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My Best Tools for Self Improvement

My Best Tools for Self Improvement

Buongiorno! If you’ve been reading my blog lately, you’ll know that I’m on quite the self-help kick these days.  I’ve always loved reading/learning/practicing all things “self improvement,” but in the last couple months I’ve kicked things into high gear.  I have a bunch of tools and practices that help me feel inspired every day to go for it and I’m feeling really positive going into this new year thanks in large part to a bunch of these new resources. I…

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How I Stay Motivated to Eat Healthy

How I Stay Motivated to Eat Healthy

Buongiorno amici! Longtime readers and friends of mine will know that I’ve always been into healthy eating and living.  I’ve had different periods of rigidity (that I’ve set for myself) as it pertains to diet, but now I’ve more or less settled on eating mostly plant-based while indulging when I need/want to.  I’ve recently been rereading and listening to some health information that has reminded me of the importance of staying on this track.  I thought it was a perfect…

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Soul Food 18 :: When the Inspiration Runs Dry

Soul Food 18 :: When the Inspiration Runs Dry

Ciaooo! Like always, I write about different phases/moments I’m going through in my life and lately I’ve found myself in a period of gathering tons of information to inspire and motivate myself both personally and professionally.  To clarify, I don’t mean “inspiration running dry” in the sense of losing motivation to blog or write.  I mean the bigger feeling when you are just kind of passing through your day to day not feeling particularly motivated to do new things, think…

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Must Reads For Girl Bosses

Must Reads For Girl Bosses

I will be frank with everyone here and say that I have never been a “reader.”  It’s not something I’m particularly proud of, as I know reading is a very valuable tool for acquiring new vocabulary and expanding upon writing skills but I’ve just never been able to find fun in it.  My theory is that years of required reading of boring *classics* in school ruined any passion I could have ever previously held for the hobby. I had only…

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5 Ways To Lift Your Mood :)

5 Ways To Lift Your Mood :)

Hello everyone! <3 I figured this is a topic that just about everyone can relate to, so what better for a mid-week post than suggestions for how to brighten your mood when you’re feeling low? Even when you try to live moment to moment, you still sometimes need to pull yourself out of a sad or difficult one from time to time.  It doesn’t hurt to have a little toolbox of tricks to refer to to get yourself back on the…

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