Things I Learned With My Feet In Stirrups at the Gynecologist

Want to know what I learned from my gynecologist exam?

I’m going to talk about my annual exam Gynecologist appointment. If you are easily offended, read this instead. Much love. 4 Things I Learned With My Feet In Stirrups at the Gynecologist So. Yesterday, I had to go to the lady doctor (why else would my feet be in stirrups?!). You know the one. These…

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Easy DIY Essential Oil Coconut Oil Sugar Scrub

Easy DIY Essential Oil Coconut Oil Sugar Scrub

I love a good body scrub, don’t you? But I hate paying big bucks for them. Especially when I can just make them at home. The added benefit of making my own scrubs is that I know exactly what’s in them (which is super important, in my humble opinion). Skip to the easy DIY sugar…

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Can Medical Disorders be Treated by Medical Marijuana?

I am super excited to share this article from Andrew Burgess! He’s Rhode Island born, California based, representing the PR department for GreenDoorWest:  Today there are plenty of CBD pills and CBD oil compounds sold to patients around the country to help alleviate the symptoms of different illnesses. If you have been considering trying out…

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When You Don’t Know What To Say…

When you don't know what to say, sometimes the best thing is to think...

I had plans to publish a post about what happened when I did my Whole30 reintroduction today…but then life happened, as it often does. One of my dear friends lost her baby this weekend…he was the same age as Screech (a.k.a. The Baby), and I am still waiting for her to post and say he’s…

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Why Diets Fail & How to Make Yours Work

Why Diets Fail & How to Make Yours Work

Nobody’s perfect, especially me. We all have bad days, bad weeks, even bad months. It happens. To ALL of us. Even those of us who blog about getting fit. Life’s a journey, right? Some days you just don’t have the willpower or the energy to live up to your own expectations. It happens to the best of…

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Inchies Tutorial

inchies tutorial

I’d love to share a fun project with you – Inchies! Inchies have one basic rule: it’s whatever art can fit onto a 1×1 inch square. After that, the possibilities are endless! The reason I love creating inches is that it’s a project you can keep on adding to for fun whenever inspiration strikes. Inchies…

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Simple Steps To Find Your Creative Side

7 Simple Steps To Find Your Creative Side

I am so excited to introduce an amazing artist, Amy Oestreicher of Allspice And Acrylics! She has graciously provided all you with an awesome article with steps to find your creative side. As you know, I’m about as creative as a pumpkin, but, as Amy showed me, there are lots of ways to be creative. Simple Steps…

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4 Scale-Free Ways To Measure Your Health

4 Scale-Free Ways To Measure Your Health

Part of the Whole 30 is putting up your scale…for a month. Now, you can weigh yourself before and after, but not during. And you know what? The thought terrifies me. And that’s a problem, y’all. I shouldn’t have a panic attack about not weighing myself for 30 days, but I’m having nightmares. That alone tells…

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6 Essential Steps To Stop The Failure Mindset

6 Essential Steps To Move Past The Failure Mindset

Let’s face it. We ALL fail. We fall off the proverbial horse, bike, cart, wagon…. but it’s not in the falling that we truly fail. It’s in not seeing the upside to failure. The way I see it, you only fail if you don’t learn from your tumble. T failure mindset is a mirage that…

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Making DAILY Resolutions vs. New Year Resolutions

YES

It’s Monday. It’s January. And it’s that time of year again. You KNOW what I’m talking about, don’t you? You sat down and made a list of everything you were join to accomplish this year. I used to do this. In fact, last year I did. Want to know how many “New Years” resolutions I kept? NONE.…

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