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May

2018

Celavive: I’ll never test another skincare product again

I’ve never had much of a skincare routine. I tried a bunch of things through my teens and early 20’s and never finished a bottle because they would make my face break out, or feel greasy, or just wouldn’t do anything at all. It was a waste of money, so I just stopped using anything. Seriously, no one needs a drawer with 30 different bottles when none of them work!

I dealt with the dry itchy skin from just the bar of charcoal soap I use because at least it didn’t look like I hadn’t washed my face in a month, at least my face wasn’t bright red and uncomfortable!

When everyone started getting excited about Celavive on my team, I had to try it. Truth be told, I was concerned that I was about to spend more money on things that don’t work. The supplements work for a healthy mind, so maybe the skincare could give me healthy skin too, which is why I gave it a shot. After all, there were plenty of friends who would take it off my hands if I didn’t like it! 🙂

I started with just a couple of the products and loved them right away. Except for the Gentle Milk Cleanser. It felt great, but I quickly noticed that it wasn’t really cleaning my face, it was just adding too much moisture! It’s a great product, but only for people with super try skin or very sensitive skin. I’ve always been told that I had sensitive skin, and since I’ve tried out plenty of products on my own, I agreed. Many things made my skin red and itchy, and even make my eyes itch. This is why I chose the sensitive line of products. Why would these products be different?

The company makes the difference! USANA isn’t going to use nasty chemicals or products that are questionable to our health. Which means, I am sensitive to chemicals, but not high-quality skincare products. When the products I use don’t contain loads of chemicals, I’m no longer sensitive! When I switched over to the Creamy Foam Cleanser, my skin got even better! It was already looking great from the moisturizer and serum, but when I added the correct cleanser, wow!

My skin is moisturized, and looks great! There are still a couple more products in the line that I am excited to try. (and they are working on more in the lab – stay tuned!)

Why do they work and why do they not irate my skin? ” USANA’s patented olive-fruit extract plus watermelon, apple, and lentil fruit extracts work together to support your skin’s natural moisturizing processes.” (source) It’s mostly from plants and free of nasty chemicals that do damage! Celavive works with your skin cells to restore their proper functions and create wicked beautiful skin!

If you’d love to try a new skincare routine but aren’t sure of your skin type, try out the Skin Type Quiz!

May

2018

Restoring our Connection to the Universe

We’ve lost our connection to the Universe. We’ve lost our connection with the food we eat, and the people we talk to. We used to spend our days outside with the plants and animals. The more time we, as humans spend tied to a computer, the more time tied to our phones, the less connection we have. The less connection to our intuition we have. Our intuition is what tells us when to start or stop a new project, to change directions and to try new things. Our intuition protects us and makes us come alive! We need that connection. We are humans and as such, we crave that connection! Without the connection, we don’t have a purpose and we end up burnt out, angry, and depressed.

Angel cards are one tool that helps to restore that connection. We ask our angels for signs all the time without realizing it. We are constantly putting messages out into the Universe. With little connection, we miss the signs. But with a physical thing that we can hold, we can see, we can review later, we have a tangible connection to the divine. We can communicate with the cards and in doing so, restore our connection with our angels and the Universe.

We get that card that says we need to get outside, or eat healthier or to believe in ourselves and we take those steps. We begin to feel better and so we go back to the cards to see what else they have to say. Little by little, we are led back to our true nature and to that connection we so desire.

Then one day we begin to see signs without the cards, we get that little nudge without a physical object. That is our intuition returning to us. That is us seeing that intuition and taking action in the moment, without cards. That is what we are looking for. A sense of knowing within ourselves. Something that doesn’t require cards or books or counselors.

That is why I am so honored to be an angel card reader. I can help others connect to their intuition and to their angels. Alongside other Angel Card readers, we can connect the world to their intuition that has been trying to get through all along, one by one. It is my hope that more and more people try using Angel Cards (or doing yoga, or eating better, or getting outside more) and restore their connection and develop their intuition.

May

2018

How I found Supplementation and found freedom from Depression, Part 1

This is the story of how I found USANA and MOMspired and why they have become products I can’t recommend enough!

I first heard about USANA in a group coaching program. I was part of the program to recover from postpartum depression and to rediscover me. It was listed as a good resource in the back of the workbook and you can be sure I read that thing front to back many times. I couldn’t live depressed any longer. So I started asking questions about the USANA supplements. I started reading a book she also recommended (A Mind of Your Own). I started off by saying I wanted nothing to do with the business. I made that clear. I just wanted to try something to stop the depression and I don’t believe in medication, so the answer lies in diet, supplementation, and lifestyle.

It’s difficult to get all necessary vitamins from your food even when you eat a well-balanced diet, so I knew this was worth a shot to do in combination with green smoothies. I had to find something. I was desperate to feel better.

I ordered a one month supply of many different USANA supplements that were recommended. The laughable part is that I couldn’t take pills at the time. They had to be crushed into applesauce or juice. I had ordered a bunch of pills, knowing that I was agreeing to twice a day crushing, soaking, stirring and drinking pills in shot glasses! My twice-daily shots tasted awful. But it was worth it and I was willing to do what it took to feel better. Within the first week, I could feel the difference. It is hard to describe the relief, the excitement, the freedom that came along with this box of pills.

