10 Ways to Spoil Yourself Tonight

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{Image via Unsplash | Graphics added by Nicole Raudonis} We all need time to just relax and unwind at the end of a busy day. If you're anything like me, you don't do this enough. When I get home from work, I immediately start cooking dinner and take a shower. Then, I hop on my laptop and get some blogging work done until it's time for bed. … [Read more...]

Health Update

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This week is going to be a bit hectic, so bear with me if my posts seem a bit sporadic. As you know, I've been seeing a holistic doctor and recently got a bunch of blood work done. The results from those tests came in a week or so ago, and I was significantly deficient in vitamin B12. To hopefully help get me back up to a normal level, I'm … [Read more...]

Seeing an Integrative Holistic Doctor

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On Friday morning, I had my first appointment with an integrative holistic doctor to hopefully solve my skin and digestion problems. If you've been a reader of Simply Nicole for a while, you know that over the past few years I've struggled with my skin, and I've had digestion problems for as long as I can remember. After spending way too much … [Read more...]

15 Effective Meal Planning Tips

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Something I'm trying to be more diligent about in 2015 is meal planning. I'm sure many of you are in the same boat as I am. You work full-time, have endless to-do lists, and can barely remember to simply relax - let alone plan healthy meals. I have one simple tip for you - prioritize your time. Let's face it. There's never going to be a time … [Read more...]

5 Effortless Ways to Drink More Water

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The following post is sponsored by Ello Products. As always, all opinions are my own. For more information see my disclosures here. As part of my 2015 resolutions, I vowed to get my skin back in order. I'm in the process of switching to an all-natural skincare regimen, but I'm also making changes from the inside out - … [Read more...]