I have literally spent hours writing this blog post, revising it, rereading it, rewording it, etc. My goal here is to help people who are like me find freedom from obsessing over food in an unhealthy way, not to cast judgement of any kind on those who do choose to follow a defined diet. The [Continue Reading…]
Ditch the Heavy Concealer & Start Treating Your Skin
Thank you Galderma Laboratories, L.P. for sponsoring this post. Submit your no-makeup selfie with 100-word essay on how you would use the extra time if you could help alleviate some of your tough skin days and go makeup free to enter into Galderma’s “Break Up with Your Makeup” contest for a chance to win a trip [Continue Reading…]
7 Ways To Improve Your Mood When You’re Grumpy
As I’ve mentioned about 40,000 times now, my husband Riley and I returned back from a long trip last-last Saturday. We then spent the following Sunday doing laundry, catching up on emails, grocery shopping, starting to unpack, etc. You know, all that stuff you do when you return from being away. The next day, Monday, we both [Continue Reading…]
Beautiful, Wholesome Moments Lately
Garnier® Whole Blends™ asked me to share some of my favorite moments in life lately and try/review a few of their new products. Happy moments + new hair products? I’m in. Life lately has been so good. I know I’m in a healthy state emotionally, physically, and spiritually when I feel a sense of lightheartedness and am [Continue Reading…]
Organizing My Makeup (And Keeping It Off The Counter!)
I generally don’t like storing things on the counters, whether it be in the bathroom or the kitchen, or anywhere else. I love clean, clear surfaces where possible. In our apartment, I had a makeup drawer. It wasn’t very big, but it was large enough for me to lay out my makeup and keep it off [Continue Reading…]
Here’s Exactly How Stitch Fix Works From Start To Finish
I’ve mentioned Stitch Fix several times here on my blog, and each time, I’ve been met with questions about it and requests to explain and review it. I’ve been Stitch-Fixing for three years, but I remember having lots of questions and wondering what real women actually thought about it before I signed up myself. Today, I’m [Continue Reading…]
Dental Hygiene Has Never Been Easier: Boka Box Review
Subscription boxes are so much fun, aren’t they? I’ve seen subscription boxes for all kinds of things, but never one focused around oral hygiene–until I saw the Boka Box! As someone who loves clean, healthy, white teeth, I was thrilled to try it. (Does anyone speak Spanish? “Boka” is a play on the word “boca,” which [Continue Reading…]
6 Ways To “Create Sunshine” When You’re Having a Bad Day
It’s been intensely thunderstorming around the clock for the past four days. Being someone who loves the rain, I was thrilled when I first heard the weather forecast. But now that I’ve reset all of our clocks over and over after power surges, dried off a muddy, wet dog dozens of times, and spent at least a [Continue Reading…]
5 Easy Ways To Combat Dry Winter Skin
Thank you Dove for partnering with me on this post. Visit your local retailer to pick up the Dove White Beauty Bar today! I have sensitive, overly-dramatic skin. At even the mention of cold weather my skin freaks out and becomes dry, flaky, and itchy. When I was younger, I would just scratch at my patchy, irritated skin, which [Continue Reading…]
The Vitamins I Take Everyday
During my sophomore year of college, I fell extremely ill with mononucleosis. My recovery was very, very long (over seven months), and my body was very, very weak. I was exhausted all the time, my appetite was iffy at best, and my muscles had wasted away to nothing. It was terrible! A few months into my mono [Continue Reading…]
Recent Comments