Rubini Jewelers Blog — Self Love

Past Relationships: Rewriting Our Stories

Posted by Joanna Rubini on

We all have challenges in life- that is what we are here to do: learn grow fail grow lose grow, but sometimes, the lessons we are gifted in life get translated into limitations rather than opportunities for growth. simply based on our skill with perspective and perception. The victimized ex spouse story. These days, we all know someone who is divorced, and usually there is a good guy and a bad guy in the tale. The 'good' person was victimized by the ex spouse either financially, verbally, physically, or some combination thereof. The inner child work that needs to be...

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What to do During a Furlough, a Jewelry Take

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January 2019, Nation's Capital: we are under a seemingly never ending furlough. What small thing can you do to feel productive in your life? A jewelry ownership analysis, makeover and culling might be just the thing to get you moving in a positive direction.

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How to Feel Better: Bodily Happiness

Posted by Joanna Rubini on

Don't we all just want to feel good?  Feel loved. safe. attractive. comfortable. supported. nourished.capable. smart. strong. balanced. stable. whole. happy... The answer?  Buy jewelry of course! (Laughing subsides...) Actually, I think jewelry purchases and upkeep can be a way to show yourself love and kindness. But the secret to feeling good, if you are struggling in any area of your life, is to ask for help. There are a plethora of circumstances and feelings we experience in our lives. As I am a white collar privileged woman living in the United States, I speak from this perspective. I grew...

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OMG, I'm a fat, overeating, failure!

Posted by Joanna Rubini on

We at Rubini Jewelers are, duh...jewelers.  Ring resizing is all in a day's work for us.  So if you spent the holidays over-indulging (like, ahem, moi), this can easily be solved with some handy work by our craftsmen here.  And if you have plans and New Year's resolutions to shed the holiday weight, and are hesitant to resize your rings just yet, you can go the route of the ring guard and wear the ring on a smaller finger.  What the heck? It's better than not wearing them at all...and then you are not investing much into the adjustment. But...

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