Month: May 2019

Blackberry-Peach Buckle Recipe from Just Peachy

Blackberry-Peach Buckle Recipe from Just Peachy

Recently I had the pleasure of reviewing a beautiful new cookbook, Just Peachy by Belinda Smith-Sullivan; click here to see that review. I’ve really been enjoying reading and cooking from Just Peachy and can’t wait for the local peaches to come in! As promised, we’re 

Deconovo 4-Pack Super-Absorbent Microfiber Sport Towels

Deconovo 4-Pack Super-Absorbent Microfiber Sport Towels

Last fall I had the opportunity to review a few home decor products from DECONOVO. You can check out my chair slipcover and my sofa slipcover reviews to learn more about those specific products. Using furniture slipcovers is one of the easiest ways to update 

How To Maintain Your Youth

How To Maintain Your Youth

How To Maintain Your YouthEven though the fountain of youth hasn’t yet been discovered there are habits you can adapt to help you maintain your youth.

For instance, how often do you take care of your skin? This doesn’t even necessarily entail spending large chunks of money on cosmetics, but rather, there are plenty of natural remedies that will benefit you. As one example, it’s incredibly important that you drink enough water, eat properly every single day, and lastly, that you are prepared for the day when you are older, and you may require additional support. In fact, you are only worsening the state of your health if you refuse to accept help. Continue reading for more information on exactly what this means.

Take care of your skin

Taking care of your skin is your priority if you want to maintain that youthful glow that you had in early adulthood. For starters, you always need to invest in sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun’s damaging UV rays. Beyond this, it’s important that you don’t smoke and that you treat your skin gently when it comes to using soap and other cosmetics.

Lastly, make sure to manage your stress levels, as this will also inevitably affect how you look.

Drink enough water

Drinking water is not only paramount for your health, but it benefits your skin’s complexion as well. It helps to moisturize it and even helps slow the process of developing wrinkles. Plus, this is one of the easiest habits that you can adopt, so long as you always carry with you a reusable water bottle that you fill up!

Drink Water to Stay Healthy

Eat properly

The food that you eat inevitably affects your appearance, and thereby your youthful glow. The next time you go grocery shopping, make a point to avoid the aisles that are filled with junk food and other types of overly processed meals.

When you are older

There will come a time in your life where your physical strength and even your mental health will not be what it once was. Of course, you can deter this from happening with the aforementioned habits, and you can also do everything to maintain your youthful appearance up until a certain point. Then, you need to realize when you require additional support, even if it’s simply someone there to remind you to take the necessary medication, and that can help you with your groceries and meal prepping, which as was previously mentioned, affects both how you look and feel.

There are already established companies that offer home caregivers to elderly people, such as In-Home Care. Under no circumstance should you pretend that you don’t need help. Instead, the support that you receive can help keep you on track, and even the emotional support that you receive can do wonders for you every day, both in terms of how you feel and your appearance. If you are constantly stressed as a result of a lack of help, after all, the way you look will be affected, as has been previously touched upon.

Our Fun-Loving Handsome Cat Tucker

Our Fun-Loving Handsome Cat Tucker

Back in late April of 2019 we made the decision to rescue and adopt this handsome boy who showed up on our door step. You can read all about how Tucker arrived here and his full adoption story HERE on our blog. Over the past 

Create Art Wherever You Are with Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration

Create Art Wherever You Are with Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration

It’s time to pack up your drawing or painting kit and take it with you to create artwork on the go, and Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration by Betsy Beier (Walter Foster, May 2019) will show you how! * Complimentary book received for review. This post 

Preview Sunday Week of May 26th

Preview Sunday Week of May 26th

spring mixed flowersToday is Sunday, May 26th, 2019. This coming week, we have some fabulous product reviews and giveaways that you are going to enjoy! Today, I am sharing just a tease of what I’ll will be posting this week for all of you to see!

Remember…this is just a “teaser” post and a mini preview of some of the things coming up this week!

Cookbooks for Foodies
Arts and Crafts Books for Adults
Microfiber, Super-Absorbent Sport Towels
Beautiful Home Decor Accessories
Easy-to-Make Recipes
Pet Collars and Pet Leashes
Mom’s Weekly Travel Feature
Anti-Aging Skincare Products
Pain Relief Products from Salonpas
Fun Fashion Articles and Tips
Movies and DVDs for Family Movie Night
Books for Summertime Reading
+ Additional Items and Features

The official beginning to the summer season is next month. I would like to know if you do anything special to kick-off summer? What kind of summer activities do you enjoy doing? My family likes to head down to my parent’s beach house to kick off summer (usually the middle of June), we always host a big backyard Memorial Day barbecue and we spend a lot of time at my parent’s house in their swimming pool and playing backyard games. I love summertime!

Gardening – The Beautiful Bearded Iris

Gardening – The Beautiful Bearded Iris

Every year I look forward to spring and the start of the gardening season. First to bloom are my mini daffodils, daffodils, hyacinths, tulips, bleeding hearts and then my bearded iris will start blooming. From mid March through the end of May that’s what you’ll 

Patriotic American Flag Painted Seashells

Patriotic American Flag Painted Seashells

Do you enjoy celebrating and decorating for the patriotic holidays? Just want to put your love for the United States of America on display year-round? If you answered YES to either of those questions we’ve got a really easy patriotic seashell craft project to share