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Quarantine and Quiet
I hope you’re happy, safe and well right now. What’s going on is unprecedented and I hope that I can bring a bit of happiness to an otherwise uncertain time. While I’m not quarantining I am self-isolating as recommended by the Canadian Government after travel for a period of 14 days. This means reducing interactions with people outside my family. I’m in Montreal right now where things have slowly shut down, no more starbucks trips or restaurant reviews for now. There are downsides to self-isolation, hello boredom and a desire to eat all the snacks in my kitchen, as well as an inability to follow my exercise regime because the…
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The Art of Vacationing
Warm sand between your toes, diving into cool blue lagoons, cocktails on the beach, bright sunshine across your skin. These are, to me, the aspects of a perfect vacation, although I would be equally happy on a couch in the springtime or lying in dew-damp grass with chickens around me. This time though I’m experiencing the former, and being ready for a perfect vacation means feeling and looking my best, starting with building a wardrobe. Pack for the vacation you’re going on – don’t pack summer dresses if you’re going skiing – in this case a tropical vacation needs lots of sun dresses, several bathing suits and short shorts I…
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Finding Balance
Work Hard, Play Hard. It’s an age-old adage that promotes a balance between work and pleasure. This balance isn’t always easy, we work hard for the money and sometimes it’s so exhausting that we don’t have time for ourselves. Even rituals like manicures may feel like more of a chore than an actual beauty moment. Finding the balance between working and making time for yourself is critical to your mental health. To start, I wake up a half-hour earlier than I really need to, yes in part because of that call I love getting in the morning but also because it gives me the opportunity to do a little bit…
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New Year New You
The year is 2020, I have just graduated from University and in a mere nine days, I will be 26 which is honestly horrifying because I realize that every year that has gone by I have made a resolution and then 2 weeks later I have gone back to my normal routine. I recently stumbled upon my 2018 list which included things like “do yoga every day” and “become a bad*ss”, sorry 2020 Lauren but you still haven’t done either of those things. So this year I’m changing the narrative: I’m not making a resolution. Instead of an unattainable resolution, I will quite honestly never meet I have decided that…
