What’s a mantra? While there is different interpretations, they all revolve around the same foundation. The first syllable, man – coming from man, mana, or manas and meaning ‘mind’ or ‘to think’. The second syllable, tra – meaning ‘tool’. Together they form the basis of the meaning mantra – ‘an instrument of thought’. These 3 […]
Category: Tips and Advice
Home Hacks For Fall You Can Use Right Now!
Fall is undoubtedly one of my favorite seasons. (Like there’s so many to pick from, right?) But it’s also an undoubtedly different time of year than the rest. Days are still warm enough to wear dresses (where I live), and mornings/nights are the definition of sweater weather. But there’s also some other things that come […]
Real Wedding Advice: 5 Things I Wish I Did Differently
Joy, stress, and everything in between. That’s just what’s to be expected when you’re planning a wedding. From the engagement to the big day, there’s a range of emotions that most brides (and sometimes even others) may feel. All brides go through the same basic emotional stages. There’s joy, shock, stress, annoyance, worried panic, acceptance, […]
Regret, Shame, And How To Move On
This week has been hard on me. What’s been even harder is deciding whether or not I wanted to talk about it publicly. Nothing catastrophic happened. I’m still alive and well, and so are my loved ones. No one is ill or physically hurt. Life is still moving forward every day. No, nothing catastrophic happened. […]
How To Plan A Wedding (The Less Stress Inducing Way)
Planning a wedding is almost always stressful. Not in a bad way, just in the way that something that takes a years worth of planning would create. Okay, maybe it’s not a year for you, but personally speaking here. It took a year of decisions and missed deadlines and new decisions. A year of prepping, […]
How To Plan A Trip During COVID Chaos
By reading that title, you’re either one of two people. Either you just read that, asked yourself how someone could do that, and probably left this page. That’s okay. Or, you’re the person who read it, is perhaps skeptical but still intrigued, and are still here. Great! I’m going to address both the skeptical and […]
How-To: The Secret To Getting Out Of Negative Moods
I’m sure we all have those mornings where we wake up feeling a little less. A little less motivated, a little less confident, a little less happy. And in my opinion that’s perfectly normal! But what happens when one morning turns into two mornings which turns into three? What happens if before you realize it, […]
Simple Ways ANYONE Can Improve Their Life
Graduating high school or college, getting married, traveling abroad. Starting or switch careers, a pandemic, a recession. There are a handful of times in life where we really contemplate who we are, where we’re at, how we can improve, etc. Whether it’s the birth or passing of a loved one or a quarter or mid-life […]
How To Navigate Differences, Difficulties, & Decisions
All relationships requires work. I think that’s a fact that we all know. But how can we maintain our relationships? Should a relationship be based solely on the premise of having commonalities? What happens (and it will happen) when a difference of opinions or background or anything else pops up? Will the commonalities be enough […]
How To Get The Help Your Anxiety Needs
Okay, I have to start by saying that this isn’t going to be a blog talking about how I have a fool-proof method for beating anxiety. But I will be talking about how I have found ways that help me deal with my anxiety. And don’t get me wrong, I’m also not going to talk […]