Health & Beauty

Balancing + Charcoal Facial Mask

July 12, 2017

Worry Free Wednesday has somehow rolled around again, and I feel a little bit stressed about it.

The irony.

We had a super busy weekend here in the Crawford home, and I got so caught up in doing giveaways and helping my husband with the last minute touches for his website launch that I forgot to take care of me.

I feel like that is pretty common for a lot of us, but especially for us mamas. We spend so much of our time taking care of everything and everyone else, that we can easily forget to take care of us. We go and go and go, and by the time we realize we should slow down we are already drained….

Nice Do Kids Shampoo

July 5, 2017

It’s Worry Free Wednesday again and I am laughing at myself as I share worry free products with the world while worrying about a million things. The good news, I am worrying about one less thing with today’s item:

NICE DO KIDS SHAMPOO

If you know us, or if you have ever seen pictures of our sweet baby girl, then you know she has a nice amount of hair. I wouldn’t say she has the most I have ever seen- my friend has a baby boy with the most beautiful head of hair I have …

Charcoal Cleansing Bar

June 28, 2017

This is my first ever Worry Free Wednesday and I could NOT be more excited! The products and tips and tricks I’ll be sharing on here vary so much, but the one thing they all have in common is that they reduce stress in my life!

Obviously we all have different needs, different standards, and different stress triggers, but hopefully from time to time, I’ll share something that helps you!

So first up for Worry Free Wednesday is……….

The Dangers Of Health Claims

June 27, 2017

My news feed (on practically every social media platform) has been loaded with health claims lately.

I mean, I get it… Everyone has a product they are trying to sell. Or if it’s not a product, it’s an agenda. I do it in my own way with food and fitness. I share my insights, my knowledge, my opinions, and my tips and tricks. So I guess you could say I am selling an idea. I also sell actual products with Beautycounter.

For the most part, however, I make sure that my opinions and my products are well researched before I share them. Don’t get me wrong, I definitely share opinions that are strictly from my personal experience, but those are never opinions that could harm someone if they buy in….

Why Weight Loss Products Are Bad

June 22, 2017

The average American has done it… We get stuck in a rut, feel unhappy with our bodies, and we want a solution. I’d be willing to guess that in a room with 100 people, at least 50 of us have researched ways to lose weight fast.

The other 50 have probably at least thought about it.

It’s a crazy thing, but it is so common. It’s an innate desire most of have to get results very quickly. The problem with getting results quickly, as it concerns weight loss, is that a fast track plan doesn’t have the backbones and support to be maintained.

The most common two ways I see people trying to lose weight quickly are with fad diets (such as the Whole30), and with diet pills and weight loss drinks or supplements….

What It Means To Be Sugar Free

June 13, 2017

I have heard a lot of people talk about eating sugar free lately, and I find it to be entirely intriguing.

There are a lot of misconceptions about sugar and what it really means to eat sugar or to eliminate it from your diet.

Let me just first say I LOVE SUGAR. No shame, no regrets. I love sweets. Cake, cookies, muffins- they are so good. But I am smart enough to know that they aren’t good for me. That doesn’t mean that I don’t ever eat them, but I certainly don’t eat them all the time. When I do enjoy them, I try to enjoy them with the best ingredients and least amount of processing possible. I try to enjoy them still sweet, but with whole and clean sweeteners.

Perhaps one of the most popular terms people are using currently is refined sugar free.…

Exercise or Diet?

March 13, 2017

There used to be a time when I say there was no way I would give up the foods I love, and that I would just exercise more to make up the difference and burn the extra calories.

But that didn’t really get me anywhere other than back to the ice cream shop.

I think this is a pretty big debate in the health world- which is more important, exercise or diet?…

Finding Fitness Post-Pregnancy

February 7, 2017

Can I be honest?

Getting in shape after having a baby is HARD WORK.

I mean, I know there are plenty of women that appear to be totally in shape immediately after having a baby, but really, even those lucky ducks have all the same muscles and tendons and ligaments that have been out of whack for nearly ten months, and it’s likely that they have just as much work to do on the inside as everyone else….

Keeping Fit In Pregnancy: The Real, The Raw

August 16, 2016

If you read my previous pregnancy post, you know that I am not weighing myself throughout my pregnancy.

I know, I know, that’s crazy!

Except it’s not! It has been so great for me!

It has not only freed me from expectations, comparisons, and regard to the opinions of every all knowing person out there, but it has really pushed me to make sure that I am doing my part to stay healthy and stay fit….