Life
Talks about body image, wellness tips and tricks, goal setting, self-care, my journey and other life bits
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Transformative & Motivational Books
In March I went a little crazy on Amazon and purchased several new books to add to my collection. Some were cookbooks but most of them are books I find to be motivational, transformative, and inspiring. As I was adding them to my book shelf I noticed that my collection of these types of books has grown so much in the last few years. Within that time I have been reading everything I can about learning to love yourself, taking control of your life, embracing change, letting go of things that are out of your control, and just being an all around badass boss babe! I have loved reading other…
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March Favorites
I watch favorites videos on YouTube all the time and I love seeing what people are loving from month to month. With this being my first favorite’s post I think it’s kind of a short list but here is what I have really been loving this month! SacconeJoly’s YouTube Channel I’ll be honest…I’ve been loving this for a long time now and I just need to share it with EVERYONE!!! It’s a vlog channel featuring this cute little family who live in the UK. They have two adorable kids with one more on the way. I can’t get enough of them and can sometimes find myself watching their past videos…
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Dealing with Stress
Have you ever had one of those days when you wake up thinking about every single thing you have to do on your seemingly never ending to do list? Have you gone to work where the to do list there seems to be getting longer by the minute and there are a million things that need to be done that day but there just aren’t enough hours? And finally you end up rage-crying (it’s a thing!) for 15 minutes at home that evening, taking out all that frustration on the person closest to you…it happens and it’s happened. I know all too well about feeling like there are a ton…
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My Bath Time Essentials
Follow my blog with Bloglovin When learning to live a happy and balanced life it is important to take some time out for yourself. One of my favorite ways to have “me” time is to take a relaxing bath. I’m not just talking about some water in a tub, I create a spa like atmosphere that leaves me feeling relaxed and refreshed. I light candles, add bubbles, turn on fairy lights…the whole nine yards! I find that being alone for an hour every now and then allows me to let go of a lot of the pent up anxiety or stress I may be harboring. I can zone out to…
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Finding Your Exercise and Sticking to it
Over the years I have tried a ton of different types of exercise. I have tried everything from swimming, dance aerobics, yoga, Zumba (I have absolutely no rhythm), hiking, at home workout videos, and then there was that time I considered myself to be a runner which was short lived. Something that I have learned along the way is that variety and consistency go hand in hand, at least for me! I know that in order for me to stay consistent with my workouts, I absolutely must have variety. In fact, if I could give one piece of advice to someone who is trying to find an exercise program…
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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Usually I don’t consider myself great at reviewing books but there are times when I can’t get a book out of my head and I have to tell people about it and The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins is one of those books! One of my goals this year is to read a book a month and my pick for February did not disappoint! I also am very aware that I am probably late to this party but it’s better late than never! And since I am not good at giving a synopsis, I borrowed this from the author’s website: EVERY DAY THE SAME Rachel takes the same commuter…
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How to Stay Motivated — Finding Inspiration
There are some days where I find it really hard to get my butt in gear and get a workout in, other days I can’t be bothered to pack my lunch for the next day or any healthy snacks and I end up ordering something to go that is marginally less good for me. Some days I feel like my life is never going to go anywhere (melodramatic much?!). There was a time that I would let these days turn into a week and sometimes…months (eek!). My motivation was extremely lacking and as the days went by I would get more and more hopeless because obviously I was so far gone…
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2017 Goals
I know it’s no longer January (we’re actually in the third month of the year) but I don’t see anything wrong with reminding myself frequently of the goals I have set for myself this year. Like the majority of people who set resolutions for themselves, I have found it difficult in years past to stick to them. I have been very good at setting vague resolutions with no real way to measure success or failure and eventually I just put them to the wayside and forget about them completely. This year I have tried setting measurable goals in an attempt to motivate myself to stick with it and work hard…
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Hello world!!!
Where do I start? I think I’ve been planning a blog like this for the last 3 or 4 years. I have been reading blogs for what feels like forever and it has always been something I have wanted to do myself. By day I am a Customer Service-Receptionist for a reputable shipping company and by night I plan to share all the things that make me happy in my new little corner of the internet. Learning to Bloom is a lifestyle blog and will cover topics like my health and fitness journey, navigating my kitchen to make yummy healthy (sometimes not) recipes, harnessing my creativity into some DIY projects,…
