Secrets of Success

How to sleep better

I often have a terrible time falling asleep...which means I don't get enough, leading to overeating and no exercise the next day. Something that REALLY helps me is a stretching yoga routine--only 10 minutes--right before bed. It's relaxing and gives me a good stretch at the end of the day. I usually fall asleep quickly after that!

Smack That Gum

I am one of those people that eats food just because it is there and because I am bored. Whenever I find myself up against these times, I grab a piece of gum and pop it in my mouth. Love the delicious refreshing burst of Doublemint that fills my mouth and it takes away that longing for food. This has saved me many calories and Weight Watchers points so many times. You can find gum in my pocket or purse any time.

Girl Scout Cookies

How you donate to the Girl Scouts without bringing those addictive cookies in your home. You can help a GS troop & not have cookies in the house by donating the cookies.

gerring your water

When it gets hard to get in all the water you should drink I go for either sparkling water with lemon or lime (other fruits would work as well) or Clear American (available at Wal-Mart), which is also a easy way to sneak in some vitamins as some of them contain vitamins and/or minerals that we need for health reasons.

Easy Yummy Low Cal Faux Mocha Coffee

I love Mochas but I don't like the calories or the cost! I have found a great way to make my own at home. I use a 20 oz refillable travel mug, put in 1/2 packet of the 60 cal Low Cal Swiss Miss Hot Choc Mix, fill the cup with coffee leaving enough room to add 2 T Fat Free French Vanilla Creamer. Stir, put on your lid and sip through a few skinny straws. Yum!

Baking soda hair wash and apple cider vinegar rinse

Use one tablespoon of baking soda in a cup of water instead of shampoo.

Since I started doing this, my hair does not fall out as much as it was using regular shampoo and conditioner.

Use the baking soda on your scalp and the acv rinse on the ends of your hair.

Our Pets

Treasure your pets while you still have them. Their stay with us is so short.

buying big items

just a word of advice, when buying any big item, tv, phone etc, make sure to check it first, not so much to see if it works, but to make sure its in one piece, or the right pieces, i bought a tv at wm last night and got home, started to cut open the box and realized something was wrong, opened it, and it was busted all to pieces, and whoever had done this, had left their screwdriver behind
so i spent the day running back to the wm and replacing it.
i kept the screwdriver!!

Agnus Castus!

This supplement has helped my PMS massively - I can't recommend it highly enough.

No More Raccoon Eyes!

Ever forget to remove your eye makeup before swimming? Yikes!!

On days when I forget to ditch the mascara and eyeliner and don't have makeup remover with me, a little dab of hair conditioner on a tissue worked amazingly well. It cut right right through the mascara and eyeliner. It worked so well, I might actually stop using more expensive removers altogether!