Bel Essence is proud of their 100% natural skin care products.   While some companies boast about offering “natural” products to their customers, they are actually taking natural ingredients and extracting and combining them into an unnatural state.  Bel Essence leaves the natural ingredients in their original form. Bel Essence offers an easy and luxurious way to counteract the things that age our skin during our daily live.  It could be caffeine that we drink as we’re rushing out the Read more [...]

I have been doing a lot of walking lately. I try to walk, jog and hike outside when Oregon weather allows. If I can’t make it outside, then I try to spend time on my treadmill. Even though I am wearing good walking shoes and special socks, I still seem to get a blister or sore spot every couple months. While at our local travel agency, I spotted a bottle of FootKinetics WalkGoo. The tube said it was- good for my feet, had proven blister protection, reduced calluses, helped relive fatigue and Read more [...]

Oh my gosh…I’m in love….with Old World Gourmet!   Old World Gourmet began in 2001 and at that time, founders Dan and De’Anna Sullivan had just two items in their product line.  Fast forward to 2013 and they have over 100 products for their fans to choose from.  You’ll notice that I said “fans” and not “customers” because that is what I now am….a FAN of Old World Gourmet. For my review, I received three of the Old World Gourmet Vino Freeze Mixes.   My selection included Read more [...]

This week flew by for me. We had wonderful spring-like weather in the afternoons. My Daughters and I were able to get out for some long walks and scooter rides. I had a great week with Nutrisystem as well. My food, water and exercise all seemed to come really easy this week. Remember a few weeks ago when I said I woke up on a Saturday morning with a new inner peace. Well, the same thing happened this Wednesday. I have a new understanding and appreciation for nutrition. I have a new awareness Read more [...]

In 1986, Sharon and Thomas Webber opened Super Duper Publications. They had two products and two different kinds of stickers. Sharon, a Speech-Language Pathologist, was designing products that were easy to use in therapy settings. Thomas at the time was an attorney but, would later go into developing therapy products as well. Today, they have hundreds of educational products that were designed to assists in many areas including- articulation, auditory, autism, bilingual, critical thinking, early Read more [...]

Have you ever gone on a trip and upon your arrival discovered that your personal care items had exploded all over the inside of your bag. Agh, I have! Before we leave on our big family trip, I wanted to make sure that dreadful explosion didn’t happen to us. I was in search of travel containers that would hold and keep my products securely contained. I had about given up. Then, while visiting our local travel agency, I discovered GoToobs from humangear. Humangear located in San Francisco, was Read more [...]

Both my Daughters and I suffer from eczema. My oldest and I have it on our hands. When she is coming down with a cold, she also breaks out on her upper lip. My youngest has it all over her body but, unlike my oldest and I, hers never seems to flair-up. No matter what we do, it just stays in the same minor irritated state. Because of this skin condition, we find it difficult to use body scrubs and lotions. I have had to try many different products to find a few that work for us. I recently Read more [...]

As some of you may know, we are preparing for a family trip across the country. To reduce my “already in overdrive” stress level as well as the size of my carry-on bag, I am doing my best to pack clothing that I will be comfortable in and that will hold-up well while traveling. I knew I had to have Yala Designs clothing in my carry-on. Yala Designs makes clothing that allows you to live and enjoy life. They strive to make products that are simple and elegant. They say their clothing is from Read more [...]

I am becoming more and more concerned about the ingredients that are  contained in the products we use every day. My Husband has a guideline that if he cannot pronounce an ingredient, he will not use the product. I agree with him and I take it a little further because I also want to know why the ingredients were chosen to be in the products. Tom’s of Maine has the same beliefs. Tom’s of Maine offers personal care products made with natural and sustainable ingredients. They are proud of the Read more [...]

This week I have great news, good news, and frustrating news. Let’s start with the great news- Nutrisystem has asked me to continue my weight loss journey with them for another two months! I feel so incredibly blessed to have been given this life-changing opportunity. I can never thank Nutrisystem enough. I am almost 2/3 to my weight-loss goal and my life has already changed for the better. That leads me to my good news- I am officially down 4 clothing sizes. A couple weeks ago, I purchased Read more [...]