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Quick lunches. Fast snacks. On the go dinners. Those terms have some people thinking drive through or the frozen food section. Which usually means nothing but junk on the food label. Most of you know me as quite a stickler on ingredient labels. So you know if I am doing a review on a food…
It’s the first of the year…what’s your New Year’s resolutions? Is one of them to lose weight and get healthy? I have the perfect tool to help you on your way. The Wahoo Balance Smartphone Scale from wahoo fitness tracks your weight over time to help you achieve your weight goals. You can use the…
How many of your New Year’s Resolutions have already gone by the wayside? Well, it’s not too late to turn over a new smile…..er, leaf with GUM‘s “Turn Over a New Smile” Sweepstakes! Along with great prizes, GUM is promoting healthy dental habits such as brushing for a full two minutes each time you brush…
About 5 years ago I came across some reading material on chemicals in skin care. I had spent so many years working on getting chemicals out of the diet I ate, but hadn’t given much thought to what I was putting on my skin! Learning that 70-80% of the products we put on our skin…
What kid wouldn’t beg to brush their teeth if it included vanilla or chocolate toothpaste? My two oldest were THRILLED to try each flavor of Tanner’s Tasty Paste. We were given all the flavors to test for this review and they gave their approval on all 3 flavors: banilla bling (icecream flavored), cha cha chocolate, and baby…
Colds and flu sort of come with the territory of being in the middle of winter in Michigan. And probably most places for that matter. We are so sun deprived here, that a few months into fall/winter everyone is so vitamin D deficient, holiday overloaded, and schedule crazed, that at some point – crash. I…
“I received this product for free from Smiley360 in exchange for my honest review. You can join Smiley360 here!” This time of year is the most common time for children and other to get sick. I know I am always getting notes in my son’s backpack stating someone was sick and what it was, so we can be on…
A few years ago we decided as a family to eat healthier. We aren’t all clean eating all the time. We aren’t all organic all the time. We aren’t all local-grown all the time. But we do a lot of clean, organic, local-grown food when we can. But we also don’t turn down a few…
Tis the season to be jolly. But for many people it’s also the season for un-ending errands and parties and feeling like you have to go-go-go all the time. Just thinking about an over-crowded schedule stresses me out! When I get stressed, I feel it first in my shoulders. It gets tight and I find myself…
So you are committed to making real food changes for the New Year, but you have no idea where to start? My motto has always been baby steps. Don’t make a bunch of changes all at once that you can’t keep up on. Try one thing every couple weeks – or even one thing a…
This post is part of a sponsorship with BabyCenter and Clearblue. Given the fact that I am 34 weeks pregnant, you may find it funny that I am talking to you today about a pregnancy test. There is no doubt about it, visually, I am quite pregnant! Yet, there are so many others that are…
I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. Cureology Beauty’s primary focus and mission is to give back by bringing greater attention and awareness to various charities and foundations. I have…