The Michelle Hickey Design Blog

In this post, I share a book review of American Spy, plus four joyful finds, including makeup, a tv show, my new office couch, and a great article on refrigerator organization. I had been looking forward to reading American Spy, by Lauren Wilkinson, all summer. Every time I passed my bookshelf, its cover would catch […]

In this post, I share a book review of The Authenticity Project, plus four joyful finds, including a dress, a meditation podcast, the perfect working background noise, and some new dinner recipes. Long time readers will know that there are a few things that I that particularly adore: books, London, coffee shops, and yellow cars. […]

In this post, I share a book review of The Office, The Untold Story, plus four joyful finds, including a podcast, a typeface, a YouTube channel, and an album. I often describe myself as hyper-inspired. I can be moved by something simple like watching a bird fly across the yard, or receiving a kind comment […]

In this post, I share a book review of The Idea of You, plus four joyful finds, including a kitchen gadget, an Instagram account, an Etsy print shop, and a recipe. I’ve lost count of the exact number of weeks, but I think it’s fair to say that we are deep in this pandemic. After […]

In this post, I share a book review of Year of Yes, plus four things that have been bringing me joy lately. Early in June, I realized that my bookshelf was greatly lacking in diversity. Big mistake. Huge. (Julia Roberts voice) Since then, I’ve been fixing that by filling my shopping cart, library queue, and […]

After 125 consecutive days of writing, the first draft of my novel is complete! In this post, I share the next steps in my book-writing process. What’s next? Now that I’ve reached the end, it’s time to go back to the beginning. In the next phase, I’ll be reading and revising every chapter, one word […]

Within every story, there’s another story to be discovered. In this post, I share the creative lessons learned from the book, Hamilton: The Revolution. On March 12, 2020, I got an email from my library. Hamilton: The Revolution, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, was available for pickup. I had been on a waiting […]

Do you have a creative habit you’ve been hoping to adopt? In this post, I share how I began a new writing habit and kept it up for 100 days, and counting! Last Saturday, I celebrated a milestone. Two, actually! 100 consecutive days of writing, which serendipitously aligned with my birthday. I can assure you, […]

I’m writing a novel! In this post, I introduce the theme of my book. So someone you know is writing a book. “What’s it about?” is the normal first question you would ask that someone. Now that I’m the writer in this scenario, there’s a different question that I wish people would ask: “What is […]