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  • A Trip to Ventana Resort // Big Sur, CA

    Glamping has been on my bucket list for years!  Last month I was browsing places to go locally and...
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  • The Best Dirty Martini Recipe

    Real life inspiration for the Olive Green hue that is everywhere this winter.  Plus a fun snack recipe and...
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  • How to Create a Signature Scent for Your Home

    Create Your Signature Scent with Jo Malone Home Fragran...

    Different scents bring me back to childhood, prom, my favorite meal and a whole bundle of different memories.  When...
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  • How to Layer Your Skin Care

    How to Layer Skin Care Products

    Knowing how to layer skin care products can be tricky when you first start a new routine or are...
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  • New Year Resolutions 2019

    I am the worst about keeping New Year Resolutions.  So this year I decided to keep it simple.  Four...
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Creating Family Memories at dinnertime with Plated

Creating Family Memories

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Creating Family Memories: Family dinners were one of my favorite family memories as a kid.  It was the one time a day we were all together.  I want to continue that tradition on with Olivia.  Who knew it was so hard!?  My husband is a total work-a-holic, I run two businesses and take care of Oliva with help from my Mother-in-law one day a week.  It is tough to cook dinner let alone get things set up and grocery shopping is a CHORE with a baby. If you’ve read my blog for a while now you’ve seen me post about...
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Lipsticks That Last All Day: Review of We Makeup

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The new We Makeup matte and liquid lipstick is a game changer in the staying power of a liquid lipstick. There is nothing more annoying than spending all that time perfecting the perfect lip and it rubs off the second you sip your latte!  I feel like I am always on the hunt for lipsticks in the right shade AND that will last all day.  When Italian brand We Makeup reached out to review their new liquid and matte lip colors I was excited but not really expecting much.  While browsing their site I was excited to see what a...
Baby Travel with Dock-A-Tot

Dock-A-Tot Review: Traveling with Baby Made Easy

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Dock-A-Tot was gifted to me in exchange for a Dock-A-Tot review.  All opinions are my own. Dock-A-Tot Review: KP and I celebrated our wedding anniversary a few weeks ago and we decided to take a little trip down the coast.  I did a ton of research with friends and Google on how to travel with a baby.  We felt all set with our baby bag gear, a play mat, and our Dock-A-Tot.  Unfortunately, the trip was canceled because of a small grass fire.  We didn’t want to risk it after last year’s horrible fires in our area. Instead, we...
NEW She Must Have a Secret, I Have to Know What It Is! Brightening & Spot Lightening Face Mask with Ice Plant Stem Cells

Facial Night: Brightening & Spot Correction Face Mask by Robin McGraw

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  Face Mask by Robin McGraw The Summer months seem to go by in a blur!  I never have enough time to get everything done let alone take a night for a little spa treatment.  Over the years I have learned to multitask my skincare during the busy times.  Sheet masks are my go to super quick facial treatment.  Why?  Because they deliver the maximum amount of ingredients and power in the quickest amount of time.  Plus, if you find a little extra time you can always leave them on longer without over stimulating the skin. Recently, I was...
A review of the Binxy Baby shopping Cart hammock

Olivia’s First Shopping Trip: Binxy Baby Shopping Cart Hammock

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Binxy Baby Shopping Cart Hammock Review: Target is my happy place and it feels like forever since I visited!  It seemed really intimidating to pack Olivia up and go shopping all by myself.  When Binxy Baby reached out for me to try their super handy shopping cart hammock I was a little on the fence.  I didn’t really want to bring Olivia out to such a public area and I thought no way did I need one more piece of baby gear.  This kid needs so much stuff just to leave the house!  Binxy Baby sent it over and...
Travel Skincare Tips

How to Pick Travel Skin Care Products

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Lately, the most frequently asked non-baby related question I get is, “What should I bring on a trip to…”. So here is how I plan my travel skin care products. Am I flying?  This changes everything I know I will need a separate bag for plane skin care.  A mist, a heavy duty face oil+cream, and a sheet mask if it is a super long flight. What is the weather like where I am going?  Hot weather, high altitude, humidity or super cold all change what goes into my kit.  For humidity, I want products that absorb quickly where...
A Classic and Super Easy Makeup Look

A Classic and Super Easy Makeup Look

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Lately, I try to take time to do my makeup and hair every morning.  One… it helps hide the sleep deprivation circles!  Two… even if I don’t leave the house I feel put together and accomplished!  Some days it is the only thing I accomplish.  This is my go-to classic and easy everyday makeup look. I shared this look over on Instastories a few days ago and received so many messages asking what I used.  I went on a Marc Jacobs binge at Sephora a few weeks ago so that is why it is almost all MJ. Here is...
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Cute Baby Girl Gifts to Buy from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

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Shop Nordstrom Anniversary Sale: Halo SleepSack – We are obsessed with the SleepSack and I scooped up the blanket version at the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. Dock-A-Tot – We have this for travel and days Olivia visits her GiGi.  It is so easy to pack up and go with it and I like knowing we can have a safe sleep anywhere. petit pehr Pompom 5-foot Round Wool Rug – SO CUTE!  I want this for Olivia’s play corner in my office.  I grabbed this table from Restoration Hardware.  This is the perfect rug for under it. petit pehr Magical Forest...

Top Beauty Picks from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale

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Sharing all of my favorite beauty picks from the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale! I have more information about some of the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale products over on Instastories. Shop Nordstrom Anniversary Sale Picks:
5 Items to help recover from a C Section ft. Halo Room share sleeper

5 C Section Must Haves

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I didn’t expect to have a C section.  It was my one and only request for my birth– No C sections!  So  I never researched or prepared for having one.  Three days later I am home and suffering all kinds of weird side effects with no clue what to do.  While most of my side effects– swelling, hives — don’t happen to everyone the pain and lack of mobility does.  Here are my top 5 C section must haves that helped me during the recovery stage. C Section Must Haves:  HALO® Bassinest™ swivel sleeper Premiere c/o– I can’t say...

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I am a wife, esthetician, new mom and California girl. I split my time between Monterey, CA and San Diego where I live with my husband, little girl and pup Louis.
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