Welcome to the Shalyce Tyson blog! Here you can find a variety of content intended to help glow betters live their best lives. Popular topics include lifestyle, family, fashion, food, faith, travel, goal planning, and personal growth. If there’s a topic you’d like me to share on, drop me a note, and if you love what you’re reading, leave a comment on the post and share with a friend.
If there is one thing my family loves, it’s a good home cooked meal. Needless to say, my spice cabinet is stocked. I was recently introduced to Shawhan Farms’ extensive collection of seasonings, and I’m loving them so far! Check out this delicious short ribs recipe using their Buck’s Spicy and Sweet BBQ seasoning.
Read MoreEarlier this week, we talked about personal goals, so now let’s shift gears to our professional goals. If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail, and 2023 is our Jordan year, so we are planning to win glow getters! With that said, you must identify your focus. In order to win, you have to be focused. Here’s you how you execute on your professional goals…
Read MoreAlright glow getters, let’s talk about our 2023 goals! I know that January and sometimes even February are reset months, but now that we’re in March, it’s time to start taking action on some of our goals for the year. When it’s comes to goal planning and execution, I like to follow the SMART criteria — Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Bound. Now, I’ve previously talked about goal planning, but today I want to talk about goal categories.
Read MoreSo what do you mean by 25 Days of Christmas you may be saying. Don’t get overwhelmed. I’m not saying give gifts and spend a bunch of money for 25 days in a row. I’m actually saying the exact opposite. I’m advocating for intentional and fun things to do with and/or for your kids (or yourself) that can be low or no cost. Here’s how it works…
Read MorePasta lovers, this one’s for you! I asked my husband recently what he wanted for dinner, and he suggested I try some type of pasta. The minute he said pasta, I immediately thought of Cheesecake Factory’s Louisiana Chicken Pasta, which I absolutely love. While I didn’t make a copycat version of that, I did pull a few ingredients from it to make a bowtie pasta of my own. Spoiler alert - it was a hit with my whole family!
Read MoreEarlier this year, I watched the King Richard movie starring Will Smith, which is based on the story of Venus and Serena Williams' rise to tennis stardom, with the help of their father. If you haven't seen the movie, definitely watch it. I was sooooo inspired by it y'all. I had so many takeaways from the movie, and here are a few of them (they won't spoil the whole movie, I promise)…
Read MoreI first learned about Basic Invite a few years ago during my time as a wedding planner. They have a card for almost every major life moment including weddings, showers, birth announcements, first birthdays, graduations and more. Basic Invite also has a wide array of holiday cards, as well. I can’t believe the holiday season is almost here. With our 2 additions to the family, I’m really excited to send out season’s greetings this year from my family of 6 by way of holiday cards. Now, let’s get into all that Basic Invite has to offer…
Read MoreToday, I want to remind you that delay is not denial! We often hear this in relation to keeping hope alive for dreams that have yet to come to past. I had another revelation regarding delays this past Spring. Have you ever had something on your to do list for a long while that for some reason you couldn't get to as soon as you'd hoped? I'm sure we've all been there. We are often managing and balancing so many different things simultaneously. This makes it nearly impossible to conquer everything on our to do list in 1 day. Sometimes things get shifted to the next day, week, month, or in some cases the next year. This shifting and delaying is not always the result of too many things on our list, or laziness or fear (although sometimes it is). I realized that this delaying could possibly be God's way of holding off some things for when we will really need them or when things can prosper. Here's 2 examples of this that happened to me in May…
Read MoreI’ve been working over the Summer to implement new routines for success and organization, and out of that came a meal planning routine. Prior to this, my family would ask me everyday, “what’s for breakfast”, “what’s for dinner”, “can I have a snack”, and the list goes on. Needless to say, I got tired of that. Also, as a result of not pre-planning our meals, I was doing a lot of ordering out. I finally had enough and decided to come up with an effective meal planning system, and I’m sharing it with you. Best of all, the steps I’m sharing will save you so much time weekly.
