Delicious Hair/Skin

My fabulous hair stylist just chopped my hair, extremely short pixie cut. He recommended using Honey instead of hair gel or traditional products to keep moisture in! I looked up the properties of honey on the Internet and was inspired to concoct my own natural recipes. Here are some delicious/nutritious ideas to pamper yourself made with real food...

Hair Deep Conditioning Mask/Facial Mask: honey, olive oil, few drops vanilla, mayonnaise, avocado, yogurt, egg yolk, beer

You can add as many or few as your senses desire. Just did a Rosemary steam on my face. I'm wearing a honey/olive oil, vanilla face mask as I write this and it feels lovely. Ahhh, now for some tea.

Healthy Food Nature's Path

For parents who are looking for healthy foods to feed your family, I love Nature's Path organic choices. Nature's Path makes an outstanding organic line of food that is both delicious and nutritious. I personally love their Optimum Strawberry and Yogurt cereal. It contains an excellent source of Omega-3 with Psyllium (great source of fiber) and fills you up while giving your body energy. Another favorite cereal is the new gluten free crunchy maple Sunrise. My daughter prefers Crunch Munch with the cute Gorilla on the box. She eats it both with milk and dry. I like packing their EnviroKidz bars for snacks on the run for a convenient treat for my little one. Thank you Nature's Path for making products that are truly healthy for my family. I'm happy they are available at my local grocery stores. There food is competitively priced for an organic choice and doesn't contain the sugar, fillers or junk other brands use. envirokidz.com/

For a quick yummy snack tonight I made a plate decorated with banana slices and dry crunch munch drizzled with honey I purchased from our local Farmer's Market. Little Butterfly munched it right up!

Attention Moms and Knitters...

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Check out this awesome site. I have insider information some pretty cool and very creative things are going on over there.

DETOX

My husband and I decided to do a detox, something we should do twice a year; it's been a few years since my last serious one.  I previously detoxed to flush out toxicity and prepare my body for getting pregnant.  It worked on the first try!  We started our current detox with a fresh coconut, cut off the top, popped a straw in and drink... delicious!  Next we drank 32 oz each of sea salt without iodine, yikes.  Now we're drinking fresh raw cane juice (purchased at our local farmers market today) mixed with fresh squeezed lemon juice, cayenne pepper and cloves.  Here is the link  We were planning on only doing this for today as a one day fast but may continue longer.  The results are pretty immediate to say the least!  Feeling a little calm already from lack of food but our bodies will appreciate a flush.   Never did this kind before, the juice is surprisingly  quite tasty.

Free Toddler Sweater Pattern

A fun little inexpensive play sweater made with love for Butterfly from Mama. I enjoy meditating or sending positive messages or energy with the intention focused on whom the project is for. What joy to think of my little one and reflect on our day focusing energy on her continued blessings. She enjoyed shopping for and picking out the yarn she wanted for her sweater. She also learns the value of patience as she inspects my work from the evening before. Two year old's are very complimentary so it's not bad for the old Mama EGO to hear her praise and enthusiasm for my very beginner knitting talent. My own BFF (expert knitter here is her site) taught me to knit and crochet over the phone. Each time I go home to NY she teaches me something new. I can't wait to show her I've made up my first "in writing" knitting pattern...

I would enjoy reading comments if anyone decides to make or alter this for a little on in your life, and pictures please!!! Oh, little Butterfly is 2 years and 8 months old, wearing size 2T.

It is ridiculously simple so excuse the directions please...

Yarn (I used Impeccable worsted, under $4.00 for 192 yards)

Needles size 8 or 5.0mm and 4 double pointed needles

Front: Cast on 40 stitches

(knit stitch, pearl stitch pattern to create rib)

k,p until end for 6 rows

next row, increase 1 stitch or make one on each side

continue pattern k,p for 9 more rows

next row, increase 1 stitch or make one on each side

continue pattern k,p for 9 more rows

next row, increase 1 stitch or make one on each side

continue pattern k,p for 9 more rows

next row, increase 1 stitch or make one on each side

continue pattern k,p for 9 more rows

bind off

Back: Cast on 38 stitches

Repeat above for Back side, same as Front (added 2 stitches up there for belly space)

sew up sides leaving 20 stitches at the top or widest part free

sew 6 stitches together on top corners for shoulders leaving neck open

Sleeves:

with double pointed needles pick up stitches evenly on 3 separate needles...

begin k,p and continue

at 4 rows in, k2 tog, p2 tog, then continue k, p

at 4 more rows repeat k2 tog, p2 tog, then continue k, p

at 4 more rows repeat k2 tog, p2 tog, then continue k, p

this is all I have completed so far, will post pics tomorrow... also considering making a turtle neck in the round???

To be continued...

The Goods...

I grew up on a Peach farm and wish I could go home and pick some fresh fruit... guess my daughter will have to "pick" out her peaches at the market.

Yummy!!!

A little Peach...

Sundays, King Daddy loves to drink beer and watch football with his friends... ALL DAY. Butterfly and I do not understand football or care for watching television all day so we are off to seek adventure. The local Farmer's Market offers us a chance to shop, bond and have a little girl time!!!

A peach for a Peach...

decisions, decisions...

Check out that Pony!

The girls...