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Beauty Challenge: Use up my samples

Beauty Challenge: Use up my samples

Folks, I have a confession to make…. I am a beauty hoarder.  Ask my family – I have makeup and beauty products stashed all over our bedroom, linen closet and BOTH bathrooms.  It’s a little bit mad and having a Birchbox subscription just adds to the craziness. So I am challenging myself to use up … Continue reading

February Favorites

February Favorites

I’m not going to dwell on how long it’s been since I last wrote but suffice it’s to say… it’s been awhile.  I really need to work on consistency in 2018.  What have been doing with all my free time?  Spending time with my family, working, traveling, meditating, drawing and going down youtube rabbit holes.  … Continue reading

Cruelty Free Cosmetics

Cruelty Free Cosmetics

Happy Monday peeps!  I had a fantastic weekend here in Chicago, the weather was beautiful and I was able to get all my plants in the ground.  I will post some pictures once they start take off, but this year I planted tomatoes, peppers, radishes, corn, and every kind of garden herb there is.  I … Continue reading

Putting on the Spritz

Putting on the Spritz

Can I bend your ear a bit about facial sprays? Some brands call them spritzers or micro fine mists but whatever they are called I have tried an embarrassing amount of them.  Working in a dry office environment is really hard on the skin and usually by 3 pm I’m looking and feeling a little … Continue reading

It’s Spring, yea!

It’s Spring, yea!

Pardon me for stating the obvious, but spring is finally here in the Midwest and it’s such a pleasure (and relief) to see things starting to bloom.   My son brought these daffodils in from the yard tonight and the there is something about the bright yellow that just really makes me happy.  Plus I stepped … Continue reading