There are a lot of DIY pedicure tips but these are for you

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Imagine this: It’s terribly hot out there and the sun is at its peak. You will definitely wear shoes to protect your feet. In the event that you figured out how to keep them fit as a fiddle throughout the entire winter, congrats! Just know there are several ways you can still keep your feet safe. This way, you won’t spend half your shoe budget on just your nails.

a lot of DIY pedicure tips

Begin in the shower

Your shower fundamentally acts like a sophisticated steam room, which mollifies the layers of dead skin on your feet and providing the perfect opportunity to deal with that dead skin. Whenever you’re having your bath, scrub your feet with an exfoliating scrub. In case you’re suffering calluses, stash a foot file in your bathroom and use it once or twice a week to take care of the dead skin. If you’re hoping to fix your nails later, apply Julep Essential Cuticle Oil or any lovely moisturizing oil to it. The oil infiltrates the skin more rapidly than moisturizer and acts like a treatment

Stay away from clippers unless it’s extremely essential

Nail clippers can turn out to be weapons sometimes. Alright, not so much yet they can hurt you if you don’t use them with care. In case you’re utilizing one to trim your toenails, be mindful so as not to cut them right where the dead nail starts. Clipping toenails too short can prompt a higher possibility of creating up an grow nail so it is ideal you work with a nail file that just doesn’t alter the shape of the nail. Different people have different nail shapes so it is possible that your nails are not long enough to be clipped any way.

Go easy on the nail polish

A lot of women tragically try to do thicker layers of polish with the goal that they get the shading as it shows up in the container in a solitary application. Be a smart customer when choosing friendly and safe nail products, kiara sky gel polish or sns nail powder is an option for you. However, if you wind up finishing an entire bottle of polish o your nails, they end up more inclined to chipping. Instead, it should be three strokes for every nail—at most—and two layers is enough while allowing a few minutes for each coat to be dried up properly. Continue reading

Between acrylic, gel and dipped nails, which is actually better?

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Is there such a mind-bending concept as non-harming fake nails? Will customary acrylic gels and nails harm our nails? What is the slightest hurtful strategy?

Between acrylic, gel and dipped nails, which is actually better?

Actually yes, there are a few reasons applying customary acrylic for a prolonged period may cause harm to your nail bed. The damages are visible after you take off the conventional acrylic extensions. Allergies, brittle nails, chipped, weak, infected and even discolored nails can be the result of applying fake nails.

Not flexible stiff customary acrylics are firm and this is not the case of dipped or gel nails that are flexible. In the event that you hit the nails against something hard, it could severely separate the nails from the bed or in a fair case, it can cause trauma to the nails

Parasitic or bacterial Infections: These may happen because of injury or wrong utilization of the fake nails. Bumping the nails can cause a gap in between them and this can provide a passageway for bacteria. In addition, Bacterial contamination, for the most part, happens after an injury to the nail.

Dangerous Smell: Some fluid monomers contain brutal chemicals, for example, MMA, which may harm your wellbeing. MMA may cause asthma and hypersensitivities.

Unsafe chemicals: There are sorts of conventional acrylics that contains risky substance toluene and formaldehyde. A few of them may state toluene can cause some medical issues, yet it has not yet been ascertained.

Customary acrylic nails removal: The evacuation strategy for conventional acrylic nails is likely the longest. You should give your nails a chance to absorb off 100% of the acetone for a few minutes. Give an expert a chance to treat it because doing it the wrong way could cause harm to your nails.

Why do folks still use it?

Customary Acrylics are solid and strong, which implies the nail treatment will stand the test of time. Gel nails, for instance, are not as solid and sturdy and ordinarily won’t last long.

Tip: Acrylics contain Flammable fixings so keep them far from dryers, strengtheners and nail curlers.

Will GEL NAILS HARM MY NAIL BED?

At times, wrong gel nails evacuation can make some harm your nail bed. A few people attempt to peel the gel but in the process, the top layer is pulled off along with the gel.

Harsh chemicals: BHA is contained in a few gel brands so stay away from them.

Gel nails are not as sturdy as the dipped nails and conventional acrylics. They normally last around 3 weeks and starts getting chipped later on while gel nails do not last that long.

