For years I’ve been focused on the power of “no,” trimming the fat in my schedule, cutting losses with unhealthy relationships and truly trying to focus on what is important, but I didn’t know how to sum up the practice into one simple word until I began reading ‘Essentialism: The […]
The last few months have been incredible work wise. I’ve been swamped with blog projects, we opened up our coffee shop and I’m consulting for two brands that I truly believe in. Yet at the end of many days, I felt like I wasn’t doing enough. There was always more. […]
While listening to The Skinny Confidential podcast recently – as Julie Piatt was interviewed – the topic of who you let into your life came up and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I’ve done a good job at letting go of relationships that feel negative, fake, or add more […]
We live in a world where the term ‘anxiety’ gets tossed around like confetti – and everyone I know seems to suffer from some form of it. And while I’m no doctor, I think it’s nice to share tactics with each other if it helps us feel better, right? I’ve […]
This post was written by BIA contributor Chelsea Becker March was a crazy month for me! Between being 9 months pregnant, buying our first home (and moving), and planning a maternity leave, it was a lot. And what was unique about this season of busy was that SO much of […]
As I was doing a little de-cluttering and spring cleaning last week, I thought it’d be fun to talk about exactly what was in my give-away, throw-away, and to-sell piles. If you have any of these 15 things laying around your house, consider saying byeeeeee! Stretched out hair bands and […]