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What it Feels Like to Quit Drinking Alcohol for 3 Months (After Drinking Almost Daily for Years)
In a word: Enlightening. I did not consider myself an alcoholic, even though I drank wine most nights. Wine with dinner is totally normal. No cause for alarm. I’d pour my first glass when I got home from work or while cooking, and when it was empty, I’d refill it. Some nights it would be […]
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How To Be Grateful When Everything Sucks
In the wake of the two mass shootings over the weekend in the U.S., it’s obvious that everything sucks. These are just the latest violent sprees in this country, where mass shootings happen regularly. Government interventions have been ineffective and the current administration has stoked divisiveness. We are awash with guns and hatred, and it […]
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Wrapping Up the Self-Love Challenge
Last month, I launched the Self-Love Challenge, with the goal of finding something different to love about myself each day in May. Bonus points, I said, if you say them out loud in the mirror. I didn’t say any of them in the mirror. Maybe the first day, like, whispered. But that was it. This […]
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Some Miserable Shit About Aging: Ladies’ Edition
Even though I’m in the middle of the Self-Love Challenge and looking for new lovable things about me to celebrate each day, I am not immune to experiencing Miserable Shit About Aging. Because I am a ladyperson in her mid-40s, this includes all kinds of hormonally induced wonkery that I wish I’d known more about […]
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Self-Love Challenge: Day One
Talking to yourself out loud in the mirror is dorky and embarrassing. The Self-Love Challenge officially begins today — a month of thinking and saying kind things to and about yourself every single day. It’s even more effective if you write down these nice things, so at the end of the month you’ll have a […]
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The Self-Love Challenge is Coming!!
I’m declaring it: The Self-Love Challenge is going down this May. It’s completely free, you don’t have to sign up for anything and no one even has to know you’re playing along. There are no selfies or ice buckets or social media posts required. Yet participation could yield permanent benefits, including lower stress levels, better […]
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Tuesday’s Tiny Tip: The One-Minute Rule
I learned this tip from one of my happiness gurus, bestselling author Gretchen Rubin. This was the very first “try this at home” tip she offered on her “Happier” podcast (which I love), and it’s super simple: Anything task in front of you that can be done in less than a minute, do without delay. […]
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Five Ways to Use Coconut Oil Outside the Kitchen
A salve for the body, inside and out Made from the white “meat” of the coconut, coconut oil is solid at room temperature and great for high-heat cooking, with a bundle of benefits outside the kitchen, too. This pantry staple removes makeup, soothes scrapes and bug bites, heals dry skin and parched strands and even […]
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I bought a three-pound crystal
Because of course I did. I’m not new to crystals, but admittedly most of the ones I own are pocket-sized. I grew up with a mountaineer for a mom, so I learned from a young age to appreciate the beauty of rocks, plus we had lots of cool geodes in the house when I was […]
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Tuesday’s Tiny Tip: Find Your Feet
Try this tip anytime you’re standing somewhere: Feel your feet on the ground. Whenever you are standing, wearing shoes or not, notice your feet Where are they, exactly? Under your hips? Wider? Side by side? Staggered? How is your weight distributed between your two feet? And each foot? Is the weight balanced between toes and […]
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