05.13.2014
Lilac summer love

The other day I was walking down a street in my neighborhood, lost in my own thoughts, when I suddenly stopped dead in my tracks.

05.09.2014
Weekend To-Do

Flowers in a tea cup are always a good idea (image via People.com)

Two words: pineapple bowling. You will love it (image via KellyGoLightly.com)

Try your hand at making some glitter donuts for mom (image via TheGlitterGuide.com)

05.07.2014
Mother’s Day Gift Guide

MOTHER’S DAY is this Sunday and even though I’m kind of over doing gift guides, I wanted to do a post showing a super cute photo of me and my own mom, circa 1985. I mean. Let’s not even talk about how old I feel right now, ok? Ha. All laughing aside, my mom has always supported me and, of course, always encouraged me to be myself. If you ask me, that’s the real definition of a great mother…but, in the name of the holiday, here are a few items I know my mom would love (and probably yours as well):

05.02.2014
Weekend To-Do

Start practicing your margarita skills for Cinco de Mayo on Monday (image via SandwichSunday.com)

Make sure you apply plenty of SPF, always. (image via CheeseSlave.com)

Buy yourself a fun new dress for summer (image via PennyChic.com)

04.07.2014
#100HappyDays

I am pretty much never on the forefront of social media.

I mean, I just got a Twitter this year (I’m kinda a big deal—I already have a whopping 50 followers). It has never bothered me that I’ve always been late to the game, until I started seeing my friends on Instagram hashtagging their photos with #100happydays. This time I wouldn’t be left behind—I had to investigate.

04.01.2014
Post-workout bliss

It’s that time of year. Daylight savings time has given us an extra hour of sunlight each day, bikinis are popping up in stores, and bare legs and shoulders are coming soon, if not already out in the world. My daily workout definitely tends to shift towards a gentle hibernation period in the winter, so the springtime leads me back to the gym and my yoga mat, where I combat sore muscles once I’m back on a more regular schedule. I’m sharing my arsenal of three of my favorite post-workout recovery tricks with you! I hope they’ll help ease your muscles to make your spring amp-up easier on your body, and easier to maintain throughout ALL four seasons.

Arnica: Arnica is a plant in the sunflower family that’s used in homeopathic medicine as a pain reliever for muscle aches and stiffness. Apply a few times a day for best results, and feel your tough workout woes fade in record time. I usually buy it in gel form, although you can get it in cream and ointment form as well. Bonus: The topical treatment also helps bruises disappear way faster than they would normally.