Lip care addition

 As a lipstick lover, these masks are killing my game!😉 I do, however want to make sure I keep my lips pretty! There a tons of over the counter options, but I'm gonna give you a few tips to keep your lips 💋 happy and healthy at home! I think most of us are on a budget and these options are pennies to create. 

Sugar!! This is the one place you will see the benefits! Sugar is a hyaluronic acid molecule.  Hyluaronic acid plumps the skin. Everyone loves plump, smooth, healthy lips.  It starts with exfoliation! My favorite lip exfoliate is coconut oil blended with sugar. If you'd like to plump your lips, add some cinnamon oil.  Only a drop or 2 will do the job.  Anymore can irritate the lips. Gently massage the coconut/sugar blend on your lips and remove with a kleenex. 

To keep your lips hydrated without color, massage organic coconut oil on them! Exfoliation and hydration of the lips will reduce fine lines and allow lip color and lip liner to be applied seamlessly.

It doesn't feel like it now, but colder weather is upon us and your lips will thank you!!💋👄💄

That happy place.

 It's been a couple weeks since I've blogged.  The boy went back to school and I started a new job. We are truly blessed.

Part of my training today was on mindset. I have always believed what you think about you bring about, but was ridiculed for that mentality for many years. You know the old saying, sticks and stones. 

I thought about the videos I watched and the training I received today and how others lives are affected by their mindset. Tonight I witnessed two men, who grew up in the same home, surrounded by the same people and yet they are so incredibly different with how they view life and how they interact with others. Both are educated and handsome. Both are successful in their careers and yet one is so apparently happier than the other. He is forgiving and understanding and generally enjoys life.  I believe it is not what happens to you, but how you respond. I know I decide what kind of day I will have by what I think.  Yes, bad things happen, but it really is how you respond. 

I also believe the happier man is honest with who he is and loves himself.  Sometimes looking at your ugly parts and working on making them better is hard, but worth the journey. 

I challenge you all to watch some Ted Talks on mindset.  It is backed up by science and experience. 

Wishing you happy thoughts!