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Almost a year ago, I found myself laid up on my couch in excruciating pain. Since my early teens, I have been managing a recurring low back injury. Usually, my back would go out after a work out or after doing some sort of vigorous physical activity. After I had
In case you wanted to send me a card (awww, thanks!), January 24th is my birthday. Naturally, like any other woman, that means I spend the entire month of January finding excuses to celebrate myself. Because I’m awesome and why not? And because my mom still asks me for a
“You do you.” These were words “spoken” to me by my dead husband on the day I prepared to honor him one last time. Clearly, he couldn’t have physically said those words to me seeing how he had been dead for several days, but I heard these words in his
It’s 2019, y’all (how in the heck did that happen?!)! I’m not sure why time is flying by so fast, but every January I find myself with the same urge for a clean slate. Are you the same? For me, that means a lot of purging of the things and
If you haven’t heard of hygge, I’m about to let you in on a little treat. Hygge (pronounced hue-guh) is a Scandinavian concept that roughly translates into coziness and wellbeing. Hygge is not necessarily a “thing” or a “feeling” or anything you can buy, really. It’s more of a state
When we moved into our new house, we were surprised to find that we did not inherit a microwave. I guess we should’ve noticed the lack of one before, but we just assumed it was there (it was also confusing because we have two ovens and I think I confused
So, I have a confession to make. Just a few years ago, I was aaaaaalllll about natural beauty products. I searched high and low for the best all-natural beauty products around and I found some really good ones. I did this out of necessity (ridiculously sensitive skin) and principle (I
I have always been plagued with sensitive skin and it seems to get worse as I get older. Right after law school, my skin epically rebelled and decided that all store-bought products were the devil. I had to learn, through trial and error, what my body was reacting to (petroleum
This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may make enough money to buy a coffee (yes, please!). Coffee or no, all opinions are my own, and you know I have opinions! Becoming a mom has been challenging in so many ways and on so many levels. Learning to take
From the time I hit puberty until about six years ago, I dealt with a myriad of terrible skin issues. The worst of them included widespread eczema and incurable, painful acne. By the time I was about 16 years old, I had visited countless doctors and dermatologists trying to find some
