The Feminine Lifestyle Blog

You should know that our culture, American culture, does not want you more feminine. The truth is that our culture thrives on you being more masculine than feminine.  Our culture thrives on women who work too many hours, don’t have time to cook, and can’t spend quality time with their family. It thrives on (and makes lots of dollars from) angry women, depressed women, sick women, single women.  And it thrives on your inability to realize that you have limits, you are fragile, you need love , you need help.  Isn’t it time our families thrived? If you have been feeling like you are living and loving at a deficit, then it’s time to start GIRL-ing down. It is time to put you and your family’s well-being FIRST. Here are a few ways to do that:  Be open to receiving help Be open to asking for help Refuse to hide your tears Ensure moments with your family are quality. Be fully present  Refuse to bring work home (if you work fr...

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Relax. Calm down. Don't always be in a hurry to fill up your silence with noise. Many women haven't thought their best thought yet because others keep yapping around them. Get alone and be silent. Meditate. Pray. Sigh. Sing. Hum. Or just be. Ground yourself. I mean it. Take off your shoes and just feel the grass between your toes. Doesn't that feel niiiiice? Let Mother Nature soothe your spirit and calm your soul. Life is so busy. Too busy. And if we are not careful, all of those days will just pass us by and we won't even remember. Slow down. Intentionally. Get alone. Intentionally. Take deep breaths. Intentionally. Listen to soothing sounds like 528 hertz intentionally. And you will find that carving out "me time" a few minutes a day or a few hours a week is just what the doctor ordered.

“To Travel is to Live” ~Hans Christian Andersen If you don't already have one, you must get a passport. There is an entire world out there to discover and your U.S. passport gives you access to this WORLD 🌎. It doesn't matter if you're a lil broke right now, a single mother, in between jobs,  scared of flying or unsure about where'd you go and how you'd get there if you did have a passport. Take mini steps to get the passport then figure out the logistics later 😚 Baby-step 1: Pick up an application. If you don't have the funds to apply for a passport today then swing by your nearest post office or county clerk's office and grab an application. Easy, yes? Baby-step 2: In a week or so , stop by your local Walgreens or CVS and take your passport photo. They are usually just $7.99 Baby-step 3: The next time you receive your pay, go straight to the post office or county clerk's office and sub...

Emotional eating is real y'all! And it does not discriminate based on race, socioeconomic status, marital status or location. But it does target unloved or emotionally fragile women. Emotional eating has nothing to do with hunger and everything to do with being starved of love, affection, attention, and adoration. If you are not currently coupled, kissing your man to stave off feelings of emotional hunger may not be an option. So here are a few more options: 1. Cuddle with your pet 2. Hop on FaceTime with your best friend and talk out your emotions and feelings 3. Take a walk or go swimming 4. Go to the gym (attending a group class would be best) 5. Drink water and eat a whole cucumber (You. Will. Be. Full!) 6. Watch comedy clips on YouTube Now these tricks and options will work for a while but while they're working you will need to decide on a more permanent solution: (if coupled) why am I feeling this way? Is this relationship stressing me or ...