Winterize your beauty routine with #Aveeno

I winterized my skin from the inside out with Aveeno® Active Naturals as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #Aveeno

Just like you change up your wardrobe for the season, you have to change up your beauty routine. You don’t wear linen dresses in the wintertime do you? Don’t answer that.  Just like you need to change up your clothes, you need to make adjustments to your beauty routine. Nothing major, just add products that will protect your skin during these cold winter months. The new Aveeno® Positively Radiant® CC Cream is a great product to start to with to winterize your beauty routine.

8 Red Lipsticks on My Lips for the Holidays

I've crowned myself as the queen of red lips.  Since I wear so much red, I thought I would go through my stash to swatch some of my favorite reds.  I shaved my mustache and went to work with the best holiday reds starting at $6!  

3 Ways to Wear L'eggs Tights this Winter

Don't neglect your skirts and dresses just because it's cold outside.  With all the holiday parties coming up, you won't be able to escape wearing a dress or a skirt.  I'm showing you 3 ways you can wear L'eggs tights this winter.

2 Weeks to a Whiter Smile Before + After

Growing up, dental care was not a priority in my household.  My mom worked twelve plus hours a day to take care of us, so the last thing she was going to do was stay on top of my dentist appointments.  Besides the “required” school visits that was all I got.  Gross huh?  By the grace of God, I grew up to have straight and off white teeth.  I've noticed the older you get, the more that “white” starts to look like beige.  Instead of racking up a crazy dentist bill, I took the two weeks to whiter smile challenge with Crest 3D White Whitestrips Luxe Supreme FlexFit. 

Rolling in the New #LincolnMKC

Last week, I had the opportunity to spend the day with Lincoln in Atlanta doing what I do best, SHOPPING! It all started with a fabulous brunch at the 5 star Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Buckhead and then stepping outside to learn more about Lincoln’s first-ever small premium utility vehicle, the MKC.

Fall Uniform #PureJill

I found my fall uniform! You know the outfits that you are easy to take care of, comfortable and always make you look good.  I found mine at J. Jill in their Pure Jill collection.  The Pure Jill is a collection of uncomplicated clothing with a variety for textures and soft fabrics.  Uncomplicated fashion at it's best.

Diet Diaries: 7 Day Low Carb Challenge

I know it's been a while since I've posted about my diet diaries but this is an EMERGENCY update.  I'm happy to report that I'm still working out at least 3 days a week.  My eating has been so-so.  I do good on Monday and Tuesday and crash and burn the rest of the week.  I was talking with a friend at work on Friday and we decided we would eat right for 7 days straight with no cheating.  We are going to ditch the bread, starch, sugar, candy, even wine!  I don't know if I'm going to submit to the wine part just yet.  That will be a long 7 days!  I posted on Instagram that I was doing this and a lot of you were down for the challenge as well so I knew I had to post something ASAP!

Free #McCafeGrind Week + Win 1 Year of Coffee

It's FREE coffee week at McDonald's  McCafe!  Stop by a participating McDonald's to grab your free cup until September 29th! Of course, restrictions may apply so don't be trying to go back for breakfast lunch and dinner!  If you want to continue to get free McCafe coffee for a year, enter to win free coffee courtesy of McDonald's and Mommy Noire from the #McCafeGrind team that includes myself, Somaya Reece, Mia Ray, Kim Osorio and Jai Stone.  I will be picking 14 individuals to win a cup of McCafe coffee for a year.  See below for details on how to enter. 

Oprah's Life You Want Notes +Takeaways

Oprah and her posse took over Atlanta (aka Olanta) last weekend for the Life You Want Weekend.  I’m still all in my feeling after attending Oprah’s Life You Want Weekend.  I just want to hug everybody, well not everybody but you know the feeling.   With work and mommy duties, I wasn't able to attend the kickoff events that Friday.  I got my butt up super early Saturday morning to make my way to hang with Oprah for the day.   I’m not going to go into crazy details about the event other than it was AMAZING.  But I do want to share my some of my “Aha!”  moments with you.  

Low-Cal Oreo Milkshake #SweetNLowStars

I made my Sweet’N Low milkshake as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #SweetNLowStars. Thoughts and opinions are my own.

I know summer is just about over (Yay fall!), but I love my milkshakes all year long. I’m not a big plain ice cream in a bowl eater but hand me a milkshake and watch me go HAM! Milkshakes at restaurants don’t have my best interests or waistline at heart. I was challenged with the task of making my own low-cal milkshake that will satisfy cravings and save my closet at the same time. Using Sweet’N Low, I created the guilt free Oreo milkshake!

