20 Things I’ve Learned From Being A Young Mom. There is no book or class out there to prepare you for the adventures you are about to endure as a parent. While todays popular culture encourages reproduction after you have gotten all the desires of weekend drinking, monthly getaways, great sex, promotions at work, and binge shopping out of the way, sometimes life throws us a curveball in the form of a child at the time you are not quite done with being one yourself. At this point you will probably freak out. You will most likely cry and feel hopeless. It’ll feel like you didn’t live life to its fullest and you aren’t ready. I assure you that all those symptoms are totally normal after discovering that in just 9 short months, you will be the parent of another human! 1. There is no one on the face of this Earth that has ever been able to say parenting was a walk in the park for them. 2. There really aren’t enough hours in the day, so learning to time manage is probably one of the most important lessons parenthood can teach you. 3. 4.
Growing & Aging. Mental Health. 9 Ways To Trick Yourself Into Eating Healthier. Make better pizza I know the standard response here is to make a trendy cauliflower crust pizza — however making a cauliflower crust is cumbersome as fuck and a healthy recipe does no good if you won’t actually use it often. What you’ll make every day is more important than what you will make once in awhile. When I am craving pizza I make a 10 minute version of it that hits all the same flavors and textures, but with less of the calories. Buy yourself some Flatout wraps, they are made without white flour so they are much better for you than regular pizza crust. They are also pretty big, so once you get the toppings on and bake it, it will be a very satisfying light meal. Spoon some pizza sauce (or if you’re lazy like me, whatever spaghetti sauce I have in my fridge) onto the crust, add a small amount of cheese (less than in the photo, at least) and veggies and meat (if you want).
Satisfy cravings with better versions of junk foods Make your own salad dressing. 28 Questions To Ask Yourself Before It’s Too Late. Every once in a while we stop and think about the routines we have fallen into, the lives we have become comfortable with, and the surroundings to which we are accustomed. Sometimes we feel a little lost in the direction we are headed. Sometimes we feel a little stuck. Sometimes we feel like we are not being honest with ourselves and are not living the life we actually want to live if money was not an object. There are so many things we wish we could do but we haven’t come around to doing it. When these doubts or feelings occur, ask yourself these questions to help you determine what you really want out of life, where you are headed, and what you should do.
If not now, then when? To actually sit down and answer all of these questions might be harder than you think. How Pinterest Is Ruining My Life. For those who are unfamiliar with Pinterest, the site allows you to compile nearly anything online into categorized collections called boards, ranging from fashion inspiration to household decorations. If you don’t already use this site, then please do yourself a favor and do not make a profile. With the amount of hours I’ve spent categorizing all the crafting ideas and dessert recipes, I could’ve been doing something productive with my life, like finding the cure for a deadly disease. Or showering. I tell myself I’m only going on for 10 minutes, and 2 hours later I find myself searching up 45 slow cooker recipes. Honestly, I don’t know how it all began.
Seriously — with my Do-It-Yourself artwork right next to my DIY fall decorations to my DIY cardigan, I’m one DIY away from becoming a suburban mother of three. Pencil case? Condom holder? My tears of buying so many damn mason jars? But the worst of all is my exercise board. The Root Of How Others Perceive Us Is How We See Ourselves. As a child, I believed I had the power to make myself invisible when I was afraid to go to sleep. The lights went out and the covers were tightly pulled over my head based upon the premise: if you can’t see me, then I can’t see you. It was fear of the unknown. Seeing spirits or specifically E.T. the most frightening extra terrestrial, which to this day makes me want to hide or carefully open the closet to avoid finding him dressed in my clothes. Then again, I don’t blame him and his beloved playmates for wanting to create his invisibility in fear that he would be harmed if discovered.
Ask yourself, how many times have you physically or metaphorically wanted to hide under the covers or perhaps in the closet so you could be left alone from the harm you feel others cause you? Or perhaps the harm you cause yourself? In adulthood, we have our own subtle tricks of disappearing… Blaming our lack of cell service or shutting off our phones to simulate a dead battery. Now ask yourself: 3 Ways Personal Finance Is Like Dieting And Exercising. I recently attended the LearnVest Live conference in Manhattan.
For those who are unfamiliar, LearnVest is a progressive financial planning company focused on encouraging people to “make progress on their money” (that’s actually their tagline). I’ve followed them online for years now, leveraging their online tools and keeping up with personal finance related articles, so I was excited to attend an event in person. As I strolled into the Chelsea event center on a cold and rainy New York night, I was greeted with wine and snacks and a swarm of about two-thousand other attendees. The event, in its entirety, was essentially part celebration and part kick-starter boot camp for those who were looking to financially shape up. All things considered, it was a refreshing and reassuring atmosphere.
I enjoyed the perks of sipping on wine and getting a professional headshot taken, but I found the keynote speakers and, more importantly, their platforms, to be most intriguing. 1. Organize. 2. 3. 32 Free-Spirited Ways To Seriously Save Money. I’m 25. I want to travel the world, be creative and have endless free time to question my life, watch Netflix and hang out with my friends, but… I live in NYC, one of the most expensive cities in the world. Here are some tactics I’ve practiced in order to save money. They haven’t made me rich, but some have created positive change in my life and all have given me more time to follow my passions. Here they are for Better (+) or Worse (-). 1. . + Tampons’ reputation has long been tarnished by knowledge that they may cause Toxic Shock Syndrome. 2. . + The possibility of traveling when you please without the financial burden of a lease & saving money because you do not have to pay for furniture is a perk of renting furnished.
