Tayshia Adams’ Pink Lip Gloss on The Bachelorette

The Bachelorette Season 16 Episode 13 Beauty

While Tayshia Adams’ gave her final rose to ______ (don’t worry, we won’t spoil it here for those of you who haven’t yet watched) on last night’s finale of on The Bachelorette, we’re giving our final post of the season to her shimmering pink lip gloss. Because when it comes to this something this pretty and pink, we definitely say “yes” a thousand times.

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No matter how much we take care of our responsibilities, nurture our relationships and work hard to develop a number of Plan Bs, we still occasionally find ourselves in the midst of a difficult time.

Whatever the form of that struggle, it is rarely pleasant. Even a disruption of our normal schedule or a bout with a common cold can make us feel out of control and out of sorts.

Although there is often no way to escape the problem completely, there are things we can do to ease our discomfort and even learn from the situation. Most trials we face hold a lesson for us.

Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi saw the value in learning to meet our challenges head-on. “Adversity,” he said, “is the mother of progress.” So, instead of falling apart or obsessing non-stop, there are several positive ways we can cope with our struggles.

Do or Say What You Can

Although you probably can’t eliminate the problem entirely, there are usually at least a couple of things you can do or say.

If it’s a problem in your family, you can talk to the people involved, offer help, and provide some support. If it’s a health difficulty, you can follow the advice of your doctor, ask for a second opinion, and be sure you’re taking care of yourself as much as possible.

Whether the situation calls for a hard conversation or a change in habits, do what is possible and don’t put it off. Take care of what you can, and then you have to do the hardest thing imaginable: let go of the rest.

Move on and Don’t Allow It to Take Over Your Life

Not obsessing over a difficult problem is one of our toughest challenges. If we’re worried about something, it seems natural to just keep rolling it around in our heads until we come up with a solution.

However, taking that approach can be as frustrating and difficult as trying to untangle a knot of delicate chains. If you’re concerned about something that is outside of your control, a better option is to practice letting it go.

This doesn’t mean ignoring it the issue or being rash about taking care of yourself. It means consciously reminding yourself to keep moving forward.

Do Something for Someone Else

One way to move past our own challenges is to focus on someone else. If I’m having a tough day, as much as I want to wallow in it, I feel much better if I give a friend a hand with a project or run an errand for someone who can’t do it herself.

It gets your mind off of your own worries and it helps someone else in the process.

Anything that changes our perspective can also change our thought pattern. So, before we know it, we’re no longer thinking of the same old topic. If we have a tendency to get stuck on our challenges, being prepared ahead of time can also help.

Make a List of Healthy Distractions

If I’m having a bad day, it’s often hard to come up with ways to make myself feel better and move on to something more positive.

Still, I’ve found that if I keep a ‘Distraction List’ handy, it makes the transition easier and more natural. Maybe I’ll jot down some movies I want to see, books I want to read, art exhibits I want to visit, whatever.

I’ve even occasionally kept a ‘Fun Box’ filled with little pieces of paper that remind me of things that I know will distract me. “Go for a walk,” “play with the dogs,” “make that recipe you’ve been putting off,” are all good reminders for me and serve as perfect distractions.

Even though this may not always work, it can be a big motivator in getting me outside of myself and my worries. Usually, once I’ve stopped racing down the path of destructive thoughts, I feel better about whatever had me upset in the first place. It all has to do with where we stand.

Keep Things in Perspective

Sometimes, if my thoughts go unchecked, I can make them into much bigger and more serious dilemmas than they really are.

This doesn’t mean that I’m just being dramatic about everything I’m worried about, but many concerns seem much larger and more intense if I keep reviewing them in the same unhelpful way.

The amount of energy and time we give to things we can’t control is up to us. It’s probably impossible to imagine that the next time you face a difficulty you can just let it go and move on, but it’s worth a try with many of our mind’s meanderings.

We don’t have to dwell for days on things that cause us pain and anxiety. We can develop some techniques to help us move on to a healthier and more productive state of mind.

As statesman Winston Churchill once said, “If you are going through hell, keep going.” Not a bad idea, even if the war we’re trying to win is inside ourselves.

What are some of your best distractions when you want to change your perspective? Can you do anything to help someone else when you need to get your mind off your own troubles? What are your secrets for letting things go when you need to? Please share your thoughts and insights below!

Turning a favorite hobby into a business venture sounds like a good idea, right? After all, you have been involved in your hobby for several years. Everyone thinks your work is wonderful and would love to have one of your inspiring creations.

