Make Time for Yourself

The feeling of fall is all around, from the color of the trees to the chill in the air. I don’t know about you but one of my favorite things to do in the fall is drink a cup of hot apple cider. I could drink it everyday and never get sick of it.

If you ever get the chance to sit outside on a cool crisp day in the middle of fall, dinking a nice hot cup of apple cider; I would do it. Take a deep breath, grip the cup with both your hands with the warmth of the steam hitting your face and take a good look around you.  What do you see?

Do you take the time to enjoy the simple things in life?
Do you take at least 10 to 15 minutes out of your day to sit back and relax?
Do you want less stress in your life?

 

Today’s Beauty Tip: Make time for yourself!

You may not think that it is so important to get yourself ready before starting your day but you are way off! I can’t tell you the amount of times where I felt as if I didn’t need to get ready because I had the day off.  Have you ever done that? Well I have and I can’t tell you the amount of times where I wasted most of my day way by doing so.

Even when I am sick I shower and put on make up. It gets me up and moving, otherwise I feel worse than I am!

Trust me 10 to 15 minutes is all you need to start your day off right.

What makes you feel your best? Is it make up, your hair or maybe your outfit? Do whatever it is that makes you feel your best / prettiest!

I know for me it is my hair and make up! I could be in cute cozies and still feel great!

Just incase you missed any tips so far:

Day 1: Shiny healthy hair
Day 2: ProSanté hair care system
Day 3: Blow-drying wet hair
Day 4: How to Prevent Chapped Lips
Day 5: Skin Hydration
Day 6: Teeth Whitening
Day 7: All Natural Eye Makeup Remover
Day 8: Wear Sunglasses

My Gift To My 11th Sibling!

 

At 8 lbs 2 oz and 20 1/2 inches long, we welcomed number 12 to the family.  She has made a very beautiful addition to our family! 

As a gift to my mom (From Parents Of A Dozen) I gave her a Baby Diaper Cake! This is a very easy, yet beautiful gift to give.

To start, you need to role the diapers with the front side down, rolling from the open side to the close side.  

In the center of the diaper wrap a rubber band twice around the diaper to hold in place.

Repeat process to all 90 to 100 diapers. 

The first circle should have about 8 diapers. As you can see I replaced the middle diaper with a white onesie. This way she will be surprised when she starts to take apart the cake!

Continue to add more diapers to the bottom tier of the cake.

Make your next 3 tiers a little smaller than the one underneath it. I used wooden skewers to help keep the cake in place and to keep it standing up straight.  

Once you have all of your tiers stacked, make sure you have all of the rubber bands aliened.

Cover all of the rubber bands with a ribbon of your choice.  

I walked away for a second and I came back to this! Thanks number 7!! :)

I then add the flowers. As you are putting things onto the cake it may start to tilt so keep an eye out for that and try to correct it before it is too late. I was able to correct mine!!  

Next I added the rest of the accessories to the cake.

 

Bringing a little one into the world is a very beautiful thing. You have to be very careful choosing the products that you use on a newborn baby. Did you know that within 90 seconds of putting something on your skin, chemicals seep into your pours and get into your blood stream.

There have been clinical studies done where doctors have taken a urine sample and told the patient what kind of fabric softener she/he was using!    

So it is very important that we use only the best for our loved ones.

 

I gave her Gentle Wash for bath time! 

Diaper Rash Cream!

Soothing Lotion! 

And last, but not least Message Oil!

 

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Diaper Rash Cream (78% Organic Ingredients and 99% Natural)

Soothing Lotion (87% Organic Ingredients and 99% natural)

Message Oil (99% Organic Ingredients and 99% natural)

Why Was I Tired?

 

This past weekend I couldn’t figure out why I was so tired. 

It turns out that I wasn’t getting enough iron and I was a little anemic.  I figured out that it is very common in women to be lacking in iron.  So I went online to see what kind of foods contain iron.

Foods that are a good source of iron include:

• liver
• lean red meats including: beef, pork and lamb
• seafood such as: oysters, clams, tuna, salmon, shrimp, etc.
• beans: kidney beans, lima beans, navy, black, pinto, soy beans, and lentils
• iron fortified whole grains including: cereals, breads, rice, and pasta
• greens such as: collard greens, kale, mustard greens, spinach, and turnip greens
• tofu
• vegetables: broccoli, swiss chard, asparagus, parsley, watercress, brussel sprouts
• chicken and turkey
• blackstrap molasses
• nuts
• egg yolks
• dried fruits such as: raisins, prunes, dates and apricots

Most girls are lacking in iron, especially pregnant or nursing mothers.  It is very hard to get all of the proper nutrients that you need, even when you try to eat the right food. Organic food is hard to come by and if you want to get the proper amount of nutrients you would have to eat a mass quantity which is very expensive.     That is why I like to take my supplements every day.

There is a little trick that I would like to share with you to see if you are anemic (having less than the normal number of red blood cells). 

Take a gold ring (either white or yellow gold) and wipe it off on cloth material. Your shirt will do just fine. Then wipe it on your cheek.  If a black line appears than you are lacking in iron.

Crazy right? I am telling you, you will want to try it out on everyone. It really works!

If it doesn’t than you are not lacking in iron.

I take two vita-lea with iron and 2 of the iron plus C as well.   Now, I know what you are thinking.  Someone has told you that iron will back up your system.  My mom has been taking iron during all of her pregnancies including the twelfth baby on the way. That’s right, TWELFTH! She told me that this iron wasn’t like any other one that she has every taken.  She has never had a problem with it. 

I am excited to see how much more energy I will have! I know I am going to love it and you will too.

You don’t like it? Then get your  money back 100%!!!! 

So treat yourself to this wonderful bust of natural energy.  Take care of yourself now, because that is the only thing that you are going to be taking with you in the future! 

So give it a try. Are you lacking in iron?