Meet the Puppy Bear

So I’m obsessed with my dog.

I mean she is the cutest, sweetest, weirdest little dog. But she’s 1000 percent mine.

Annie has been my girl for almost four years. She’s a Boston Terrier with a lot of quirky habits. But it’s all part of her charm.

She likes car rides, naps, licking her paws first thing in the morning and chasing birds, squirrels and rabbits.

She is headstrong. And she will block out everything when she is on a mission (aka squirrel chasing).

She’s my best girl. My ride or die. My favorite.

Introduce me to your favorite pet. I would love to meet them.

Paleo French Toast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But when you do a Whole30 or live a mostly Paleo lifestyle, breakfasts can get boring.

I mean you can only have eggs so many ways before you get tired of them.

Enter Paleo French Toast.

I’ve been trying all different kinds of grain free breads. Last week, it was Simple Mills Artisan Bread. This week I made Against All Grain’s Blender Bread.

So I whipped up a batch of French Toast.

Sometimes you just need a little sweetness to start your day.

What are your favorite Paleo inspired breakfast items?

Finding Food Freedom

I’ve successfully completed the Whole30 program three times, but I’ve never keep up my good habits longer than a couple weeks.

This time it’s different, and I can feel it.

It’s been 15 days since we completed the September Whole30. And I’ve kept the spirit of Whole30 alive while making “worth it choices.”

I love The Fold. It’s one of my favorite restaurants in Little Rock.

I like it because I can make good choices. If I want tacos, I get corn tortillas. The salads are huge and delicious. And they allow you to substitute or eliminate problem foods. For me, that is gluten and dairy.

Knowing those foods create problems for me is so freeing. Knowing I can still eat them from time to time and not feel guilty is even more freeing.

The Whole30 is not about depriving yourself for 30 days so you can “eat whatever you want.” It’s about learning your body and how it reacts to certain foods. It’s about understanding your habits toward emotional eating. It’s about stopping the binge eating of “foods with no breaks.”

Take control of your relationship wth food. Try the Whole30. It could be your saving grace.

Friday Favorites

This week’s Friday Favorites will be in photos.

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This chips are my life. My absolute favorite. They are grain free and dairy free and kind of spicy. I love them.

The Flawless in Five Makeup routine is my morning jam. Six products. Five minutes. Done. Heart eyes for days.

My latest Book of the Month Club read.

What are your favorites? Share them in the comments.

Transparency

My skin has always been an issue for me. Hormones reeked havoc on me from pre-teendom and well into my twenties.

I tried everything. I used the soaps recommended by dermatologists. I took medicine. I used creams. I have all the acne scars to prove I have it my best shot.

But nothing worked.

My Sephora makeup couldn’t cover up the blemishes on my face. I was super self conscious about my skin, and I never went bare faced in public.

And then my friend Heather started sharing her story about joining a beauty company that was different. They didn’t use harmful chemicals. They didn’t use known irritants. They didn’t use carcinogens. They didn’t use fake fragrance.

They worked to eliminate those things in their production of skin care and beauty products. And they advocate and lobby for better beauty and more transparency in the industry.

It sounded so good to me. And I trusted Heather. She wouldn’t be doing something that she didn’t absolutely believe in.

So I took a chance on a black bar of soap, a cream cleanser and a fragrance free moisturizer. And the rest was history for me.

Beautycounter has changed my life. It’s overhauled my skin. And it’s given me the confidence to be the person I know I am.

This business is more than skin care and makeup and product launches and sales numbers.

It’s a movement. A movement to get safer products to everyone. Everyone deserve high-performing skin care that is safe.

I made the choice to join this movement. I believe it’s important, good work to do.

This business isn’t for everyone, but it could be the perfect one for you.

If you want more financial stability, you can have it.

If you want to spend more time with your family, you can have it.

If you want amazing products at a discount, you can have it.

If you want to be a part of an amazing group of like-minded people, you can have it.

If you want to run your own business, it’s yours.

All you have to do is say yes.

Join my team.