UV light-Gel nails require curing light to complete. Exposing them to long durations of UV light is bad for your health. LED lights are ideal and the exposure time to the light is lessened. Continue reading

5 Tips for a Happy, Healthy Holiday Season

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I’m one of those ‘everything in moderation’ people. Even moderation. And over the holidays, I definitely give myself some wiggle room. While I do eat pretty healthy in my daily life, the holidays get a bit crazy with the eating and drinking. I don’t completely let go of my healthy habits, though.

Here are a few important tips to help you stay happy and healthy this holiday season.

  1. I eat regular meals. I make sure that I am being mindful of snacking between meals and making sure I’m eating regularly throughout the day so that I don’t overindulge and make myself sick during the main dinner event. It is important to eat regular meals even though you know there will be a huge feast. Not only does eating regularly ensure that your energy levels stay stable so that you can actually enjoy the company of your family and friends, it also prevents you from eating a whole bunch of crap that you wouldn’t normally eat if you were thinking clearly (which you are not if you haven’t eaten all day).
  2. I eat lots of vegetables. I always like to make sure I’m eating vegetables during the holidays-whether it be as appetizers or as part of the main meal. Eating vegetables helps me get the nutrients I need to stay energized and healthy, and it also helps to fill my stomach with healthy food instead of stuffing my face with sugary dessert.
  3. I only have one portion of dessert. While I do indulge in dessert during holiday meals, I only have ONE serving of dessert. It’s okay to indulge a little bit and enjoy yourself, but I like to put boundaries around my indulgences. And having one piece of pie is such a treat, you don’t really need more. Unless you want to…in that case, go for it!
  4. I am active. Besides the eating, I also always try to get in some form of physical activity during the holidays. Although this year there will not be any snow at Christmas, we have a tradition of snow shoeing on Christmas Eve and sometimes Christmas morning with my mom and her husband. I’m sure we will start a walking tradition this year, because of the lack of snow…It’s really important to get physical activity not only to help keep you healthy but also to re-energize you and get you back in a good mood (if you were feeling a bit irritated after spending too much time with relatives).
  5. I have fun. I just let myself enjoy the holidays with my family and friends. I don’t carry my phone around or bring my computer with me. I just sit and chat and laugh with them. It’s the best part of Christmas. At least for me. And this is actually the most important thing I want you to get out of this post. Enjoy the holidays, and do what makes you feel good. If eating an extra slice of pie or drinking an extra glass of wine makes you feel good, I’m not here to judge. I believe that you should ENJOY your life every day, but if the only way for you to achieve your goals is to be rigid with your rules, please, PLEASE, do something that makes you feel good during the holidays! Remember: it doesn’t have to involve food!

Tell me how YOU plan on making this holiday season happy and healthy in the comments below. I’d love to hear how you stay on track during the holidays or if you just throw your hands in the air and say “I give up!” and eat all the dessert.

Happy Holidays!

But I don’t eat sugar: 3 simple tips to reduce your sugar intake

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We’ve all heard the terrible stories about sugar causing obesity, diabetes, rotting teeth, and hyperactivity in children. But there are SO many other sequelae that are caused by sugar. I’m not going to get into these here, because that would require a whole other blog post.

To start, here are a few simple tips to help get you started on your crusade to eliminate sugar from your diet:

  1. If it’s packaged, put it back. Most packaged foods have added sugar. Think cereal, cookies, candies, and other packaged foods. These have a TON of added sugar, as well as other fake ingredients that you should stay away from. If you MUST buy packaged foods, make sure you can pronounce the ingredients on the package, look out for sugar as one of the first ingredients (check out this article on different names for sugar: http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Other-Names-Sugar-Appear-Labels-810571), and read the nutrition facts to see how many grams of sugar are in one serving. When you start reading food labels, you will realize just how much sugar is in your favourite packaged items.
  2. Stay away from flavoured foods. Do you really enjoy the taste of strawberry yogurt or apple cinnamon oatmeal? Of course you do. That’s because there is a TON of sugar! You may think you’re taking a step in the right direction by purchasing these �?healthy’ items because the food industry tells us that we are, but take a closer look at the nutrition facts. I’m not telling you to eat plain oatmeal or greek yogurt, because let’s be honest, they taste pretty bland without anything added to them! Instead of purchasing pre-flavoured food items, which notoriously have a ton of added sugar and chemical ingredients, try purchasing the original, plain version and then sweeten and flavour with natural foods like fresh or frozen berries, maple syrup or honey, and some cinnamon. It’s so much better to ADD flavour and know what’s in your food, than to purchase it pre-flavoured.
  3. Stick to water as much as possible for your beverages. I know drinking orange juice for breakfast is a tradition, but if you look at the amount of sugar in the juice you are buying, you will be shocked! Sports recovery drinks, soft drinks, and energy drinks are not only full of artificial colors and flavours, they are packed with sugar. So stick to water as much as possible. You can drink water plain, or add lemon, fruit, or drink it hot as tea or coffee.

