Shandean Reid 🍃, Author at The Caffeinated Millennial

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Shandean Reid

I’m Shan! Heavily caffeinated millennial, content creator and communications postgraduate student in the GTA student navigating life as a physician’s wife, mom of one, author and anything else I see fit on a given day. Thanks for stopping by. I do hope you subscribe!

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Am I Addicted to Caffeine?

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on July 21, 2020

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By ‘I’ I mean we, as in my husband and I. I want some of the good coffee you guys have down here.

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What It’s Really Like Working From Home With a Toddler

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on July 17, 2020

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I have been working from home with a toddler since 2017. For most people, Covid 19 and the resulting work from home order sent parents…

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The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution Review

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on July 14, 2020

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I tried The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning SoIution after it was recommended by a friend. I was desperately in need of improving the appearance…

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Disagreements in Marriage: How to Handle Them

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on June 11, 2020

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Do you guys argue? Of course, everyone wants to know how to handle disagreements in marriage. This is why I get this question a LOT.…

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Don’t Wait to Live Your Life

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on May 16, 2020

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My Greatest Fear is a Life Un-lived. Who told you you’re going to get 50, 70 or 90 years of life? If you knew you…

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The Real Mother’s Day

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on May 11, 2020

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By now, I’ve been awake for a few hours. Yesterday was Mother’s Day and if we’re being honest, I spent it in bed. All of…

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Five Things I’ve Learned in Five Years of Marriage

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on May 4, 2020

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I thought I would share five thingsI learned in marriage that are unique to my learning experience with you guys. Going into marriage can be…

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This Shift is Permanent. ‘The Great Pause’.

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on April 28, 2020

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Many of us dream of things going back to the way they were before, but do we understand that whatever is there waiting for us…

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How to Bake Bread!

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on April 27, 2020

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*Read this in black and white with some sad music from the past* There was a girl, who once could not bake. She had made…

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Storytime: How We Met & Got Married

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on April 19, 2020

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Hey, loves. If you haven’t checked out out family YouTube channel yet, this is your chance. Here’s our latest upload about How We Met and…

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5 Things I Took For Granted Before COVID

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on April 19, 2020

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Apart, from the obvious things, COVID19 has pretty much redefined life as we know it. Notwithstanding the big things, there are so many every day,…

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How I Ended Up 18 and Nameless: My Position on a Mandatory ID System for Jamaica

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on April 15, 2020

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The conversation surrounding the fact that Jamaica needs a proper universal identification system has been long and rife with politics. All of that aside, I…

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Blogging for Therapy: Coping with COVID19

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on April 7, 2020

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Blogging is not a sprint. It’s a marathon. I read that somewhere this week, and it might have been the kick I needed to jump…

Once Upon a Time, Outside…

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on April 4, 2020

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First Time Flying Solo with my Toddler

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on October 27, 2019

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The other day, the need arose for Sio and I to travel alone. Up until that time, we traveled as a family. My husband was a tad concerned, asking numerous times if I was sure I’d be okay mostly because our child is frisskkyy!

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Morning eNewsletter: But First, Coffee

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on October 22, 2019

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More tab a year ago, I tried to get my podcast But First, Coffee going. Failing miserably, I finally conceded that there was no way…

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Becoming Mother: Three Years A Mum

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on October 21, 2019

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To accurately describe the still very young journey of motherhood that I’m on is to fail, and do so miserably. What I can say, is…

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Royal DeCameron Club Caribbean Resort Review

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on October 15, 2019

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Hey guys! As you know the Libra weekend celebrations in the Reid household are now a thing every second week in October. This year, we…

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Daily Reids VlogBlog 1: Random Family Life Update

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on October 9, 2019

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Hey, guys! It’s Q4 already. The final quarter or 2019. I hate to say it, but I’ve found myself in a dry patch where blog…

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Skincare Routine – Sept 2019

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on September 8, 2019

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You guys know I’ve been struggling with my skin for a little over a year now, when I shared my skin struggles in this post.…

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Cleaning Favourites – The Jamaican Edition Pt 1

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on August 11, 2019

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Hey guys! I thought I’d do something a little bit different with this blog post and share some of my household cleaning favourites. These items…

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Note To Self & Other Moms; Learn First Aid!

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on August 2, 2019

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This morning as I had my coffee, I came across a video on Facebook where a twelve day old new born stopped breathing. The police…

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Karma Wins. I am my child’s mother.

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on July 25, 2019

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Hey guys, Today I asked my Instagram Followers for a prompt to write a short story for the Fiction category on my blog. Well, the…

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The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution Review

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on July 17, 2019

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Hey guys! This is a review of The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution. It’s a chemical peel by The Ordinary company. They…

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Life Update + Triple Peak Challenge

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on July 13, 2019

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Hey, guys! I can’t believe that 2019 is more than half way through, even if only by two weeks. I’ve been meaning to write this…

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Tips to Stay Cool This Summer

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on July 9, 2019

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It’s six am. I’ve just woken up to find myself without the top I wore to bed. It’s strewn on the floor telling me that…

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Business Writing: Why Is It Important?

by Shandean Reid 🍃 on May 3, 2019

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Business writing is a skill that is necessary but constantly overlooked. It’s often misconstrued that basic writing and mediocre editing are not significant when presenting…