Going back to school can be stressful enough, let alone if you have a chronic illness or chronic pain condition to manage on top of that. I wanted to help make back to school season less daunting, but as I have only been sick for 1.5 years and I spent a year of that off …
I was diagnosed with a chronic pain disorder called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome at the end of my grade 10 year. At the time, I thought chronic pain was for old people and that it would go away. I was terribly wrong. Over the past year and a half, I’ve become a person that I …
Repeat after me, this is your year and you’re going to make it the best one yet! I absolutely love New Years because it’s basically a completely fresh slate and like everything that happened in the past year doesn’t matter so much anymore. Whether last year was a great you for you or it wasn’t, we have all …
Exactly one year ago today I uploaded my first blog post, 10 Facts About Me. Over the past year, JustSoElina has changed and grown in so many ways. I have gotten to do collabs with other bloggers and even my first brand collaboration. I’ve begun to find a style of writing I like and I’ve …
JustSoChristmas Day 12 Merry Christmas Eve! I hope you have had an amazing day however you spent it, this year my Mum and I spent the day baking together in the kitchen and binge-watching Christmas movies, btw the Santa Clause movies are so good and so underrated, if you haven’t watched them already you NEED …
JustSoChristmas Day 11 While I don’t wear makeup very often atm I do love any excuse to try out a new look. When I do my makeup I can get stuck in repetition, using the same colour every time or doing the same style. So I decided to really push myself out of my comfort …
JustSoChristmas Day 10 Christmas really is my favourite time of year! I look forward to it all year long and I love planning it. Basically, I love everything about the festive season except for money. Christmas is a time of giving and being someone who prefers giving gifts than receiving them, not being able to afford to …
JustSoChristmas Day 9 Having grown up in a broken family I know how hard it can be, especially around holidays like Christmas. Because it becomes this constant reminder of what you don’t have, but what you want more than anything. It can really mess with your head and even suck away the magic of Christmas, …
JustSoChristmas Day 8 I love getting creative with gift wrapping any time of the year, but there is definitely something extra special about wrapping Christmas gifts! The best compliment I can get around festive season would have to be on my wrapping skills, I always go that little bit extra to try and make the …
JustSoChristmas Day 7 “Happiness doesn’t result from what we get, but what we give” – Ben Carson It’s so easy to get caught up in the excitement of Christmas and presents etc. But it’s also so important to give back to others, especially around this time of year! In this post, I have shared some …