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#BondRemake, PART I: Keto Diet

If you’ve ever witnessed ‘Hangry Amy’ – sorry, hubs and mom and dad – you know, like most people, that diet has a profound affect on my energy and mood. (Not to mention what it does to my skin. Case in point: If I eat a full Fage 0% Greek Yogurt cup my skin all but explodes into a red angry mess of bumps around my mouth.) To avoid the rollercoaster highs and lows often felt with eating a diet full of processed foods and sugary carbohydrates, I try to eat exceptionally clean- non gmo, almost entirely organic – and focus on…

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Health

The #BondRemake Mommy Makeover Wellness Edition

Motherhood is supposed to be a time nourish and give to others, but how can that be possible if as a mother I feel so depleted? To say that I’m exhausted and running on fumes is the understatement of the year. It’s worse than that. I feel like a shell of my former self. I tell this to friends all the time, mostly to just vent, but recently I realized I need to do something about this. I refuse to let this be my new normal. So recently after reading Shaman and MD, Alberto Villodolo’s new book, Grow A New Body, I’ve…

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Beauty

In Fiore Launches An Eye Cream And It’s SO GOOD For Dark Circles

I’m so smitten with the latest launch from In Fiore; their Vis Clair Supreme eye cream. It’s decadent, yet light. Absorbs quickly, yet feels nourishing all day long. Wears well under makeup. Does not migrate into the eye; one of my biggest complaints about most eye creams. And has improved one of my biggest complaints about my eye area – my dark under eye circles. Read on for the full review and the surprising ingredients they use to tackle dark circles in a completely new way. Product: In Fiore Vis Clair Supreme Firming Eye Complex Best for: Dark circles, puffiness, fine lines…

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Beauty

Caudalie’s NEW Vinoperfect Brightening Glycolic Cream Review

The new Caudalie Vinoperfect Brightening Glycolic Night Cream is shockingly GOOD. After taking a months long hiatus from moisturizer, I decided to reenter the world of lotions and creams with this one by Caudalie and I’m so happy I did. After just a few nights of using this cream, my pigmentation has drastically faded, my overall skin looks brighter and the texture appears plumper. This morning my husband even looked at me and said – which he never says – “You are so beautiful, and your skin looks so pretty this morning.” I stared back at him in disbelief and said, “Is…

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Motherhood

Sleep Training Part II – Temperature, Naps & What We Were Doing Wrong

If you read my “How We Got Our 2-Month Old to Sleep Through the Night” blog post, then you know with the help of the Ferber Method (crying + timed check-ins) we were able to get Chloe to sleep through the night at two months old. The problem is it stopped working once Chloe went through the 4-5 month sleep regression; the stage when babies’ sleep cycles begin to resemble adult sleep cycles and they stop drifting directly into deep sleep, but actually shift from light sleep to deep sleep like adults do. She’s now 10 months old and up until last…

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