. - Furniture having bed bugs, uncomfortable mattresses & finding a room with furniture that fits your needs are all complications that arise when subletting a furnished room. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. . + Drip coffee lasts longer as a sip-able drink. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 27 Super-Easy Beauty Tips For Even The Laziest Girls. In preparation for my golden birthday on Nov. 27, I’m being That Girl and expounding my questionable knowledge upon you. Twenty seven years is a long time to live and learn – at least it feels like a long time – and so, without further blabbing, here are 27 of my favorite, super-easy beauty tips and tricks for even the laziest of us. 1. Drink water. Really. I notice a serious difference in my skin and energy when I’m slacking on my water intake. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Dr. Seuss Presents: The Illuminati.
I’m friends with Bey and Jay. So I’d like you to know. Fancy as their life may appear, sometimes it has lows. You see, they’ve got lots of wealth. Already we assume that means they’re happy. Know the honest truth — they usually feel pretty crappy. I’m sure you’ve heard the rumors – they’re in the illuminati. In real, real deep, which is why they’re so ungodly and gaudy. The mysterious secret society, how quick is it growing? So we see these rich celebrities and wonder how they’re such disasters. ‘Bout to go signup myself, just wait, you’ll see. 12 Problems Only Pisces Girls Understand. 1. Being called out for daydreaming all the time. Someone asks you, “You there? You in another world?” Yeah, pretty much.
You don’t mean to space out. It’s just that there are so many more interesting things going on in your head. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Photography Takes You Out Of The Moment. I used to write half truths in my teenage diaries in case they might be discovered. Propped up under my bed covers, I’d write about the popular girls who I’d pretend were my friends, and miss out the stories of the boys who teased me for looking like an oompa loompa the first time I tried to wear fake tan. I was reminded of those sad little journals when I attempted to photograph a Canadian road trip from Banff to Vancouver on my boyfriend’s iPhone last week. I wanted to see if photography was a medium I could enjoy. After all, who ever heard of a travel writer who doesn’t take photos? But I felt awkward asking my boyfriend to pose, vain for getting him to take my picture in an alpine meadow, silly as I photographed oranges at an Okanagan fruit stand while the jolly stall owner laughed at my fumbled attempt to capture the everyday.
A good photographer would have used the camera as a tool for opening up communication with that fruit seller. Bullshit. 7 Incredibly Helpful And Motivational Websites For Students. Before the start of the new school year, you need to find tools, tactics, and resources that will help you memorize loads of information easily. In addition, you also need apps that will help you manage your budget and entire life as a student, as well as helpful resources that will save you when you cannot tackle all academic challenges by yourself.
In the continuation, we will list the most useful websites that all students should know about! 1. Keep Me Out Before you can start handling the new college term, you need to learn how to stay away from social media websites when they are preventing you from being productive. This is a fresh concept that doesn’t block the distracting websites, but warns you when you’re visiting them too often. 2. You absolutely need healthy sleep if you want to stay fresh through all classes and absorb information effectively. 3. Although this website can be a huge time-waster, it still enables you to learn interesting facts on a wide variety of topics. 4. 5 Excuses For Not Traveling, And How To Overcome Them. Everyone is different. This article might not be for you. Or my upcoming pint-sized drill sergeant spiel might be everything you’ve been dying to hear.
Finally, someone’s going to say it. Why aren’t you traveling? Let’s be practical here; let’s make feasible goals. I give you one year to travel. Six months if you’re an over-achiever. It was a Saturday night and I was working until about 11 PM when my friend in Shanghai Facetimed me, drinking gin and tonic from his balcony for a drunken philosophical conversation. He wanted to know WHY NOT NOW? I guess I couldn’t answer his questions because I’ve always been a “why not” kind of girl. All self-discipline aside, it’s really about how much we want something (insert travel), and what we are willing to give up to have what we want (insert travel).
Here’s your five excuses: 1. Really? I gave up my car, my apartment, and a dream career. Fiscal spending is a matter of organization and strategy. 2. I’m joking. You can even add travel to your resume. We Are Born In One Day. We Die In One Day. We Meet The Loves Of Our Lives In One Day. Never Underestimate A Day. No feeling is final, but each moment is.
Your life happens in a day. The only thing that really exists in a life is a day. If you aren’t present, you’re already half dead. There are no cumulative moments, there are only details, there are only days. And we waste most of them. Waste most of them buying clothes for another day, working toward goals that we never fully realize. You won’t remember the days, you’ll remember a few moments within the days. You decide how much that is by how present you choose to be. You don’t know that while you’re choosing to stare at your feet wondering and worrying about another issue that will fix itself in a little bit anyway, you’re missing the person who just crossed your literal (and metaphorical) path. The point is that if you don’t do it today, you won’t do it ever. The point is that we are born in one day.
All you really have are a succession of todays. 15 Vital Things From Your Childhood That You Need To Start Doing Again. 1. Telling people exactly how you feel. One of the reasons I absolutely love children is that they mostly don’t know how to fake how they feel – those are things we learn to do as adults, and it’s very much a shame.
Children also know when you don’t like them and they are not afraid to call you out on it. As adults, ever so often we have to do some performing and pretending just to get through the day or to “keep the peace.” 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 6 Smarter Ways To Manage Your Network. 10 Things I’ve Learned About Living With Chronic Pain. 8 Signs Your Life Is Going In The Right Direction. Who Owns Your Heart? Comparing Past And Present Loves. 30 Smart Jokes You May Have To Think Twice About. 6 Essential Life Lessons I Learned In Nursing School. 11 Amazing Things About Pride Weekend (From A Straight Girl’s Point Of View)
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