Self-Care Ideas for the New Year Planning to make yourself more of a priority in the new year? If “YES!” is your answer, you need to learn as much as you can about self-care. It basically involves any activity that you enjoy doing that helps you in at least one area of your wellbeing. This article is full of ...
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Self-Care Hobbies: 22 Soothing Things You Can Do At Home
Hobbies that you can do at home are such an excellent way to engage in self-care. As an introvert, I am a big homebody. While I'm not saying that being stuck at home in recent times has ticked all my boxes, it has certainly grown my appreciation for slow, simple hobbies as an act of self-care. For the first time in ...
Thanksgiving Dinner: How To Host Like You Were Born To Do It
Thanksgiving dinner. It's one of those absolutely monumental moments of your year. It brims with memories (good ones and hey, maybe a few bad ones too! #drunkunclejim, am I right!?) It's on everyone's calendar. It rings in the festive season. And most of us spend weeks anticipating the FOOD. The turkey. The yams. ...
Stuck At Home? Here Are 13 Ways To Make Quarantine A Little Less Crappy
If you're anything like me, you're currently stuck at home in some version of self-isolation or quarantine. It's not exactly the most inspiring way of living. We love our homes, and they're a safe-haven... but right now, those walls are probably feeling a lot closer than usual. The feeling of being horrifically ...
13 Joy-Stealing Toxic Habits That Are Holding You Back In Life
How many of these toxic habits are you stuck in? We all want to live happy, carefree lives. Every single one of us. Right? I mean, I sure do! I want to know that I'm doing every possible thing that I can to live my best, most joy-filled life. It's a major goal of mine, for obvious reasons. So what if I told you ...
Joyful Movement (AKA What To Do If You HATE Exercise)
Have you heard about joyful movement? Because it's kind of changing my life. So this is me: I'm a 30-something mum of two kids, and I am not into exercise. I am not into exercise at all. The idea of committing the suggested 30 minutes a day - to do something I hate - is absolutely absurd when I have so much going on ...
These Are The Essential Oils You NEED To Take On Vacation
What are the best essential oils for travel? If you love your oils like I do, you probably just want to stuff every last one of them in the nooks and crannies of your suitcase! Buuuut we all know that's not super practical. Anyone who has traveled at all knows that when it comes to packing for a trip, less is ...
16 Dreamy Bath and Beauty Product DIYs That Are Perfect For Beginners
I am crazy about bath and beauty product DIYs. I mean, I love the non-DIY ones (with natural ingredients) too. Just breathing deeply in the vicinity of my local Lush shop brings me back to when I was 16 and sitting on their powdery floor in a group interview for a job I was sure would change my life. I didn't ...
7 Warning Signs That You’re In Burn-Out And Urgently Need Self Care
I am willing to bet that every human on the planet has experienced burn-out multiple times in their lives. Decades ago, people lived more simple, quiet lives. But today's mindset seems to be that if you're not running yourself flat, you're not busy enough. Busy-ness is everyone's normal; it's a state we are all well ...
15 Sweet And Simple Ways To Be An Above-Average Friend in 2020
How to be a good friend? Times are changing, and so are friendships. Twenty years ago, friendships took work. They were more intentional. If you wanted to connect with a friend, you had to make a phone call. If you wanted to find out every last detail about their lives, you caught up for lunch. If you wanted to ...
Essential Oils Gift Ideas: 9 Creative Ways To Give The Gift Of Oils
Are you dying to share the joy of oils with basically everyone you love, but don't know where to start? These essential oils gift ideas are exactly what you need! Giving the gift of essential oils isn't generally a matter of plopping a bottle of oil in someone's hand and calling it a day. A lot of people love the ...
21 Beautiful DIY Fall Decor Projects And Crafts (That Suit Any Budget!)
Are you itching to dive into some DIY Fall Decor? There's something about Fall. Something very Pinterest-worthy. Something very Instagrammable. From about mid-Summer, we're all a bit tired of sweating and eating cold salads. Our thoughts begin to creep toward pumpkins and burlap. Halloween and Thanksgiving. Boots ...