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Portugal Is Calling: Let's Go to Lisbon
Featured, Travel Alexa Erickson Featured, Travel Alexa Erickson

Portugal Is Calling: Let's Go to Lisbon

For years, Travis has been talking about exploring Portugal. Well, if I'm truthful, he's been talking about moving to Portugal. It's the only non-Virgo trait about him that always leaves me scratching my head. No, he's never been. Yes, he dreams of plopping down in an affordable European country for the rest of his life.

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Where to Eat, Play, and Stay in Kennebunkport, Maine
Travel Alexa Erickson Travel Alexa Erickson

Where to Eat, Play, and Stay in Kennebunkport, Maine

it feels weird to talk about this state like it's a vacation, but as I've come to find out, there is SO much I don't know about it. I escaped the summer crowds of my current home in Newport Beach, California for a taste of that quintessential "summering in Maine" vibe in a town I had yet to indulge in — Kennebunkport. Here's what I learned so you can jet, drive, or bike your way there and vacation like a pro.

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Featured, Wellness Alexa Erickson Featured, Wellness Alexa Erickson

The Best Hand Sanitizer for Dry Hands

Let’s talk about hand sanitizer. It’s never been something that was on my radar. I’m the kind of person that leaves a sweaty yoga class, only to go on a million errands. The amount of high contact surfaces I touch before I make it home and into the shower is unfathomable. But COVID-19 has forced me into thinking about what I touch all the time. 

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Featured, Style and Beauty Alexa Erickson Featured, Style and Beauty Alexa Erickson

The Period Underwear That Actually Makes Me Feel Sexy, Safe and Secure

Growing up, I lived in a culture that shamed periods. I remember being teased by my peers as a packaged tampon fell out of my jacket in the hallway at school. I was 11 years old. As an adult, I became savvy at stealthily transferring a tampon from my handbag to my pocket, or slipping it up my sleeve, without anyone seeing. Waving around a tampon was like showing off a gun — making people, at the very least, highly uncomfortable. But things have changed.

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