Selling to friends and family is great, but you will quickly run out of sales when your closest people complete their gift list.

The Research Begins

It is time to do some research about your product. Thank goodness for the Internet as it makes this task a whole lot easier.

First things first, take a look at your competition. Who is selling your product or something similar? What do they charge for their products? Looking up online stores will be very helpful to you.

The number one store for home created products is Etsy, and it displays exactly how many items each vendor sells. Look into pricing and make sure you can handle orders of different sizes.

To some people it’s important thing to be in the profit zone. If this is not true for you and you just want to sell a few things here and there, that’s perfectly okay.

Once you’ve looked up your competition, take some time to research the demand for your product. If the demand is high, how much time do you want to spend creating your product if you should become very busy? Can you get others to help you?

Budget

You probably know how much money you can spend to start your business. You will need supplies to make samples. Will you invest in marketing? Do you have enough time to spend budgeting each day? There are also many hidden expenses and decisions that you will need to make on a daily basis.

This business set-up is an entire different story than making up a few items and giving them away. Make enquiries with as many as a dozen (or more) online suppliers to get the best prices for your materials.

Begin Going Down This List

• Do a feasibility study of your product by tirelessly researching online, talking to people and checking with your local market.
• Get active on the social networks (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest), or pay someone to help you build a solid list of followers.
• You will need a sales tax license and possibly a local business license.
• Check all wholesale suppliers for best and least expensive materials you may use.
• Business cards, brochures and other marketing materials are also important.
• A pretty website with a blog section will also help you gain visibility.
• Make sure you are set up with easy ways for people to purchase your products.
• You can set up a store on Etsy Zazzle or Shopify to name a few. Pick the best option for your product and your budget.
• Many cities have Small Business Development Centers, and you can get free support and help from their experts on an ongoing basis.

Very often, when you have a much admired product that has been just a hobby, you may tend to think the money will just roll in.

Unfortunately, it is not that simple. Starting a business requires a great deal of homework, patience and finding your market niche. Make sure you do not cut corners with anything, but find the best and easiest way to proceed.

It is a good strategy to start very slowly with your venture, and get all the ducks in a row before getting the word out.

Product Safety

A very important issue to address is the safety of your product. That is an area you may have never thought about, but it is crucial. Perhaps you have stones glued on fabric or buttons sewn. Make sure they are permanently secure so that a little kid cannot pull them off.

You have to be pedantic when considering safety. Look at all aspects of your product before selling on a regular basis.

For example, I hand paint tote bags and use nontoxic paint. I sometimes decorate the bags with glued stones, too. Even though I’m extremely careful though, it has happened that a stone would come off. So, you may think I am being over careful, but this is for everyone’s safety and wellbeing.

Insurance

Check into insurance – especially if you are putting together a culinary product. You need to use a commercial kitchen in order to sell to the public and have the proper insurance.

Setting Up Space to Work

You must have a designated work space. No matter how small the space, make sure you have places to store your supplies and file important papers you will need to run the business.

It is a really good idea to have everything very organized or you will spend a lot of time searching for what you need. Organizing is something I do on a daily basis.

The next article in this series, turning a hobby into a business, will be all about the marketing and placement of your products. Today, with the Internet being the resource everyone turns to, it is a whole new world of business. In some ways, it is easier, and in others it is much more challenging.

Have you considered turning a hobby into a business? What is your favorite hobby? Do you think you could start a business with your hobby? Please share your thoughts below.

“Take a deep breath!”

That was probably a common phrase that was used when we were younger if we were upset about something. Or we might have been told to “calm down, count to 10” or “walk it off.”

Who knew this age-old advice that we all probably heard from our parents, grandparents, or teachers was so physiologically correct!?

Our Fight for Survival

That same advice also applies to financial decisions that we make in life. It all has to do with how our brains are wired. For survival purposes, our brains primarily function on that quick response loop of feel, react, feel, react.

We feel fear (of a lion or dinosaur back in the caveman days) and quickly react – run or fight (that fight or flight response we have all heard about). Or we feel hot (from a fire, for example) and quickly react –pull our hand away.

Our brain is quickly protecting our body by helping it physically react in a split second without much or any thinking time needed. That was all good and helpful, back then.

A Hard Habit to Break

Today, however, it’s been recognized that over 90% of our daily activities have become habits that we do without any thinking. We continue to feel, react, feel, react without spending much time processing.

When we add money or financial decisions to that equation, you can imagine that we may end up not making the wisest financial decisions in that type of brain pattern.

