This post was sponsored by RapidLash as part of an Influencer Activation and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. I’VE BEEN ON A JOURNEY TO GET LONGER- AND FULLER-LOOKING LASHES LIKE THE GLORY THEY ONCE WERE. My eyelashes have always been my “calling card” so to speak when it comes to finding…
IT’S THAT QUESTION I DREAD: “WHAT SHOULD WE HAVE FOR DINNER?”
Or, how it seems to have adapted into, “What’s for dinner?” – insert eye roll emoji here.
Meal planning wasn’t something I ever saw myself doing before having a toddler, and yet it’s become something that massively helps me in my weekly schedule. I am one of those people who loves routine, but doesn’t want to feel like I’m living for my routine if that makes sense (can you tell I’m a Gemini!?). Meal planning always seemed so… involved.
ITS BEEN A SLIGHTLY SLOWER SUMMER FOR GIRLLOVESGLOSS.COM, BUT I’VE BEEN BUSIER THAN EVER.
So what have I been up to, you ask? I went and launched my very own jewelry brand…again.
Ok so I guess I should clarify – before Girl Loves Gloss became a thing, I was a silversmith for 10 years! I created silver, gold and gemstone jewelry that shipped all over the world, and I loved it.
IT’S BEEN A WEIRD, WEIRD WORLD THESE LAST FEW MONTHS FRIENDS. WITH THE START OF A NEW SCHOOL YEAR AMONGST US, HELLOFRESH IS HERE TO GIVE US ALL A LITTLE HELPING HAND.
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FRIENDS, IT’S A WILD TIME FOR OUR WORLD.
A month ago… hell a couple of weeks ago…I thought this whole Corona Virus/Covid-19 was something that would blow over. It “didn’t affect me” and it felt all too safe in my little corner of the world here in Vancouver, Canada.
I was wrong.
Turns out this thing is bigger than any of us ever probably expected, or at least hoped, it would ever be. The local hospital 5 minutes away has had to shut their doors to only emergencies due to outbreak, all parks, recreation and non-essential stores have close.
It’s been hard to not feel like it’s all a bit apocalyptic.
CAN POSITIVITY BE PROBLEMATIC?
I’d reckon that many would automatically answer that positivity is always a good thing, but I would beg to differ. We’re in a world where we’re trying to be more mindful of others (if you’re not, you might be part of the problem, just sayin’). Of course, having a sunny outlook on life is deemed an endearing personality trait, but what if that very thing makes you dismissive of others struggles? I came across the term “toxic positivity” the other day, and it really resonated with me.
SOMETIMES, IT DOESN’T GROW BACK.
Postpartum hair loss, that is; Sometimes it doesn’t all grow back. While I definitely had some hair regrowth after the dreaded postpartum shed, it’s still significantly thinner, two years later. And here’s the thing, I didn’t have a load of hair to begin with, and now it bothers me a bit. So when HairMax offered to partner up with me to test out the LaserBand 82, an at-home medical laser hair regrowth light device that can reverse hair thinning, I was kind of stoked, to say the least! But how does it work? And more importantly, DOES IT WORK?
It happened the other day. I got “you should”-ed by another mother. It’s that moment when another person, well-meaning or not, looks at you and utters those ultimately very unproductive words, “You should “ in reference to your child. I like to call this “should-ing” (yes, that is…