When you’ve got less than two months to go until your wedding, you’re meant to have your life in order. Society (and a fair few rom coms) have led us to believe that not only should you and your partner should be stronger than ever, you should also be honored to spend every minute –…
Read MoreIn The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, 9 year old Rose takes a hearty bite out of the immaculate, mouth watering lemon-chocolate birthday cake her Mom left fresh out of the oven to cool. She discovers she has a gift. She can taste her mother’s real, raw emotions in the sugary goodness of the cake….
Read MoreThe term burnout has been used widely across all industries in an attempt to describe the sensation of feeling completely run down from work. In turn, the World Health Organization just classified burnout as a diagnosable condition. As this term shifts from an expression to an actual syndrome, it’s important to be in the know…
Read MoreIn the past couple of weeks, the topic of abortion has been the forefront of everyone’s minds. A new state is trending on Twitter everyday. First it was Ohio, then Georgia, and now Alabama, which caused the biggest uproar due to the passing of an almost complete ban, even in cases of rape and incest,…
Read MoreFor some, there’s nothing like a Starbucks run in the early morning to start the day. But what if I told you that your coffee runs weren’t just costing you your spare change, but your health too? Coffee, although healthy in moderation, can result in negative side effects when consumed long term. Although it may…
Read MoreChakra reading is nothing new, but it is definitely having a resurgence of popularity. What exactly is it? We tried it to find out. Before my reading, April Pfender prefaced it by saying I will have the opportunity to see metaphysically what is going on. April is an advanced akashic records practitioner, meditation instructor, author,…
Read MoreRemember that line in Twilight when Anna Kendrick asks Kristen Stewart how she could possible be so pale if she were from Arizona? I have a tendency to get a similar reaction from people when I tell them that my pasty complexion originated in Los Angeles, CA. Yeah, a vast majority of my friends, my mom and sister…
Read MoreMaybe it’s because I’m a college senior post spring break mania, but preventing hangovers has recently been on the forefront of my mind. Like any good wellness junkie, the thought of an all-natural supplement to prevent pounding headaches before even taking a sip of that first cocktail had me filling up my Amazon cart faster…
Read MoreTo err is human. I am no saint. I am greedy and often covet things I see, a lot of them shiny, much like a seagull. Although I wish I always had the bold confidence of Jameela Jamil, at 26 I am still scrolling through the feed of life, and a lot of the time…
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