Category Archives: Lifestyle

How to Get my Life Back and Achieve Balance

Photos by Jackie J Photography Happy New Year! As with years past, I took a few days off to reflect and enjoy the beginning of the year with my family and friends. Members of my group blog and I also decided to separate to focus on our individual platforms. While this change allows me to […]

Cozy Up for the Holidays with Tea Forté Teas

For the past few years, Christmas for me has truly been for the kids. I usually give gifts to family and friends from my travels throughout the year, so I splurge on my nieces and nephews. I’ve never been a holly-jolly Christmasy person, but decorating my “struggle tree”, playing parang, prioritizing self-care, and sipping on Tea […]

Fall Photography Fun with the Sony a6000

photography fun sony a6000

A few days ago the weather was disrespectful giving us 30-something degrees in NYC. I was extremely happy the sun came out on Sunday because I’m not mentally ready for parka season. Since I was photo-ready and the weather was nice, it was the perfect day to have some fall photography fun with my new […]

Essentials for a Blogger Conference or Meetup

essentials for a blogger conference or meetup

I’ve been to many events and meetups as a host or attendee, but Blogalicious 9 was my first blogger conference ever. I did a lot of research to prepare, but some things still fell through the cracks. It was definitely a learning experience and I can’t wait to use the tools I’ve learned in the […]

Utilizing My Tribe + 6 Reminders From Blogalicious Weekend

After almost four years since my first post, I attended my first blogger conference earlier this month. Since I wanted to network more in the lifestyle category for both blogs, I chose to attend Blogalicious Weekend. Blogalicious is an online community and annual conference celebrating the diversity in social media. This year’s theme was to […]