Morning Buzz For Your Mind, Body, and Soul

I constantly find myself saving links to post that travel down my facebook and twitter feeds. The list has become quite long and I often wonder when am I ever really going to come back and read through alllll of those stories. If you feel like you are in the same boat, just know that you can always check here for the essentials. I mean those buzz worthy stories that have absolutely nothing to do with ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians.’ This is where you can find all things awesome that will help you grow your mind, body, and soul. So, let’s get started showing some love to a few pretty awesome people providing stories with a little substance. 

SneakHER Style: We all have our 9-5’s and most of us can’t wear our kicks to work, but what about your side hustle? The job you work on after your corporate days to make way for the future you want. When you have meetings for your freelance work, there are no rules, no one to tell you what you can and cant wear, and what is or isn't appropriate. Read more via CNKDaily.

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6 Simple Ways To Beat The Winter BluesWhen winter hits and it starts getting dark at 4pm, I find myself feeling a little down. I’m not as happy or outgoing, just really not myself. I wasn’t able to put my finger on exactly why I was feeling that way, until I talked to a friend. Then I realized I might be affected with a little bit of the winter blues. Read more via The Write Balance. 

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Natural Homemade Bubble Bath: On my gradual journey towards a healthier lifestyle, I’ve been slowly eliminating products with harsh chemicals from our home and replacing them with homemade versions. If you’re a regular reader here, you know I am stingy with my time and money so I’ve only made the switch when it’s easy and affordable to make products myself rather than buy the store version. For examples, check out my Homemade Beauty Products  and Homemade Cleaning Solutions. In the winter, I like to take a nice, hot bubble bath to relax and warm up from the freezing weather outside. Have you read the ingredient label on store-bought bubble bath? Here’s what mine said: Water, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Sodium Chloride, Cocamidopropylamine Oxide, and 6 more ingredients equally long and difficult to pronounce. I did some research to see if it would be difficult to make my own and discovered that most natural homemade bubble bath recipes only need 3 ingredients! Read more via The WonderMom Wannabe. 

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