Written by blog contributor, Kellie Knapp. It’s no secret that I love sweets. Cupcakes, candy, cookies, ice cream. You name it, I will devour it. That was up until a month ago. I decided to challenge myself and cut out sweets from my diet for 30 days. Let me state that I still allowed myself to ...
What’s your drug?
Being an addict isn’t just about a drug like cocaine or heroin or even marijuana. It’s also about being “an enthusiastic devotee of a specified thing or activity.” Not all bad, as you can see about that definition, but it could be. Some of us get high on shopping, while others get high on adrenaline and ...
Forgiveness
There are a lot of shitty people in this world. It can't be denied. People who kick us when we're down, rub some extra dirt in the wounds, and sometimes worst of all, the ones who don't even know how poorly they treat others. They think it's normal. We can get angry. We can hate. We ...
Never Settle
Would you settle for a burnt piece of pizza when you ordered the best damn mouth watering piece of New York pizza? Hell no. So why would you settle in other parts of your life? I've seen so many people (myself included at times), settle because they aren't sure if they'll find better, or because ...
Never alone
We sometimes wonder if we're alone in the life we live. If we are the only dealing with X burden or Y sorrow. We wonder if anyone else will understand the trials and tribulations we've been through. Here's her story... "She folded her hands Sat staring at the creases of moments passed The time no longer with her. She remembered ...
Let it go
Ever have a moment when you think why is this still in my life? Why do I still allow this person to have a piece of me? We've all been there. There are pieces of our lives (and people) who after a period of time, need to be let go. They or it has become toxic ...
10 Things we Learned from “Friends”
The show Friends was iconic especially in the late 90s, yet we can't help but binge on it again and again on Netflix. Because it's not just amusing, but it's relatable and aspirational in some ways. So what have we learned over 10 seasons? Apartments in NYC are not like Monica's, unless you are grandfathered in, ...
Follow the blue dot
Have you ever wondered how much easier it would be if we had the Google Maps "blue dot" to follow in life? You go from elementary to middle to high school to college and then the blue dot shows you the rest of the way. It tells you whether to take a left and go ...
5 Things You MUST do Each Day
We can't help but agree with lifehacker on some of the things you should do everyday to be a little happier. Rather than going through each day like a robot, and waking up on the wrong side of the bed for no "good" reason - why not shake it off. Focus on things that can make ...
5 ways to make more time each day
Ever wish we had a 3 day weekend or more hours in the day? Of course you have. We all have. Probably almost every day or week. Just a little extra time to sleep. Just a little extra time to spend time with family. Or writing that novel. Exercise to get that pre-baby body back. ...