Ah, Valentine’s Day. The air is thick with romance, overpriced roses, and the crushing pressure to create a picture-perfect date night. Before you succumb to the pandemonium, let’s talk reality. We all know that between climbing career ladders and wrangling tiny humans, not everyone wants to experience the crowded restaurants and typical date night options. Fear not, lovebirds! […]
Embrace Progress: How to Fit Fitness into Your Real-Life Messy Bun World
If you’re anything like me, you wear dozens of hats between your career, relationships, family, and home life. And by the end of your shifts as a nurse, business owner, mom, or partner you probably feel utterly spent. I used to constantly put my own wellness on the back burner, […]
Growing Happiness Indoors: The Unfiltered Truth about Click & Grow
Let’s talk about the struggle. Between work deadlines, family meltdowns, and that ever-present to-do list, finding space for a little “me time” feels like scaling Everest in flip-flops. For me personally, once I discovered that I could garden and actually keep things alive AND provide some wholesome goodness for my […]
What I learned from taking a yoga class – and it’s not what you think!
Extra weight, long hours at the office, and bad habits have a way of creeping up on us and affecting our overall wellbeing. At least that’s what I told myself one morning when I got out of bed with incredible back pain.The truth is that I have had back pain […]
Boxycharm Limited Edition box – Review
If you are a person that loves makeup, then you have undoubtedly heard of the various monthly makeup subscriptions services out there. In my house, we subscribe to 3 every month: Ipsy, Sephora, and Boxycharm. Now before you say that we are excessive, let me remind you that there are […]
Keratin in a bottle – Review
As a 40-something mom and professional living in South Florida, the humidity, bipolar weather, and lack of time can make hair maintenance difficult. This is especially true in the summer time when hair frizzies are the norm and fly-always cause endless frustration. Which is why I was so intrigued when […]
Had to try it – Fenty Beauty Foundation Review
I have a dirty little secret. I love to watch YouTube videos. All kinds of YouTube videos. And I love to watch make-up reviews and tutorials. Yes, this 40-something-year-old mom and professional likes to watch millennials on YouTube experimenting with foundation, concealers, mascara, and falsies. But despite the time spent […]
Excited about a jump rope?
Years ago, I was athletic, toned, and strong. But years, professional growth, and a growing family have resulted in overall physical health and fitness having been put on the backburner. More recently, I have decided that in order to truly have a well balanced life, I needed to focus on […]