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Baobab Beauty Bliss

If it is possible to love a lotion passionately, it is this. This is Sienna Naturals’ Baobab Oil Moisturizing Body Cream, a new product from Sienna Naturals. A few years ago, when shea was shooting to stardom in beauty products, it looked like Baobab might too. But somehow the funnily-named African fruit escaped mass popularity, while…

Feel Good Friday 122713

Feel Good Friday is a gratitude list I write each week to express my appreciation for all of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! A green sequin mini, Rainbow Loom white elephant, and Cali finally getting to…

Beach Christmas!

Living in sunny SoCal has really hampered my ability to kill my own Christmas tree this year. I’m super excited about what I did find though: Living Christmas Tree, a tree rental company! They drop ‘er off and pick ‘er back up, all you gotta do is keep ‘er alive (um, easier said than done,…

Feel Good Friday 122013

Feel Good Friday is a gratitude list I write each week to express my appreciation for all of the things that made me feel good or that I’m grateful for all week. Join me and leave your Feel Goods in the comments! Football all weekend! But otherwise a very relaxing weekend—to counteract the action-packed one…

Friends | Help | Space | Vulnerability | Truth

Last night, I needed a friend, but I was too stubborn/proud/self-sufficient to ask for one. She came over anyway. Sharing my burden with her lightened my load more than I ever could have imagined. I thought talking to my family and friends on the phone was enough support; it wasn’t. She walked in (wearing PJs!)…