Becoming Coco

Truth time: Has anyone ever told you that planning a wedding is one of the most stressful and challenging endeavors you will ever endure? I think supposedly the actual wedding day is cool, but I cannot say from experience. I trust that those who told me their wedding day was magical and great were being truthful. However , it just occurred to me that no one ever warned me how much planning a wedding will consume, disrupt and stress up your life.  Either my friends who got married in the past are way better at managing stress and high volume of tasks than me or they were holding some of it in. I'm going to go with the latter.  I commend you past and future brides for the amount of work you go through and how you gracefully respond to others constant questions about "how is wedding planning going?" You girls are angels.  But it was never my style to be graceful. I have no filter and no shame, so I am told. So just so EVERYONE knows , if you haven't done it yourselves

I found True & Co from an ad on Facebook and it really was a neat little find. It's a bra and Lingere site that is designed to make bra shopping more custom tailored and successful. I really liked the concept, but it's customer service is lacking in ways that force me to give this service a 2 out of 5. The good: It's super convenient and innovative! You simply take a quiz about all your bra struggles and desires and they automatically pair you with bras designed to fit your needs.  For example if you have trouble with bra overhang or overly right straps, they look for bras that solve those specific issues. They even suggest different sizes for each bra based on the fit of that particular bra. You may be a 34 B in Calvin Klein, but a 32 C in Night Out, and they give you those suggestions.  Having a way to customize your bra search to your needs is very comforting. (Classy box it all comes in) It's also really convenient because you don't have to go to the stor

After a good friend of mine suggested this topic to me, I thought for a while where to begin, then I procrastinated and finally late one night it hit me. If you have never really tried eating healthy before how should you begin? Replacements! What if you aren't a health-conscious eater, but you want to be? Maybe you never have been successful with dieting or you haven't had the desire to and now you think it's time to get healthy. You may want to eventually go all out, but you're new to this and you need to start small.  The easiest way to start is with the simple act of replacing. This means slowly switching out your current food and life choices for slightly more healthy versions one-by-one until you reach your health goals. It may seem simple, but too many people try to start being healthy by going straight for the latest diet or trying to change everything at once. We are bombarded by all the latest health claims and diet fads. Many of us get overwhelmed and guil

Today I'm going to show you how to get the best quality make up for the cheapest prices.  (My look with some of the products I'll show you)  If you haven't kept up on make up trends of late, or haven't been to the mall to see new stores such as "Skin Food" pop up, then you may not be aware that Korean make up is all the rage right now. Korean make up is very high-quality, uses a lot of natural ingredients, and works just as good as the kind of make up you expect to find at a high class department store. (On the left: Benefit's tint from Sephora costs $22, right: Korean brand Peripera's tint costs $5 +shipping ) (Left: my plain lips, right: Benefit tint after two applications ) (Left: Peripera's Cherry Juice tint water one application, right: still benefit) (So you can see for the price it's very good quality, it stands out more than my favorite tint from benefit! Though I probably will still use benefits brand for my cheeks, the Peripera's

Ok here's how I made a delicious burger Step 1 Materials:   1.Sam's Choice Black angus Beef Patties Bacon & Aged cheddar     2. Sliced sharp cheddar cheese  3. Thick sliced bacon 4. Whole Wheat Hamburger Buns Those are the essentials now here are the extras:   5. Tomato 6. White or yellow onion 7. Spinach 8. Chili pepper, Jalapeño or Anaheim pepper (for spice)  9. Desired condiments : ketchup, mayo and ranch dip are my favs 10. Spices : parsley salt, thyme, rosemary and garlic salt is what I use  Step 2:  Cook the burger surrounded by the bacon to give it extra flavor  Tip: save the bacon grease in a jar for cooking the onions in too.  Step 3: take bacon out when it's your desired texture , it cooks faster than the burger. Set aside Step 4: Prepare onions, tomato and pepper by slicing them to your desired size for toppings. Step 5: if you like grilled onions add them to a pan, put a tsp of the saved bacon grease and cook those to your desired texture.  I like to dice

Lavender! Not just for macaroons (Though if you want to make these too go here- http://www.diaryofamadhausfrau.com/2011/08/lavender-macarons-with-orchid.html?m=1) This isn't going to be any longer than needs to be because it's quite simple. Step one : make a pot of coffee using keurig or whatever you use  Step two : get dried lavender leaves or some form of lavender tea and put it in a coffee filter  ( how much you use depends on your coffee, generally 2 teaspoons per 6 ounces of water is what is called for looseleaf tea- but I use 1 tablespoon/6 oz) Step Three: place the coffee filter filled with lavender leaves in to your coffee ,  (tip: you want to secure the filter at the top by wrapping a rubber band around it) Step four: take out the lavender leaves after two minutes Bam! You now have Lavender infused coffee that tastes delicious- add cream and sugar or whatever you usually do to coffee,  unless you usually add peppermint flavored

Found this interesting factoid in an article about gummy vitamins: "The people who take multivitamins are often the ones who need them the least — healthy adults who are already concerned with wellness and most likely reach their daily allotment of most vitamins and minerals just by eating a fairly nutritious diet " - http://greatist.com/health/gummy-vitamins-for-adults So do most of us even need to take vitamin supplements?  40% of the adult population report to take a multi-vitamin daily, but do they really need to? Are they wasting time, money or even possibly harming themselves?  Some experts say it's ok, some say it could kill you. Read on. I did some research and here is who  should  take vitamins: - College students who most likely are not able to eat a well balanced diet - Pregnant women, prenatal a obviously and these women more than any should get specific advice from their doctor on what to take - Alcoholics, for whatever reason they really need folic acid 

I found this great article where a woman shares her experience about "losing" herself in relationships. It made me think. We all want to "lose" ourself in that metaphorical way in the euphoric feeling of love. We love swooning over a new relationship. However, one thing we must guard against is losing who we are in that relationship. I don't know what it's like for men, but I assume they too can have this problem. As a woman I definitely have struggled with this in the past. I have changed or stifled parts of myself in relationships, not just with men, but with friends as well. I never did it intentionally it just happened when I wanted acceptance and certain parts of me weren't accepted. That's a horrible way to conduct relationships and I'm glad I eventually realized it.  However, even if you are not prone to unhealthily changing yourself in a relationship, there is still a certain challenge in balancing one's independence and dependence