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Celebrating Female Entrepreneurship on International Women’s Day

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the remarkable achievements and contributions of women around the world. Today and every day should be like this!

I love being a woman, I love being a wife and a mother, and I love raising a strong daughter. I still have many role models who have come before me (including my mom) who have taught me and many others how to be a strong woman. Kudos to all of them!

I thought today would be the perfect day to spotlight one of my favorite brands founded by two women that I am grateful to work with as a content creator. 

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I Am Loving My New Invisalign Smile

Invisalign journey review

Are you considering Invisalign in 2023? Do you know someone who is considering it? Or, maybe you just started your Invisalign journey. I am sharing all my tips and tricks here.

I had my Invisalign trays for six months in total. As I shared with you all when I started my Invisalign journey, I have never had braces before, so I was not really sure what I was getting myself into.

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Health Is Wealth in 2022

Health Is Wealth in 2022

Happy New Year!

If the past 22 months have taught us anything, it’s that HEALTH is really our top priority. So here we are at the start of 2022, and we find ourselves once again trying to stay healthy. Like so many of you, Covid has hit our house recently. So I thought it would be the right time to share some of our favorite ways to build up our immune systems in the winter months when the sick season hits here in Connecticut. 

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Self-Care That Makes You Happy

best beauty products november 2021

Top Five List

Self-care is on everyone’s minds these days, and I think we’d all agree we all deserve to unwind a bit. It’s safe to say that the world has really put us through the wringer over the last couple of years.

Here are my top five self-care ideas that always make me happy, so I hope this list will make you happy. Some of these also make great holiday gifts too.

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Hats off to Summer 2021

summer hats 2021

Having skin cancer means learning about safe sun protection the hard way. I wish I had done some things differently in my younger years, but here we are. One thing that really helps protect us from the sun is wearing a hat. My amazing dermatologist at Yale, Dr. David Leffell, advises wearing a wide brim hat.

Here are a few of my favorites hats that I will be wearing on repeat all summer long.

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Going on Vacation this Summer? Try Something New!

summer vacation 2018

Are you a creature of habit? Well I am. I love a routine, a habit, the same stuff, the same places, the same people, and my comfort zone!

In our family’s case, we always go to Cape Cod in the summer for our family vacation. I mean after all, I have been going to Cape Cod since I was a little girl. We all love it there, and it is such a special place for us in New England. Why would we go anywhere else? It is so tempting for me to default to the same summer vacation spot each year, but this summer we decided we are going to change it up. Yes, we really are trying something new and going somewhere we have never been before.

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The Good Stuff: Nina Sits Down with the Owner of Type A Deodorant

Type A Deodorant review

As you all know by now, I am always trying to make safer choices for myself and my family whenever possible. But let’s be honest, these switches have to be easy and they have to work.

In my quest to find a safer, healthier deodorant, I have tried several different ones. This is tricky because I work out every single day, which means the deodorant I use has to stand up to my workouts. While I have had moderate success with some of these safer brands, I have not been 100% satisfied. And as we wait for Beautycounter to launch a safe deodorant (we hope soon), I have finally found a new option that I love, and it’s working great for me! Plus, it does NOT stain my clothes.

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