Life in your twenties (and beyond) gets tough. For most of our child and teenage years, a lot of us don’t have very much control over our life and circumstances. We are too young to understand that our happiness, sadness, and life situation are completely and totally our control. I lived a big chunk of …
Sephora is possibly one of the most popular beauty stores, has far surpassed Ulta, and is a major addiction for lots of women everywhere, myself included. So what if you could get more value for your money spent at Sephora, and learn how to get more free stuff? A few years ago, I had an …
Sometimes I just like to share pictures of my vacations, so that’s exactly what I’m going to do today! In the end of March, my brother and I took a quick little trip out to Los Angeles. I absolutely love LA, I’ve taken trips out there 5 times in the last 3 years and plan …
When it comes to weight loss, there is so much misleading information about carbs. If you’re trying to lose weight, do you need to cut out carbs? The short answer is NO, your body needs carbohydrates, but it’s a little more complicated than that. The real culprit is refined carbs, and they could not only …
Summer is always the time of year where I always wish I was able to rock a natural look. Unlucky for me, I need a bit of help to pull off something like that 🙂 Over the years I have found a few products that I’ve used consistently that help me achieve an effortless, low …
Diet and nutrition is often the hardest part of the fitness journey. The key for me was learning how to make healthy food swaps to make eating better EASIER. Once I learned simple substitutions to make on a regular basis, and created a habit out of them, eating healthier became fun and easy. Here are some …
So you’ve been hitting the gym pretty consistently and eating healthy for awhile, but you’re still not losing weight. What gives? Shouldn’t all this hard work be paying off? I’ve seen quite a few people in this situation and want to share a few major things people often miss out on that hold them back …
I have been on my fitness journey for many years. The great thing about fitness is your journey never ends, you’re constantly evolving. My fitness journey first started in high school when I begged my mom to let me order a Pilates-type workout DVD on an infomercial. It continued when I fell in love with running …
Sometimes I have days where I need a little extra push. I know that if I am thinking and feeling positively, I will attract more positive things in my life. And if I am thinking and feeling negatively? Well, that’s what I’ll get a whole lot more of. No good. Knowing this sometimes can cause quite …
How I became a girl in the tech industry? Okay, I get questions about this a LOT. Anything from, “What made you decide to pursue software development as a career?” to, “No offense, but how did you even get into this field?” Often times when other girls find out what I do, their reaction …