Hiiii! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend?

We are FINALLY over the jet lag and just enjoying time as a fam this weekend. I’m fully back to work and client appointments, went to the gym a couple of times, subbed a barre class, and am getting things ready for some fun things on the way. I’m re-launching my Healing Code program soon!!! You’ll be getting personalized wellness guidance, including custom workouts, macros, foundational support, and the option to add functional labs so you can finally feel amazing in your skin, sleep better, and have energy and vitality… stay tuned. All the details coming June 22!

Friendly reminder that our health planning class is next week! Save your spot here

Enter this wellness giveaway with lots of good stuff heeeeere

Check out my Seoul recap and head spa experience here

We have a few plans with friends and we’re also seeing the Michael Jackson movie later today. I’d love to hear what you’re up to!

(Lola wanted me to tell you that she figured out her new treat puzzle in about 90 seconds and then promptly got sick from eating too many treats too quickly.)

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves roundup! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love hearing about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

6.12 Friday Faves

Fashion, beauty, random:

Ordered more of the best skin tint. I usually use OneSkin tinted SPF first and layer this on top. It gives light, dewy coverage that’s perfect for summer.

New from Vivrelle! I *almost* bought this bag at a vintage store in Tokyo, didn’t do it, regretted it, and then was so happy to see that Vivrelle had it!! I love the opportunity to borrow luxury handbags each month and if you have any travel or events coming up, or just want to treat yourself, I highly recommend it. Use GINAHARNEY for your first month free here. So many of you have signed up for this using my link (thank you!!!) and I hope you’re loving it as much as I do.

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Sharing a giveaway with some of my favorite wellness, beauty, and skincare items! Check out the details below on how to enter.

Hi friends! How are you? I hope that you’re having an amazing morning so far!

A little update for you: I’m hosting a free health planning workshop next week. We’re halfway through the year, so it’s the perfect time to think about your wellness goals for 2026, how they’re going, and what you can do to finish the year feeling your absolute best. I’d love to arm you with some strategies and a custom plan!

Click the link here to sign up and claim your spot. 

Now, let’s chat about giveaway things!

I’d love to share some of my favorite wellness goodies with a lucky winner as a way of saying thank you for being here and supporting the blog after all of this time. The blog is now 18 years old…a full adult

Here are the goodies that are up for grabs:

– Skincare and cosmetics:

Pixi goodies 

Remedy Vitamin C serum

Elemis goodies

Primally Pure goodies 

Soshe lip products

The Good Patch eye patches

Nopalera body scrub

Saltyface tanning drops and makeup bag

– A Canopy rose humidifer (I have one in every bedroom and it makes such a huge difference for my eyes and skin)

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Sharing the details on my Korean head spa experience and why it’s worth booking a trip to Korea just for this (but also stay for the amazing culture, food, and people!).

Hi friends! How are ya? I hope you’re having a lovely morning so far. We’re officially back in the swing of life over here. I subbed a barre class yesterday, and we have a mold remediation appointment today. Now that we’re back in town, it’s time to tackle that beast.

But for now, let’s talk about relaxation and spa-y things… like my amazing Korean head spa experience.

Here are all of my Korea and Japan posts in one spot – I’ll be adding links as they go live!

Seoul recap, what we did and what we ate

Tokyo and Kyoto itinerary and tips for travel

What we ate in Japan

My Korean Head Spa experience (this post)

When we decided we’d be visiting Korea, I knew I wanted to take advantage of some skin or beauty treatments. While it would’ve been easy to go WILD, I didn’t want to miss out on adventures with the fam. I figured a head spa appointment would be perfect because it would only take an hour or so, there were tons of locations close to our hotel, and they all had amazing reviews.

I booked a last-minute appointment at Hair the Beau and had no clue what to expect.

When I walked in, the main stylist, Raon, introduced herself and helped me get set up with a locker. Then I was led to a sitting area to have my scalp scanned.

I won’t post the before picture here, but let’s just say my scalp was kind of horrendous. Leading up to this appointment, I would only wash my hair once a week. My hair can get really dry, and I felt like washing it less helped prevent dryness. My hair didn’t get greasy, and it can hold a curl or style for a long time, so I didn’t really see a need to wash it more often. I thought it was better for me?

Turns out, the base of my hair follicles had tons of buildup from grime and dead skin. I literally felt ILL when she scanned my scalp and the image was projected onto a tiny screen in real time.

She recommended the full treatment for me and said it would take about two hours. I told her I only had an hour or so, and she said they could finish everything in an hour and 15 minutes, which worked for me. (The Pilot and the kiddos were off to a petting zoo, so I figured they’d be entertained for a bit.)

She also explained that my hair would cost extra because it was so long. I had no clue what I was getting myself into, but I decided to trust the process and the amazing reviews I’d read online.

My Korean Head Spa experience

Hair the Beau Hongdae

The full treatment:

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Sharing a recap of what we did in Seoul, where we stayed, and my thoughts on the whole experience. The nutshell version: I CAN’T WAIT to go back.

Hi friends! How are you? I hope you had an amazing weekend! We just caught up with house stuff here, finally recovered from jet lag (I was barely jet lagged when we got there, but ended up riding the struggle bus when we came home), and met up with some friends.

I’m so excited to share some recap posts on our trips with you!

Here’s a list of what I have planned so that when they go live, I can add the links to this post.

Seoul recap, what we did and what we ate (this post)

Tokyo and Kyoto itinerary and tips for travel

What we ate in Japan

My Korean Head Spa experience

Seoul recap, what we did, and what we ate

Before I get started, I wanted to begin with an apology.

To my friends in South Korea and Japan, I was ignorant, and now I know. I had NO CLUE how much I’d been missing out. The girls picked the locations for this trip, and I figured it would be something that I enjoyed, but it wasn’t my first choice for a vacation. (I’d be happy repeating least year’s 5+ weeks in Spain adventure.) I didn’t expect to fall in love with these places, but I absolutely did. This trip absolutely changed my life. I’ll share more in my Japan post, but these places didn’t feel like different countries… they felt like different worlds.

The people in Seoul were SO kind and lovely. The food was incredible. It felt so very safe, and there was so much to do. We could have doubled our time there and been happy. The funny thing is that we had the opportunity to be stationed in Korea multiple times during Tom’s military career. All of our friends who lived there loved it, and now I understand why.

We flew from Phoenix to San Francisco, and then direct from SFO to Seoul. The flight was long – about 12 1/2 hours – but I managed to nap on and off (the girls stayed wide awake the whole time) and we landed at about 3pm. I think this is the perfect time to land in a new country because your hotel room is ready, so if you’re totally wrecked and need a nap, you can. You don’t have to wander around and wait until your room is ready.

We knew that it would be a low-key day, so we checked into the hotel and set out to explore. We stayed at the RYSE Autograph Collection h

Hiiii! Happy Friday! What do you have going on this weekend?

We’re back from an INCREDIBLE trip to Korea and Japan. I have so much to tell you guys that I’m splitting it into multiple posts that will start on Monday. If you have any questions or anything I can answer in these, please let me know! I’ll share all of the details on what we did, what we ate, where we stayed, my Korean head spa treatment (glorious), Kyoto and why it’s so magical, eating mostly gf in all of these places, Tokyo DisneySea, ALL the things. The nutshell version is that it was one of our best trips ever and not to be annoying, but it absolutely changed my life. Please send me recovery vibes as I return to everyday living lol.

A little bonus is that we had a 12 hours layover in Honolulu on the way home.

We checked into a hotel for a day stay and a nap, then headed immediately to the beach for a walk,

to get snacks (malasadas, masubi, and acai bowls),

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