As part of a previous post here, Swap Shock, I had made a commitment to make changes to my everyday beauty products. One of those products was my deodorant. Studies have put the use of aluminum and other parabens in deodorant into question. While they are just studies and not facts, the results are enough [...]
I love each season equally. I really do, even winter! Mostly, I look forward to cooking, baking and (most importantly!) consuming the yummy food that comes with the changing weather! I particularly enjoy cooking soup, which is such wonderful cold and snowy day dish. And the leftovers seem to taste better the next day! Here [...]
Blah. One small word to describe so much. I realized that I haven’t blogged in awhile. And in less than a week, I begin the last year of my thirties. I’ve never been one to be scared to turn a certain age. I’ve always been content in my life and haven’t felt like I didn’t [...]
I always set an alarm on my phone to clean all of my makeup brushes on the first of every month. Some people may do this routine more often than once a month, but many people don’t do this at all, or at least need a gentle reminder. If you are in the latter half, [...]
There is an amazing annual tradition about to wrap up here in Denver that also a yearly tradition in our household, The National Western Stock Show! This 113 year old tradition dates back to 1906, some parts of which can still be seen and felt today. In fact, of my 17 years of attending, I [...]
I find myself beginning to draft my blog posts on Sunday afternoons while my son has been taking tennis lessons. Tennis is something neither my husband or I played beyond youth, but we figured he would enjoy. You see, he likes baseball for the hitting but wasn’t loving the fielding part, so we thought why [...]
I recently decided to conduct an experiment. From taking a shower, to applying makeup, lotion and fragrance, I added up all of the products I use on a daily or semi-daily basis. On a full scale day, I could use upward of 30 different things on my body, skin and hair. I challenge you to [...]
