Are you a creative person? How do you create and harness your inner creativity? Here’s the thing: we’re all creative souls; it just takes some internal work to express what it is you want to put out in the world. Creativity is one of my favorite qualities that us women possess. The best part about […]
Good afternoon, Healthy Chicks! Hope you’re all off to a great week. Today, I’m discussing something rather important on the blog, that is summer skin health. You may not know this about me, but last year right around my wedding I had to get 3 suspicious moles removed (all around my legs — upper thigh,
We Dare You to Share {Summer Skin Health} Read More »
I think there’s a major misconception that the things in which we read/see/experience online are a clear & accurate depiction of real life. Sometimes we get into the mindset that all the fabulous foodies, fit friends, cool creatives, and gorgeous gurus are living the dream and we’re left “behind” in a little hole. Stuck. Alone.
I’m a work in progress + It’s OK (Scenes Behind My Instagram Account) Read More »
This past Sunday, I turned 28 years old. I enjoyed my day to the fullest, complete with some window shopping in Saratoga Springs, purchasing two new crystals, and spending the evening relaxing at a charming, utterly relaxing B & B (topped off with a lakeside Italian dinner with the hubby). All in all, I’d say
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No. It’s such a simple word, yet many of us have such a hard time actually saying it. For years, I struggled with being able to say no to other people. As an ambitious, people pleaser, I thought yes was what they wanted to hear, and I pretty much banned the word “no” from my
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Flashback to about one month ago. I had just landed a promotion at work for my dream company, and was living the high-life — traveling from Boston to New York City to Connecticut back to Boston to DC. “We’re so proud of you!” everyone around me exclaimed. My life was in fast-pace and I was
why i quit my job to go back to working for myself (and how i got the nerves to do it) Read More »
Do you believe that you have to work 60-70+ hours a week, buy all the nice things and have a steady job with a salary (and benefits!) to be fully happy? Got the whole work hard, live hard thing a bit backwards? Feel like you always need to do more, more more? I sure did.
What If Less really is more?: A Small Good Thing {A Review} Read More »
I have a confession to make: I worry a lot. Like a lot, a lot. As an empathetic, emotional cancer-the-crab, I have this innate sense of concern for myself + others that’s pretty darn hard to shake. It’s not necessarily a bad thing (I think everyone in my family including my husband to some extent
On Learning to Listen + Trust in the Universe Read More »
When I first graduated college, my dream was to become a big-shot NYC magazine editor. I envisioned myself running around on assignments, traveling and living the highlife. I also remember being super envious of my friends who scored jobs where they could travel. Visiting different cities? Spending the night in swanky hotel rooms? Room service?
Fit2Fly Healthy Travel Tips {+ A Giveaway} Read More »
Remember when I took part in the 100 Happy Days Challenge last year? Each day — no matter how crappy the weather or crappy your day — you were to photograph one thing that made you happy. And that I did. I found such a great amount of joy living in the present + seeking
A New Kind of To-DO List: The Happiness Journal Read More »
