I use to fancy myself a generally upbeat and optimistic person. Finding value and happiness was once easy for me. It felt like I had reach that mindful balance; leveled, contentment, gratitude. I don't know when the shift occurred. Perhaps we can blame the isolation that Covid has brought but at some point during 2020 …
TAKE A MOMENT TO BREATH
It's hot outside. Very hot. A melt the paint off your car sort of hot. The very kind of hot you would image if you were sitting in the middle of the Sahara with a fur winter coat on during midday. The heat is oppressive. It's sticky heat. The worst KIND of heat. Opening the …
10 Baby Must-haves and Baby-busts
Preparing for parenthood is hard. Everywhere you turn there is a new gadget or toy being thrusted into your face as the new "holy grail" item for baby. How are you suppose to nest with so many options? Everyone and their great-great grandmother is going to have that one "life saving" item they are going …
5 Tips for the New Baby Survival
Before diving into what is the latest craze worthy gadget or toy for the new born squish, we should take a minute to discuss something that often is pushed aside and ignored. New Baby Survival Women are battered with the idea that they will just fall into motherhood effortlessly. It will just "click on" as …
2020 is a B-Movie
I can't recall ever experiencing so many thunderstorms before. The house vibrates. Another shudder across the floor and I pray the baby doesn't wake. Of course they don't, the only one startled is me. Mindlessly I flip my finger up. Down. Searching through a feed on Facebook that warns me of how everything is collapsing. …
Bogus Weightloss/Wellness Tips For New Moms
You just had a baby. Your body is healing, doing it's thing, but some people have already spoken those hideous, unnecessary words to you. They mean well. It's what everyone thinks you want to hear. You'll snap right back! You'll lose the baby weight so fast! The reality is that you just gave birth, your …
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The Makeup Detox
My fellow crunchies can attest and will passionately inform anyone who listens that conventional makeup is toxic. TOXIC. Will your skin melt off? Probably not. Will you begin to grow mutant green scales? Well shit, no. It will suffer though. But not in the way you necessarily think or want it too. Your skin is …
Calm The F$ck Down: Flipping advice for the overworked
"I've once flipped 20 properties in a single month." The words slipped from the man's mouth so quickly and easily, that at first I had a hard time focusing on the number. TWENTY PROPERTIES. We were standing in an off market property. Our interests peaked by the charming woodwork of the interior and low level …
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Gratitude: How to restructure your life
The sun is high in a cloudless sky today. The moment I open the door, the pressure of heat slaps me square in the face. I believe the sun may be trying to kill me. Retreating quickly back into my wooden cave of drywall and oversized couches, I listen to the constant hum of the …
Top 15 Things To Look For While Purchasing A Home
You've spoken to your banker and mortgage lender. A long list of 'must-haves' has been drawn up and you've narrowed down your search for your new home to no more than 4 towns/cities. There are several open houses this weekend and you are ready to hit them all with vigor. The enthusiasm that comes with …
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