Fighting Boredom with Healthy Food + Creative Living
Years ago, my family and I went to an eco-resort in Quintana Roo, Mexico. I was about to jump into the crystal clear lagoon until I saw signs everywhere that said, “No Sunscreen”. Signs also advocated that we shower before entering the ecopreserve’s water areas…
If you live in San Diego, or are coming to visit America’s Finest City this summer, you simply must see the San Diego Zoo’s latest habitat exhibits – Conrad Prebys Africa Rocks.
What do you think of when you hear the phrase ‘donor egg IVF?’ (more…)
I asked my daughter what she wanted for her 8th-grade promotion dinner and said a ‘gourmet pizza bar’. Wow, fancy.
Infuse your summer smoothies with spinach! it’s pretty, and a way to sneak in extra nutrients such as potassium, iron and calcium into your kid’s smoohies! The pineapple, banana and maple syrup gives this super smoothie a tropical twist.
With Cuba recently opening up to American visitors, my husband and I have been wanting to plan a romantic getaway, yet custom trip information has been hard to come by. A cruise to Cuba was an option, but one-size-fits-all ‘shuttled in’ tourism is not the…
Dermatologists, retailers, and consumer groups are increasingly recommending mineral sunscreen products for their high performance and safer ingredient profile. But there’s one major mineral misstep: using plant-based ingredients that are not FDA approved to get higher SPF values. Yeah, that’s bad. And it’s happening more…
As we roll into summer, my family starts to put BBQs and swim parties on our calendar, which means we’re about to have a lot of people over! I’ve always been very sensitive to smells, yet hate using chemical-laden masking agents to hide them. I do enjoy essential oils, flowers and natural candles as a way to add scent to the air. However, these fragrances can’t mask smells or clean the source of stinky stuff that gets embedded in my drains, flooring, and furniture.
This is a sponsored post by OdorKlenz, but all opinions and experiences are that of my own. (more…)
We were invited to attend a birthday dinner last night and of course, I offered to bring a side dish. At about 1 pm, I started to realize I wasn’t going to get any more hours in my day and I had better start thinking…
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. However, all opinions are mine alone. #NourishInNoTime #SnackWithPurpose #CollectiveBias I spend a lot of time on my computer and as a result, I often get lower back pain. One of my besties…
When I was very young, I would give my Dad beer for Father’s Day. My Mom would buy the generic cans with the blue stripe around it and I would then decorate it with bows and pictures of cats. (more…)
