For as long as I can remember, my hair was a struggle. My hair was always really thick, so it was an ordeal to wash it, detangle it, and dry it. Add the fact that I was (and still am) painfully tender-headed. My mother hated dealing with it. My grandmother hated dealing with it. That’s […]
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At this point, I feel like COVID has worked itself into almost everyone of my blog posts. I guess that reflects reality for many of us, given it has become part of our daily lives. What I want to talk about today is how lockdown and social distancing have affected my journey to lead a healthier life.
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This is the time of year that I usually start scouring food sites and recipes to decide what I’m cooking. The holidays are usually a very busy time for me, as I love to hang with friends, feed people, and entertain. Over the past 5 years, I’ve had to be a little more creative than in the past due to life circumstances. 2020 will prove no different, thanks to COVID-19.
Many of you who know me personally are aware that in 2015, the holiday season took an awful turn. My mother, who had been diagnosed with lung cancer, began to lose her battle just around Thanksgiving.
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Today, I want to talk a bit about self-care. It’s something that is so important to well-being, and I’m sure something that we could all use a little (or a lot) more of, especially these days. In addition to COVID-19 and our political environment, we are all dealing with our everyday lives: work, family obligations, taking care of our homes, and other tasks. While we are so busy tending to all of these things and other people’s needs, we often forget to take care of ourselves. We end up on the back burner and then we end up burned out, sometimes becoming bitter and angry. Well this is to remind you that you can’t pour from an empty cup, so fill that sucker up!
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