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Dewy skin and shimmering eyes can sum up the make up trend for spring & summer this year.

Glitter for eyes,

This year Glitter, in different forms, was used by make-up artists to make eyes to pop out while keeping skin as bare and clean as possible. For a dramatic night out black smoky shadows and heaps of glitter. For day time black cat eye and just a touch of color underneath.
To get this look just add a little line of color underneath the tail and you’re done. Extend your liner with baby blue, lilac, chartreuse, lavender, pale pink, and peach.

Fresh glowing complexion,

Rose-gold across eyes and cheeks for a
color coordinated beauty look. Soft peach eyes and petal-pink lipstick can be the morning to afternoon look, and is easy to reapply.

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This entire weekend for most of our young athletes was two days of tryouts. KitKats, rookies, majors, minors, and our seniors lined up for tryouts for softball, baseball and soccer.

So a healthy breakfast was naturally the right way to start a very busy weekend.

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Eating within 45 minutes after a workout helps us to rebuild muscle proteins and glycogen stores. It also helps stimulate growth of new muscle. So look for,

– Protein Helps Repair and Build Muscle

– Carbs Help With Recovery, and

– Fat is not that bad

Here is sample of each :

Carbs
Sweet potatoes
Chocolate milk
Quinoa
Fruits (pineapple, berries, banana, kiwi)
Rice cakes
Rice
Oatmeal
Potatoes
Pasta
Dark, leafy green vegetables

Protein
Eggs
Greek yogurt
Cottage cheese
Salmon
Chicken
Protein bar
Tuna

Fats
Avocados
Nuts
Nut butters
Trail mix (dried fruits and nuts)

We also need to drink water before and after a workout.

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Mood foods

Eating regular meals and snacks at the same times every day helps keep your blood sugar levels steady. Keeping a steady eating schedule gives our bodies a continuous source of fuel, and this helps in keeping our mood stable.

The biggest bad mood culprits are refined carbohydrates, such as sugar. This is sugars that are in junk foods, such as candy and soda, as well as in everyday foods, such as fruit juice, syrup, and jams, can cause your blood sugar to go up and down like a rollercoaster. Refined white starches, white rice, white bread, and crackers have the same effect.

Try adding these smart protein choices to your diet:
eggs
poultry
seafood
tofu
low-fat Greek yogurt

Adding Fiber to our food can slow the absorption of sugar into your bloodstream and increase serotonin, the “feel good” chemical, both help in decreasing our mood swings. You can find healthy amounts of fiber in:
oats
beans
pears
peas
Brussels sprouts

We can add Vitamins to our diet:

Vitamin B9, D, and B12
For vitamin D
low-fat milk
egg yolks
soymilk

For vitamin B9
broccoli
lentils
oatmeal
oranges
dark leafy greens

For vitamin B12
cottage cheese
lean beef
salmon
So to keep our Moods up, we need to exercise, keep our eating schedule steady, stay away from white sugar, and white starch, eat fruits & veggies for fiber.😁

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We all love to start the new year thinking healthy living should be our goal for the next 12 months. Eating healthy, using less chemicals at our homes, and making sure everything we bring into our home is made with natural ingredients not man made synthetics.

First attemp on thinking healthy is the makeup we use every day, and planning on giving the new organic brands, with natural ingredients a try.

Here is a list of four :

 

 

 

100% Pure

100% Pure aims to create the world’s most pure, organic and all-natural line of cosmetics, beauty products and skincare.

https://www.100percentpure.com/?src=sas

RMS Beauty

RMS Beauty’s cosmetics are produced with raw, food grade and organic materials for a truly natural product that hydrates and illuminates skin.

https://www.rmsbeauty.com

ILIA

ILIA’s high quality ingredients are from organic farmers around the world and manufactured in an organic certified lab. Their lab holds certifications with Gluten-Free, USDA Organic, and Leaping Bunny.

https://m.sephora.com/ilia

Alima finds the highest quality, purest ingredients, and never uses synthetic dyes or tests on animals.

https://www.amazon.com/Alima-

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Ledgers, writhing pads, journals by 

Clairefontaine, Russell & hazel & Rhodia

http://www.houseresort.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=72

Clairefontaine is best known for making the first school notebooks in France. Clairefontaine is currently the only European manufacturer making its own papers for its own products.

Russell and hazel
Fashionable & functional
They are known for designing all their products to maximize self-expression and customization.

Rhodia
The French orange notebooks, Favored by artists, designers, writers, notebook fans and people who like to use graph paper for notes, sketching and hand drafting. People love them for their grids, smooth paper & iconic cover.

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Two important facts to Look for:
1- thread count
2- material

The higher the thread count, the softer the sheet, and it will age well, and become soften over time. Good sheets range anywhere from 200 to 800, but ideal sheet is a combed cotton sheet in the 300 to 400 thread count range.

Jersey sheets or T-shirt sheets are made with a flat knit that keeps them soft, but also means they can be slipping, and sliding on the bed. If you live somewhere that gets extremely cold, consider flannel sheets.

Cotton is The best quality. Cotton both traps heat and lets cool air pass through in summer, so it’s a great choice for almost any climate. It can be blended with rayon and other materials that helps its weight and feel. As with any sheets you buy, do a hand test to see how you like these blends.
Look for 100% Egyptian sheets they are soft, and extremely durable. Pima or Supima cotton is known for its softness and sheen and is a little more affordable than Egyptian cotton.

Linen sheets are Perfect for hot climates, they are expensive, but will have a long life. Just be prepared to do a lot of ironing, unless you like the wrinkled look. Although satin sheets look glam and feel romantic, they can be too warm and slippery for many people.

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Since most of our friends and family are staying in, till the incredibly cold spell pass us by, what better way to enjoy this down time, but to pull out the warm blankets, movies, and all the good food.

Here is a list of 17 Family friendly movies to watch, that are entertaining, funny, and heart warming.

1- Field of dreams
2- ET
3- Princess bride
4- Hugo
5- Nancy drew
6- Over the hedge
7- Open season
8- Harry Potter 1&2
9- Muppet movie
10- Wreck it Ralph
11- Moana
12- The Lego Batman movie
13- Toy story
14- Lego movie
15- Nemo
16- Enchanted
17- The parent trap (1998)

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Winter vegetables that are easy to find from local farmers, are the best to add to our daily meals.

– Load up on carrots and turnips great source of vitamin C, and A. You can reap the benefits by roasting the carrots for a boost of beta-carotene, or boil turnips for vitamins C and A.

– Broccoli and cauliflower fresh or frozen, again are great for our immune system. Add it to lunch bags, and leave it out on the kitchen counter for a quick snaking.

– Oatmeal is high in zinc great to boast our immune system, and great for the heart. Cook up the instant oatmeal or go with the old-fashioned oats.

– Soup with chicken broth, vegetable broth, or water is winter’s perfect food. Include a lot of vegetables and a side of 100 percent whole grain crackers.

– Sushi, great source of vitamin D. Choose rolls lined with tuna or salmon. During the winter months, when we tend to stay indoors we have less sun exposure.

We hope you stay healthy and safe during these unusualy cold days.

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