My Top Tips for Staying Healthy During Cold and Flu Season

My Top Tips for Staying Healthy During Cold and Flu Season

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #TeaProudly #CollectiveBias It’s that time of the year! And no, I don’t mean Christmas- for once. I’m talking about the dreaded cold and flu season. Today, I want to talk about how I stay healthy and on top of my game as a work at home mom. Granted, I can’t be 100% immune from a cold or the flu but I can take steps to ensure that I’m staying healthy during cold and flu season. The flu is an inconvenient illness that can be a drain on your work and your social life. It is best avoided if at all possible. Flu prevention can be difficult. The germs…

Tips for How to Deal with Joint Pain as You Get Older

Tips for How to Deal with Joint Pain as You Get Older

This post was sponsored by DePuy Synthes as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central, however all opinions expressed in my post are my own. I’ve never been what you would call a “flexible” person when it comes to bendability. I mean, I’m just finally reaching the point where I can touch my toes when I bend over. But that doesn’t keep me from trying some sort of exercise. Still, I have to recognize that as I get older, my body will let me know when to stop. One of the ways that it likes to do this? I am currently dealing with increasing hip and joint pain. Yes, I am a millennial (on the older spectrum) but that doesn’t mean I’m immune to getting…

6 Easy Lifestyle Hacks to Help with Weight Loss

6 Easy Lifestyle Hacks to Help with Weight Loss

Ever since my third child was born, I’ve had an on and off struggle with my weight. I say on and off because I’ve finally reached a point in my life where I’m comfortable with my body image. This was something that I had struggled with through my teens and through my twenties. My self esteem was a wreck and I had a pretty messed up view of how I was supposed to look. Once I got comfortable with that though, it was easier for me to accept that I had gained weight. For one, I was finally in my optimal weight area. But then I started to gain more weight. And, according to the BMI chart at the doctor’s office, I was borderline overweight….