Brain Power

I’m going to share a major tip here: practice deep breathing regularly, especially when making financial decisions. I know this will over-simplify how the brain works, but an example will help to understand the importance of deep breathing.

So, here is an analogy of how the brain works to help us realize why deep breathing is crucial.

The Emotions Shut Out the Logic

Think of your brain as a large room with a wall that has an open door down the middle of the room. One side is the emotional side of the room and the other is the logical side with the door between the two.

Now think about a time that you walked into a stadium, a garage, or somewhere that the air pressure changed as you walked through the door. What happened? The door slammed shut, didn’t it?

That is what happens when the emotional side of your brain “fills up” with this gust of deep emotion (stress about a purchase decision, indecision about a financial purchase, guilt for spending money, etc.).

It’s like that emotional side of the “room” has a huge change in air pressure and the door between the two rooms slams shut, locking out the logical side! So now you are stuck in the emotional side of the brain, physiologically unable to engage the logical thinking side, which means, in the moment, you cannot make wise decisions.

Your heart rate is likely to elevate, your pulse may quicken, you breathe faster, or you may feel nausea as the brain/gut relationship can be commonly triggered for many people by emotions as well. The brain is powerful!

Brain Fog

The best example I think all women can relate to is to think about when someone you know was dealing with loss. A friend or family member lost a spouse through death or divorce, for example. That traumatic event triggered so much deep emotion that “brain fog” or “widow brain” is a common occurrence.

It is normal after those times to be told about something you said or did that you have no recollection of at all. The brain was camped out in the emotional side and the logical side was unable to function because the “swell” of emotions slammed the door shut between the two!

Connecting the Dots

We have talked in past blogs about the impact of our childhood and our past/current relationships on our money mindset, our money personality, and our current financial decision making. All of that also influences why, how often, and how significantly that door shuts and temporarily locks out the influence of the logical side of the brain.

The Brain Fix

So, what is the solution? Well, breathing. Three deep breaths can reset the brain, which cracks open that “door” to allow the logical side to re-engage.

Most of the time, we tend to shallow breathe through our days. We do not fully inhale/exhale in order to maximize our blood’s ability to feed the rest of the body, including the brain, with critical oxygen. But this can be easily fixed.

Every Breath You Take

Helpful breathing options could be as simple as intentionally taking three deep breaths (count to 5 for each inhale and again for each exhale, for example). As soon as you realize you are in a stressful money moment, stop and take three, slow, deep breaths.

Then you should be able to think more clearly about the decision at hand because the logical side is now involved. That is also part of the logic to “sleep on it” when you have big decisions to make as that allows your brain to get free of emotions by the next day, in order to make a better, more logical decision.

Every Move You Make

Yoga, meditation, and exercise are other ways we can force ourselves to breathe more fully, reset the brain, and maximize our blood flow with oxygen. No wonder we sometimes naturally choose to just go for a walk when something is bothering us. Walking forces breathing and blood flow to occur!

For those with financial stress, remember, money is just a tool. We all use money in life so if we can think of it as a tool and also remove the emotion by breathing deeply, we can make wiser choices.

Using the Right Tools

Arming yourself with information and ready-to-use tools is extremely helpful in making smart financial decisions (once your breathing has assured you that the “door” is fully open in your brain).

Since we all learn differently, I invite you to keep your money toolbox stocked by taking advantage of a variety of free resources (videos, podcasts, reading, or fillable forms) designed to help women enjoy Less Worry, More Life!

How does money make you feel? Do financial decisions stress you and why do you think that is? What has helped you over the years to make wiser financial decisions? Please share your thoughts and experiences.

Ever since it launched in 2019, we could count on HipDot for bold eyeshadow palettes with next-level glitters and unique packaging. Now, the brand has become famous for its cheeky collabs, notably with SpongeBob and Tapatio. The HipDot x My Chemical Romance collection is the brand’s latest and maybe biggest yet.

When the rockstar-themed line launched on December 10, it sold out quickly and even showed up for big bucks on eBay. But wait—don’t purchase the eyeliner, brush and palette at such a big markup. It’s coming to Ulta on Christmas Day!

“The rock music scene has always used makeup as a tool for further expression,” said Jeff Sellinger, co-founder and CEO of HipDot in a statement. “The band’s history of bold hits and unique sound aligns with the sort of creators we at HipDot are, and so believe this would be the perfect partnership. We are excited to bring My Chemical Romance’s cult fan-following the homage they never knew they needed.”

Whether you’re an MCR stan or just love the look of this vibrant palette, give yourself a holiday gift on December 25.

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