Fear is

This week was a very big week for my not-s0-little girl. She lost her first tooth. She got to spot the tooth fairy scaling our bannister and was able to follow the trail of fairydust that she had left behind in our backyard. (When she woke up and I showed her the "photo that I had captured" she asked, ...

Revive, Ever After

"My customers say that because of me, I have provided a safe haven for them. My staff and I cheer them on through their trials and tribulations, as well as congratulate them through their successes. A place where they see familiar, smiling faces and hear kind, uplifting words. To buyer and seller, the exchange of the ...

Nicole Miller

otherwise known as "How Becca Got Her Groove Back". (Note: this post addresses some very personal struggles, including the weight loss that I experienced from my PPD. I am fiercely protective of you, my readers, and therefore do not want to be a trigger; if discussions of things like size (no numbers) and body image will ...

Back to School

In thinking of a word to describe how I am feeling this morning, "bittersweet" was the first to come to mind. But, upon looking up the actual definition of the word, I realize that "bittersweet" (which, BY THE BY, is also the name of a poisonous Eurasian woody vine (Solanum dulcamara) of the nightshade family that ...

Confidence

Confidence. It is a word used so often in our vernacular that I almost forget what it means, or, at the very least, I never stop to really and truly contemplate it as a word or concept. But confidence is this huge thing; it is what parents and teachers are supposed to instill in our kids; it is the ...

June #birchbox

I have loved every ounce (especially when they are ounces of anti-aging serums) of my experience of being a Birchbox #Birchblogger. I adore opening my boxes each month and reading and reviewing books before they are officially released as part of the #BirchboxBookClub. This experience falls under the "wellness" portion of this site, as I believe ...

Shade Sunless

(and doing something that scared me). About a month ago, I decided, out of nowhere, really, that I needed a tan. I don't know if it was something about my impending thirtieth birthday or the party that I would be throwing to celebrate, or if I was feeling like I needed a little boost, but I was ...