If quarantine has you filled with incredible travel ideas you want to check off your bucket list but you don’t know how you’ll ever afford your trips, you’ve come to the right place. Here are some useful tips for how to plan a vacation on a budget! Travel in groups If you’re looking to take […]
10 ways I help myself stay somewhat sane | Mental Health in a Pandemic
It comes as no surprise that this pandemic could have a negative effect on people’s mental health. I certainly didn’t realize how normal it all felt to me until I saw this post and felt it hit a little too close to home: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Julia Hava🌹 (@binchcity) […]
Resources + Tips for At-Home Learning for Parents
With schools closing for the next few weeks, students are expected to finish their work and keep up their academic standing until school is back in session. If you’re a parent trying to find some structure or assistance as your children try to work on assignments, we have a few ideas that may help! Tips […]
Twelve Quick College Tips for Our Class of 2019
With high school quickly approaching its end, numerous students are either looking forward to their future ventures or reminiscing on their high school years and hoping the end would not come so soon. Whatever the case, over eighty percent of our Jersey City seniors have graduated or soon will be. These students are headed to […]
10 Ways to Spring Clean Your Life
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the layers of clothes are slowly coming off, and with that comes new beginnings and a time to reassess our lives. We spring clean our homes; clean out our closets, throw out shit we don’t need, get rid of things we no longer use. But what about […]
5 Ways I Try to Improve My Mental Health Daily
I’ve dealt with anxiety since I was a child. Coming from a Hispanic background, there’s always been a strong stigma behind seeking help for mental health disorders, or even considering it. I recall mentioning my anxiety to family a few years ago and being asked, “What do you have to be anxious about?” It’s frustrating when […]
Jaclyn Fulop’s 10 Dating Tips for Women
I met Jaclyn Fulop a few years ago when her and the Mayor were officially a couple. She’s stylish, down to earth, and a boss bitch at Exchange Physical Therapy Group which is a physical therapy clinic in Jersey City and Weehawken. We got along right away and became friends. The other night while catching […]
Food Prep 101: Setting Yourself Up For Success
One of the questions I most frequently answer for new clients looking to lose weight or tone their bodies is how to stay on track during the week. They’re busy people. They work long hours, come home late and the temptation to pull up Seamless is strong. The best habit, I tell them, is to […]
20 Survival Tips for New Dads
Whether it’s three in the morning or high noon, this is your life now. It’s real and it’s happening…wake up and smell the poopy diaper. As a father of three (8 weeks, 5 years, 9 years), I have had my share of sleepless nights and diaper changes. Over the years, I have learned a lot […]