For todays makeup look I decided to do a really pretty girly spring time Smokey eye using pinks and purples. This look can definitely be worn during the day even though it’s “Smokey” because the use of light colors will make it wearable. As always all products are mentioned in the description box of the video. Hope you guys enjoy this tutorial and thanks for your support!
Kaidens 2nd Birthday Party
I can’t believe my sweet boy is 2 years old already! I know it’s so cliché to say but I feel like as soon as you have kids time just seriously flies by! To me Kaiden will always be my little miracle baby, my 29 weeker who gave me the biggest scare ever in my life but has now turned out to be the biggest blessing in disguise. I feel like no matter how old he is I’ll always remember that day like it was yesterday and just be so proud of the sweet and intelligent boy he has now become. Seriously, thank God for technology, if it wasn’t for the amazing research and technology we have today, I wouldn’t have my beautiful boy with me here today.
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Easter baskets for toddlers
When it comes to an Easter basket you don’t have to get all fancy and spend a ton of money on a basket your kids could care less about, unless you plan on using it for many years to come, it’s not worth the money. Kids don’t care about the actual basket, I feel like that’s more for the parents and the presentation of things, kids only care about what’s inside. I usually just go to my local dollar tree where you can find adorable baskets or to be even more practical use a toy as your basket, some really great toys to use as baskets would be a sand pail (great to use later for beach trips) or for boys some sort of dump truck.
St. Patricks Day Makeup Tutorial
Happy St. Patricks Day everyone!! For all of you that have plans to celebrate, I have done a makeup tutorial that will hopefully give you some inspiration for your St. Patty’s Day look! Enjoy!
Clothing and Makeup Haul
A hope for my future
Quick and Easy Makeup Tutorial
Don’t get me wrong, I definitely love playing with makeup and trying out new products but 75% of the time I just don’t have the energy or even the time to pull out all my eyeshadow brushes and worry about blending a bunch of different colors together. As a busy mom I’m usually running out the door, so I just need something quick and easy that I can do for running errands but I can at least still look some what put together. This look here that I will be showing you is super easy and will take you probably a total of only 5 minutes to do! I hope you guys enjoy this simple “natural” look! Feel free to leave comments below and leave me requests for videos in the future!
Quick and Easy Eyebrow Tutorial
I constantly get tons of questions on how exactly I achieve my “perfect” eyebrows so today I thought I would do a video and share with you the only product I use. Being a busy mom I don’t have a ton of time to sit and sculpt out my brows with a ton of different products, so honestly just this one product saves my life! To me my eyebrows are a staple in my daily makeup routine, I couldn’t do without them, and if I some how forget to fill them in I feel so naked and incomplete. Hope you guys enjoy this video! Have a great day!
Clean Eating Valentine Treats
Happy early Valentines everyone! If your a mom like me then your little one is bringing home a sign up sheet for their Valentine party and your kinda stuck on what exactly to bring. Or if you don’t have kids your trying to come up with some ideas on what to make your husband, boyfriend, or group of girlfriends. No matter who your celebrating Valentines with the idea of this chocolate filled holiday might give you a little bit of anxiety, all I can think about is how am I going to resist all the yummy treats? I can sit and say all I want that I’m only going to have 1 maybe 2 chocolates but who am I kidding….we all know I would eat the whole dang bag of chocolate and then some. So in order to resist the temptation I have went on the hunt for some “healthier” clean eating food ideas for Valentines Day! Hope you guys enjoy these little treats I have found and they inspire you for your own Valentines Party! //assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js
Hot Chocolate Covered Strawberries //assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js
Ingredients:
- 3-4 ounces dark chocolate
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 1 lb. Clean/Dry Strawberries
Directions:
- In a small saucepan, melt the chocolate, stirring constantly with a whisk.
- Add remaining dry ingredients/spices – combine well. Remove chocolate from the heat once melted.
- Dip, your dry strawberries into the melted chocolate. I hold them by the stem…coating chocolate on each side.
- Place on a parchment lined flat sheet pan.
- Refrigerate at least 30 minutes before serving.
Fruit Hearts on a Stick //assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js
Double Chocolate Chip Cookies //assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js
Ingredients:
- 1 smashed banana – must NOT be overly ripe. If it’s a brown banana – these will not work.
- 6 Tbs. Natural Peanut Butter (please do not use the oily parts. That makes the cookies too soft)
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- Optional sweetener: 10 drops liquid stevia, 1 Tbsp raw honey, or 1 Tbsp pure maple syrup (I don’t add sweetener – they are sweet enough for me, but definitely NOT overly sweet)
- 2 Tbs. unsweetened cacao powder
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees f
- Combine the ingredients.
- Once those ingredients are combined very well using a fork, then mix in 1/4 cup cacao chips / dark chocolate chips}
- Drop by rounded Tbsps onto a coconut oil greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 12 minutes
Yield: 12 cookies, depending on the size of your banana.
Greek Yogurt Covered Strawberries //assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js
Strawberries
Chocolate Filled Raspberries //assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js
- 1 pint fresh raspberries
- ¼ cup milk or dark chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon coconut oil
- Place fresh raspberries into a mini-muffin tin to help hold them for ease in filling.
- Heat chocolate chips and coconut oil in microwave safe bowl for 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Pour into a zip top container and snip a tiny hole in the bottom corner of the bag. Squeeze the bag to fill each of the crevices of the raspberry with the melted chocolate. Place muffin tin in the freezer for about 15 minutes to set.
Chocolate Covered Bananas //assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 6 popsicle sticks or wooden skewers
- 2 bananas, peeled and cut crosswise into thirds
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped salted peanuts
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Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over (not in) a pan of gently simmering water. Stir just until melted.
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Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Insert a popsicle stick in one end of each banana piece. Dip banana, one piece at a time, in chocolate, spooning on additional chocolate to cover.
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Sprinkle each banana with peanuts, and set on prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate until chocolate is firm, 20 minutes, or up to 3 days.
Strawberry Yogurt Pretzels //assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js
Ingredients
- 1 large bag mini pretzels
- 2 cups strawberry yogurt
- 4 cups confectioners sugar
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 250ºF.
2. Beat together the confectioners sugar and yogurt until the frosting is smooth and creamy. Add up to a cup more of confectioners sugar if necessary to make it thicker. Stir in the pretzels.
3. Place the pretzels on a lined cookie sheet. Turn OFF your oven and place the pretzels inside, propping the door open slightly. This will help dry the frosting. Allow them to sit there for 3 hours before removing.
Chocolate Chip Clouds //assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup egg whites (room temperature)
- 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Directions:
Heat oven to 300°F. Cover cookie sheet with silpat or nonstick silicone pad.
Using a mixer, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar together in large bowl at high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar a little at a time, then vanilla, beating well after each addition until you get stiff peaks, the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is glossy.
Sift cocoa onto egg white mixture; gently fold until combined.
Fold in chocolate chips. Drop mixture by heaping tablespoons onto cookie sheet. Makes 30 to 32 cookies.
Bake 34 to 40 minutes or just until dry. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely on wire rack. Store covered, at room temperature
Peanut Butter Fudgy Pops
Ingredients:
1½ scoops Chocolate Shakeology
1 Tbsp. all-natural peanut butter
1 cup nonfat milk
Preparation:
1. Place milk, Shakeology, and peanut butter in blender; cover. Blend until smooth.
2. Pour evenly into four ice pop molds; freeze for 3 hours, or until hard.