It should be required law in the United States of America that mothers HAVE to take time for themselves. At least once a month, moms are required to do something special to benefit their peace of mind. Let’s be honest. We deserve it!!
Body By Brooklyn
Clinton Hill is one of those areas of Brooklyn that is insanely hard for me to get to. I have to take THREE trains to get there. (this is what I get for living on the southern tip of the borough!) however, it is completely worth every second of the travel. Body By Brooklyn is the most calming oasis that gives the most awesome and amazing massages a girl can ask for.
In addition to the massage, you can jump in one of the many saunas and jacuzzi. Or just sit by the fireplace and read a book. As you can tell, this place makes me happy.
I got a Swedish massage and the first thing he asked was where my problem areas were. I automatically thought of the 5 miles I ran that morning and said my quads. Upon further investigation however I was tense pretty much everywhere. All the kinks were literally pressed out of me and just like that I felt like a new person! I need to do this every six weeks. I just need to make a standing appt.
Award Nominated Blog
Next month I’ll be speaking on a panel at the Mom 2.0 Summit in Orlando. I’m crazy excited to chat about how I transitioned my knowledge of blogging into a business. If that isn’t enough, I am nominated for an award for Most Engaging Content. I am over the moon with excitement just to be nominated especially because the ladies in my category are incredible!!
Now to find a dress…
Unicorn Shenanigans
So you might have heard of a not so known unicorn drink that Starbucks unveiled a few days ago. My initial reaction was in the following order.
- Wow that is so pretty. Imagine how that would look on the ‘gram!
- Wait–how many colors?
- Where does the coffee go?
- None of this is natural. I’m scared.
I opened up a harmless conversation on the topic on my personal Facebook page. We dissected the drink, nutritional contents etc. done.
The next day however, people were mad.
“THE INTERNET WON’T JUDGE ME AND MY FOOD CHOICES.”
“WHY CAN’T PEOPLE EAT WHAT THEY WANT?!”
“STOP JUDGING MEEEEEEE, LOOK AT ME, I’M DRINKING 18 UNICORN FRAPS AT THE SAME TIMMME JUDGE MEEE!!” (this one really happened)
“WHY DON’T YOU TALK ABOUT {INSERT HOT BUTTON TOPIC HERE} THE WAY YOU TALK ABOUT THIS DRINK?! (because remember, we NOT allowed to be outraged over the minor things and the major things all at the same time)
I find this particularly interesting on so many levels. It’s so insane how far we will go to defend food. It’s food. Just like the legendary Sean Carter said: What you eat don’t make me….poop. I promise if I see you on the street with a unicorn frap I won’t run up on you and scream hysterically “END THE UNICORN” and slap the drink out of your hand. Blue, Pink, White stuff all over both of our shoes. I promise I won’t.
The part that made me happy was that most are looking at the facts before ingesting the latest social media sensation. For the first time in a long time nutrition labels are being circulated openly and freely–for a long time we operated under such a don’t ask don’t tell policy when it came to food–this was a step in the right direction.
I’m pretty sure my reaction was deeply steeped in my recent research of artificial dyes and what they do to your body–to our kids bodies. It goes way beyond the sugar content (which rivals three snicker bars?!) but it’s really about the stuff that makes me question if it really is okay.
Here it is: if you want one get one! I’m not going to tell you what to drink. Spend your $5 and go to town. However, one thing you will NOT do is tell me how to feel about it. Just because someone brings up facts about a drink does not mean it’s a personal attack on what you do with your body. Are we allowed to disagree or nah? I am hardly the food police but again, I think I was predisposed to question the coloring because of my extensive research on dyes and artificial flavors.
Drink up, friends.
Swedish Massages, Award Nominations + Unicorn Shenanigans
