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Travel


I have a passion for exploring new places. In college, I was so addicted to traveling that I studied abroad for 3 semesters! One semester each in Hong Kong, Sydney and on Semester at Sea. Really wish I could have all that free time now…

Time is precious, so when I travel, I try to make the most of my vacation abroad. No matter if you’re here to do research for your own travels, or you want to travel (mainly eat šŸ˜‰ vicariously through me, I hope you enjoy exploring my posts below!

   = My Absolute Favorite Things

My Travel Tips

How I Booked My Round Trip Flight to Europe for Under $225

Europe

Italy


Eat: The Best Bites of Italy (Rome, Venice, Florence & Cinque Terre!)
See: Late Night Arrival in Campo di Fiori
See: Rome City Center Bike Tour is a Must Do! 
My 14-Day Italy (and France) Itinerary: Rome, Florence, Venice, Cinque Terre, Nice & Paris



San Sebastian, Spain

Destination: San SebastiĆ”n 
Eat: A Fuego Negro in San Sebastian 
Eat: Arzak, 3 Michelin Stars in San Sebastian
Eat: Bistró at the Guggenheim Bilbao
Eat: Pintxos 101 in San Sebastian 
See: Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao


South America

South America Tour: Buenos Aires, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca & Lima
How to Plan a Trip Across South America & My Two Week Itinerary
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Eat: CabaƱa Las Lilas, The Best Steakhouse (Parrilla) in Buenos Aires 
Peru
10 Things You Need to Know about Getting to Machu Picchu

United States

New York City, NY
My NYC Restaurants Ranked
Things You Must Do in New York This Summer
Good Eats at Smorgasburg in Williamsburg 
Free Shakespeare in the Park & How to Get Tickets!
Biking through Summer Streets
My SNL Experience (pro-tip: you have to apply for tickets in August)
Madison Square Eats (Usually May & September)
Fall Foliage in Central Park, Map Included!

How to Survive a New York Winter
My NYC Bucket List




Los Angeles, CA

LA Food Tour, Spring 2013 Edition
BCD Tofu House
Chego
Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong, Korean BBQ Restaurant 
Kogi Truck
Manhattan Beach Post
MƩlisse
Tsukemen Ramen at Tsujita LA 
Urth CaffƩ at Beverly Hills
Umami Burger
Yojie Japanese Fondue
Philadelphia, PA
Destination: Philadelphia City & Food Tour
Beau Monde, The Franklin Fountain & Monk’s Cafe
Jim’s Steak Philly Cheesesteak
Reading Terminal, DiNic’s, Famous 4th St Cookies
Tinto Restaurant by Iron Chef Jose Garces
The Best Cheesesteak in Philly, Pat’s vs. Geno’s




Got questions? Feel free to reach out via Facebook or e-mail me at shellyinreallife [@] gmail.com!

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😰10+ months of eczema that won’t go away. so i’m d 😰10+ months of eczema that won’t go away. so i’m doing a 21 day elimination diet to try to get to the root of it. the clean program has been a tried and true reset for me, so i’m leaning into that and making some of my favorite recipes.

turns out becoming a mom gave me a weird superpower: i don’t care as much about what i’m eating on a day to day basis anymore, so eating the same 3 meals for a week was easier than expected.

🫠anyone else dealt with eczema like this? and if you want the recipes, tell me in the comments.

#eliminationdiet #cleanprogram #guthealth #postpartumjourney
😰 the fear that kept me from quitting google for y 😰 the fear that kept me from quitting google for years

if i couldn’t handle burnout at a job that paid me even on the days i didn’t feel like working... how was i ever going to handle the stress of running my own business?

sharing one of the most important lessons i learned about burnout: I kept looking for a new strategy when i needed to fix my state first.

this is episode 3 of the burnout diaries, where i share frameworks i learned to recovery from burnout. next time we’ll talk about if it’s burnout, or something else.

tell me in the comments: are you also guilty of chasing the dopamine from the shiny new object as a way to fix your burn out? šŸ™‹šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø

#burnoutrecovery #adhdwomen #jjyapchallenge
the best time for me to clean is when i feel pisse the best time for me to clean is when i feel pissed off enough to do it. šŸ˜…

rage cleaning works because the energy has to go somewhere. but if i just start cleaning without a plan, i end up in two traps: getting distracted by my own visual to do list, or stuck in decision fatigue on stuff i don’t know what to do with.

so before i touch anything, i make a quick list. things that have a place go first, that’s the easy win. everything else waits.

nine times out of ten, twenty minutes later the mess is gone, even if the to do list pile is still sitting there.

tell me in the comments, are you a rage cleaner too?

#adhdwomen #declutteringtips #executivefunction
🧠 what does growth with ADHD actually look like? 🧠 what does growth with ADHD actually look like?

for me, it’s not about never falling into old patterns. it’s about noticing when you’re caught in an ADHD trap faster and adjusting without the inner critic, the shame spiral, the drama.

I quit the 40-day yap challenge after just 1 week, and here’s why I’m okay with that:

• caught myself neglecting my wellness habits in favor of posting daily
• realized daily posting was never actually my goal
• 7 days was enough to build the muscle I wanted for making content

quick note for anyone wondering if @jessijeanhome ā€˜s yap challenge is worth it, I’ve done some content courses before, and she’s providing the value that she’s promised and then some. completely worth a $300 investment if you’re looking for inspiration and practical advice on yapping on social media.

i’ll continue using her prompts and learning from her, but just not pushing myself to do daily yaps anymore and mix in other formats that have been calling to me. šŸ«¶šŸ»

šŸ’¬ tell me in the comments: what’s a pattern you’ve noticed yourself falling into that you’re ready to adjust?

#adhdwomen #jjyapchallenge
šŸ› At the peak of my burnout and overwhelm, the Bat šŸ› At the peak of my burnout and overwhelm, the Bathtub Model of Stress was the mental model that *actually* made me believe that it was possible to feel like myself again.

I think my visual brain appreciates the analogy. This model gave me a clear picture of what I needed to do to get out of the vicious cycle.

šŸ”„This is Episode 2 of the Burnout Diaries. 

Follow along if you’re feeling burned out or need more structure in your life. I share one framework per episode to help you get out burnout. šŸ«¶šŸ»

#burnout #burnoutrecovery #adhdwomen #jjyapchallenge
the perfect planner doesn’t exist, trust me, I’ve the perfect planner doesn’t exist, trust me, I’ve tried. šŸ˜…

here’s how my Type-A ADHD brain actually gets organized now.

šŸ’¬ Tell me in the comments what’s the most unhinged thing you’ve done or bought to try to get organized?

#adhdwomen #showmeyourplanner #jjyapchallenge
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