Being alone is healthy. It's important for a person to be able to enjoy their moments of solitude, the times of silence and solace, especially in the busy, modern world that we live in. But it can be difficult to be alone, especially for extended periods of time. I don't consider myself to be a…
Self Care
How Wearing Makeup Actually Improves My Skin
So the title of this post may seem a bit controversial, because after all, haven't we been told for ages that makeup makes our skin worse? Well, I find that when I wear makeup regularly, my skin actually gets clearer, and it took me awhile to figure out why. And now that I have, I've…
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2021: The Year of the Glow Up
2021 is here, and you know what they say: "New year, new me!" Well, I don't think that's entirely true. I see it more as "New year, improved me!" So that's my theme for this year. For me, 2021 is the year of the Glow Up. 2020 was a rough year for me in terms…
Get Your Ish Together Checklist for 2021
A small confession about myself: New Year's Eve is my favorite holiday. I love the excitement of counting in a new year, the fun vibes of hanging out with my family until midnight, and most of all: I love the fresh start feeling that a new year brings in. As someone who genuinely enjoys setting…
Trying Out a 26 Day Hourglass Workout Program (Final Update – Days 22 to 26)
Hard to believe this is the final update for the hourglass program. I'm going to be honest, it feels as if the program was so much shorter than 26 days, but I also have difficulty telling how much time has passed (and social distancing has not helped that).I really loved doing this program, so I'm…
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Trying Out a 26 Day Hourglass Workout Program (Update #3 – Days 15 to 21)
Something that I've been working on lately is getting into shape. I had stopped exercising for a few months while recovering from jaw surgery, and so I was eager to get back into the swing of things. Then I stumbled across Chloe Ting's workout videos, and decided to give them a try. Currently I'm doing…
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Trying out a 26 Day Hourglass Workout Program (Update #1 – Days 1 to 7)
One of my goals for 2020 was to get into better shape, especially after recovering from a double jaw surgery. Because of the dietary changes that happened after surgery (first having to be on a liquid diet, barely eating anything because of pain and fatigue, to slowly introducing solid foods) my body experienced a lot…
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4 Ways to Organize your Closet
Last week I made a post on how to do an in-depth closet purge. But what’s the point of doing a closet purge if you’re just going to let everything get disorganized? So here are 4 organization ideas so that you can get your closet in check! 1. Organizing by color Organizing by color is…
How to do an In-Depth Closet Purge
A lot of us are spending more time at home currently, so I figured now would be a great time to learn how to do an in-depth closet purge! Even though now isn’t a great time to get rid clothes, the pieces that we decide not to keep can be stored until later, when they…
How I Manage my Stress
Times are chaotic right now, and very stressful. Instead of focusing on the causes of these stresses, I want my blog to be a place to escape from them. So here's a short post on how I've been managing my stress levels lately, so that you can get some ideas too! 1. Knitting I didn't…
Cozy Rebekah 