The TRUTH.

I had no idea that recommending a super awesome skin care line
would invite an elephant into the room.

 Now that I am sensing it may be here, let's clear things up so that we can kick it out!

Acting with honesty and integrity in relationships has always been, and continues to be fundamentally important to me. 

If you are close to me chances are that you too feel most comfortable being REAL, being HONEST and having INTEGRITY in your relationships as well.

So I am going to be STRAIGHT UP and REAL and HONEST right now.

For years I have recommended so many awesome things to friends and family. Allow me to list just a few:

#1- Doterra essential oils - These products are AWESOME! We use their oils, green drink, vitamins, diffuser and other products every single day! I send countless friends to my ultra knowledgable Aunt Tricia so that she can coach them on their path to wellness. This is her passion and job as a Doterra Representative. I did a TON of research on this company. 

I trust this company and I have experienced the benefits.

#2- Renew lotion by Melaluca - Renew lotion has cured our youngest daughter of severe eczema. It is AWESOME! We LOVE their lotion, body wash, hand wash, laundry softener and chapstick. I have turned countless friends onto this company, it's AWSOME! Their lotion has been a godsend. We use their products every single day! I trust this company and I have experienced the benefits.

#3- The Rainbow Vacuum - We love our Rainbow vacuum, I show it and explain it to loads of visitors that come into our home. It cleans our air, our rugs, carpets, couches, mattresses, car, baseboards, you name it, it's AWESOME! The air filtration system makes it so that we have way less dust in our home. My kids are able to use it and we all have
fun seeing the dirt that gets captured in the water. 

I trust this product and I have experienced the benefits.

#4- Zaycon Fresh - The is the company we buy ALL of our meats from.  Chicken, ham, bacon, all fish, pork,  ground beef and the list goes on. I tell everyone about this company that partners with local farms and find freshwater seafood, then sells it in bulk during their events. It's AWESOME! 
I trust this company and I have experienced the benefits.

#5- Values Parenting -  The most AWESOME parenting website! Chock full of wonderful resources and links to some of the BEST parenting books we have read.
I tell everyone with kiddos about this website!
I trust this website and I have experienced the benefits.

#6- Lifetime Fitness - Only the most AWESOME health club that I have ever taught at! They really care about their members, the amenities are unbeatable and programs are all top notch. I tell everyone about Lifetime and have sent countless friends to our club to get memberships.

I trust this club and I have experienced the benefits.

#7- Yogaglo - The ultimate stash of over 3,500 yoga practices taught by some of the best instructors in the United States and even world! I am on this site doing practices almost every day of the week. It's AWESOME! I cannot even begin to count how many people I've told about this site.

I trust this program and I have experienced the benefits.

#8- Brite Music - We LOVE this music and have raised our children on it because it's AWESOME! Our favorite collections are Standin' Tall (teaches 12 character qualities) and Safety Kids.  If you have little ones you really should invest in this music! I tell that to everyone because it's that good. 

I trust this music and I have experienced the benefits.

I could go and on and on. 

I've shared countless health and parenting books, websites, companies, products, programs, preschools, summer camps, documentaries, etc...

You know what though...

I am not unique in this, because you have too. 

When you find something AWESOME it feels 

natural to want to share it with your friends and family.

So guess what??? 

(here comes the part where somehow an elephant has magically appeared, not sure how or why)

 I have found an AWESOME skin care company!

It's a simple little story, so enjoy:

Two Stanford trained dermatologists, Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields, created a product years ago called Proactive. Then they went back to the lab to develop a premium skin care line to treat the four most common skin concerns.

They wanted to create a product and make it accessible to the average population, without the need for prescriptions or expensive and even painful dermatology office visit procedures.

They put their four skin regimens in all the upscale department stores. 

Rodan and Fields quickly climbed to the top as the
#1 selling skin care line at Nordstrom. 

Through market analysis they ultimately discovered that it was NOT the advertising $$$ that brought customers in. Nearly all of their customers purchased the products because their friends and family told them how AWSOME these products were. 

With help from the Harvard School of Business, who developed a groundbreaking sales platform, quite different from any other direct selling model in a variety of ways,
Rodan + Fields was taken out of all department stores. 

Instead of using marketing dollars on advertising, they would pass that $$$ onto men and women who used the products, loved the products and told their family and friends about the products. 

THAT. IS. IT.

I bought a "consultant kit" because I wanted to get 50% off since I was purchasing for several of us.

We are using the products and pretty amazed at the results even
just a couple of weeks in. 

Brinley = Unblemish regimen
Leah = Reverse regimen
Cody = Redefine regimen
Auntie Y. = Soothe regimen

I cannot wait to share our before and after pictures when we hit 60 days!

I MAY even mention this skincare to YOU someday...just like I've mentioned the vacuum, the essential oils, the music, Lifetime, my stove, yogaglo, etc...



AND GUESS WHAT?



If you want to try it, cool, I think it's worth a try since every product comes with a
60 day, empty-bottle, money back guarantee.


If you don't want to use the skincare it's NO BIG DEAL, really, just like it was no big deal if you didn't buy the vacuum or oils or music or website or whatever! We're still friends right?


And yes! 


It will awesome when I can pay for the products I buy for my family,
 OR pay for the girls Irish dancing,
OR take my family on an awesome vacation every year OR whatever.


As a busy wife and mother of four it's sort of fun to have something that is JUST MINE.

Since R+F takes care of A-Z it's pretty simple.

 I have a website, it is my business, I teach people about the products, they use the products, see results, love results and buy through my website. Done!


So. I. Hope. That. We. Can. All. Take. A. Deep.
Breath. And. Open. The. Door. To. Let. The. Elephant. Out.

Most Sincerely,
ME

Valentines Cookie Decorating Party 2016

We recently had two new families move onto our street

 and we are so excited to have them here with us!!

For our cookie party this year we invited our neighborhood over to welcome these 

two families onto our awesome street!

Reese was not excited at all (wink, wink)

as she oversaw the party preparations taking place.

While some decided to take careful consideration of what they would
create on their monster sized cookie, others had a goal...

 to load as much candy onto the top as possible. 

We had a first this year with a multi-layer cookie creation 

(see green cookie in collage below).

First layer frosting, next layer candy, next layer frosting, next layer candy. 

Now that is creativity!!

Oh the excitement of this amount of sugar in our home!!

What a great opportunity to share this family tradition with our new friends!

We have so enjoyed getting to know each new family as they have moved onto our street and we look forward to many shared memories 

with these wonderful families in the future!