A weekend in San Francisco ~ February 2016

Kraig and I spent a weekend in San Francisco in February. This was more of a trip to catch up with family instead of sightseeing everywhere.  We were visiting with Kraig’s Dad and Aunt and had a great time.  It was so nice to spend time with Kraig’s Dad and Aunt because we don’t get […]

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Beautiful candles to add to your home this Spring.

I recently had a coupon to Anthropologie for my anthro club birthday discount. I decided to make the trek to the store in person to sniff all their different candles and decide what smells I like most. I picked out this amazing Apricot & Basil candle that smells delectable. It’s very fresh and brightens my […]

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Much love for One Love Organics.

Valentine’s Day was this past weekend and I thought a nice way to celebrate here on the blog would be to share my love for One Love Organics. The first product I tried by this brand was their Vitamin E Eye Balm available here and here.  They were selling it at Anthropologie’s online beauty section back […]

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Living with keratosis pilaris aka chicken bumps.

If you’re Irish or have sensitive skin, then my guess is that you suffer from keratosis pilaris on the back of your arms like I do. I’ve seen different dermatologists regarding it, but nothing they prescribed helped me. Post college, I was buying Dermadoctor’s pricey KP Duty Scrub and Lotion for years (also available at Sephora […]

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A body exfoliant winner.

The last time I was talking about body exfoliants, I was reviewing Frank Body Products. You can read that review here.  I wanted to share with you one of my go to body exfoliators that I love. I found it at Ulta, but noticed that they sell it at CVS too. The SheaMoisture Coconut & […]

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My favorite natural deodorant.

Finding a natural deodorant that works seemed impossible at one point in time. I tried ones by Lavanilla, Meow Meow Tweet, Fig and Yarrow, and Schmidt’s but none of them provided the coverage that I needed. The Lavanilla brand never felt like it was really working after an hour.  The ones by Meow Meow Tweet, Fig and […]

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Happy 2016!

Happy New Year my friends! I have a feeling 2016 is going to be a good year. I hope you all enjoyed your holiday season and got some well deserved time for peace and self reflection.  I’m planning a trip to Florida to visit my parents in the spring and another to Colorado in the […]

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An Awesome Antiguan Thanksgiving ~ November 2015

Kraig and I spent our Thanksgiving in Antigua visiting his parents.  It was so nice to visit them.  We hadn’t seen them since the day after our wedding which was over a year ago. We spent one day at Catherines Cafe Plage in English Harbour. We spent another day at Curtain Bluff which ended up being […]

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Spending our one year wedding anniversary in New Orleans ~ October 2015

Kraig and I spent our one year wedding anniversary in New Orleans. We stayed at La Belle Esplanade which is walking distance to the French Quarter and City Park. We checked in late in the afternoon on Friday , so we decided to have dinner nearby at  Cafe Degas.  The walk along Esplanade Avenue is so […]

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Beauty staples for your hands during the wintertime.

I think a lot of women are obsessed with trying to keep their hands smooth. If you have dry sensitive skin and live in a cold place like I do, then you’re probably searching for a way to keep your hands moisturized during the winter. I’ve rounded up a few of my favorite hand products […]

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