Practical but Cute Outfits of the Week

Hi lovely reader, Happy Tuesday. I'm quite sick today and barely slept last night as a result (I'm posting this at 4:30 am) so I'm not really looking forward to the day as much as I usually am in the morning and I know staying up tonight so I don't mess up my sleep schedule …

Fear Ladder & The Value of Doing Things that Scare You

Hi lovely reader, Happy Monday! Often Mondays are full of dread as the work and school week are beginning, but lately I am trying to see them as being full of potential. Maybe this week you'll accomplish something you didn't think you could - even if it's as simple as making it through an entire …

My Opinion On & Experience With the 12 Step Approach to Addiction Recovery

Hi lovely reader, Today I'm going to broach a topic that's kind of controversial, and that I've contemplated writing about for a long time but never had the courage to. 12 Step meetings and inpatient and outpatient programs are much more common than harm reduction or smart-recovery style meetings and programs, and for many people …

Updated, Balanced Self-Care Routine

Hi lovely reader, It's Friday! The weekend is upon us, and it's wonderful. I hope you either have some fun things planned or are anticipating lots of time for self-care, too. This week I shared that I was going to have a "Self-Care/Glow-Up" week where I alternated between highly productive days and self-care orientated days …

How to Become A Motivated Person in Spite of Mental Health Concerns

Hi lovely readers, Thursday is my least favourite day of the week, because I have a 3 hour class followed by 3 hours of work (I am a teacher's assistant for a class I took a few years ago). I am my most awake and happy in the morning, but on Thursdays I have to …

A Big Tip for Women with Bipolar 1: Hormones & Periods & What to do About Them

Hi lovely readers, Today I'm going to talk about something a lot of people think of as being really intimate and personal, but that realistically we should all be pretty comfortable discussing, as every woman experiences this 'miraculous' (... let's be real, it's a pain in the ass) part of womanhood: periods/menstruation. Sometime when you're …

Self-Care/Glow-Up Week

Hi lovely readers, Happy Monday... sort of? I'm not sure anyone really loves Mondays, although today I am genuinely looking forward to the week ahead, as I have some fun things planned that I'm going to share with you in this post! I had a very stressful last two weeks, and until yesterday I was …