Read MoreAmazon’s Prime Day 2022 is almost here! It’s happening July 12th and 13th. For those who don’t know, it’s Amazon’s biggest 2 day sale of the year, where you can find deep discounts on items like electronics, home essentials, apparel and much more. If you know me, you already know I love a good sale, so I’m looking forward to this. The sale can be a lot to navigate, so I’ve got the glow getter gang covered. I’ll be sharing my top picks right here on this post leading up to Prime Day and during the 2-day event. With that in mind, here’s some things for you to do to make the most of your prime day experience:
Read MoreA big focus of the glow getter mantra is a commitment to achieving our goals. One way that helps us to achieve our goals is to have systems and tools in place that allow us to work smarter. A tool that has helped me to do just that is Loom, which I’ve been using faithfully for the last 4 years. Loom is a video tool and a new mode of communication for today’s digital and global workforce, and for personal use as well. You get the focus of asynchronous work (less meetings!) with all the humanity, emotion, and fun of video. Loom allows you to record your camera and screen, and instantly share the video with a link. Simply put it’s a game changer. Since I want the glow getter gang to be equipped to go after your goals, today I’m diving deep in how you can use Loom both personally and professionally.
Read MoreHappy First Day of Summer! I’m so excited for the next 90+ days of sunshine and fun. Summer has always been one of favorite seasons. Not just because my birthday is in August, but more so because Summer just has such a leisurely and enjoyable vibe in general. It is the season after all where people vacation the most and even school is on break. I was in the first trimester of my pregnancy with the twins last Summer, and I was so sick and in the bed a lot of the time. Needless to say, I intend to be outside this year! I’ll be doing a lot with my family, and here’s a round of up of some things on my summer bucket list.
Read MoreYou’re likely familiar with the popular Cat & Jack brand sold out at Target stores. What you might not be familiar with is the added benefit of purchasing this particular brand for your kids. Not only are the Cat & Jack items so cute, but they also have an amazing guarantee…a 1 year guarantee in fact. I recently put this to the test, returned items and got back $$$. Here’s how…
Read MoreMemorial Day weekend is here, and so are the sales! And one thing I love is a good sale! Summer is almost here, so I can’t think of a better time to stock up on summer clothes for the family — at a low cost. Since sharing is caring, I’ve rounded up some adorable looks for babies and girls, as well as some stylish pieces for ladies. Did I already mention they are on sale?! Check out my top Memorial Day sale picks below and happy shopping!
Read MoreWhether you are an expectant parent or a friend or loved one of a new parent, today’s post is for you. I’m highlighting all of our baby essentials over the first 12 weeks. Let’s face it, it’s easy to go overboard and buy all the things, and to a degree babies need a lot (especially in my case times two, lol). However, I’m here to help weed out the unnecessary and highlight the things that have been most helpful and put to use over the past 3 months.
Read MoreWe’re in the swing of Spring, so that calls for some Spring Cleaning! If you’re anything like me, decluttering and reorganizing is calling your name. I have some long overdue home organization projects that I’m planning to get to sooner rather than later. To ensure my Spring Cleaning is successful and long lasting, I’ve been looking at some home organizing and storage solutions on Amazon. Check out what I’m eyeing below, many of which is currently on sale.
Read MoreThe rule of thumb in truly supporting a content creator is not to just consume the content, but to actually engage with it. Did a blog post resonate with you? Did you scroll upon a post on Instagram that inspired you or made you laugh? Did you see a picture or video you liked? Did you gain some tips from a podcast or IG Live? If you answered yes, then show that creator some love by engaging with their content. Today, I’m highlighting 5 ways to make supporting and engaging simple and easy, and how and why it helps creators.
Read MoreMother’s Day is almost here! As I started thinking through gifts to give, it got me thinking about gifts I’m sure moms would love to receive. So I figured I would help us all out - moms and gift givers - by compiling this Mother’s Day Gift Guide. Best of all, my curated list is concise and I considered various budgets.
Read MoreA double dose of joy has arrived!
Read MoreA couple months ago, I got the urge to plan a babymoon for my husband and I. We hadn’t done a babymoon when I was pregnant with Cameron and Cassidy (not sure if it was even a thing then), so I jumped at the idea to do one this go around with the twins, as this will likely be our last pregnancy. Not to mention, we both really wanted some quality time alone together before becoming a family of 6. So to celebrate these final weeks of pregnancy, we decided to go the route of a weekend staycation in DC, and it was beyond perfect! Today, I’m sharing all the details along with tips for planning your own DC staycation.
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