Top Body Positive Instagrammers
Let’s talk about body positive Instagrammers. I’ve felt like crap about myself after scrolling through Instagram. Anyone else? Yeah, I see you. Thanks for raising your hand. Diet ads, fitness “coaches,” celebrities and models in skimpy bikinis, people posting their progress photos in their quest to be thin. “You’re not good enough as you are,” […]
Benefits of Walking: Cute Shoes, Healthy Heart, Clearer Mind
I’m rediscovering the benefits of walking after a long stretch of inactivity. I’d been pretty inactive for a long while. And then I had a couple of weird injuries, which made even walking to the bathroom painful. First, I developed weird shin pain that the ER doctor blamed on in infection from swimming in […]
3 Best Compliments Ever Given to Me
When I think of the best compliments I’ve ever received three really stand out. Two are from the last year so they are fresh in my mind. One will stick with me for the rest of my life. Compliments can really brighten someone’s day – especially if that person’s Love Language is words of […]
How to Write an Essay: 400 Words in 30 Minutes
My friend James keeps asking me how to write an essay. I’ve been a freelance writer for years, published in print on four continents and featured on numerous websites. He wants a writing template. I keep telling him there is no secret formula. All you have to do is write. I think my exact […]
7 Lessons from a Dive Bar
I went to my first dive bar yesterday. My friend had previously told me I was too adorable for this place. He made “adorable” sound like an insult and a challenge, so I became determined to prove him wrong. I told a few people about my new goal of checking out The Stamp […]
Timeline of a bruise after falling in the bathtub
Falling in the bathtub wasn’t on my radar when I became infatuated with the bathroom in my current rental. I mean…look at this beautiful tub. I envisioned long, relaxing soaks. Not thighs covered in bruises. And I’ve spent hours happily covered in hot, bubbly water since I moved in at the end of […]
What Are the Best Clitoral Sex Toys: Womanizer vs Satisfyer
If you are in my super close inner circle OR a reader of this blog (became same-same), you know I love a little gadget called THE WOMANIZER. It’s an amazing clitoral stimulator sex toy that gives crazy long and intense orgasms quickly. I sing it’s praises and even gave one away to a reader for […]
Your Summer Body Is Here NOW
Listen. Your summer body is here now. RIGHT now. The body you are in is perfect for summer. It is already your beach body, your pool body. How do you get a bikini body? You put a bikini on your body. That’s it. I love wearing bikinis. They’re easy to get on and off. You […]
10 Reasons I Fell In Love With Palm Springs Within an Hour of Landing
I have a new crush. Palm Springs, California. And I’m in deep. I flew into Palm Springs last Saturday for a conference, landing a bit after 9 p.m., which was midnight Florida time. I’d left my house fifteen hours earlier. It was a long day. But it was worth it because I fell madly in […]
How Pig Poop and High Heels Made Me Appreciate Chronic Pain Sufferers Extra
I have a new huge level of respect for those of you living with chronic pain. It’s not that I didn’t have respect before, but I suddenly GET it a little more. Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting more than 12 weeks. I’m less than 3 weeks in and miserable. I got out of […]
Swimming with Pigs Coco Cay Bahamas
I just took a three day Bahamas cruise with two friends. I looked at the excursions a few days before we left. Swimming with pigs. “Allison is going to want to do that,” I thought. I picked up my friends Allison and Sarah from the airport Friday morning and we headed to Port Canaveral. Easy […]
2019 Highlights So Far
February is almost over. We have almost finished two full months of 2019. That was quick, right? So I thought I’d take a few minutes to share some of my 2019 highlights so far. I think documenting the good is important! Gives us something nice to reflect on when we aren’t feeling as cheerful. (Posts […]
A Vitamin B12 Shot Made Me Feel Like Jessica Jones
This post about receiving a B12 shot was originally posted in January 2016. I got healthier mostly by eating NSNG. Now….three years later, I’m in a similar health predicament again after a really rough year. My blood sugar is high and iron, B, D and magnesium low. In fact, I just got a B12 shot […]
Bonus Womanizer Sex Toy Giveaway
Update: THERE’S A NEW WOMANIZER MODEL IN TOWN THAT ALSO HAS INTERNAL STIMULATION. Let me know if you try it! I haven’t yet. Surprise! It’s a bonus giveaway day! This is the grand prize! A Womanizer sex toy from LoveHoney! Why you need a Womanizer I’m not going to go into all the details of […]
Birthday Giveaway Day 7: Free Tshirt
It’s my birthday!!!! Happy birthday to me! It’s day 7 of my birthday week giveaways. Find out how to enter to win a free tshirt! I’m so in love with this word of the year tshirt! My friend Michelle designed it. Check out her Etsy shop Cup of Tee. She makes all kinds of amazing […]
Birthday Giveaway Day 6: Reading with My Chakra Lady
Hi! Welcome back to my birthday giveaway week! Today brings the chance to win a healing reading with the lovely Angela, who I refer to as “my chakra lady.” Yes, I have both a psychic and a chakra lady. I’ve also had a tea leaf reading and had a natal chart reading by an astrologist. […]
Birthday Giveaway Day 5: Let That Shit Go Journal
Let that shit go. Whatever it is, let it go. Hi! And welcome to day 5 of my birthday giveaway! Today (and for the next seven days), you can enter to win an awesome journal called, “Let That Shit Go: A Journal For Leaving Your Bullshit Behind and Creating a Happy Life.” Why journaling? I’ve […]
Birthday Giveaway Day 4: Free pizza! Domino’s Gift Card
We’re at day four of my birthday week giveaways! What’s better than pizza? FREE PIZZA! For day 4, enter to win free pizza via a Domino’s gift card! Why free pizza? Each of these birthday giveaways has meaning. I’m gifting you with things that have made my life better over the last year. Year […]
Birthday Giveaway Day 3: Psychic Reading with Toi Huff
Hi there! Welcome back to day Day 3 of my birthday week giveaways! Enter to win a free psychic reading with the amazing Toi Huff! Yup, a psychic reading I came across Toi through my friend Dani (from okdani.com). She was using her gift to answer questions on a Facebook live, but it was her […]
Birthday Giveaway Day 2: Adult Coloring Books
Hi there! Welcome to Day 2 of the Rambling Rach Birthday Giveaway series! Day 2 offers a chance to win adult coloring books! You’ll receive two of my favorite books, plus a set of cool GLITTER crayons. Read why I’m having birthday giveaways here. Why adult coloring books? I love bright colors, but I don’t […]
Birthday Giveaway Day 1: Free Starbucks!
How does “free Starbucks” sound? Surprise! I’m doing a birthday giveaway! In fact, I’m doing a whole week of birthday giveaways! I’m of the “i’ts better to give than to receive” camp. Don’t get me wrong – I love receiving gifts, too! But I really like giving them even more. Why a week of birthday […]