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Archives for April 2015

Damsel In Defense – Ladies Take Charge!

April 28, 2015 by Alison 10 Comments

I received an amazing assortment of products Damsel in Defense Rep Karen Johnson in exchange for my honest review. All opinions and my love for empowering women is 100% my own.    Okay ladies…those of you that know me know that I usually carry. You should also know that I don’t try to push my […]

Filed Under: Product Reviews, Survival Tagged With: personal protection, preparedness, Safety, self defense

Expand Your Financial Literacy with MassMutual

April 27, 2015 by Alison 16 Comments

Thank you to MassMutual for making this post possible. All opinions and my love for being financially literate is 100% my own.  April is financial literacy month. To some that may sound kind of boring, but to me, financial literacy is crazy important. Little known fact about me, I had to file bankruptcy back in […]

Filed Under: Helpful Hints, Saving $$ Tagged With: Budgeting, Finances, Financial Literacy, financial planning

Meet My Hair {Extensions That Is…}

April 26, 2015 by Alison 1 Comment

Long story short…I had super long hair. Super long super thick hair if you ask my stylist. One day about a year ago, maybe a little longer, I decided that I wanted to do something different and I chopped it all off…like super short.     So, after about a year rockin the short hair, […]

Filed Under: Beauty

Time To Look Acne In the Face: 400 In Depth Articles

April 24, 2015 by Alison Leave a Comment

Evidently this week is the week for me to tackle all things embarrassing that can happen to people as they grow and change throughout life. Monday was all about bladder leakage (if you missed that be sure to check it out here….it’s really a great story), and today we’re going to talk about acne. Everyone […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Helpful Hints Tagged With: Acne, acne treatment, skin care

My method For Fresh Laundry Every Time

April 23, 2015 by Alison 8 Comments

Fun fact about me: I absolutely loathe doing laundry. To be more specific I strongly dislike putting it away. I can wash, dry and fold all day long, but the putting away part gets me every time. Some weeks we literally pick clothes out of the clean pile on the “folding couch” and then it […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living, Helpful Hints Tagged With: ASOS, detergent. freshness, Laundry

Strawberry Princess Punch

April 21, 2015 by Alison 12 Comments

You may have read about the #DisneySide Princess Party we had at our house recently. Well, every good party has to have an awesome punch right? Since this was a party with a lot of little girls in attendance, I wanted to come up with something that stayed with our theme so of course pink […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: drink, Party, punch, strawberry

The Real Struggle With Bladder Leakage

April 20, 2015 by Alison 49 Comments

If bodily fluids and and the inability to control them makes you squeamish, I would suggest checking out a different post because today, we’re going to discuss those things. It sounds gross…it kind of is, but it happens. Bladder leakage. Are you middle-aged? Have you had two or more kids?   If you answered yes […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Helpful Hints, Humor, Product Reviews

Get Rewarded to Relax With the Joe Boxer Inactivity Tracker

April 17, 2015 by Alison 26 Comments

Thank you to Kmart for sponsoring this post.  All opinions and my love of PJ’s and chillaxin are 100% my own!   You know those activity trackers that everyone is sporting these days? Well guess what? I’ve never so much as tried one on. Yeah I’m always on a “need to get healthier” kick, but to be […]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Humor, Technology & Gadgets Tagged With: activity tracker, inactivity tracker

Victoria Jackson Cosmetics Giveaway!

April 15, 2015 by Alison 32 Comments

A few weeks ago I shared Victoria Jackson Cosmetics with you. Actually a couple of times because I really love everything I’ve used so far. (If you missed it the first time you can find my initial post here.) Guess what? I’ve got some good news! The company has decided that y’all are so awesome […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Contests, Giveaways

The Day I Almost Gave Up – Living With Chronic Pain

April 10, 2015 by Alison 7 Comments

I pride myself in being strong, and toughing things out and not whining and really just dealing with life with an optimistic attitude and not letting things get me down. That’s why yesterday…yesterday was a tough day for me. It was the day that I finally admitted defeat, I broke and I cried…I actually cried […]

Filed Under: Family, Healthy Living, My Life Chronicles Tagged With: back pain, chronic pain, pain relief

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My name is Alison. My favorite color is glitter. I love tattoos and finding ways to simplify life. Life with my husband, two children, five dogs, three cats, and lots of miniature horses is never boring but I still find the time to advocate for brands that I love and share my life, helpful hints, and a laugh or two with my amazing fans! Read More…

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