5 Reasons to Take Birth Control (Besides Preventing Pregnancy)

With everything going on in my life, I haven’t been blogging much lately. Luckily I have a guest post to share with y’all today on a topic near and dear to my heart: hormonal contraception....

Monthly Goals
Time to return to goal-setting! I have big plans for August.

August 2017 Goals // July Recap

Well. July didn’t exactly go as planned. Or rather, the hopes for productivity didn’t totally happen. As anticipated, I was depressed. (Still am). Add in a slew of Crohn’s problems, and you have me not…

Grief
Two years after my mom died, I'm still in denial. How can she be gone? | Belle Brita

Muddling Through Without My Mom

Thursday of last week marked two years since my mother died. Two years without my mom. It just doesn’t seem real. Part of me is still in denial, two years after my mother’s death. How…

Monthly Goals
I love setting monthly goals to feel accountable in changing my life! | Belle Brita

July 2017 Goals // June Recap + 3rd Blogiversary!

Tomorrow we celebrate a great day in history… The day Belle Brita launched. Yes, my first-ever blog post here was on July 4, 2014. If I could do it over again, I would not have…

Monthly Goals
Interested in creating your own 30x30 bucket list? In honor of my 30th birthday, I've recapped my hits and misses while explaining what worked and what went wrong. | Belle Brita

30 Before 30 Recap: Hits and Misses by My 30th Birthday

Earlier this month, I celebrated my 30th birthday! In fact, the celebration continues today as the last day of my birthday month. I created my 30 Before 30 list shortly after my mother died. At…

Travel
Even on a crowded Saturday in May, Disneyland and California Adventure are a fun destination for all ages. These tips explain how my husband and I prioritized attractions, optimized our FastPasses, chose the best food, and more for a busy day of Disney magic! | Belle Brita

One Crowded Day at Disneyland & California Adventure

Dan and I recently continued our world tour of Disney parks with a Saturday split between the original Disneyland and California Adventure. For those of you keeping track at home, in less than a year…