Last night I sat down at my desk, my journal in hand. I looked down at the list of goals I wrote down for myself around this time last year. How many things was I able to cross off from my list? None. Yup. To be quite honest, my first instinct was to feel like a complete failure. Strange enough though, I still smiled as I closed my journal and got up from my desk. Why? Well, perhaps it’s because…
For most people, slowing down is the last thing on their mind this time of year. I mean, there is just so much to do, isn’t there? The holidays are coming, it’s the end of the year, the to-do list is ever-growing. But shouldn’t this be the time of year when we slow down, take some time to reflect and make new exciting plans? Well… maybe, but the reality is that with the holiday season and end of the year…
Do you remember the days when “self-care” wasn’t a thing? Reading a book? Listening to music? Taking a long bath? Making a four-course meal that takes three hours to prepare, at least twice a week? Those were the things I used to just… “do.” Without giving them a second thought. As my schedule became more packed and work became more demanding, doing things like picking up a new book or trying a new recipe, became somewhat of a luxury. Luxury…
How Self-Love Can Transform Your Life + 50 Ways To Practice More Self-Love We all have our weaknesses. I, for one, can be a complete control-freak. Usually, there’s only one way things can go, and that’s MY way. Even I find myself annoying at times. If something doesn’t go as planned, I’ll beat myself up for it, for days. I’m still learning how to let go of that need to control everything and there are some valuable lessons I’ve learned…
Okay… so I secretly despise the word “balance.” I mean, what does that even mean, to have “balance” in your life? It’s one of those buzzwords that we love to throw around, pretending we all have (or want to have) our shit together, 24/7. No. We (well… at least, most of us) don’t have our shit together, all the time. Things go wrong, we get angry, frustrated, overwhelmed, lost, things come up… and we often just feel this need to…