The French pharmacy has a reputation for being the BEST place to get amazing skincare products and it only took me 4 years of living here to actually figure out my own faves. There’s a LOT of recommendations out there and honestly, they’re all legit. What’s “best” ...
Travel
In 2006, Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoir Eat, Pray, Love was published and in 2010 the movie adaptation came out, starring Julia Roberts. The film and Gilbert’s story became a worldwide phenomena and suddenly women were leaving behind their lives to re-trace her footsteps. Almost a ...
Have you ever taken a trip where you planned every little thing? Hotels, restaurants, toilets, and even, God forbid, gone on a tour? Now, tell me this. How much time did you spend on your trip feeling anxiety over the schedule and what you were supposed to do next? Maybe you worried so much ...
My mom would call it the trip from hell while I like to think of it more as an adventure I will one day tell my grandchildren about. My parents are retirees (or crazies as I thought of them when they moved me from the U.S. at the tender age of 17) and had decided to move to Ecuador; more ...
Traveling. A word that conjures up thoughts of climbing mountains in Asia, snorkeling in Australia, eating a baguette under the Eiffel Tower, and riding on the back of your lovers Vespa through Rome. In our more modern times we call it “wanderlust.” By the time I was old enough to ...
Are you going to your very first yoga retreat? After the excitement of the upcoming trip fades, you may wonder what exactly to pack. Here you can find some of the essentials that you should take to your yoga, silent, or meditation retreat. Leggings Of course, you will want to take your ...
Body Positivity is such a loaded topic! I’ve been putting off recording this episode for a few weeks now because I really didn’t know how to approach it. I figured the best way to approach this is to be sincere and explore perspectives besides just my own in the conversation, so ...
We’ve been back from our little Provencal getaway and man was it rejuvenating. I know I haven’t seen much of the world, but I’m gonna say this anyway: that little slice of heaven might be my most favorite in the world. The endless stretches of olive groves, grape vines, and ...
What I Learned From my First Yoga Retreat and Adventure
OMG – I just had the best adventure that I never thought I’d have. Since coming to yoga six years ago, I have always wanted to go on a “yoga retreat” but never thought I would get the chance. Then suddenly, due to a random Facebook post, the stars aligned and I found myself going on an ...
I saw Thinx ads all over social media for MONTHS before I decided to buy a pair and try them out. I actually contacted them first to see if they’d be interested in doing some kind of sponsorship or something and they politely declined, but STILL, I couldn’t shake my curiosity! I had ...