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September Subscription Box Favorites Round-up

October 4, 2019 No Comments

Subscription boxes are the best! They are a great way to discover new products at a great price, plus it’s so fun to get surprises in the mail. I especially think it’s a great idea if you’re into clean beauty or green living and don’t know where to start as they can give you some options to try out amongst the overwhelming selection that’s out there. I receive several subscription boxes (that are all clean/green related) throughout the month since I’m a Choice Blogger for A Year of Boxes and I don’t often share every review I do here on […]

Beauty, General, Skincare

Belmondo Organic Skincare

September 26, 2019 No Comments

There really isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of skincare and how I can find and create the perfect regimen that will give me that elusive clear skin. So it really goes hand in hand that my very favorite thing is to discover new small business skincare brands who are also passionate about clear and healthy skin so I can share them for other people to learn about as well. So here I am sharing my newest skincare find: Belmondo Organic Skincare. A lovely skincare line created to nourish and tend to skin that includes a […]

General, The Sunday Scoop

The Sunday Scoop #18

August 11, 2019 No Comments

Just checking in to say happy Sunday with a few reads to keep you feeling sunny. I feel like so much of the news lately is negative so I decided to just include positive and helpful reads this weekend. I know that the negative news is important but I for one need a break from processing it sometimes and things like chickens in tutus (see link below) takes my mind off of it pretty well. In fact it puts my mind on planning how I could get myself a chicken and where it would live, what it’s name would be, […]

Beauty, General, Personal Care

Put to the Test – Round 6

August 8, 2019 No Comments

I’ve finally finished up another round of samples. It takes me a lot longer than I would think to use such small items haha. This round is all the pink things I had laying around. I think if all samples were colored pink I’d have even more to try out than I do already because I’d be enticed to try it just because of the color. Yes, I judge books by the cover, if you’re wondering. But really, I love pink everything! It’s convenient that most cosmetics have pink hues in their lines so it’s not hard to find items […]

Beauty, General

July Favorites

August 6, 2019 No Comments

It’s been a few since I gathered any monthly favorites but I finally have some new ones to share. Two were brand new to me recently and one is something I’ve been using for awhile but had never shared. Unfortunately I decided to write about the latter before checking their website to see if it was still for sale (I just assumed it was) and found after writing and photographing it that the brand is going through a refresh, so who knows if this product will be part of the new line. So if you’re really jazzed about the foot […]

General, Other, Pregnancy + Motherhood

Pregnancy: First Trimester Essentials

July 17, 2019 No Comments

Pregnancy is such a wild ride and is kind of unpredictable. I mean, it’s expected that after 9 months you will somehow end up with a baby on the outside but the in-between is so different for everyone. With my most recent pregnancy I really enjoyed the whole journey. I’m grateful that I felt pretty good the whole way through. I didn’t have morning sickness or really many other discomforts. With a previous pregnancy, that unfortunately ended in miscarriage, I didn’t feel so hot in the first trimester. I had mild nausea and major food aversions. It’s so strange to […]

Beauty, General, Personal Care

Put to the Test – Round 5

June 25, 2019 No Comments

I’m back with another round up of samples finally! I’ve been collecting these for so long and it’s about time I use them! Doing a quick rundown post like this helps me remember to actually try them out rather than just hoard them haha. Now don’t get me wrong it’s not that I don’t like trying new things – in fact I love it and I LOVE samples. I just keep forgetting! Whoops. As usual I just tried each of these 1 or 2 times to form an initial quick impression. Read on for mini review on all things RED […]

Food, General

Snack On This: Granola-y Edition

June 20, 2019 No Comments

I’m in full on infant care taking mode over here which leaves shockingly little time for eating so I’ve been hunting down the best and tastiest snacks I can find so I can actually get some calories in. For my first edition of Snack on This I’ve got a round up of all the granola bar-like snacks that I’ve been enjoying lately. I would LOVE to be the person who made their own granola bars for snacking on. I’d love to control every ingredient that would go into them ensuring maximum nutrient content and optimal organic standards. “It’s easy,” they […]

Body Care, General, Personal Care

Eczema

June 11, 2019 No Comments

Eczema is the pits. And this is the story of how I got eczema IN my pits. (The irony!) But it’s also the story about how I healed it with some natural remedies and how it gave me a clear picture about how what I put in my body directly affects my skin. Due to an unexpected and unpleasant eczema outbreak last year I was forced to go sans deodorant for 2 weeks. Now you might be thinking “the horrah! 😱” but I have to report that it went much better than expected. I, like most folk, have always HAD […]

General, The Sunday Scoop

The Sunday Scoop #18

May 26, 2019 No Comments

Yesterday was my half birthday! So I celebrated by getting myself these flowers. I think I should also get myself a half present and at least a half a cake too haha. Does anyone celebrate half birthdays??? I hadn’t put too much thought into it before except for noting the date and telling my husband as if to hint I needed that half a cake, but alas that hasn’t happened yet. However, my daughter was recently born on New Year’s eve so since her birthday is on a big holiday and near another big holiday and since I don’t want […]