FTC DISCLOSURE: This post was sponsored in part by First Response. All views are my own. Learning you are pregnant is a scary and crazy experience. This bizarre and nerve wracking feeling floods over you when you’re standing in front of the choices of pregnancy tests available. At the end of the …
It’s been just about 10 full weeks since our newest addition joined our family. If you ask me how’s it been, I would more than likely answer it’s been a huge blur. Eight weeks in any other circumstance would seem like forever, but it literally feels like I had my big belly …
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Is it possible to make just about every piece of your life and home a mindfully intentional fixture with the hopes of bringing both calm and joy on a daily basis? Apparently me and all the ladies over at goop.com believe so. While it has taken me almost 4 months in my new …
FTC DISCLOSURE: This post is sponsored by TopCashBack. All opinions are my own. Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If there’s one thing I wholeheartedly (albeit regrettably) find each week as a mom is there is ALWAYS something that needs to be purchased. Whether its something for the house, …
FTC DISCLOSURE: This post is sponsored by Babylist. All opinions are my own. Pregnancy is like a roller coaster. The emotions, the physical changes, and the lists!! There is pretty much a list everything: things to do, things not to eat, things to get rid of, and most importantly the list of …
FTC Disclosure: This post is brought to you by SleepAdvisor.org. There’s no getting around it – when it comes to sleeping while you’re pregnant, you are more than likely to find yourself tossing and turning at all times of night as you attempt to hone in on that comfy position before …
Being pregnant has it’s fair share of things to worry about WAY before you even get to the part where the baby comes out. From the time you learn you’re pregnant, you are poked and prodded with the hopes of keeping you in tip top shape to house this new little one growing inside …
Every winter I try to figure out where I went wrong during the year that I’m stuck on the east coast during these brutally cold winters. Most of the time it’s because I didn’t plan and/or budget correctly and I’m left trying to figure out to afford squeezing in a quick getaway. Thankfully, …
When I was 18, I thought I had it all planned out. I would have a great career in business, married, and all kids squared away by the age of 30. This deadline was not only due to the fact that 30 sounded “old”, but I read in multiple places that it just gets …
This post is sponsored by Blue Evolution. I was paid for this post and received the included items as compensation. As always all opinions are my own. Pasta has been and always will be one of my favorite foods. In fact, there was a time in my childhood when I could eat spaghetti …
Walk down any beauty aisle of your local pharmacy or department store and you will find an overwhelming amount of skincare choices. They all look so pretty and are packaged to be appealing to the eye making it easy for you to empty your ENTIRE wallet at the cash register for these …
Talking about our bathroom behavior isn’t always pleasant. But, it certainly is necessary being that everyone goes…EVERYONE!! In fact, not going can lead you to being a grumpy and sick individual…literally. So, let’s take a minute to put the shame aside and talk about going…number 2 that is. It’s no secret the frequency of …
Growing up, sheets were all the same to me. That was until company was coming over and my mother purchased new “fancy” sheets. They were usually smoother, softer, and on occasion be brighter in color since they were not used as often. When I started purchasing my own sheets, I quickly learned …
Finding out you’re pregnant is a wild and exciting time. Even before you get that big fat positive test result, you may start feeling a bit off and not yourself and that’s because you’re not your old self…you are getting ready to be a mom. Ok, well let’s be honest. The first couple of …
When I turned 30, I thought I was a freak. I didn’t know how to properly apply makeup like all the other cool girls out there. Yes, I had a couple of lip glosses from my local beauty supply store, but words like contour and highlighting were a foreign language to …
When I found out I was pregnant right before my 35th birthday, shock and disbelief was a bit of an understatement. I will get into the full story at a later time, but I quickly realized this pregnancy was not like my last one. Over the last 8 weeks, I’ve seriously considered just …
Over this last weekend, there was a bit of controversy around a particular huge personal care product company and it’s less than thoughtful ad it released involving women of various nationalities. I briefly spoke on them in my instagram stories (click HERE to follow me on instagram @itsmeladyg), but you can check out …
Hormones and periods. I feel like this is all I’ve been talking about for the last 2 years. And I LOVE IT!! It’s not only because I’m still a bit surprised that my hormone troubles have come to an end, but it’s mostly because I truly enjoy helping women understand they can take back …
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that more plant based options are popping up everywhere. As they say, ask and you shall receive. The more plant eating folks speak up and ask for a bigger variety of options at their favorite restaurants, the more options will start popping up. While standing on line …
