We all need to drink plenty of water in order to help stay hydrated and healthy but the big question is do you know how clean each glass of water you are drinking actually is? If you are drinking what could be classed as a potentially unhealthy glass of water there is...
Life isn’t always a bed of roses, and a lot of people find themselves going through troubled times a lot more than they would like. Whether you struggle to keep yourself happy or have external factors which are making your stressed, it can often be very difficult to...
TW: Addictions I've been learning a lot from Brené Brown recently, and something she said really stuck with me that I want to share with you in case you haven't heard it: "You cannot selectively numb." When we get bad news, are avoiding something, trying to...
After my cat, Bug, died, my grief took many different forms, but one of them was action. I recognized that the last lesson Bug left me with is we never know how much time we have left on this planet to accomplish our goals or spend with the people we love, so we need...
You are loved. You are beautiful. You are intelligent. How often have you said these words to yourself and if the answer is "never," is it worth starting? In case you thought self-affirmations have little inherent benefits, researchers at the Society for Personality...
I want to start this post with apologizing for why it took so long between Rounds 18 and 19. You see, when I first made the prompt this summer, it was about cats. This was before Bug died. And I knew I had this pile of beautiful art that was cat related, and I was...
There are numerous events or parties a person plans and for various occasions and celebrations. Regardless of the purpose for the party, all events have one thing in common, and that is the presence of food. The host has different options to choose from regarding...
Hi! How are you, beautiful? This past week I celebrated Halloween, went to the last Creative Mornings in Baltimore for 2019, walked around the Book Festival, went to the World Oddities Festival, saw Jenny Slate on her book tour, and have been reorganizing and cleaning...
‘The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.’ - Saint Augustine Traveling first turns us into witnesses, then storytellers. It brings out versions of ourselves we did not know existed. As fresh travelers, we reckon we know ourselves until we...
Today I talk about what exactly an inner critic is, why we have one, tips on how to acknowledge negative self-talk, how to stand up to your inner critic, tips on how to transition into positive self-talk, the benefits of positive self-talk. Your homework assignments...