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Thrifting

I’m Slightly Obsessed With….

I always love seeing posts where people list out what they are obsessed with. Lately I have been finding myself being a real lunatic about certain things. Wanna see them…Here they go

Arm Candy: OMG! I have been scouring the Goodwill and Value Village for cheap bracelets. Pinterest hasn’t helped.

Source: thepinkpeonies.com via Mimi on Pinterest

Source: jeanetteangel.tumblr.com via Mimi on Pinterest

Thrifting: Seriously I have probably been to the thrift store 8 times in the past week. I just kept finding great stuff and it was like an addiction. I went the other day and didn’t find anything so I guess I’m good for the next week. Funny story: There was a purse that I saw that made my heart race. Sad for me it didn’t have a tag on it so they had to send it back and it was to come back out in 24 hours. I called and went to the store 3 times in one day stalking it. I never got it. I’m still sad. It was perfect. It was this. Brand new. *Weeps on my keyboard*

Future: I am ashamed to say this. God is still working on me but I haven’t enjoyed a hoodmusic CD this much in a very long time. ~~If I was still into the club scene I would go to hear this played at large bass filled volumes~~

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House of Consignment: This show is on VH1 and chronicles the journey of Corri as she grows her Ebay business E Dropoff. Totally inspiring.

New iPhone Release: I have scoured the interwebs looking for a release date of the iPhone 5. My upgrade is May 1 and my phone desperately needs to be put down, but I can’t stomach getting an iPhone and a month later the new one comes out. If its October like some say, I may have to roll with Siri. I can’t continue to cut the side of my face with broken shards of glass.

Who or what are you obsessed with these days?

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Children• Health• Parenting

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Strong 4 Life Panel

As a blogger I love to come to this space on the web and share my life with you. As a mom, I am also passionate about using this platform to share vital information pertaining to the health and well being of children and people in general.

On Wednesday, I was thrilled to be invited to a mom bloggers panel hosted by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Strong 4 Life team. Childhood obesity is the focus of the Strong 4 Life team and a few months ago the campaign came under fire for their billboards regarding the childhood obesity epidemic in Georgia. Nearly 40% of all children in the state of Georgia are obese according to the CDC statistics.

While many did not agree with their shock tactics the facts and numbers are just as equally shocking. Whether one sees a major problem with the ads or not, the bottom line is if we want to see our children lead full and healthy lives we all have a responsibility. I say we because even though this may not hit home with you it very well may hit very close to home with family members or friends who are battling this problem within their families. Knowledge and the sharing of information is vital.

Starting the process of getting our families healthy is quite simple. Getting active and eating healthy are the first steps. The Strong 4 Life website offers some other tips here.

I urge you to please take a look at Strong 4 Life and what they are trying to do to raise awareness of childhood obesity and healthy living. Although their focus is the state of Georgia this is a nationwide problem. Please educate yourselves and those around you about the dangers of not starting our children off on the right foot when it comes to living healthy lives.

Our lunch came from Happy Belly. This food was so good. It’s a food truck, if you are in Atlanta check them out!

The Strong 4 Life Team

(l. to r. excluding the lady in the blue shirt: Liza, Bridget, Trina, Christy, Me, Fran and Renee

Always fun times with Fran (Bossygirl1980.com) and Trina (thebabyshopaholic.com)

What do you think are the major contributing factors to childhood obesity? As a community what can we do to help?

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Parenting

Unprepared with My Goody Bobby Pins and Ouchless Elastics

So, the other day I took my son to the dentist. Somehow on the short trip from the car to the front door the baby manages to fall in the street and completely tear up her sweet elbow. I mean, blood gushing and all.

While I’m consoling her my mind is thinking about whether or not I have a first aid kit in the car because I know for sure there isn’t one in my purse. Not a band aid or first aid kit to be found in the car. Does it count that just a few weeks ago it crossed my mind to put one in the car? I know. Bad Mama 🙁

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I get in the dentist office and of course they provide me with peroxide, band aids, and Neosporin. I bandage her up and off she goes. Then I start thinking about the fact that I am totally unprepared for any mishap. No floss, band aid, tampon, change of clothes, tissue, sippy cup……

I look in my purse only thing I see is my makeup case, a fossilized fruit snack, sunglasses, some Goody bobby pins, and their clear elastic rubber bands to pull my hair up, my wallet, 2 pampers and a pack of wipes.

Tragic.

What do you have in your purse for emergencies. Seeing that the need to pull my hair up constitutes an emergency, what will I find in your purse. Is it a nail file, Q-tip, taser, tweezers, flask?

*takes notes*

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Hair

Simplicity Hair Oil…A Review

On Twitter I have often posed the question about hair products to use on Addison’s hair. See, I’m hair challenged. I have a ton of hair and its oily so my street cred and knowledge of dealing with dry hair is null and void.

After trying a plethora of different products on her hair I had basically thrown my hands up. Baby girl’s hair is like a brillo pad. I can put all kinds of product on it and minutes later it looks like a tumbleweed.

I was thrilled when I was reached out to by Simplicity Hair Oil to try some of their products. I was willing to try anything at that point..although I was leery to try anything in a straight oil form after she poured a whole half a jar of olive oil on my couch while I was doing her hair..

No. I don’t want to talk about it..Moving on.

So the oil was for everybody. It was a bit heavy for my hair but like I said my hair is extremely oily so I refrain from putting anything on it after I wash it. My husband decided to use it on his skin. Whatever. My son’s hair was nice and shiny and it worked all kinds of Jesus miracles on Addison’s hair.

I only used about 2-3 drops per section and rubbed it in really well. The shine was evident immediately like all products but a few hours later she still had some sheen which would have been long gone with some of the other products I had been using. The smell was amazing.

Simplicity Oil is all natural and contains Coconut and Tea Tree oil just to name a few of the ingredients. I’m not really into all of the inner workings of my hair products but when I have been recommended products to use these two oils always come up. Based on this product they really do work wonders on dry hair. I would encourage you to check them out online and order a sample to see if the product is a good fit for you and your family.

You can find Simplicity on the Web, Twitter and Facebook….and she’s a mom! Go check her out.

*Yes. I was given this product for the sole purpose of use and review. As always and forever more all opinions stated here are mine. Thank You*

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