Every summer, we travel to Charlestown Beach, Rhode Island to stay in 2 houses next door to each other which our dear family friends own and generously offer to us. My parents and both of my siblings and their families join us. I can barely recall the carefree pre-kid days when we used to toss things into a duffel bag in a leisurely manner, ...
Personal Style: Eleven Shopping Strategies
As a little girl, some of my favorite moments were spent clothes shopping with my mom. A couple of times a year, we’d go on shopping sprees at Limited, Too! and I’d try on pretty much everything in the store while my mother waited outside the dressing room in anticipation. When I came out of the fitting room, my mom would excitedly check me out ...
Physical Self-Care for New Mommies
I know what you’re thinking, mama- another self-care blog written by someone who is going to make suggestions of expensive products I can’t afford, of skincare regimens I don’t have the time to maintain, of workout routines that aren’t feasible for me right now (or that I’m just too damn tired to consider), of foods that sound so unfulfilling and ...
The Gratitude Muscle 💪🏼
I’ve always felt like the key to a happy and fulfilled life comes down to one’s personal experience with gratitude. But it’s not that simple. I think of gratitude as a routine practice versus a general feeling. Gratitude is a muscle, something that you need to exercise in order to have it reach its full potential. Some people choose to victimize ...
