This is a great time of year to switch up the routine. Why not make it a little greener? In summer weeks ahead I will throw out some quickies on greening your summer routine. Feel free to share along...
Living a creative life can help not only your mental health, but your physical health too! Focusing on your health through exercise and diet are par for the course. Even your beauty routines can have...
The first in our series on earth-friendly and vegan shoes. Seriously – we wouldn’t be green divas if we didn’t love shoes! We recently hooked up with PlanetShoes.com and to our amaz...
Ever feel like you’re not going to survive? What if you don’t get that next job? What if you max out your credit card, your love leaves you, you overstep your bounds and make a fool of yo...
Trade art that you’re tired of or that doesn’t go with your decor for new-to-you pieces! Here’s how to plan an art swap. The summer Indie Craft Experience (ICE) is this weekend here...
Summer’s a-comin’, and that means short shorts, skirts, and swimsuit season. When you’re showing so much skin, you want it to look smooth and radiant, right? From your face to your ...
Each year The Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes their Sunscreen Guide. The guide is a round-up of the best in several categories of sunscreen; Best Beach & Sport Sunscreens, Best Lip Ba...
Here is a little tidbit for you to chew on today…Mindful Eating. In our rushed and harried lives, how many of us truly eat mindfully? And why should we? We are all familiar with different types of di...
Summer’s here and with that comes more exposure to Vitamin D! Here is a great infographic showcasing all of the great things about vitamin D. Now that summer is all but here, we’re all go...
Homemade sugar scrub is a great tool for your beauty arsenal. A good DIY sugar scrub will gently exfoliate while also moisturizing to help you achieve glowing summer skin. Not only is sugar scrub gre...
by Vanessa Roberts Drinking a lot of red wine can dull your teeth over time. Flashing a bright, white smile is not only aesthetically appealing but is also a sign of good oral, and general, health, a...
Perk up your complexion and boost your spirits with a refreshing toner or facial mist. As we prepare to ready our beach, pool and vacation bags for summer months it may be fun to add a few new items....
Let’s do something fun today. You know how a new playlist can rev up your workout? When I put new songs on my iPod I can not wait to hit the treadmill. Studies show that listening to music whil...
Summer is just around the bend and that means more time spent outdoors! We need to be diligent about protecting ourselves from the sun’s rays and that includes incorporating accessories that ca...
I came across {r}evolution apparel while browsing on twitter last weekend – and instantly needed to know more. Sustainable fashion? West Coast? For women who travel? I was in. I chatted with fo...
Designer Joan Vorderbruggen is a multi-talented lady. When she’s not creating beautiful shop window displays from reclaimed materials, she’s sewing up stunning dresses out of vintage slip...
A simple tomato scrub can work as a natural acne cure! For folks struggling with acne, it might seem like chemical-laden, store-bought remedies are the only solution, but there are quite a few natura...
It is pretty amazing how feeling grateful changes your attitude and even how you feel physically. Here’s how to be more grateful and make gratitude work for you! How grateful are you for the th...
I have said it before, the month of May is the second busiest month of the year, beat out only by December. May is exciting, filled with end of school year events and plans for summer, but crazy and ...
Colored jeans seem to have taken over the shelves! From pastels to bright jewel tones, colored denim is a great way to add a punch to your spring/summer wardrobe in an unexpected way. Staying true to...
by Vanessa Roberts Risk taking. Oh man it can be scary. How do you know if your risk will pay off? Will you enjoy the risk, will it be scary, or both? What will happen if you do make the leap? These ...
Nothing says “I love you” more than a gift that has taken time, effort and thought. If you really want to show your Mom your appreciation this Mother’s Day, then you can say it best by crafting your ...
by Vanessa Roberts Us ladies are always looking for easy ways to keep ourselves looking impossibly beautiful without sacrificing our health, which is why I’m so stoked to have fallen back in lo...
Pink, sparkly and…synthetic. The nasty ingredient filled cosmetics being marketed to young girls may be cute but are they worth it? My daughter, like most 9 year olds, loves to shop at store li...
Brian Tracy and Christina Tracy Stein are the authors of the book, Kiss That Frog: 12 Great Ways to Turn Negatives into Positives in Your Life and Work. Combining the expertise of Tracy’s exper...
Coffee is a wonderful thing. It gets us going in the morning, tastes delicious, can be used as a beauty treatment, and even holds health benefits. If you are a fellow coffee lover you too have most l...
Body image is an ever-present topic of conversation here on this site and in life. The pressure to be thin, look younger, and conform to the idealized image of what a woman should look like is...
I am at a point in my personal journey (I won’t be so bold as to call it growth just yet) where each day I catch a glimpse of how my life is. As a “type A” I question whether I’m ha...
We know that the beauty industry relies heavily on Photoshop to deliver an idealized depiction of what women look like or maybe what they think we should look like. So, what do those fashion models l...
by Vanessa Roberts Yogurt and eggs sound like a pretty healthy breakfast, but who would ever have thought that they could also make for natural, yet powerful, DIY hair treatments? And they aren’...
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