Our family really loves lavender. We've shared many fun lavender blog posts. Here in the PNW many people have lavender in their front yards and we also have a variety of amazing lavender farms. Do you love the smell of lavender? We like to us it in beauty products, inside sachets for the clothing drawers, and my Isabella even loves lavender tea. Lavender Lotion Bar You only need five fairly simple ingredients. Don't you love Amazon? You can find everything you need and ship it right to … [Read more...]
So, I switched to a natural deodorant during a busy hot week…
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom’s of Maine for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. Yes, you read that title correctly. I have had a crazy busy week. The weather has been very warm for Western Washington and I switched back to a natural deodorant. Would you like to hear all the awesome details? This week we got our house painted. It was worth it, but somewhat stressful. Thankfully, we had sunshine and warm weather the entire planned job. Whew! You never know what … [Read more...]
Baby Mantra: Cold Weather Skin Care for Kids
I participated in Influencer Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Baby Mantra. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating. During the summer months both of my children get dry skin from our local community pool. Then with the dry weather in the fall and winter I am still dealing with dry and sensitive skin. My daughter has worse dry skin and eczema issues than my son. But they both struggle with dry skin. I have … [Read more...]
Our Summer Bucket List
I participated in an Influencer Program on behalf of Mom Central for Dove. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating. When my six year old says I'm bored I usually tell her to go clean or organize something. It works. She stays busy and usually ends up playing with whatever I told her to put away. This week asked my family what they wanted to do this summer - a summer bucket list so to speak. Here are some things on our list … [Read more...]
10 Things I’ve Learned About Sensitive Skin
We have been dealing with sensitive skin for a long time. As our Princess gets older her skin is getting better, but she still battles dryness and irritation. The things we learned when she was a newborn, I am thankful for. They are guides for which products we will buy for her now, even though her skin has gotten better. Here are the top ten important things we learned about our daughter's sensitive skin and the products we use on her: No synthetic chemicals No synthetic preservatives, No … [Read more...]