My Top 5 Tips to Beat The Winter Blues

Winter is not my favorite time of year. Lets be honest it is freezing all the time (and for someone with anemia like myself I am an icicle). The snow and ice is the biggest inconvenience. You have to wear layers and layers of clothes, and people don't want to leave their homes. I don't mind the cold as much since I have moved south but I am the happiest ever to not have to deal with the feet of snow back up north. While some enjoy this time many develop a Seasonal Affective Disorder, commonly known as the winter blues. People typically begin to feel fatigue, depression, hopelessness, and social withdrawal during this time. Although all types of depression is serious this one can usually be treated by making a few changes in your surroundings. Below I have listed my top 5 ways to beat the winter blues.

Top 5 Reasons Why All You Need Is Yourself

We live in a world where everyone is seeking someone's approval. We grow up pleasing our parents and wanting to do things that makes them proud of us. That then moves on to being recognized by your employer. Our friends hold a great weight in guiding us to make the best choices collectively. And lets not forget with the rise in social media we seek greatness from people we don't even know. But, why is that? Why do we often find ourselves torn between who we want to be and who they may want us to be.


I wanted to share the top 5 tips on what you can do to embrace and be yourself regardless of what others think...


1. Welcome suggestions, criticism, and opinions BUT only use them as tools not as your decisions. Lets be honest we all need a little guidance sometimes but let it be guidance not your final decision.


2. If you want to discuss a topic with someone that you already know doesn't agree with it... DON'T! Talking to someone about something when you already know there stance on it is pointless. This just lets to discussions or arguments with no resolution so don't waste your time.

My Top 5 Shoe Companies for Big Feet

I wear a size 11 in shoes and like many of you I have a difficult time just walking into a store and buying a pair of shoes. It sucks that many stores only carry up to a size 10. However, now that I have my own boutique that sells shoes, I know that it can be hard to get larger sizes from the manufacture. Although I am working on bringing more size 11's to my boutique I would like to share my top 5 places to buy size 11 shoes.

1. ShoeDazzle

ShoeDazzle has AMAZING shoes and all of them have size 11's available. Being that ShoeDazzle is very popular their size 11's do sell out fast so you kind of have to stay on top of new arrivals and sales. ShoeDazzle has been my go to place lately and their sales are awesome.

2. DSW

DSW has a large selections of shoes that have size 11's available. You do have to really look though because one brand my have an 11 in one shoe and in another shoe they don't. I love DSW for their larger sizes in good quality brands.

3. JustFab

JustFab was one of my first go to places for ordering shoes online. I still love JustFab and they are quite similar to ShoeDazzle (JustFab actually just bought ShoeDazzle). JustFab also carriers wide calf boots. But just like ShoeDazzle, JustFab's larger sizes sell out fast.

4. Payless

Many people are not a fan of Payless but I am a huge fan. Payless has stepped up the quality of their shoes (which unfortunately increased prices). They have shoes that go up to a size 13 I believe and they definitely have cute shoes for larger sizes. Payless is not what it used to be so don't sleep on them.

5. Torrid, Lane Bryant, Catherin's

I grouped these stores together because I look at them in the same light. These are plus size companies that focuses are larger sizes. Although they do carry small sizes, you will rarely see them go out of stock of size 11's and some even carry size 12's. They also are go to places for wide calf boots. The shoe designs are not always as stylish as ShoeDazzle but they do have a few gems so check them out.