A Chic Year is an in-depth self-care program designed to help you rekindle your natural spark, cultivate your unique style, and start living the life you always imagined. There’s a more elegant, organized, and confident version of you just bursting to be discovered.
Are you ready to meet her?
Say Hello to a More Sophisticated, Stylish, and Confident You
Praise for Michele Connolly, Creator of A Chic Year...
“Such a charming and insightful read. I ended up reading the entire book in one sitting. Michele's ability to communicate the introvert plight was so relatable and so humorous that I couldn't put it down.”
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“It’s amazing how my closet looks now. Thanks so much for all these tips and ideas. I feel like I’m winning over this closet clutter at last!”
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"You truly are the epitome of glamour and chic inspiration! I can’t wait to have my own space to work from home and turn it into a chic studio!"
Praise from the A Chic Life blog
We all want to be THAT woman with the seemingly effortless style, irresistible signature scent, and the confidence to live life on her terms.
The first step is realizing what’s standing in your way...
Tell Us...Have Any of These Struggles Been Holding You Back From Living Life as Your Dream Self?
- Are you lacking a certain spark, glow, or je ne sais quoi? And you want to know how to get the spring back into your step...
- Is living passively and without purpose making you feel stagnant? But you don’t know how to ditch your old habits, be more present, and seize the day...
- Do you dislike your reflection in the mirror? And you wish you had a way to cultivate self-esteem and self-love...
- Are your clothes frumpy, unstylish, and not a true reflection of you? But you don’t know how to put together looks that will make you feel sophisticated and confident...
- Are you constantly putting the care of others before yourself? And you know you need a self-care makeover, but have no idea where to start...
- Is your cluttered, disorganized home stressing you out? But you don’t have a system for controlling the chaos...
- Have you tried to solve all of these problems before? But you become overwhelmed and unmotivated by information overload and don’t end up sticking with it...
If you answered ‘YES’ to any of the above, A Chic Year could be the ticket you need for your self-care journey. When you start taking care of you, you’ll be amazed at the results.
Don’t Waste Another Minute Feeling Unfulfilled. Embrace the Chic You!
We know what you’re thinking: being the elegant, stylish woman in full control of her life is surely easier said than done.
But what if we told you we aren’t starting from scratch?
You have all the ingredients. You just have to know how to put them together and show them off in a way that aligns with your authentic self. There is a chic woman, full of joy, living inside you already. You just need a little help coaxing her out of her shell...
A Chic Year: 52 Weeks of Style, Simplicity, and Self-Care Projects for a More Elegant and Mindful Life
A Chic Year is a comprehensive program with week-by-week instructions for cultivating the chic, stylish, and true version of you. We know you don’t want to read yet another vague self-care article telling you to just give meditation a try. You need to know how to get from A to Z, with all the steps in between. This is your complete course, with no room for confusion.
You’ll finally learn how to:
Build your personal look book, curate your dream capsule closet, feel sexy in lingerie, and walk out the door feeling sophisticated and full of confidence every morning
Declutter and reorganize your home, and personal space with routines that reduce stress and make you feel like you’ve finally got your life together
Embrace simplicity, say ‘no’, and release yourself from perfectionism and other unrealistic expectations, so
you’ve got more time and freedom to focus on yourself
you’ve got more time and freedom to focus on yourself
Practice mindfulness, schedule happiness, and cultivate rituals for a calm, graceful life lived in the present
Love, care for, and forgive yourself, so you see your self-esteem skyrocket. When was the last time you treated yourself to fresh flowers or made yourself a mixtape?
Examine your relationships, identify problems, and iron out frustrations, so you and your loved ones can thrive together
Cultivate grace, poise, and elegance by selecting your signature scent, improving your handwriting, working on your posture, and giving up gossiping. It’s the little things that make you feel chic.
Live a life that aligns with your values when you journal regularly, process your thoughts, and discover what’s truly important to you...
...and so much more. (We can’t give it all away!)
