Growing up, I was a major perfume fan. It’s something my grandmother and I bonded over and I loved how grown up and feminine I felt using them, even as a little girl. But as I’ve grown into an adult and have learned about the chemicals added to most, I’ve […]
Identifying When You’re Unhappy And Making A Change
It’s funny, but sometimes you don’t realize how unhappy you are with something/someone until you remove it/them from your life. Like what? A job, friends, significant others, weight, substance abuse, other bad habits, where you live, belongings, etc. There have been quite a few times in my life when A. […]
Wellness Challenge: Improve Focus
In college, I can remember going through a Mozart-while-studying phase, followed by working to purely acoustic-type playlists on my iPod. Since then, I’ve experimented with other calming, chill music along with pure silence. And what I’ve found is, I definitely like something on in the background, and that something can’t […]
Wellness Wedding Gift Ideas
There aren’t many things more enjoyable than weddings—celebrating love, seeing friends, dancing, toasting champagne—but if you have a lot to attend in a year, the thought of buying the same gifts over and over again gets pretty…boring. Don’t you agree? This season, instead of bringing the same wine glasses for […]
Wellness Challenge: Put Things Away
“Clothes too dirty for the closet but too clean for the laundry: welcome the CHAIR.” I came across this quote on Instagram a few weeks back and thought, YUP, pretty much! Who else is guilty of this? And if you’re not, I envy you! After seeing that quote, I immediately […]
How To Feel Happier In An Instant
I’ve read The Happiness Project maybe 4 times, and each time I read it, my favorite thing to come from it is the idea of creating a happy/sad list. I’m not sure that’s exactly what the author calls it, but essentially, she talks about creating two lists: one filled with […]