** This post contains affiliate links. I receive a small compensation for purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting Floradise! My most recent audiobook was "Chillpreneur," which is geared toward business owners. I was drawn by the premise that you could be successful in business without working every second of the day. Denise Duffield Thomas' goal is to ... Read more
Family Spring Bucket List Ideas
I'm so ready for the Chicago area to start blooming and showing more signs of life now that spring is officially here. It's still pretty chilly, though, and there's no greenery to be found anywhere. I can't wait for that to change! As I wait for those warmer days, I'm sharing my family spring bucket list of things I hope to accomplish this season. Our family spring bucket list: Take the ... Read more
Recent Cruelty-Free Beauty Empties, Vol. 14
** This post contains affiliate links. I am compensated for purchases made through these limks at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting Floradise. It's time for another round of my cruelty-free beauty empties! I am sharing makeup/beauty-related products I've used up entirely and my thoughts on them. I like to do these posts regularly to share my hits and misses when it comes to ... Read more
Recent Baby Favorites
** This post contains affiliate links. I am compensated for purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting Floradise! I recently shared some of my favorite products of the moment, and that reminded me of the other, baby-specific items that how worked out well for us so far. I've already shared toddler favorites in the past, so this focuses more on buys ... Read more
Postpartum Workouts: Week 1 Recap
Welcome to a new fitness series! I joined a gym last week so that I could restart my fitness journey. Yes, I have worked out since having a baby, but it hasn't been consistent. I want to change that, so I'm sharing recaps of my workouts as I try to get back into my fitness routine. I'm recapping this both to inspire others to start, even if it's slowly, and to hold myself accountable. If anyone ... Read more
Ways to Beat the Sunday Scaries
Raise your hand if you suffer from the Sunday Scaries. Are you waving your hand as you read this? Lately the Sunday Scaries have hit me hard, probably because all I want to do is hang out and relax with my family over the holiday season instead of working during one of the busiest times of the year at my editing job. I've been thinking about ways to beat those worries on the weekend and I've come ... Read more
Third Trimester Update and Favorites
It's getting real, folks. I am currently 34 weeks pregnant with a fast-approaching due date. Today I wanted to share my third trimester pregnancy update and favorite products, which are items I am loving because they are making me more comfortable as our baby girl's birth nears. My most persistent symptom this trimester has been heartburn. I cut back on cheese and citrusy and spicy foods to try ... Read more
Family-Friendly Snorkeling at Kahaluu Beach Park
When we decided to visit the Big Island again, I wondered if the beaches would be suitable for a toddler. Many of the beaches we had visited during our Hawaii honeymoon in 2014 were rocky and the waves were sometimes rough. We were pleasantly surprised by how family-friendly Kahaluu Beach Park, a popular snorkeling beach in Hawaii, turned out to be. The park doesn't have a huge chunk of sand, ... Read more
Benefits of Taking a Birth Class
We crossed off a major item on my pre-baby to-do list over the weekend: the birth class! When I signed up for the Preparation for Childbirth workshop a couple of months ago, I wasn't sure if it was necessary or worth the money. But now that we've completed the class I can safely say it was a worthy investment. I wanted to share some reasons I found it to be helpful to take advantage of the ... Read more
Recent Cruelty-Free Beauty Empties
** This post contains affiliate links. I make a small commission on purchases made through these links at no additional cost to you. Thanks for supporting Floradise! It's time for another empties update! I wish I had photos of the used-up products, but I was traveling when I finished many of these cruelty-free beauty goodies. Let me know if you've tried any of them and what you thought ... Read more