Posts

Homemade Honey Beauty Recipes

Honey Cleansing Scrub Mix 1 Tablespoon of honey with 2 Tablespoons of finely ground almonds and ½ teaspoon lemon juice. Rub gently onto the face. Rinse off with warm water. Firming Face Mask Whisk together 1 Tablespoon honey, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoon glycerin (available at drug and beauty stores) and enough flour to form a paste (approximately ¼ cup). Smooth over face and throat. Leave on 10 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. Smoothing Skin Lotion Mix 1 teaspoon honey with 1 teaspoon vegetable oil and ¼ teaspoon lemon juice. Rub into hands, elbows, heels and anywhere that feels dry. Leave on 10 minutes. Rinse off with water. Skin Softening Bath Add ¼ cup honey to bath water for a fragrant, silky bath. Hair Shine Stir 1 teaspoon honey into 4 cups (1 quart) of warm water. Blondes may wish to add a squeeze of lemon. After shampooing, pour the mixture through hair. Do not rinse out. Dry as normal.

Seven Years Later

Image
I have been blogging for seven years!!!!!  January 7th will be my seven year anniversary on blogger. So much as changed in seven years. Some of the people that I have started with in the community are no longer here. The nature of the blogging landscape has changed. Mom bloggers are now mom entrepreneurs. I am so happy for this.  I have grown tremendously over the seven years.  One thing that stood out for me is that over the last seven years, is that blogging gave me a voice when I thought I had none.  This was the space I felt like I could be me and a community of strangers totally understood and accepted me. This was the place that helped me through my depression. This is the place that I dreamed and dared to create a new life. If you are reading this blog now I want to take a second to thank you. Thank you for joining me on my journey. 

Kick Starting January

Image
Happy New Year Everyone!!!!! So I am kicking starting my new year by fusing the planner girl in me with all of my goals to change my life. So, while I was planning my January monthly spread in my personal planner I came up with the idea to create a challenge for each week of January. The challenges are broken down as such: Week 1     The Blog It Challenge Week 2     The Positive Mind Challenge Week 3     You Can Do It Challenge Week 4     Journal It Challenge All of these challenges can be linked to your goals or resolutions that you made at the end of December.  This week I have started The Blog It Challenge. This challenge is good for me because I have not been blogging consistently on this blog. Plus, it is reminding me why I started blogging in the first place.    I hope you you try one of my challenges or create a couple of challenges of your own. I would love to hear about your experiences. Leave a comment below and I will definitely stop by you

Why I Dont Make Resolutions

Image
I don't make resolutions because I don't keep them. That is it! Thinking back, I have never keep a New Year's Resolution; however, throughout my 20's I have always made them. Instead of making resolutions, sit and plan for your year. Map out your major goals and your sub- goals. Chart how you are going to accomplish these goals. Actually, get up and work on accomplishing your goals. Vision board your goals, dreams and aspirations. Never give up even if you feel like you cannot make it.

16 Things I learnt in 2016

Image
One of my favourite YouTuber did a video post entitled '16 things I learnt in 2016'. This video inspired me to write this blog post. Here are  sixteen (16) things I learnt in 2016 that changed my year. Leave a comment below telling me some of the things you learnt in 2016. 1) Be Positive I have learnt how powerful positive thinking can be. I always thought I was a pretty positive person; however 2016 taught me that I harboured a number of negative thoughts in my mind that held me back from achieving greatness.So, everyday I try my best to project the thoughts that I want to materialise in my life. It is a work in progress but my life has improved as a result of positive thinking. 2) Change is Good I have said this countless times. I fear change. I like the certainty that comes from familiarity. However, in 2016 I changed jobs, friendships and relationships and now I understand that in order to grow and improve you have to make changes to your overall life. 3)Vision

5 Tips for Dealing with Holiday Stress

Image
By the time you read this post I would have started my holiday road trip. The first road trip I took was in summer and it was great!!! You can check out pictures from this road trip on Instagram at  #lionheartroadtrip2016 . For daily updates on the upcoming trip, you can follow me on Instagram at Lionheartweekender  . Blogmas Days 11-12 One way I deal with my holiday stress is to take a vacation. However, here are five other tips to help you deal with holiday stress. Avoid Traffic/ Conduct Business Early One of the most stressful things during the holiday is traffic. You can deal with traffic in one or two ways: first, you can choose not to go out or you can conduct any errands earlier in the day. Lunch time or evenings are the worst time to head on the road. So, consider the traffic situation before leaving home. No Last Minute Shopping Do not shop last minute. Last minute shopping is one of the most stressful thing you can do during the holidays. This is due to th

Creating the Ultimate Girl Squad

Image
Blogmas - Day 3 S quads are the new hit thing among the millennial. Being a child of the 90's I did not get the whole squad trend or maybe I could just be weird (LOL). Seriously though, I have analysed the concept and now I can see the merit in having a squad. Now, let me break it down for you. A squad is a group of common friends that you have, that you hang out together at the same time. Now I think about it, I remember Carrie and the girls from Sex and the City. Those girls would be the ultimate 90’s girl squad. With that in mind, girl squads can be great if you have the right type of squad. So, today I am going to lay the ground work of how to create the ultimate girl squad. In creating my Ultimate Girl Squad I have painstakingly compiled five types of girls who would comprise the squad. These girls are (but are limited to): Xena Warrior Princess At the top of the list, I have Xena Warrior Princess type of girl. This girl is a bad*ss.  She is strong, fi