+ swimwear options that make you look and feel your best. — Swimsuit season is approaching us once again. And with experts feeling optimistic about summer returning to a near-normal, I have started day-dreaming about the warmer, more-vaccinated days ahead. One thing I have to say I don’t love about summer? Swimsuit shopping. Swimsuit shopping has been my most-dreaded activity and ultimate…

Can an app inspire you towards more money and fewer health problems? — If you are like most people, it can be difficult to stay consistent with regular exercise. “One in three adults in high-income countries fails to meet the World Health Organization’s physical activity recommendation to engage in 150 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise per week.” Sure, we know that exercise is…

“Just because we carry it well — doesn't mean it’s not heavy.” — I read a statistic the other day that shocked me: “People with type 1 diabetes are making roughly 300 more decisions per day than someone without type 1.” 300 decisions! On top of everything else we are worried about these days (pandemics, record-breaking storms, adjusting to remote work), that is…

A collection of articles I have published covering topics such as consumer choice, working from home, and more: — How Consumer Choice is Changing the Beauty Industry Can beauty consumers really change the type of products that are produced?medium.com How to have a side hustle when you work full-time “Good things happen to those who hustle.” — Anais Ninmedium.com Does Squarespace’s 2021 Superbowl Ad Promote Overworking Burnout? Overworking from home — to the tune of Dolly Parton’s 1980s classic.medium.com