Category: advice

  • Sugar and Spice, It’s Time To Get Something Nice

    Sugar and Spice, It’s Time To Get Something Nice

    It’s officially autumn, and the leaves are about to start falling. Which means it’s officially time to get a fall boo. Hot girl summer is over, loves. I know it was a fun time; however, it is time to start looking for someone who can keep you cozy at night. Beyonce told us to be…

  • Dangers Of Underage Cosmetic Surgery: Under-18s Flock to Wales after England Bans The Practice

    Dangers Of Underage Cosmetic Surgery: Under-18s Flock to Wales after England Bans The Practice

    Today, the pressure to conform to beauty standards has reached alarming levels, especially for young women.  Teenagers growing up in Generation Z are particularly vulnerable to developing appearance dissatisfaction and low self-esteem. This is exacerbated by the constant exposure to media portrayals of artificial beauty ideals and the influence of social media influencers. As a…

  • Finding My Own Definition Of Being Beautiful

    Finding My Own Definition Of Being Beautiful

    I’m sitting on a beach in a chair, feeling the ocean breeze the sand beneath my toes, and I can smell salt water, and it’s the perfect summer day. But I have often wondered what it might be like to live under the sea like a mermaid. Maybe I would be a sea turtle and…

  • Life From A Teenager’s Mind

    Life From A Teenager’s Mind

    This is not an article that you were hoping it would be; rather, it’s like a diary entry that most of us can relate to. Confused, engulfed with emotions, indecisive, recession or what we can; depression are some common problems among everyone. What differs is that some have more and some face less of these…

  • Making Life A 2 Percent Problem

    Making Life A 2 Percent Problem

    In my early twenties, a friend of mine who is ten years older than me said, “It’s either a 98% problem or a 2% problem.” At the time, I didn’t fully appreciate the years of wisdom she had just bestowed upon me as I didn’t fully understand. Fast forward to my late thirties, and the…

  • Pushing Past Limitations And Fears

    Pushing Past Limitations And Fears

    Fear, self-doubt, and limited beliefs are a stifling combination that keeps one bound to the endless possibilities that await beyond the mind’s eye. Often, it is too hard to see beyond what we live day in and day out.  Our beliefs about what we can achieve start at a young age because of what parents,…

  • How To Be Happy After Graduating

    How To Be Happy After Graduating

    Today, my former boarding school roommate asked me why I was packing my bags and going to Bucharest, Romania, for two months. “That’s so random!” she said in her voice message, betraying the curiosity in her voice and a tinge of concern. After all, she’s the one who always wanted to leave our home country…

  • Finding Out What Makes Me Happy

    Finding Out What Makes Me Happy

    I’ll start with a disclaimer: I’m genuinely content and grateful for my current roles as a wife, mom, and Realtor. I wouldn’t change my family life for anything. However, there are moments when I realize I’ve forgotten what makes me, Ranice, happy. This happens because I dedicate myself entirely to my husband and children. Here’s…

  • Break Up, But Not Make Up

    Break Up, But Not Make Up

    Let’s do it, let’s talk about it. Let’s talk about breaking up. For the most part, we have all experienced a breakup. We have either been the ones breaking it off or the ones seeking homage in our rooms from being dumped. This experience is horrible but you will make it through. I just experienced…

  • Authenticity

    Authenticity

    It is through your truths, your valued authentic self, that you will live life to the fullest. This is not about impressing your neighbor or bending someone else’s ideology to fit into your perspective, but to shine so bright that others only see you as your true self. It is in the moments we are…