If you haven’t yet subscribed to my Substack, it’s where I get a little more personal—writing from the heart about self-care, motherhood, wellness, and all things in between. My community loved this post there, so I wanted to share an excerpt with you here. Something most people don’t know about me is how much I LOVE makeup….
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When a fish moves through water, it doesn’t simply pass through and vanish. It leaves a trail of disturbed water behind it, something like the contrail of a plane across a clear sky. That trail is invisible to human eyes and fades within seconds, but to a harbor seal,…
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When the last miners left the open-cast lignite pits of eastern Germany’s Lusatia region, they left behind craters stretching more than 200 feet (60 meters) deep. What followed was not restoration in any conventional sense. It was construction: the deliberate, painstaking work of building a landscape that had never…
Sharing some thoughts on why you might still be inflamted, even if you’re doing all the things. Hi friends! How are you? I hope that your morning is going well. I have a podcast interview, a dentist appointment, and a discovery call this afternoon for a potential new client. Today, I wanted to talk about…
Sharing a full review of the Cured Nutrition Serenity Gummies and if I think they’re worth it. You can use the code GINAH here for free shipping! Hi friends! I hope your week is off to a great start and hope you had a wonderful weekend. Today I’m excited to share something with you that…
Hi friends! Happy Friday! What do you have going on this weekend? I’m being *fun mom* today with a school event and taking Liv and her friends to the fair, and the rest of the weekend we have NOTHING. Last weekend was wild, so I’m pumped to have some downtime to catch up on work…
Sharing a list of those “live and learn” kinda moments. Hi friends! I hope you’re having a wonderful morning. I have a couple of appointments today and then it’s the mom uber shuffle later this afternoon. Today, I wanted to chat about something that comes up all the time with clients and in DMs, especially…
A 56-year-old man from Shreveport was arrested and charged in connection with the mass shooting carried out by Shamar Elkins. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana, Charles Ford previously owned the assault-style gun Elkins used to shoot his wife, Shaneiqua Pugh, and his alleged girlfriend, Christina Snow on Sunday. Both women…
American restaurant reservation app OpenTable is setting the table for growth in Canada with its acquisition of a Québec startup. Montréal-based Libro, which similarly manages restaurant and hospitality bookings, announced yesterday that San Francisco-based OpenTable had acquired it for an undisclosed sum. Libro’s employees and executives will join OpenTable as part of the deal, the…
Canada’s new advisory committee for Canada-United States (US) economic relations is facing criticism for its lack of technology representation. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the group, which replaces the Council on Canada-US Relations established by ex-prime minister Justin Trudeau in early 2025, yesterday. Its launch comes amid a trade war between the US and Canada…
