Being able to afford gifts for family and friends can become expensive as your family grows, and that too of a close friend. While it is great to be able to spoil your loved ones with presents for birthday celebrations or holidays, you want to make sure you aren't overextending your finances to do this. There are many frugal ways you can still gift presents without the huge cost associated. Here ... Read more
My Experience Getting the Moderna Vaccine
For months I have eagerly awaited the availability of a vaccine for me in my area. I live in a village of Chicagoland where you can only currently get the vaccine where you live, not in Chicago or anywhere else in the state. Residents of this village were told to pre-register as soon as January-February, which is what I did. I watched over the past months as the eligibility increased from group ... Read more
Cocomelon Birthday Party
**This post sharing Addi's Cocomelon birthday party contains aff Over the weekend we celebrated my Addi's 3rd birthday with a Cocomelon birthday party. It was just us and the girls' grandparents, whom we haven't seen in more than a year. Thanks to the vaccine we were able to finally reunite and celebrate our girl. Addi requested a Cocomelon theme party, and I did my best to deliver. ... Read more
Is It Time for a Career Change?
If the daily grind is getting you down more often than not, then it may be worth considering a career change. Although it can be a daunting idea at first, our retirement ages are increasing all the time. So, if you are in your mid-30s, you may not even be halfway through your working life. It might be time to ask yourself whether you can continue doing the same job for the next 40 years. For many ... Read more
3 Vegetarian Comfort Food Ideas
When people think of comfort food, they usually picture meat-based dishes. We tend to assume that vegetarian dishes can’t be hearty and comforting because they don’t contain meat, but that isn’t the case at all. If you’re looking for delicious, indulgent food that is packed with flavor, there are plenty of great vegetarian recipes you can try. These are three ideas of the best vegetarian comfort ... Read more
Trying the Cricut Mug Press
** This post about the Cricut Mug Press contains affiliate links. I am compensated for purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting Floradise! I offer mugs in my Etsy shop, but they previously were made with vinyl on the mugs. I recently switched to sublimation by purchasing the Cricut Mug Press, a new product from Cricut. The mug press costs $199, ... Read more
5 Tools to Help You Improve Your Blog in 2021
Whether you’re a part-time blogger or a full-time entrepreneur, blogs are a fantastic marketing tool to boost the profile of your brand. There are several blogging tools available that can help you to improve the quality of your blog, so let’s dive in and take a look: Blog Ideas Generator To help you to generate interesting blog topics, try the Hubspot ‘Blog Ideas Generator’. Using ... Read more
How to Find Your Fitness Motivation
Regular exercise is good for the mind, body, and soul, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy to stay motivated. If you’re struggling to make it to the gym or your running shoes are at the back of the closet, there’s a good chance you’ve lost your motivation somewhere along the line. Fortunately, you can re-incentivize yourself with these five ways to find your fitness motivation: Dig Deep for ... Read more
How to Stick to Your Vegetarian Diet
There are many reasons why people become a vegetarian, and if you have made the switch from eating meat, you probably relate to one reason or another. It might be because of the health benefits a plant-based diet can provide or it could be because you're an animal lover and you no longer welcome the thought of eating them. Whatever the case, it's possible to manage sticking to vegetarianism for ... Read more
Tips for Customizing Starbucks Cups
Customizing Starbucks' $3 reusable cold cups has become a popular side hustle in 2021 thanks to the Cricut and Silhouette cutting machines. You can cut permanent vinyl and apply it to these colds using transfer tape to create one of a kind gifts. I love adding names and designs to them and offering them in my Etsy and Floradise shops. I'm sharing some tips for customizing Starbucks cups: Try to ... Read more