Mineral Make Up Ingredients To Avoid
May 15, 2012 by Tania
Filed under Beauty, Better Beauty, Pure Natural Living
Mineral Make Up Ingredients To Avoid
Mineral Make Up is a great option for those looking for natural beauty solutions. Mineral Make Up is even billed as good for your skin – so much so that you can sleep in it… I’m not sure I would go that far, but I do believe they offer a better beauty option to those looking for the purest beauty options in the marketplace.
Mineral Make Up Offers Consumers Many Choices
Mineral Make up often contains fewer, less processed, less potentially harmful ingredients, but there are a few mineral make up ingredients to scan for before you make your final decision.
Cheat Sheet: Mineral Make Up Ingredients to Avoid
I would universally avoid these ingredients often found in mineral make up:
- Naonoparticles
- Talc
- Mica
Some people with sensitive skin may react to:
- Bismuth Oxychloride
Let us know if you have any concerns or questions about Mineral Make Up Ingredients or any other Beauty Product that you would like to see addressed in an upcoming PND Video!
Attachement Parenting Takes the cover of Time Magazine & America IS Talking about Jamie Lynne
May 10, 2012 by Tania
Filed under In the News
Attachement Parenting Takes the cover of Time Magazine & America IS Talking about Jamie Lynne
A few short days ago, Los Angeles Blogger Jamie Lynne Grumet was invited to be photographed for Time Magazine nursing her soon to be 4 year old son, Time ended up used Jamie’s photo for the cover. The picture and the story had been picked up almost every major news outlet – before the issue even hit the stands. I’m pretty sure SNL is working on their sketch as I type this entry.
Some people are supportive and find the picture beautiful, others outraged that she posed for the picture, let alone with her son, the response has been astounding. Whatever our views and perspectives are, I believe there is a way to express them in a way that is dignified and respectful.
Personally while I embraced some of approaches to attachment parenting, I nursed both my children, but they had both weaned by their first birthdays. While we didn’t co-sleep, I would hall asleep with the babies in bed with me during their middle of the night feeds, and they would spend the rest of the night with us, and I did wear the babies, but only when they were very small… once they passed the 15lb mark my back couldn’t take strain… all this to say… I could hardly be described as an advocate for attachment parenting.
I believe it was Jamie Lynne’s goal to celebrate and be an advocate attachment parenting. She has certainly been successful in bringing attention to practice – time will tell how receptive and open people are to her message.
What would you have thought had time chosen to use this gentler image from the same photo shoot?
You can read more about Jamie Lynne, her homeschooling, her uniquely beautiful family, and attachment parenting on her blog - I Am Not the Babysitter.
Jamie Lynne did something very brave, she stood up for what she believes in, when was the last time you took a stand for one of your beliefs?
#VlogMom: Which TV Show Would You Want to Appear as a Guest?
This weeks #vlogmom question comes from Jenn Bullock of Mommy B Knows Best – Share the Television Show Would You Want to be a Guest. I had to think about this one..
What We Can Learn From the Kashi Cereal Scandal
May 7, 2012 by Tania
Filed under In the News, Nitty Gritty - the details, Worth Sharing
A Rhode Island Grocer pulled Kashi Cereal from the shelves after finding the cereal contained genetically modified soy and traces of pesticide residue, feeling misled by this natural brand consumers have flooded the Kashi Facebook page in outrage.
My thoughts and what we as consumers can take away from the kashi cereal scandal.
#VlogMom: What Keeps You Sane?
What Keeps You Sane?
This weeks #VlogMom topic is what keeps you sane brought to you by my good friend Desiree Miller from Stress Free Baby?
Wordless Wedsnesday: Dogs in Motion
May 2, 2012 by Tania
Filed under Wordless Wednesday
My husband captured this incredible moment between our new foster Disney (the blue Pitt Bull) and Diva!
Disney is a Blue Pitt Bull who was rescued out of Baldwin Park in Los Angeles. He arrived in horrible condition, he almost didn’t survive - his sister who came in with him didn’t make it.
