This post contains affiliate links. If you click on a link and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission.  Earth Day has come and gone, but that does not mean that you can't continue to celebrate the Earth moving forward! One way that you can practice Earth love year-round is by embracing eco-friendly products. Want to level up? Practice Earth love and self-love at the same time! Say what now? What is "Self-Care?" According to the Oxford Dictionary , self-care can be defined in two ways: The practice of taking action to preserve or improve one's own health, and The practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress. Sound like something you need more of in your life? Looking for ideas for practicing self-care? As we enter May, which is National Mental Health Month, here is a short list of tips to practicing eco-friendly self-care: Go For A Walk I know this so...

It's been a while since my last Tasty Tuesday, so I thought I'd bring it back today! It's not like I haven't been getting my Tuesday snack in, so why not? I'm going to try to get back in the habit of posting these every Tuesday. Please hold me to it, people! I first learned about Bohana Popped Water Lily Seeds from my first ever Expo East . This is a woman-owned company that participated in a BINGO challenge, and they were on my BINGO board, so I paid their booth a visit. And boy, am I glad I did. These snacks are SO GOOD! When I first heard of popped water lily seeds, I thought, that doesn't sound right . I wasn't even sure what it meant, but I knew that it was something I had never heard of before! Of course, once I saw a booth with them, I couldn't stop  seeing booths with them! It's sort of like how I had never heard of oat milk a few years ago, and now it seems like everyone makes oat milk these days. But I digress. There are a ton of h...

I had been talking about starting my own podcast for a while, and I finally did it! It took several friends and colleagues asking, "what do you have to lose?" to inspire me to get my act together and go for it. They were right; the worst that could happen would be that my podcast stinks and that I'm the only person who listens to it! ...

Over my adult life, and in particular the last two-plus years, I have been working to "green "my lifestyle. I have begun transitioning to more clean beauty brands, I've used more sustainable cleaning products at home, and I've worked to reduce my consumption of energy while increasing my recycling and composting efforts. Many of my friends have also taken on greening their lifestyles, and we've shared experiences, best practices, and tools to make transitioning simpler. You can check out these posts to read a sampling of what I've written about how I'm transitioning to a greener lifestyle: How I'm Transitioning to Using Only Natural Beauty Products 9 Things I Learned from Completing an Armpit Detox My Top 5 Must-Have Items from Grove Collaborative Follain on the Brain An Earth Day Challenge Prana Cozy Gear is Everything Now, let's talk about a serious challenge for people who are looking to buy products from brands that support su...

You guys have heard of my #4Kby4PM giveaway, but this month, I'm doing something different; this month, I am joining my friend Tikima  (of Tikima Renee Fitness) for a #5Kby5PM giveaway challenge! We want to challenge everyone to try to get in 5,000 steps by 5pm each day in the month of April. It's more of a challenge this month, as most of us are stuck social distancing in our homes, but that doesn't mean it's impossible! Instead, it means we're going to have to get up and move around a bit more than we might have in the month of March. ...