Make an Easy sugar scrub at home Making an easy sugar scrub is so simple and cost effective you will wonder why you never did it before! You just need a few materials that you probably already have laying around the house. It’s so nice to go to a spa or buy pricey scrubs, but you…
Biodegradable shampoo and soap As I am preparing to head down to Costa Rica to volunteer with sea turtles at La Tortuga Feliz, they recommend that we bring biodegradable shampoo and soap. There is not a filtration system, so all of the soap and water we use for our showers and clothes washing flows right back…
What to pack for a beach vacation Summer is right around the corner, and now is a perfect time to refresh your summer packing lists for beach vacations! Pack for a beach vacation quickly and easily with a few of my top items. I grew up in Delaware just a short drive to Rehoboth Beach,…
Amazon Wedding Registry My thoughts on using the Amazon wedding registry for our wedding in Boston. Photo credit: Robert Torres Our wedding is coming up in a few weeks and I struggled with where we should set up our registry. We wanted to keep it pretty small and lean since we already live together and…
L’Oreal Paris Colour Riche Shine Lipstick Review. Four Moisturizing Lipstick Shades Reviewed: L’Oreal Paris Colour Riche Shine Lipstick Review – my thoughts about their moisturizing lipstick. I am always looking for “the perfect lipstick,” but I feel like I can never get it quite right. I have fair skin, but because I am about half…
I just discovered Ebates a week ago and holy hell, where has this been my whole life??? You can earn cold, hard cash back just for shopping like you always do. You can use Ebates to save money left and right! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, which means we may receive a commission…
One month after hip labral tear surgery It has been four weeks to the day since my hip labral tear surgery, and I am happy to say I’ve been doing great! The first two weeks were probably the most difficult. Not necessarily because I was in a lot of pain, but because it was a…
I mean, does the title say it all? I’ve been doing really well this week but my mom drove us to Whole Foods (.25 of a mile away). I tried to walk around the store, but left in a lot of pain and very tired after my hip labral tear surgery. I thought it would…
Updates after my hip labral tear surgery I am 5 days post-surgery and things have been pretty good for the most part. I stopped taking the strong pain medications since they were giving me a bad headache. I switched to Aleve for 2 days, but have really not needed to take much in the way…
My hip labrum surgery update Hi all! I had my first hip labrum surgery today (the other side will need to be done in a few months). Read about my diagnosis here and how I prepared my home for post surgical comfort here. Overall, today’s surgery went very well. I checked in to the surgical…
