Becoming Coco

       Hello Fresh is a meal/cooking delivery kit that I was excited to try. It's one of those boxes where they send you pre-portioned ingredients, with recipe cards and you cook it yourself. I love these types of boxes because they are fun, help you learn cooking skills, let you try new recipes and usually taste amazing!      So why the love/hate relationship? Well, first let me say  this review though stated strongly will be my honest review including what is good, bad and ugly about this service. I actually have a lot of good things to say, which I think is why I sometimes feel like I hate them because some of their tactics and methods just have so much room for improvement that it makes it hard to continue a regularly monthly membership. They are more like a fling you try again every three months.       I have tried 3 separate subscription with them because over the years as I move houses they keep sending me discounts in t...

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*Disclaimer this article is all based on speculation of spectators and fans so take this commentary with a grain of salt. Obviously I don't know these celebrities, but am writing based off what the media and fans are interpreting from out of context clips*  I don’t keep up with celebrities much, but when I heard Justin Bieber, aka the Beebs, aka JB, was married I was like “I’m curious when did this happen?” And while I was searching to get basic details like when and where, what I found was lots of videos about how poorly he treats his wife.  It looks pretty terrible. This video  describes various incidents and details about what people have seen so far, but if you watch the clips of him actually talking to her it’s pretty disgraceful. He acts like a child.  I mean you can’t completely judge what’s truly going on with out of context clips. But still it’s hard to imagine a context where these could be taken as anything less than rude and childlike behavior at the bar...

I tried Stitch Fix and I was pleasantly surprised. Read on for my review, if you’re looking for a quick coupon code, click here to get your first box free and free shipping.   If you aren't aware Stitch Fix is a subscription box that sends 5 stylist selected clothing items to you, as often as you choose, for your trying on and potential purchase.   I loved this outfit ! My short story: I used to love shopping, but at some point I realized I was spending a lot of time finding items and either never finding what I wanted or finding a ton of different items and being overwhelmed by making a decision within my budget. It always ended up with me spending more time or money than I wanted and still feeling like there were better options out there. Then I realized a lot of my money was going to clothes, but I never felt like I had complete outfits to wear! My pieces didn’t match because I would buy them at the mall and go home to remember I don’t really have anything that ...

A letter to the dear one’s who suffer from depression or seemingly unmanageable anger, pain and loneliness. I see you. There is hope. For anyone who has or does or knows someone who has or does suffer from Depression or other mental health disorders I wrote this for you with love. My dear friend, I know how it feels to be angry all the time and you don’t exactly know why. Maybe it’s because the people around you are annoying and hurtful and bringing you down. But deep down you know that’s not the main reason. I know how it feels to feel empty, hollow and sad. To want to be with people, but the second you are with people you just feel annoyed by them. To feel so alone because even though you want to be happy and have friends, you ultimately don’t know how to access the feelings required to be happy and be friendly. I have been there and many times I am there. Trying to love and be loved, but the smallest actions of others sets me off and makes me angry or hurt or annoye...

        Me with my blonde hair finding inner wisdom with the Shaolin Monks at the Shaolin Temple in Luoyang, Henan, China       Too often we look outside ourselves for the answers to our problems. Does this sound like you: Do you find yourself often asking friends, online forums or reading books to get advice and solve your problems, but yet never seeming to get anywhere?  Do you feel like you can't act until you find the magic answer you are looking for?  Maybe you are just procrastinating or stuck because you feel confused about what to do or what is going on deep inside.         Its easy to feel like other humans somehow have more knowledge, wisdom or understanding than we do, but truly the answers you seek are all inside. Now I am all for reading self-help blogs, like this one, books, or even going to a therapist or life coach for help. I highly recommend these things. But there comes a time where ma...

I’m trying to break a habit of perfectionism and it’s really tripping me out because it’s not a simple one step solution. I’m not just trying to be perfect all the time because I’m afraid people won’t like me if I’m not perfect. It’s a mixture of things. So I’m learning about thought patterns of perfectionist.  First, perfectionists have a pattern of looking at things as “all or nothing” (thanks Rachel Luna for pointing this out on her podcast).  If we can’t accomplish the whole task in the timeframe we want or have we may discount the option of doing it in chunks and get discouraged or procrastinate.  One example of this is if you can’t do all the dishes right now because you don’t have time, but you have time to do half the dishes, an all or nothing perfectionist would just put off the whole task.  Or maybe you have a goal at work to get a certain number of tasks done. Let’s say theres 10.  While a non-perfectionist may also not comple...