• Tropical Traditions All Natural Deodorant GIVEAWAY!!

    If you’ve been around my blog awhile you know I am a huge fan of Tropical Traditions. For me, Tropical Traditions has the BEST Coconut Oil on the planet!! If you aren’t familiar with coconut oil, you should do some research. This stuff is truly remarkable. It’s a staple in our house and for a good reason too. First, it’s fantastic to cook with!! You should taste the brownies I make with this!! Yummmm. Coconut oil also has other great benefits as well, you owe it to yourself to check them out. Tropical Traditions even has a section dedicated for using coconut oil. Another awesome product from Tropical Traditions is their Coconut Oil Deodorants. The deodorants are chemical-free, paraben-free, and aluminum-free.  The deodorant comes as a roll-on and made from organic Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil as their base. Did you know that your underarms are one of the most sensitive and absorbent areas of your body? You don’t want to put harmful chemicals into your body through antiperspirants or harmful deodorants! What better product to use than one that is Virgin Coconut Oil based all natural deodorant. This one is aluminum free too! DH used the Frankincense scented deodorant. He smells aweeeesome!  Don’t tell DH, I…

  • Stopper Toppers!

    Take your bathroom sink from blah to cute, CUTE, cute!! Stopper Toppers are very durable, replaceable, AFFORDABLE decals that attach to the stopper in your bathroom sink. The designs are FUN!! Stopper Toppers couldn’t be easier to install. They last for a long time too. I’ve had mine on for 2 weeks and they haven’t budged. These are super cute!!  There are tons of designs, from Holiday designs to sports. There is even A PRINCESS CASTLE!!! Alice will be so excited when I sneak that castle on her sink stopper. There are over 200 Stopper Toppers to choose from. Stopper Toppers are very affordable! $2.99 each with free shipping. I can change these for every occasion. I can put a Stopper Toppers “Let’s Brush” for the the sleepovers with the Grandkids. HOW cute will that be?? Stopper Toppers are waterproof of course. Stopper Toppers are easy to apply and easy to remove too. Mine is so pretty with the summer flower bouquet it’s staying on my stopper. What a fun way to update your bathroom. They have the cutest Christmas toppers. I can’t wait for Christmas! I can put out my Christmas towels, Christmas soaps, Christmas shower curtain and a…

  • 5 Celebrity Mom’s Who Embraced Their Post-Baby Bodies

    The urgency to lose baby weight in Hollywood is almost as serious as an Oscar win. Who dropped the postpartum pounds the fastest? Who debuted her post-baby body on a magazine cover? How much did she gain during her pregnancy? Celebrity moms face these and many more questions when it comes to their bodies after baby. So when we hear high-profile moms like Kate Winslet and Mariska Hargitay embracing their postpartum figures, we celebrate with them. Let’s take a look at 5 celebrity moms who did not focus on fast weight loss, but instead, embraced the postpartum period and their post-baby bodies. Kate Winslet:Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet is mom to three kids: daughter Mia, 13, and sons Joe, 10, and Bear, 4 months. While recently promoting her new film Divergent, the actress said she’s in no rush to lose the baby weight. “To be honest with you, after having a baby you end up being so busy with the baby and the nursing,” she said. “And I have two other children as well obviously, so there’s so much going on that the difficulty I find is remembering that you have to eat. Because when you’re nursing you really have…

  • $100 Amazon GC GIVEAWAY!!! Twitter Blast!

    I am thrilled to be part of this Amazon Blast Giveaway with Makobi Scribe! Each week one social network will be highlighted. This week it’s Twitter. 1 winner will take home a $100 Amazon Gift Card!! GOOD LUCK!!! Makobi Scribe is bringing you this Amazon Twitter blast where one lucky reader will win a 0 Amazon gift card. The giveaway is open to everyone and provided by Makobi Scribe. Good Luck! If you are a blogger, you can sign up for this blast here. Refreshing My Old Blog Posts: The Good, The Bad, and The 404s Updating an old blog post is a lot like an archaeological dig. You head in expecting a quick “dusting” of the archives and end up unearthing a series of questionable life choices from 2014. From over-filtered photos to advice that didn’t age quite as well as a fine cheddar, the past can be… loud. I recently opened a “quick update” on an old favorite, only to find a digital wasteland: Why I’m Optimizing This Blog It’s not just about vanity; it’s about SEO survival. While I might be cringing at my old writing style, fixing broken links and updating keywords is like whispering “Pick…