With how much we encounter and experience on a daily basis, life can get stressful and overwhelming. Between work, family responsibilities, and everything else in between, it can be challenging to make time for yourself. However, taking care of your physical and...
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How to Take Care of Yourself During the Pandemic
For weeks, we’ve been finding ourselves getting accustomed to our new reality and sense of ‘normal’ with this global pandemic we are experiencing. While we share this commonality, it’s important to note that everyone's emotions and situations are different. Some of us...
7 Ways to Feel Better ASAP When You’re Sick
This post is sponsored by Tiesta Tea. This post also contains affiliate links. All opinions are my own. Read my disclosure here. Last year around this time, I wrote about ways to avoid getting sick. If you’re anything like me, you do everything in your power...
Giving Tuesday: The Power in Giving Back
This post is sponsored by Tiesta Tea. All opinions are my own. Today is GivingTuesday, a global generosity movement that empowers people and organizations to do good and transform their communities and the world. This day is a reminder just how powerful giving back...
13 Lessons I Learned to Live a Life of Fulfillment
“With age comes wisdom.” ~Oscar Wilde I view my life as my education and my experiences as my teacher. So while some may complain about getting older, I embrace it. I recently turned 31 and since my birthday, I’ve been thinking about how much I’ve grown and expanded...
Learning That I Am Remarkable, And So Are You
I am remarkable. Say those words out loud – I am remarkable. How does it make you feel? Do you feel empowered? Or do you feel awkward and a bit like a fraud? Imagine being in an environment with people you barely know and saying five reasons why you are remarkable...
6 Ways I’m Recovering From Burnout
The term “burnout” was first coined in the 1970s by American psychologist Herbert Freudenberger. He used it to describe the consequences of severe stress as it pertained to certain professions. But unless you’ve been living under a rock, burnout now goes way beyond...
Mental Health Awareness: Beneath the Surface
Mental Health Awareness: “You can sound confident and have anxiety. You can look healthy but feel like shit. You can look happy but be miserable inside. You can be good looking and feel ugly. So be kind, because every person is fighting a battle you know nothing...
My 7 Not-So-Guilty Winter Pleasures
This post is sponsored by Tiesta Tea. All opinions are my own. This post also contains affiliate links. Read my disclosure here. So, it’s not technically winter - yet. But here in Chicago, it sure feels like winter already. It’s dark, it’s cold, and we’ve already had...
My Hair Challenges & 4 Things I’m Doing About It
This post is sponsored by Formulate. All opinions are my own. This post also contains affiliate links. Read my disclosure here. They say your hair changes every seven years, and boy, has my hair changed in the last seven years. In high school and my early college...