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 …

2 Quick, Inexpensive, Easy Dinners for Students, Busy People & Novice Chefs

Hi lovely readers, In my house, I am asked to grocery shop and cook dinner once a week, every other month. The months I don't cook, I am in charge of cleaning the kitchen, emptying the dishwasher, and taking out the garbage, recycling and compost on the nights I would otherwise be cooking. This rotation, …

Reflections on 2019 & Goals for 2020

Hi lovely readers, I've been writing a lot of 'heavy' posts recently so I thought it might be nice to take a step back and cut myself and my readers a bit of a break. So, today I'm going to discuss my 2020 goals and reflect on 2019 - the good and the bad, such …

July/August Favourites

Hi lovely readers! Today I thought I'd share some of my favourite things from this month. I found some really great discounted and on-trend pieces! The first item is this Pearlessence Serum. I found it at winners for $10, but it contains vitamin c for brightening and hyaluronic acid for hydration. So far I've noticed …

How I Lost 10 Pounds in a Few Weeks

Hi lovely readers, Happy Tuesday! Today I'm going to share my new diet and the foods I've taken out of my regular meal plans as well as added. Over the last few weeks I gradually lost 10 pounds. I want to put a disclaimer, though, that I also lost 6 prior to that because I …

Spring Daily Routine

Hi lovely readers, Happy Saturday! I just finished my winter semester of school, so I have a month long break until I resume classes. It was important to me that I figure out a meaningful way to use this free time, so I've come up with an everyday routine that incorporates healthy eating, fitness, socializing, …

The Healthy Woman

Happy Friday lovely readers! I wanted to share something that really helps me in my day to day life: the healthy woman idea. I learned this concept in group therapy and have since expanded on it in one-on-one. It's super motivating and really helps me figure out the right answers to life questions I often …

Finding Your Kind of Self-Care

Hi lovely readers, I'm up early today, for the first time in a week in a half! I was starting to wake up naturally around 11 everyday and dragging myself out of bed around 12. It did not feel good. I've been in a depressive episode for the past 2 weeks, and it's been brutal. …

Little Fall Joys

Hi lovely readers, fall is here and the weather is making me very happy. I love getting to bust out my booties and cozy sweaters and spend my nights cuddled up with some lit candles and a good scary movie. I thought I'd share some little things I'm enjoying this month. Tea is a fall …

Starting Fall Off Right

Hi lovely readers! Long time no post! I'd like to apologize for my absence - I had a very tumultuous summer, but also a really wonderful summer in parts. I plan on returning to my regular once or twice a week posting schedule now that it's fall. This fall I'll be starting my social work …