Category: Lifestyle
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The secrets to ‘effortless beauty’
By now, we’ve all heard about ‘effortless beauty’; the “oh, she woke up like that” types, the people who manage to pop out the door in a pinch but always look like that girl, the ones with the ‘je ne sais quoi’. The effortless beauty trope surrounds people who have a mystical allure that we…
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Minimalism: the Journey Continues
Over a year ago, I wrote about how minimalism had changed my life. From having less to clean, to better mental clarity – letting go of the clutter in my life has been completely life altering. Through this journey, I’ve learned that I don’t need much to be happy, and that living with less has…
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Minimalism Has Changed My Life in Ways I Never Would Have Imagined
In my post about Life Lessons During Quarantine, I touched on how I’ve been more present in my home and have worked to make it more cozy, but something else that has transformed my home – and life – is adopting a more minimalist approach. My journey into a more minimalistic life began a few…
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All that Glitters: the Inconvenient Truth About Your Makeup
*Me, age 14, see below for details Most shimmery and sparkly makeup contains an ingredient called mica, a natural mineral sourced from the earth. It is also used in electronics industry as an insulator. The problem with this beautiful, natural ingredient? Child labor. Roughly 60% of all the mica harvested world-wide comes from India…
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Green Glam on the Go: A Modern Gal’s Guide to Traveling in Style
When my husband was interviewing for medical school, we were travelling across the country almost every other weekend for several months (and usually to multiple states within each weekend). In that time frame, I learned a thing or two about how to pack everything I need into a carry on because let’s be honest…I hate…