We are in our new normal, which means many of us are now work at home moms and will continue to choose to work from home even if it means finding a new job. Unfortunately, that means our home life and work life often intersect. There are loads of great reasons to continue working from […]
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I felt for a long time that I’ve been an advocate for body positivity but I failed epically in my advocacy and I need to address it. The language that I have used in posts when talking about healthy eating or diets has been extremely toxic and I need to apologize for that. To anyone
It’s no secret that 2020 officially kicked my ass and made me a stronger woman. I finally accepted myself in all of my curvy, geeky, and beautiful glory. Part of that change came with finally embracing my love of brightly colored hair. So in search of my next look I’m sharing some of the most
I recently read a blog post on what’s quickly becoming my favorite self care blog, Blessing Manifesting. The blog post talks about how you can get self care by doing activities that relate to your own love languages. The self love languages follow the same love languages in the book The Five Love Languages by
It’s time to be a bit honest here. For the past two years I’ve been struggling. My depression has taken over my life and I stopped truly taking care of myself. Sure I read, I binge watch TV shows, I watch movies, I apply the occasional face mask, and I participate in classic self care
About a year ago my husband and I watched a couple of documentaries and made the decision to try eating only plant based food. After about 21 days I was feeling great and wrote this post here. I figured it’s time to give an update on how we did, especially seeing that the post is
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Lucky me my side gig doesn’t have anything for me this week. Which means it’s the perfect time for a staycation. I will not be leaving my house for anything. As I planned some personal time and self care I thought to myself “Crystal, Staycations are pretty popular. Maybe you should show people how to
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Me time is time you get to spend alone. It’s like an extended voluntary time out that allows you to spend time on things you enjoy doing. Me time is essential to making sure you get time to enjoy yourself and the things you enjoy. Before you worry, taking me time is not selfish. It’s
If you feel stressed at work regularly you probably need to bring some self care into daily work routine. I’m not talking about a beauty routine, I’m talking about improving your mental and physical health so you handle stress better. Self care during the work day won’t even look like self care in the eyes
The Mom bun, it’s a staple for most moms. However, always sporting the same top knot at the top of your head can leave your hair broken and cause headaches. So I went looking for some new mom bun styles that kept the hair out of my face. I found these 10 ways to style
When people talk about self care they often think of spa weekends, vacations, or expensive beauty products. The truth is self care does not need to be expensive at all. I’m the queen of self care on the cheap so I am featuring several cheap self care products you need to have. I used to
There are a lot of things that change and happen to your body when you make the decision to go vegan or start a plant based whole food diet. If you are wondering what it’s like to make this transition here is what you can expect the first 21 days. I never thought I would
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