Author: Michelle Korhonen

The very first stories humans ever recorded were built not of words, but of images: drawn in caves, mapped out in constellations, rendered through sculpture. Even after the development of written language, storytelling with images remained crucial. This focus on the visual can be seen in the early days of bookmaking, for example, in illuminated manuscripts and ornately painted religious texts. Today’s graphic novels look back to this early lineage. They create a dialogue between text and image; in the best examples, the mediums cooperate and overlap to create a fuller, richer work.Many modern illustrated books, such as mainstream superhero…

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Sharing the details on Organifi and my favorite products! Because I love the brand so much, I partner with them as an affiliate. It gives you a discount and gives me a small kickback if you decide to place an order! You can use FITNESSISTA here for 20% off.  Hi friends! How are you? I hope you’re enjoying the morning! One of my favorite morning rituals is to drink a glass of Organifi Green juice or AG1 and then head into the day. For today’s blog post, I wanted to share more about Organifi and the products I love from…

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Kourtney Kardashian has marked what would have been her father’s 80th birthday with a sweet Instagram post.Robert Kardashian, a defense attorney who gained worldwide recognition for being apart of the legal defense team of O.J. Simpson in 1995, died from esophageal cancer at age 59 in September 2003.Remembering her dad, Kourtney took to social media as she shared a selection of throwback snaps of her and her dad when she was a child. She captioned the post: ‘My Dad would have been 80 years old today. What I would give to sing him Happy Birthday and hear one of his funny jokes just…

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Hi friends! How are ya?? I hope you’ve had an amazing week. We’re heading out for something fun – I’ll share the adventures over on IG stories! What do you have going on this weekend? I feel like I need to get back into the “in the moment” style of blogging because I have a lot of pics to post today. It’s been a very fun week 🙂 Last weekend, we went to an event here in town called Beefsteak. It was a benefit and auction to support military veterans, and we had the BEST time. We went with a…

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For the past week and a half, I tried out Nutrisense and wore a CGM to monitor my glucoses levels. Sharing a recap of my experience here! I was gifted the Nutrisense membership for 1 month to try, and this post is not sponsored. Use my link and code GINA50 for $50 off . Hi friends! How’s the week going? Thank you so much for all of the beautiful birthday wishes for P! We had a great day celebrating and capped it off with the requested hibachi dinner. I hope you’re having a wonderful week, too! For today’s post, I wanted…

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Drive-Away Dolls is a zany comedy with an unapologetically sexy edge.Focus FeaturesFebruary 21, 2024, 1 PM ETIt’s still a mystery why the Coen brothers stopped working together. The pair made 18 movies as a duo, from 1984’s Blood Simple to 2018’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, setting a new standard for black comedy in American cinema. None of those movies was flatly bad (although The Ladykillers comes close, I don’t mind it); many of them were masterpieces. Then, a few years ago, they split up—allegedly, Ethan Coen had grown tired of the grind, though neither of them ever spoke about…

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Sharing a review of Spenga and if I’d recommend adding it into your fitness routine.  Hiii! How are ya? I hope you’re having a lovely day so far. I’m headed to a barre class and looking forward to family dinner later tonight. For today’s post, I wanted to talk a bit about Spenga! I heard about it years ago, and it was always in the back of my mind as a format I wanted to try. Recently a friend moved back to Tucson – we went to middle school together! – and Spenga is her workout studio of choice. She…

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Kaitlyn Dever announced that her beloved mother Kathy Dever had tragically passed away, at age 53, following a 14-year battle with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.‘Thank you for fighting so hard for us for so long,’ the 27-year-old Emmy nominee – who has 786K Instagram followers – wrote Wednesday.‘I am forever, forever, grateful for the special time we got to spend with you, sweet mama. It will never be enough.’The ice skating coach is also survived by her husband Tim Dever – who memorably voiced Barney the Dinosaur from 2000-2002 – and their youngest daughters Mady and Jane.‘I will be…

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Sharing 7 home gym ideas on a budget and how to incorporate them into various spaces.  Hi friends! How are you? I hope you’re enjoying the morning so far! I’m here working on blog content for the day – I try to batch my content days- and looking forward to an afternoon hike. For today’s post, I wanted to chat a bit about home gym ideas and some of my favorite staples. In today’s fast-paced world, making time for the gym isn’t always easy. I feel like some days, the entire day will blu by, and I find myself collapsing…

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