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It’s time for me to come clean about something. Don’t worry, I haven’t done anything illegal. I’m just avoiding doing something that I really want to do. You might not know this about me but I am [...]

How are you handling the stress of staying home? Everyone and their mom has an opinion about what you should do as you grapple with the crisis. Some people are saying that this is the time to [...]

A few weeks ago, I was looking for a GIF and I couldn’t find what I was looking for. GIF aficionados say there’s a GIF for everything, but it turns out they’re wrong. I did [...]

Self-care during a deployment is essential. I learned this the hard way the first time my husband was away for officer training. He was gone for 10 weeks before we got to see him again. I had a 3 [...]

When I was younger, I didn’t pay much attention to the seasonal transitions. More specifically, I noticed the seasons changing but I didn’t notice how those changes impacted me. I definitely [...]

I should start by saying, I really don’t love turnips. Does anyone really love turnips? If you do, leave me a comment. I want to talk to you and find out what makes you love them. [...]

Feeling a stressed out by the current news cycle? Maybe you feel totally overwhelmed and you don’t know what to do. Or you are full of rage and have nowhere to direct it safely. You might just [...]

I want to tell you something somewhat controversial. Vacation is not necessarily self-care. It can be. Vacation can also be an exercise in how much you can cram into 24 hours. Or a test of your [...]

When it comes to summer self-care, I think most of us have a very particular idea of what that looks like. Probably you’re imagining lots of lounging around, drinking something cool and [...]

My favorite daily winter self-care practice is savasana. If you’ve known me for awhile, you might be shocked to read this, but it’s true. This is me, taking a savasana break yesterday [...]