CHIC
52 Projects, 187 Pages: Everything You Need for Your Chic Life, Starting Now
A Chic Year comprises 52 projects that cover the three key elements of a chic life–style, simplicity, and self-care. Everything from capsule closets and personal look books, decluttering and organized routines, to forgiveness and overcoming perfectionism.
Do you know what it’s like to come to the end of a course or book and feel motivated to change–but have zero idea where to start? Instead of giving you vague aims, A Chic Year is full of projects that guide you along, explaining everything with simple steps, tips, and suggestions.
What’s Included...
Because it’s human nature to begin with gusto but lose momentum, you’ll get planners, worksheets, journals, and tracker pages to keep you accountable
- Journals with prompts to help you process your thoughts and discover the real you
- Checklists, shopping lists, and trackers to make sure you’re not forgetting anything
- Schedules, worksheets, and organizers to help you plan for the life you deserve
- Suggestions, advice, and information, so you’re never left to flail
How It Works...
A Chic Year is 187 beautiful, printable pages, elegantly designed to keep you motivated and inspired. Downloadable in just a few seconds, you don’t have to wait to begin your journey. A Chic Year looks stunning on your phone or tablet, or when printed out as your glamorous hard copy resource.
No shipping, no packaging, no waiting.
And best of all, start any time you like!
What Makes A Chic Year Special
It’s About Your Self-Expression
A Chic Year isn’t about turning yourself into someone else. It’s about nurturing the sophisticated, stylish woman already inside you and helping her shine with confidence. She’s already there, you just need a little help finding her!
It’s Based on French Values
When the popular “self-help” category has failed you, it’s time to study those who truly embody the chic life. We took wisdom from French culture and philosophy to create a program that really works.
It's a Complete Program
Just to be clear, this is NOT a collection of vague self-care tips; it’s a one-year program with actionable information and projects you’ll complete each week. It’s also full of worksheets and trackers to keep you accountable and on course.
It's Easy on Your Purse
At just $99, A Chic Year packs in a year of resources, projects, and advice that would cost thousands if you were working with a life coach. Created by a trained life coach with a Bachelor of Psychology, you’re getting all of the value with none of the financial strain.
Most of all, A Chic Year doesn’t leave room for guesswork or becoming unmotivated. You’ll complete detailed, specific projects that help you embody
the chic woman within. Step by step.
Meet the Creator of A Chic Year:
Hi, I’m Michele...
Bachelor of Psychology (Honors), Life Coach, Award-Winning Self-Improvement Author, and Obsessed French
Culture Enthusiast
For a long time, I did not live a chic life.
Trapped in a corporate job, bound by what was expected of me, and always putting myself last, I was living a life based on who I thought I ‘should’ be.
I wore clothes that didn't suit my personality, I was a people-pleaser, and I hated it.
Maybe you can relate?
I wanted to be someone who could live joyfully and authentically. Someone with confidence, elegance, grace, and poise. Someone with an organized and uncluttered home and a polished sense of dress perfectly matching her own style. Someone who lived with order and purpose, focusing on what mattered, and opting out of conventions and others’ expectations. Someone who took excellent care of herself and loved with kindness and compassion instead of people-pleasing. Someone who enjoyed the contentment that comes from knowing who you are and caring more about your own considered opinion than what others think. A woman who was comfortable in her skin, who had that je ne sais quoi.
Have you ever felt like this?
I wanted to be this woman so much, but this was not how my life looked or felt at the time.
Over the Span of a Decade, I Discovered the Key to Living Life on My Own Terms (and I Want to Share It With You!)
It took me many years, much research in psychology and philosophy, and plenty of soul searching. I even wrote a thesis on personality and happiness!
And over time I learned how to create and live a chic life that expresses who I am and what matters to me . I learned how to slough off other people’s expectations, the compulsion to fit in, the endless comparisons and relentless drive for perfection. How to let go of everything that crowded my space, my closet, my life, my heart.
When I started prioritizing self-care and exploration, fostering healthy habits, creating rituals, and embracing simplicity, I gradually became the woman I’d always imagined.
Do you want this too?
