Two weeks ago, I wrote about my struggle with alcohol, my rock bottom moment, and my five months of sobriety. While it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster, there have been many things that have helped me stay sober since I first hopped on this ride in April. For me, staying sober has required three…
I will be eight months sober this week. I’m determined to make it to one year sober, and I can’t help but thank non-alcoholic beers for all of my success thus far. Truthfully, I really don’t think I would have been able to make it to eight months without the help of all the non-alcoholic…
I’ve been dealing with hormonal acne for what feels like 300 years. After spending the last two years trying to cure it naturally, I finally decided to take a low dose of spironolactone, a potassium-sparing diuretic. I take one 25 mg pill every evening before I go to bed, which has worked wonders for my…
Although I’ve recently resorted to spironolactone to help control my hormonal acne, there were multiple vitamins and mineral supplements I tried to help keep breakouts at bay and control oil production. Some were definitely helpful, while others were truly, truly disastrous (looking at you, vitamin B12). Unfortunately for me, taking specific vitamins (and adhering to…
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I spend a decent amount of time traveling via airplane. My parents live in Texas, my brother lives in Los Angeles, I travel for work, and I also enjoy hopping on a flight for a vacation or two every now and then. Because I am a bit of a nervous flier, I always like to…
While many recipes call for common dairy products, like melted butter and heavy whipping cream, these days, grocery stores sell many dairy and lactose-free alternatives. I myself started my dairy-free journey about five or six years ago and have tried many dairy-free products on the market — some much better than others. My favorite blogger…
If there’s anything I’ve learned in the last decade, it’s that I can forget about a sound night of sleep if my anxiety is acting up in the slightest. When I’m really struggling to get some rest, I like to turn on some bedtime stories or fairy tales for adults to fall asleep to, which…