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Valentine’s Day Pressures

I hate the pressure that Valentine’s Day puts on people. I hate that there’s supposed to be one day of the year that’s more special than others for love. I love my husband 365 days of the year, and I want him to feel that every day. I don’t need a stinkin’ day in February [...]

Cafe Hola! is a Hidden Gem in High Bridge

If you’re looking for a great little cafe in Central Jersey, I have a jewel to share with you. There’s a little cafe at the top of the hill near the High Bridge train station called Cafe Hola! It has great baked goods, smoothies, milkshakes, along with sandwiches, fruit cups, soups and more. It’s adorable [...]

Body Drama: Full Review

This book should be required reading for every teenage girl, woman in her 20s, 30′s and so on. I love this book. I first saw it mentioned in a magazine, so I hopped over to Amazon and pre-ordered it. It was due out the following day, and it got here quickly! Body Drama is full [...]

Slather Me, Baby!

I’ve been playing with a new lotion called Skin MD. It’s considered a shielding lotion on the bottle. The top ingredients include water, aloe and a silicone based product. I love that the aloe is in it, and a lot of skin care products will actually use aloe in place of water, which I like. [...]

Gloves in a Bottle

I got a bottle of Gloves in a Bottle in the mail after requesting to sample it.  I’d heard good things about it in the past, and was finally able to try it. It’s waterproof and bonds to the skin, so it comes off with your natural exfoliation. About five minutes after putting it on [...]

Esthetician Book and Info

Now that the school season is back, my Esthetician Student book is starting to sell again. Summer was a little slow, but I’m hoping for a pick up now! My book Skin Care Student Q and A can be found over at SkinCareStudent.com. You can also see my Squidoo lens on Esthetician information at Squidoo.com/esthetician [...]

A Simple Journal

  I bought a little journal at the store the other day. It’s nothing fancy, just a pad of paper 5×7, with a great cover that had me thinking creative thoughts. I’ve been fascinated with paper, pads, pens and the such since I was younger. It was one of the first times I realized I [...]

Overthinking Technology

  I was just sitting outside watching a bird dance between fence posts and enjoyed seeing glass blades bending in the wind. I was sitting thinking about whether I needed something my mind has been turning to. I work from home, so most of the time, I’m at my desk and working at my computer. [...]

Antioxidants and Your Skin

Antioxiants neutralize free radicals. They can help prevent wrinkles, promote skin healing, and do much more. How about reducing the formation of scar tissue and proect cell membranes and phospholipids (Vitamins A and E). You betcha! They can guard the inside of cells and well as DNA (Vitamin C). What’s in your skin care products?  [...]

BIOTONE Body Butter

I’m loving my Biotone Body Butter in Mango & Mandarin right now! It’s so smooth and creamy, and it smells so good, I’d swear you could eat it! Okay, maybe I’m thinking that way because I’m on a diet! Actually, it’s a great product, but when I bought it I was thrown by the $35 [...]