Let the road trip planning begin!! Road Trip Tips For Kids Long car rides with the kids can be a challenge. We’ve searched the web for all of the best long road trip tips to help make your next road trip stress free, fun and easy! How to Take a Road Trip with a Toddler – Traveling with young toddlers is a real challenge. Luckily, my good friend Chelsea has some great tips to make it go a little smoother....

Here’s How It Works Just click on the calendar’s year and month you want, then download the PDF! Easy peasy! While the calendars from January 2014 – July 2015 are only one page, starting in August 2015, we began creating calendar love packs — calendars not just for both of you, but specific ones for just him and just her. In the Love Calendar pack, you will find: Page 1 – Detailed instructions on how to use the calendars....

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Who likes a good surprise? I know I do! Well, how would you like to give your spouse SEVEN days of love surprises? Today, we have a fun printable that contains seven tiny notes you can have ready for your spouse within minutes! This fun printable contains love quotes, messages, and a few even allow you to write personal love notes....

21 Formal Hairstyles for Short Hair Below, we list some of the ways you can work around that short length without sacrificing the details of your cut and, most importantly, your slay. Read on for not one or two, but 13 formal hairstyles for short hair that will inspire you. 1. Accent Braid Updo One of our favorite short formal hairstyles is this accent braid updo. We love how easy it is to take an updo to the next level with just a couple of braids added into the mix....

1. Balayage Add a fun highlight to your short relaxed hair with a pop of color. Be sure to alter your hair care routine to prevent damage. 2. Short Curls Wear your style with short curls. 3. Short Layered Cut If you want movement within your short relaxed hairstyle, opt for layers. 4. The Mohawk Give your hair some personality with this mohawk hairstyle. Add a few highlights to brighten up the look and to create dimension....

5 Steps to Detangling Thick Hair If you’re having trouble detangling thick hair, then look no further: We’ve got some of the best tips around to keep your hair tangle-free! Check out this 5-step guide to keeping your thick tresses smooth, silky and free of damaging knots. Brush your hair before showering Don’t step into the shower without brushing your hair! Think about it: You’re scrubbing and pulling on your hair when shampooing and conditioning, which can lead to even more tangles....

Your ongoing swirl of concerns, hopes, and fears creates a mental dust cloud, reminiscent of the one that followed Pigpen in the Peanuts comic strip. I shouldn’t have said that to Dad. I bet that hurt him. The next time I see him I need to soften the blow… I’ll never be able to prepare for tomorrow’s meeting… I know there were some groceries to pick up, but what were they?...

Street Style-Spotted Updos We Can’t Wait to Try 1. Half Up Space Buns Achieve space buns with a cool detail by making it a half updo. This style, especially on box-braided hair, packs a major punch. Try out this look if you’re in need of a fun twist to your ‘fit of the day. 2. Chain Accessories Hair accessories have been a major trend the past year, and we are obsessed with the newest chain trend....

1. Take a walk Modern life seems designed to make us stay in one place—sitting, standing, or lying down—for long periods of time. Most people don’t even remember a time when you had to get up off your butt to walk across the room and change the channel on the TV or go over to the bookshelf to consult the dictionary. Moving has gone out of style, and the balance of mental to physical energy expended can get way out of whack....

2. Allow yourself to surrender to gravity. Allow yourself to surrender and connect with the feeling of being supported. Feeling supported by the chair beneath you, or the ground underneath you. Even the earth, supporting you. 3. Bring your hand onto your body. You might bring it onto your chest, your heart or maybe somewhere else on your body. Let your hands be a kind of soothing, kind support as we continue to go through this practice....

This style not only looks super sleek and refreshing, but it is a great way to manage outgrown hairstyles without having to completely cut off all your hair if you don’t want to. Sleek Temple Fade Haircut Styles you Should Try From waves to locs, there is a temple fade style that is meant just for you! 1. Temple Fade with Groomed Beard Nothing brings a temple fade haircut together like a well-groomed beard....

In a recent post, blogger Chinae Alexander describes this feeling of knowing someone deserves that good news, but not being able to feel affected by it. She looks at some of the barriers to entering shared celebration in the good news of others. She notes how we can get caught up in how the event makes us feel, which can be a major distraction, or how our online personas can keep others from celebrating with us: I want to submit that the way we project our lives to others has really messed us up here, people....

Also equally important to the clean beauty movement—and particularly to those of us looking to scoop up products from it—is a company’s ethos or its approach to sustainability as a whole. For years, women have used products like apple cider vinegar to cleanse their hair. Some have even used Castile soap to clarify hair too. Both are two of the best natural shampoo options out there—if you’re going to DIY in your kitchen, that is....

Unlike many measures of national progress, The Happy Planet Index does not rank countries according to economic wealth alone. Instead, it uses global data on life expectancy, experienced well-being, and ecological footprints to assess 151 countries from around the world. The 2012 report is the third time the index has been published. “Countries like Costa Rica outrank the UK in the Happy Planet Index because their inhabitants live long and happy lives using a fraction of the planet’s resources,” says Saamah Abdallah, senior researcher at The New Economics Foundation....

The Best Hair Dryer for Thick Hair 1. Opt for a ceramic hair dryer. Women with thick hair should keep an eye out for a ceramic hair dryer and prioritize this quality over all others. A ceramic hair dryer will help control the heat and distribute it more evenly. Your hair will dry more quickly and spend less time exposed to the heat. That means less damage and more time to work on your signature smoky eye....

But there was so much I never imagined, including a love so primal I’d never known anything like it, and parenting storms in which I was certain I had lost my way. I tried some things that worked, and many that didn’t. Like all parents, in raising my son I learned things about what kids really need that I would not have figured out otherwise. When my son reached the stage of pushing back when he wanted something he couldn’t have, I found myself torn between the influence of my own childhood and what I was coming to see was best for him....

10 Henna Hair Color Ideas to Love 1. Auburn Picking between red and orange hues can be quite the challenge. Why choose when you can have both? Opt for this auburn henna hair color to have both colors in one. 2. Blue/Black Henna In case you didn’t know, there is a way to update the color of your black hair. Applying henna indigo to black hair leaves you with a beautiful blue/black tint....

The Mindful Kitchen: Savor a Cup of Cocoa Whip up a mug of steamy hot chocolate to savor this rich ingredient. Here are some suggestions for layering in aromas, textures, and flavors. Chocolate has flavor notes akin to a glass of wine—it can be earthy, floral, fruity and everything in between. Dark chocolate is bitter but also the most complex. Milk chocolate is creamy and sweet, its bitterness offset by sugar and dairy....

Since then, doctors and healers of all stripes have advised countless (often questionable) treatments to fight inflammation, from diet changes and exercise to drugs, herbs, and supplements. Clearly inflammation is a battle we have yet to win. Yet in this still-new terrain, researchers have also sussed out a possible common denominator in this complex condition: stress. And meditation is showing promise as an accessible and effective way to combat it....

The High Fashion Updo That Will Step Up Your Style What’s great about this look is that you can recreate it on practically any hair length. If you’re rockin’ a short bob you can make a smaller bun, or if it is struggling to reach then we recommend getting hair extensions. No matter the hair length you’re working with, it’s important to start this look on at least semi-straight hair....