Growing up, I never worried about my weight. I was naturally thin and incredibly active. I participated in extracurriculars and spent a lot of time doing physical activities. You can imagine my surprise when I got to college and I started gaining a little bit of weight. And I do mean a little bit. I […]
Author Archives: Tricia Sportsman
Clean makeup products may prove to be a fad, but for now, I’m totally on-board. As a mom to a little girl who observes everything I do, and who will likely learn many daily routine habits from me, I want to show her good examples. I want to show her that we think about what […]
Admittedly, much of this is new for me. While I’ve felt the tug of better choices for a number of years now, it was not until I became a mom that I became so much more aware of my clean beauty product choices. It actually started with pregnancy. I didn’t want to share aluminum from […]
My name is Charlee and I love food with all my heart and like to think of myself as a professional eater. I’m an avid cook and cook practically every night for my family. To me, there is nothing more satisfying than nourishing my family from the inside out. I must admit though, I wasn’t […]
Who hasn’t tried this craze yet? Apparently a lot, it’s all I hear in the health markets and which celebrities have already been doing this for years. I feel like everyone knows about oil pulling by now, if not where have you been?? I first learned of this through a friend who tried it and […]
As a parent of two girls I can sympathize with how much you’re hearing about costumes and candy this time of year. A vast majority of children want to forgo the talk of homework and chores in favor of a fantasy land that is only brought about during the cold months. Costumes and the carefree […]
So I’m sure we have all read little blurbs about what you can do to look “your best” every day. Well, I find that these hair and make up beauty hacks for the tired mom are usually delivered from gorgeous, tanned, 20 somethings. These are the all-natural women who normally don’t need more than a […]
Finding a bra that fits has never been a fun experience for me. My bra shopping experience usually goes something like this… I’m at Target; I walk by the lingerie section as my kids are desperately trying to get to the toy section. Then, I remember that the clasp on the current bra I’m wearing […]
Who am I? My name is Charlene and I’m a recovering perfectionist. I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder last October, when I had decided to step into counseling. At that point in time in my life, I was on the brink of having a nervous breakdown and suffering from anxiety, depression, and an eating disorder. OCPD is characterized by a preoccupation […]
If you are new to FL, you might be looking forward to the dip in temperatures September, in other places, often brings. This is not other places. This is Florida. Instead of looking forward to fall, we are actually gearing up for another season, Summer 2. Don’t panic, we do have Flinter. A coolish-temperate-cold snap-mashup that […]