We are busy teaching Disney his manners, socializing him and this picture captures him playing with our girl Diva.
What is Mineral Make Up?
May 1, 2012 by Tania
Filed under Beauty, Pure Natural Living
What is Mineral Make Up?
PND is working on a series that will share our favorite Mineral Make Up products with you, but first we wanted to answer a question we get asked a lot – What is Mineral Make Up?
What is you favorite Mineral Make Up?
Bubble Rollers: Good for a Giggle
#VLOGMOM: Share One Thing You’ve Done Recently that Scared You
This week for #vlogmom we were asked to share one thing that we have done recently that scared us…It just happened that I have footage of a recent bubble roller experience. Only a handful of adults gave it a spin… and of course the children left each of us in the dust!
I ASSURE you… it’s harder than it looks!
Next week for #vlogmom we’ll be share what keeps us sane.
Vertical Would Be Good
New Spring Fashion: Dinner with the Girls
April 6, 2012 by Tania
Filed under Fashion, Made In the USA
New Spring Fashion Trend – Stripes
I was hanging around in Polyvore & created this spring outfit that would be perfect for dinner with the girls. The set was actually inspired by an outfit I just wore out for diner with the girls!
New Spring Fashion: Perfectly Striped
- Perfect For Dinner Out with the Girls
Striped By DayStriped Denim for Day
Striped Denim for Day
I love this Joie Silk blouse – it can be dressed up or down for day or night and it’s versatility makes it perfect for travel. I paired the blouse with a pair of AG stilt jeans – made in the USA.
Find some amazing necklaces to complete the look on Etsy and support your favorite artisan.
We used Polyvore to create this New Spring Fashion ensemble.
Coloring Easter Eggs
March 26, 2012 by Inger Wilkerson
Filed under Green Living, Holidays, Pure Natural Living
Coloring Easter Eggs Naturally: Create a New Easter Tradion
I heard about Coloring Easter Eggs naturally years ago, but the rumors scared me away. I should have known better than to believe everything I hear, but reading things like, “If you dye your eggs with chopped beets, your eggs will taste like beets,” is clearly not a motivator. Beet flavored eggs?
Then a few years later I saw natural dying instructions from Martha Stewart (who would never eat eggs tasting of beets, I reasoned). I decided to give it a try. I have dyed eggs naturally ever since and even experimented with different color “recipes” for the best look. It is really quite easy and you don’t even need a food processor for chopping.
In fact, coloring eggs naturally isn’t much harder than using commercial dyes and the whole family can get involved. Below you will find the the basic instructions and variations for coloring Easter Eggs Pink, Blue, Yellow, and every combination those colors combine to make..
Instructions for Coloring Easter Eggs
Coloring Easter Eggs Pink
- Slice one beet and discard the ends
- Place the slices in a small saucepan and cover shallowly with water.
- Bring the water to a boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Let cool then strain liquid into a coffee cup.
- Add 1 T of vinegar.
- Place a hard cooked egg into the dye and let it sit until colored.
Coloring Easter Eggs Blue
Blue dye can be made the same way except you use a small to medium red cabbage instead of a beet. Quarter the cabbage, discard the core, cover with water and boil for 30 minutes, then strain.
Coloring Easter Eggs Yellow
Yellow can be made by boiling a teaspoon of turmeric for a few minutes then straining through a paper towel.
Addition Color Options
Once you have pink, yellow and blue, you can make any color you want. Simply color an egg then re-dip it in a second color to make a new one. A yellow egg placed briefly in blue will turn green. Add a pink egg to blue dye to turn it purple, and so on.
Note: With this natural process, some variation is normal. This year everything worked perfectly but one year my pink beet dye turned our eggs brown. We had fun anyway!
No matter what, my eggs have always tasted great. And it feels good to have a green Easter–in more ways than one!
Coloring Easter Eggs Naturally, Come back and share your experience?
