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How To Get Soft, Full Body Curls With Kimble Beauty

June 30, 2014 by Alison 9 Comments

  “Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.”~ Ivana Trump Hair care…it can be a touchy subject. Everyone has their favorite products and appliances and certain regiments they follow to get their signature look. I personally have my favorite blow dryer, flat iron, and hair brush. God forbid I’m forced to use one other than my […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Product Reviews Tagged With: curlers, hair, silk rollers

Straight Talk on Straight Teeth: Why I Wish I Had Used Invisalign

June 28, 2014 by Alison 7 Comments

  I would like to thank Invisalign for sponsoring this post; however all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.   This is a story about a girl, well a woman, a young woman, that ended up getting braces in college, about a year out of High School. Now this young lady didn’t exactly want […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Family, Helpful Hints, Kids Tagged With: braces, orthodontics, teenagers

A Mixer Is Worth A Thousand Words {Apricot Nectar Cake Recipe}

June 26, 2014 by Alison 27 Comments

If baking is any labor at all, it’s a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation. ~ Regina Brett A mixer is worth a thousand words? What is this crazy lady talking about now? A kitchen mixer – that’s what I’m talking about. A question was posed to me about […]

Filed Under: Family, Recipes Tagged With: apricot nectar cake, nostalgia

My Toddler Peed In the Floor & I Yelled

June 25, 2014 by Alison 12 Comments

  “We’re [parents]) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we’re just praying we won’t screw up too badly.” ~ Jodi Picoult     I’m a yeller. It’s a personality trait that I hate about myself, and I have gotten better over the years, but I still have a long way to […]

Filed Under: Family, Humor, Kids Tagged With: life, stress, Toddlers

Complete Nutrition for Your Cat #WellnessPetFood

June 22, 2014 by Alison 11 Comments

    Are you a pet parent? Most of you know that in addition to my two human kiddos, I am the mama of several “fur-children”. One of those is my cat Peanut (shhh…don’t tell him he’s a cat, he has no idea). We rescued him from a litter of feral kittens about three years […]

Filed Under: Community Service & Charities, Pets Tagged With: animals, cat food, cats

Ladies Rise Up and Save The Undies

June 20, 2014 by Alison 6 Comments

A huge Thank You goes out to Kotex for sponsoring today’s post and helping me #savetheundies!  Okay ladies, let’s get serious and be honest with ourselves for a minute. We’ve all experienced it but never talk about it – losing our favorite pair of panties to an unfortunate monthly mishap. Or worse, wearing worn out […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Fashion, Helpful Hints, Humor Tagged With: feminine hygeine, kotex

A Whiplash That You Want by Crave Naturals

June 18, 2014 by Alison 8 Comments

  Disclosure: I received a complimentary Whiplash Eyelash Curler to facilitate my review of the product. I did not receive any other form of compensation and the opinions expressed are 100% my own and based on my experience with the product. This post may contain affiliate links. Let’s talk about eyelash curlers. They all promise […]

Filed Under: Beauty, Product Reviews

Track Your Stats with Weight Gurus

June 16, 2014 by Alison 10 Comments

{Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. No other compensation was received and all opinions are 100% my own and based on my experience with the product. Affiliate links may be included.} So it’s no secret that I’ve been on an amazing weight loss journey the last few months. In the last […]

Filed Under: Healthy Living, Product Reviews, Technology & Gadgets, Weight Loss Tagged With: Smartphone

Bucket List – 10 Things I Want To Do

June 12, 2014 by Alison 10 Comments

“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” – Diane Ackerman Everyone has things they’d like to do that don’t fit into the daily routine and get moved to the “someday” […]

Filed Under: Family, Humor, Travel Tagged With: bucket list

My First Blogging Event – Seattle, SITS, and Hyatt Hotels

June 9, 2014 by Alison 18 Comments

  I’ve been dying to go to a blogging event (a conference, workshop, seminar, whatever) for months now. I actually purchased my ticket to BlogHer 14′ back in January (at that point I’d only been blogging for about 4 months).  That however is not until the end of July so I’ve been on the lookout […]

Filed Under: Blogging, Travel Tagged With: Conferences, Lodging, Seattle

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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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