BEAUTY IS A LIFESTYLE THING

I'm having an awesome time using this book! I'm filling in my dream paint colors, as this spring we will be painting these four areas in our house. The Sherwin-Williams sales girl was helpful to me as I picked colors and arranged them in my DIY planner book. KariAnne Wood's book is filled with tips, tricks and even has two pockets for all your design notes, pictures, pencils and anything else you can think of!  Suddenly you're a #designrockstar !!! KariAnne Wood's book The DIY Home Planner  Practical Tips & Inspiring Ideas to DECORATE IT YOURSELF  is on pre-order right now!   Please go to: Go.HarvestHousePublishers.com TheDIYHomePlanner.com   

Lava Stone Healing Lava stone comes from the earth’s core. Lava bubbles and comes to the surface and then it cools. After the lava cools it becomes very porous and gets black in color. This is called basalt. Basalt is defined as a fine-grained volcanic rock that cools quickly and becomes cylindrical/conical. The igneous lava rock forms extremely quickly after reaching the surface. The stones can often be found in the ocean. Healing Strength For many centuries lava stone has played a role in healing. The stones are believed to carry energy. Many believe it comes from the energy of nature and its rebirth is calming and emotional. Some religions and groups believe it to be a root chakra. For example, a strong earth connection and a strong center (as it comes from the center of the earth) The belief is that the lava stones should be worn close to or on the skin and make a true connection. Lava stone is often found in bracelets because the bracelet actually is lying on th

I have a project that is easy and you can put your personal spin on it! I love doing projects that are easy, and relatively cost-effective. This quick project can easily be used as a gift to give or can be put on your wall in your own home.  I have seen these types of wall art in stores and they are very costly.  What I did was go to my local craft store and purchased anything I did not already have. For this wall art, I wanted to go "neutral" in color.  For my Valentines Day  wall art, I used these things: 8"x 10" white canvas 1 package of paper flowers ( approx. 3.99) 1 package small wooden letters (approx. 1.99) optional White glue acrylic paints    (chose to mix a light blue and white together) (and did bright yellow on the sides) Directions: Step 1: Paint canvas  (you can choose the color, and be patient let it dry, can also use watercolors it may dry a little faster) Just painted Step 2: Plan the way yo

KINDNESS ROCKS I’m on a Mindful journey and healing/mending takes on a whole new perspective whether you set out to be kind or kindness happens by accident. As I journey through mindfulness, I find that you can pass on hope and inspiration to others and by doing simple acts of kindness they will help to heal you. You will be helping to cause a ripple effect in the universe and you’ll get this feeling because you’ll realize that it is so much bigger than ourselves. I recently got caught being kind and someone sent me a #kindawesome card, and then I was sent two KIND snacks in appreciation! So awesome and kind! You can send someone who does something kind if you go to howkindofyou.com   then share your snack on social like I have so you too can pass on this kind campaign to someone else. @kindsnacks  #kindawesome Thank you @kindsnacks for doing this! My take on The Kindness Rocks Project I love the Kindness Rocks Project! “One message a

My Ketogenic Journey For the past three months, I have journeyed into the “keto” diet. I was looking for a diet that I could make what I wanted and lose weight. I have struggled with other diets, feeling deprived and not being able to stay on them. At first, I delved into the list and thought “Oh wow, this is going to be tough”, it’s so restrictive! But for some reason, at this point, it has been easy. I feel better, i.e. way less bloated and I did lose weight immediately! This helps to keep you in the game. So….. I’m pasta-less, potato-less, bread-less and I love it.  Mostly, keto is everything I was eating already, just remove all the carbs and sugar and voila! Pounds gone, I highly recommend. At this writing, I have successfully lost 21 pounds. Here’s my take on lunch the other day: My own keto take on salmon salad (faux salmon nicoise) ½ C= about 4 oz.  (Mixed greens: spinach, kale, chard, arugula) 7g of carb, 3 g fiber, 4 net carbs 40 calories 1 ½ C =about 12

Kudos to CVS Pharmacy! CVS Pharmacy is playing a big role in making the beauty industry take a second look at healthy beauty standards by setting themselves as a leader in this area. According to a press release and CVS’s homepage and now the CVS Beauty Mark beauty line, they are passionate about the beauty industry and its impact on overall health and well- being.   CVS wants to make it their commitment to present their images in the most of healthy ways by not altering their beauty images in any way. The company is saying they will not alter or change a person’s shape, size, proportion, skin or eye color, or enhance or change wrinkles, lines or otherwise a person’s characteristics in any way digitally on any of their labels, marketing, ads, or catalog /newspaper circulars or in commercials and internet. CVS and CVS Beauty Mark want their customers to feel good while they shop. The company celebrates authenticity and diversity of the community they serve. The CVS

Source: Pinterest I chose this for several reasons: 1. Coco Chanel 2. It aligns with my thoughts, I find beauty in everyone and I'm learning to love myself. Being just you, unique you, is the only way to be. Just keep being that. Have a great weekend.