What are some other tips that you can recommend to help people cut back on sugar? Share them in the comments.

How to be more productive in life and business

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Hi there!

I wanted to write this blog post because I know you are overwhelmed with everything you have going on…taking care of the kids, keeping up with the house cleaning, cooking healthy meals, getting to the gym, trying to start a business…the list goes on.

I know it seems like there is just not enough time in the day to get it all done. I get it because I’ve been there!

I remember when I first started my business, I was finishing up my doctorate degree, working on my health coaching certification, working part-time as a research assistant, trying to stay healthy, struggling to find time to see my friends, and trying to figure out what the heck I had to do to start a business.

I’ll admit it. I was totally overwhelmed and some days I felt like it was not worthwhile. Can you relate?

Anyway, I was able to get out of this rut with a few simple steps that I continue to use to this day. Not only has my business productivity soared, so has my health and my life in general.

Here is the step-by step that I follow to increase productivity in life and business:

  1. Sit down on Sunday or Monday (whatever works best for you) and get out your calendar. Whether you use an agenda or paper calendar or online calendar, it doesn’t matter. USE IT. *Pro tip: I like to have the entire week in front of me, so if you don’t already have a calendar, try to get one that allows you to visualize your entire week all at once.
  2. Write down all appointments, meetings, client calls, etc that have been scheduled for the week. These can be business-related and personal. For example: dentist appointments, hair cuts, etc.
  3. Write down all appointments with yourself. For example: self-care, personal development, massage, yoga class/gym, etc. You might think it is silly to schedule appointments with yourself but think of how often you get through the entire day and don’t have time to go to the gym, meditate, do yoga, etc. The KEY is making this a priority in your schedule so that you TAKE the time for you. *Pro tip: Schedule your Me time at the same time each day (I recommend you schedule it first thing when you wake up) so that it becomes part of your routine and is non-negotiable.
  4. Schedule in weekly business activities. If you do not already have a list of business activities that you do weekly, it’s time to create one. Here’s what mine look like: Record and edit video on Monday, write email on Tuesday, coaching calls / client fulfillment on Wednesdays and Thursdays, write email on Friday. Once you have your list of business activities, block out time in your calendar to complete each task. This is my base schedule that repeats every week unless I’m at an event or on vacation, in which case, I adjust my schedule. But, the important piece is consistency and knowing what you need to do every day and every week. Having this base schedule keeps you focused and takes you out of overwhelm.
  5. Write down what your ONE business focus is for the week and the steps to complete. If you are selling your coaching services, your focus should be on getting sales calls. If you are hosting a webinar at the end of the week, your focus should be to complete all elements to prepare for the webinar. Write out what steps you need to do in order to successfully complete this business focus at the end of the week. *Pro tip: Do not give yourself more than one business focus for the week.
  6. Schedule the tasks within your business focus into your calendar. Block out time slots to complete each step. *Pro tip: 1. Do not give yourself more than THREE tasks per day in your business, and get these three tasks done FIRST (after your Me time). 2. Have a list of things you would like to do in your business but that are not necessarily of utmost importance. These will come in handy when you finish your three tasks with a ton of time to spare and wonder what to do next!
  7. Take a look at your calendar and get excited for the week ahead!

Once you have completed these steps, here are a few things you you will notice…

  1. Your calendar is actually not that overloaded and there is still plenty of time to do the household chores, pick up the kids at soccer practice, and take time to relax.
  2. By prioritizing your business tasks and not trying to do everything at once, you will see that it takes a lot less time to accomplish your business goals.
  3. Not only will your business grow more quickly even though you are spending less time working on it, you will have more time to have a life and you don’t have to feel guilty for enjoying it because your business tasks have been handled.
  4. Now that you know what your business focus is at all times, you no longer have to stress out over what to do next, so you can be much more calm and enjoy your life that much more.

This process is really a win for both life and business, isn’t it?

I hope you enjoyed this blog post and found my step-by-step process useful! If you did, please share this post and comment below with your biggest take away.

I can’t wait to see how you incorporate this into your own life!

Lots of love,

Lianne