I’m going to go the route of good skincare, healthy eating, staying out of the sun (for the most part), micro needling, and lasers. That seems to be the best option for me at this point in time. I’ve been taking the Lyma supplements for a while now, and I have been very interested in the Lyma Laser. It helps with anti-aging, wrinkles, skin elasticity, texture, and tone. Bonus: it has zero downtime, zero damage, and it’s painless.

The ten proven ingredients in this Lyma supplements are turmeric, vitamin D and K, smart nootropic, prebiotic beta gluons, protein, ashwaganda, lycopene, saffron, and keratin. These ingredients work together to promote better sleep, performance, beauty, health, and lessen anxiety.

The beauty industry is one of the least regulated industries in America. I know, shocker. It is completely legal for companies to use knowingly harmful chemicals or chemicals that have never been evaluated for their safety. So, needless to say, I am all about clean beauty. I only use clean products in my skin care and makeup that are made of clean ingredients and are environmentally conscious. It has been a five year journey for me to learn more about what ingredients are used and what products work as well or even better than the harmful ones I had been using in the past. Here are some BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) clean beauty brands that I use on the regular. I hope that you like them, too!

Here is a roundup of my favorite new to me finds:

If you are still masking like we are, I am sure that you have found the mask that works best for you and your family. It took many, many different styles and brands to find the best fit for our 6-year-old, but we have finally found the one that she likes best and that we know provides the very best protection for her. If you are still on the hunt for the very best mask for your kids, please try out the Happy Mask brand.

I was getting tired of opening up my kitchen cabinets and doors to just find a mess. So, I did some research, and I bought a few items to turn my kitchen into an instagramable organized kitchen. Now I save a ton of room, and it looks so clean and organized. It was a good use of my time, and I felt very productive. Here are some of the products that I bought, and I really like them!

A few years ago I stumbled upon a Facebook group called Hard CORE on The Floor (#hardCORE) created by Nicole Gonzalez. It took me a few weeks to figure it all out, but once I did, it completely changed the way I used the Peloton app.

Now, many of us feel that we just have nothing left to give. So, teacher friends, the question is…how do we take care of ourselves in a way that is meaningful and beneficial? How do we restore some of that shine to the diamonds that we are?

It is the start of the new year, and that must mean that it is time to reflect on the previous year and take stock of all of our failures and triumphs. Why is this a thing? Like, why do we insist on basing our worthiness or our achievements on the lack of failing we do? Isn’t failure a part of learning after all?