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Grocery Store Prep like a Boss
Do you do a grocery store prep before going to the store? Seems like a very silly question, but I was surprisingly shocked over the weekend to learn that alot of my friends + family still do not grocery store prep. And I’m not just talking making a list of the things you need and going to the store either. On my journey to living a little more mindfully + eventually minimally, I’ve taken a whole new approach to going to the store. While this may not be for you, so to speak, you may find it helpful if you find yourself in any of the following situations: A. Have…
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5 Tips for My Curly Girls Going Straight for Fall
Silk press + Blowout season is upon us!! For my curly girls like myself (4C standup!), October marks the beginning of safely straightening your curls without fear. And I for one have been patiently waiting. Why do I silk press? A silk press or a professional blowout is a curly girls dream specifically in the fall. It allows us to dabble in both worlds, the curly + the straight. With both a silk press and a blowout the hair is straightened using a blow dryer, flat iron and sometimes a roller brush. The hair is treated, straighten and often times trimmed. As a curly person, you do not have to…
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Time to Relax: 3 Tips
Ok, this is not a drill people, I need all hands on deck!! Today was the first day of back to school virtual learning + it is off to a very bumpy start. So much so that I found myself tightly wound by 11am. From the tech issues, to the extreme micromanagement down to the city deciding today was the day to work on the street behind my house. There was alot that didnt go as planned. Honestly I dont know that any amount of planning could have prepared us for how things would/could go today. 2020 has given us alot of lessons. One of the biggest lessons is to…
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Boost your Immune System
Unless you have been virtually living under a rock, there is no way Covid-19 hasn’t affected your life in one form or another. Now while we all wait in our socially distant quarantines, you may be thinking ok now what? Whats next other than waiting and playing board games or watching Netflix. One thing that you could do during this time is take steps to boost your immune system! Doesn’t sound as thrilling as a good show on Netflix, but is extremely important especially during this season of uncertainty. Front Line Defense On the front lines in this battle of health, our Immune System fights off any form of virus,…
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Yoga + Self Care
(This page contains Affiliate Link. For more information see my disclosures, here) The reasons why I came to yoga are so simple now that I think back to my very 1st day on the mat. I knew deep down there was something missing, didnt have a clue of what exactly but one thing was for sure each and every time I came off that mat I felt closer to whatever “it” was. Social media would have you believe that yoga is about being apart of Cirque Du Soleil or that you have to be this freaky thin contortionist. None of that is true. In its simplest form yoga means to…
