We all have them. Bad habits that’s so hard to let go off, but isn’t exactly making our lives better. But, it can sometimes be hard to identify what habits are bad, because, well, they are habits. We do them without even thinking about it. Saying “I’ll do it tomorrow” You ever had to do [...]
Tag: Selfcare
Let’s talk stretch marks
I was very much on the fence about this post, but in the end decided to write it. So, let’s get personal. As I’ve mentioned before, I have 2 kids, and while pregnant with both of them I put on a lot of weight. Being pregnant and putting on weight is a bad combination for [...]
My favorite beauty/skin care products
(This is not an advertisement. I have NOT been gifted or sponsored any products. I have bought them all for my own money. I simply enjoy them and want the world to know.)We all have them. The products we keep going back to again and again. In the last half year I’ve gotten a few [...]
Christmas self care
Christmas time means family, partying, decorating and going to about a million social functions at work, school, friends and so on. On top of that we are bombarded with all these expectations about how Christmas should be, our bank account scream bloody murder and the weight is slowly creeping up. So it’s no wonder that [...]
Love yourself challenge
Loving yourself can be hard. We as people have a tendency to focus on the bad when it comes to our own minds and bodies. “My thighs are too big.” “Urgh, why can’t I do this?” “OMG I’m so stupid. What idiot makes a mistake like that?” “I look like shit today.” “I can’t [...]
Motivation
Let's talk about motivation, because motivation is a funny size. You often hear the phrase “I don’t have the motivation…” as an excuse to not do things. I’ve used it way to much myself. But what is motivation other than a kick in the ass? It’s not like motivation appears from thin air. Motivation [...]
Claiming my name
I have previously talked about Claiming my Instagram and Claiming my Style, but today, I’m claiming my name. For years, since I started blogging, I’ve used the name Raven Black. It all came about because I joined an online writing community, and have a name that’s not exactly normal or easy to say in English [...]
I’m gonna cut sugar… again
In January I took the step to cut out sugar for a whole month. Now, I knew it wasn’t going to be easy, and I knew I needed to decide exactly what sugar meant. After some looking around I decided that for me, it was all those empty calorie sugars I wanted to get rid [...]
My top 5 self-care activities
I've been away on an amazing weekend with lots of good food and good company. So I thought it would be nice to talk about my favorite five self-care activities, because it can be hard to go back to normal life after a weekend filled with pampering. Self-care is such an important thing to do, [...]
