Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

5 Ways to Live More Sustainably

One // Make a Sustainability Car Kit. By 2025 there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish. Reduce your use of plastic by filling a canvas bag with anything you may need on the go - a resusable water bottle, refillable mug, reusable straws and bamboo utensils - stash it in your car or desk drawer for easy and convenient access.  Do your part to solve the single-use plastic problem … [Read more...]

Top Five Food Trends from Expo East 2019

I just spent a jam-packed 4 days at Natural Products Expo, Expo East. This was my third year at the show and also attending the New Hope Network's Influencer Summit. (See my 2017 Expo East Highlights here and my 2018 Expo East recap here). As always, when walking the show floor, there are some stand-out food trends. Here are this year's top five:  One // Collagen + … [Read more...]

My Pregnancy Fitness Routine

I'm not going to sugarcoat it - my pregnancy fitness routine isn't what I expected it to be. Before pregnancy, knowing that exercise was healthy during pregnancy - it helps reduce swelling, reduces your chances of gestational diabetes, improves sleep, increases energy and lots more - I thought I would do everything I had done before. That turned out not to be the case. Although early on, I was … [Read more...]

My Pregnancy Must-Haves for All Trimesters

When I first found out I was pregnant, I'll admit I was completely lost and oblivious to all the pregnancy must-haves available. Instead of jumping right in and buying everything in sight, I took it slowly and observed my own changing body and what it needed and asked for. I'm still learning as I go, but I'm proud to report I've found many pregnancy must-haves that have helped me find comfort and … [Read more...]

My Second Trimester

If you missed my previous updates, you can catch up here:  Gender Reveal: It's a ...  Our Big Island Babymoon  My First Trimester Our Infertility Journey: We're Having a Baby!  Our Infertility Journey: The IVF Decision Our Struggle with Infertility  My first trimester update was all doom and gloom, but I'm happy to report that in my second trimester I turned a … [Read more...]

Gender Reveal: It’s a ….

Last weekend we had a gender reveal in Louisville, Ky. If you missed my previous updates, you can catch up here:  Our Big Island Babymoon  My First Trimester Our Infertility Journey: We're Having a Baby!  Our Infertility Journey: The IVF Decision Our Struggle with Infertility  IT's A GIRL! You have no idea how long I've been waiting to write this post and let the cat out of the bag! This … [Read more...]

My Rent the Runway for Pregnancy Review + Promo Code

One of the simple joys of this pregnancy is dressing my bump. I started outgrowing my pre-pregnancy clothes around Week 13. However, I feel adamant about not buying an entirely new wardrobe or frumpy maternity clothes. So, I decided to try Rent the Runway for pregnancy. After using it through my second trimester and now into my third, I can offer my honest review and experience.   Use my Rent the … [Read more...]

Our Big Island Babymoon

Although I may be remiss in calling our recent Hawaiian vacation a "Big Island Babymoon" - it was really just our Summer vacation - it has a nice ring to it so I'm going with it. It most certainly will be the last time we travel somewhere far away during my pregnancy so in that sense it was a Babymoon! We typically take a Summer vacation in Europe, but since I'm pregnant, I was adamant about … [Read more...]

Tobacco-free New York

This post was sponsored by Tobacco Free New York State as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. As a kid, growing up in the 80's (yes, I'm that old but you probably already know that by now!), I was surrounded by tobacco ads - on television, in magazines, on billboards, in grocery stores and there were even candy cigarettes! My … [Read more...]