Before & After: Dermalogica Cooling Mask

A couple of weeks ago I shared on Instagram a new product I tried from Dermalogica to clear up a pimple.  It worked so fast that I wasn't able to take a before and after picture.  I was really shocked by the results.  Lucky for your guys, I got another pimple! Hooray!

The Diet Diaries: Fabletics

You guys thought I fell all the way off on my weight loss plan didn't you?  Well, I kinda did but not completely.  After gaining back the weight I lost after Mister's birthday, I was a little sad (pissed).  I had to have a talk with myself.  Just because I have a few setbacks doesn't mean I have to give up completely.  After reevaluating what I was doing wrong (and eating a few chicken biscuits), I'm in a good place.  I also got some new workout clothes from Fabletics that have me excited to hit the gym.

Big Back to School #Giveaway

In celebration of our Back to School 101: The Comprehensive Shopping Guide to Everything Cool for School, BonBon Rose Girls, The Little Style File and Baby Shopaholic are teaming up again to bring you the BIG back to school giveaway! One lucky winner is going to walk away with a slew of prizes that both kiddos AND mamas will enjoy...Because back to school time is a big deal for us parents too!

Back to School 101: The comprehensive guide to everything cool for back to school

Back to school is such a hectic time for us moms.  Peyton has been in school for over a week but I'm still picking up items that she or "we" need.  To help make things a little easier, I've joined forces with The Little Style File and Bon Bon Rose Girls to bring you our comprehensive back to school guide. Think of it as your guide to everything COOL for school!

From fashion to supplies and even lunch ideas, this guide should help make any back to school shopping you have to do a little bit easier. Plus, even if you think you’re done, you may find a few things that you want to add to your back to school must have list! Get ready for goodies from Minted, Four Peas, Kitchfix and so much more! And don’t forget to check out our outfit ideas. Our kids are also showing their back to school looks in the guide.

If you’re reading this on a mobile device, you may need to click HERE to view our guide!

We've also teamed up to bring you a BIG back to school giveaway!  Coming soon!

Skinny Sangria #SweetNLowStars

This week I made my Sweet’N Low Skinny Sangria as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #SweetNLowStars.

The kids are heading back to school. Time to celebrate with a new drink recipe! I won't judge you if you make this drink after putting your kids on the bus. Better yet, invite the other moms in the neighborhood to join you in celebratory back to school toast with this guilt free Skinny Sangria!

The Diet Diaries: Best Pants Ever + Falling Off

I got some good news and some bad news.  The good news is that I have fell in love with Lululemon!  I attended a blogger brunch at the Lululemon yoga studio in Westside Provisions with a few Atlanta area bloggers. Keep reading for the bad news...

Pants and top c/o Lululemon | Jacket, H+M | Shoes, JustFab (old)

Shoe Shopping Spree with Shoe Carnival

The summer has flown by and August is almost here. You know what that means? It’s time for kids to head back to school. Peyton will be starting pre-k in August and I can’t believe I will have a school age child on my hands. All she talks about is going to pre-k and doing everything by herself, like getting dressed for school. Even though I may shed a tear on the first day of school, I get excited about back to school shopping. Peyton and I headed to Shoe Carnival this weekend to pick up some new kicks for school.

Summer Beauty Routine

We are half-way through summer!  It has went by so fast! During the summer, we are kicking it outdoors in the hot sun so we have to take extra care of our skin.  I made a few changes from my old routine and trying out some new products for the summer. 

The Diet Diaries: Prepare or Prepare to Fail

I figured out the secret to weight loss success!  The secret is to PREPARE!  It’s that simple.  Well, preparing is not that simple but if you do it you will lose weight.  I never realized how important being prepared is when you are trying to lose weight.  It makes all the difference.

Low-Cal Strawberry Amaretto Freeze #SweetNLowStars

This week I made my Sweet’N Low Strawberry Amaretto Freeze as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #SweetNLowStars.

I may be on journey to loose a few several pounds but I won’t be giving up my “mommy” drinks for nobody.  I conveniently forget that the most delicious cocktails are packed with sugar.  My so-called solution is drink water all day and save my calories for cocktails.  That sounded like a plan but I was still consuming way too much sugar.  I knew there was a better way.  I created my first guilt-free, low carb drink using Sweet’NLow.