Fashion, Feminism, Fun Stuff, Lifestyle
Just Strong is a women’s athletic wear company and lifestyle brand. They make leggings, tops, tanks, sports bras, as well as accessories and supplements. I joined this company as a brand ambassador because I had been thinking about trying to get into better shape and was looking for some new athletic clothing that would fit my postpartum body. Just Strong …
Anxiety, Depression, Lifestyle, Mental Illness
What is a mental health crisis kit? It’s a collection of items packed together that can help you through a personal crisis. They can be as simple, small, extravagant, or as big as you like. Every person struggles with their mental illness in a different way, so everyone will have a different kit that is personalized to them. Today I …
Fun Stuff
These have been a very hard few months for almost everyone. The rapid spread of the Covid19 pandemic has turned all of our lives upside down. It has a lot of us staying home to help stop the spread, and other essential/frontline workers out working their tails off to keep the communities going and saving lives. When you haven’t been …
Depression, Mental Illness
One of the hardest things for me to do is ask for help. I even have a hard time accepting it when it’s offered. This is especially true when it’s related to my mental health. It’s really silly when you think about it. If I sprained a wrist or became very ill, I wouldn’t have a problem going to the …
Anxiety, Mental Illness
Falling asleep is one of the biggest challenges faced by people who deal with anxiety. When your body is in fight or flight mode, it’s really hard to relax and get comfortable enough to sleep. When you mix that with racing thoughts about your worries, plans, ideas, and embarrassing things that happened 8 years ago, it can be next to …
Babies and Children, Lifestyle, Parenting
I had thought about cloth diapering long before becoming pregnant with Cassidy. I was a vendor at The Baby Show in Toronto a few times and once I was across the aisle from the AppleCheeks booth. I had overheard a lot of what they were telling people about cloth diapers and it sounded a lot easier than I thought it …
Anxiety, Pregnancy
I’ve struggled with anxiety for most of my life. I don’t remember a time that anxiety wasn’t a part of my life. Most of the time it’s handle-able, but there have been many times in my life that it has been completely debilitating. My biggest cause of anxiety has always come from “medical stuff.” Needles, IVs, procedures, blood pressure machines, …
This Easter is going to be especially difficult for most of us. Not being able to spend it with family is truly heartbreaking. Perhaps when this is all over, families can get together to have a belated Easter celebration. A handmade gift is a great way to share your love with them when you get the chance. I made this …
General, Lifestyle
You know the recommendations for social distancing, you know about the virus, but you’re not worried. Even knowing that the longer it takes for everyone to comply with social distancing, the longer we will have to do it, doesn’t really phase you. So what if the government eventually makes it mandatory to stay inside because of all of us not …
Lifestyle
If you’re like me making time for exercise is really hard. Sometimes it’s really hard to motivate yourself to exercise in the first place. Especially if you have to leave your home to go to a gym. Even in my last apartment when there was a gym just one floor below me, it was really hard to make myself go. …