By the end of the month, I knew that I had to continue these supplements. When my supply ran out, I started to feel tired again (oh, did I mention the energy that I felt when I was taking them!) I also knew I couldn’t keep this to myself. I had to share this with people. I already believe that eating healthier improves mood, now I knew that boosting yourself with supplements did even more. How many people can I help by sharing my experiences?

I got curious. I joined an intro call with the woman who ran Momspired and I was sold. The vibe these women have is so magnetic. You can’t help yourself, you just want to hang out with them and learn more! I left the call knowing that I wanted to join as soon as possible.

P.S. I got sick of making vitamin shots and learned how to take pills. No more soaking pills for me!

P.P.S. If you’re interested in what I take daily, check here.

*I am not a doctor and these supplements aren’t guaranteed to cure you of depression. This is my story and they helped me along with lifestyle changes. I fully believe that supplementation is necessary and if you would like more info from a Doctor on why check out the book “A Mind of Your Own.”

Apr

2018

My Top Three Healthy Road Trip Tips

Pack Lunch and Snacks

A couple of divided stainless steel containers were perfect for packing the kids’ lunches for our road trip. I also made a bag of granola bars. Homemade food always tastes much better and these don’t disappoint! Packing our lunches saves time and is much healthier than stopping for fast food.

USANA Reset

While this is usually for doing a 5-day reset, I thought it would be great for a road trip. It comes with portioned pouches of Nutrimeal, AM and PM supplements and packets of probiotics. All things that I need for a great road trip! I love Nutrimeal in place of fast food.

Rev3

All-natural energy and at only 10 calories, it’s perfect for an on the go lifestyle! There is no crash, which means you stay awake while driving and by the time you get to your destination, you aren’t completely exhausted.

What road trip tips do you have?

PS. Do these drinks and supplements sound good? Contact me to chat more USANA and how you can live a healthy lifestyle! Plus I can help you save more money on these products, and I know that extra cash in your pocket is great for road trips!

Mar

2018

Your Angel Cards Aren’t Your New Magic 8-Ball

Do you remember when Magic 8-Balls were all the rage? You had to have one – if you were a ‘cool’ kid anyway. As soon as you had one, you probably asked the same question over and over until you got the answer you wanted. And wasn’t it depressing when it kept giving you the same answer? You couldn’t trust the thing! Ha! After a while statistics should have given you the answer you wanted.

Although maybe, there was something too that ridiculous ball.

Angel cards can give you much more complex answers since there are 44 cards, and many different combos for your specific question. There are some similarities!

However, you can’t treat them quite the same, because asking the same question over and over again doesn’t work. Why?

If you have kids, you know they love to ask the same question over and over again. After my daughter asks me over and over, I get annoyed and my answers get less detailed. I eventually just stop telling her, since she wasn’t listening anyway. Check out what I’d imagine this to be like below.

The Universe works in similar ways. If you keep asking but don’t listen, the Universe will get annoyed and will stop sending you messages. After all, if you didn’t listen the first 5 times, why should the Universe keep telling you? You aren’t paying attention to the signs or you don’t trust.

Which brings us to:

Do you trust in the Universe? Do you trust your intuition?

If you’re asking the Universe the same questions every day, you may not be putting your faith in the Universe. You’ll be doing what the person in the image above is doing.

If every day you ask “Where will I get $100 (insert any other things you desires)”. You’re telling the Universe you don’t trust the answers you’re being given. Maybe you didn’t hear the message, or maybe you really didn’t trust it. You can certainly ask for clarification, but if you just keep asking, as if you didn’t hear, then you won’t hear anything.

Change Your Language

Ask something open such as “What do I need to know today?”. That question is open-ended, anything could come up. If you listen to what comes up and act upon it, then the Universe knows you trust.

Language is so powerful. You have the power to manifest whatever you focus on. If you aren’t getting the messages you expect, change your language. Show the Universe you mean business, and that you trust in everything She has to say.

Remember this isn’t a Magic-8 ball. There are infinite answers if you are ready to listen.

Mar

2018

Ditch Your Bad Mood

Mar

2018

My Top Two Favorite Angel Card Decks and Why I Love Them

Angel Cards are my favorite spiritual practice now. I use them almost every day for myself or others.

I just completed my Angel Certification Course and now I have spots available for discounted card readings!

My two favorite decks:

Indigo Angels

Doreen Virtue
This was my first deck, and I am still very connected to it. This is for those of you who are leaders, who do their own thing because they believe it to be right, those who don’t do things just because everyone else is.

Angel Prayers

Kyle Gray
A great deck for anyone interested in Angles. I love the artwork and the messages always fit. Plus they have a little prayer on each card that you can remember throughout the day.

Jan

2018

Why I believe in Angels

Angels are pretty new to me. Prior to 2017, I didn’t really believe in much. Certainly not to the point that I would discuss things like this with other people. Even now, I am only beginning to open up about my beliefs. Now I totally believe that angels have my back.

I’m sharing a few stories that have helped me truly believe in angels and the Universe. These are the stories that have me and others dropping their jaw in total awe that something like this could exist.

4294 – The Story of How My Daughter Told Me to Believe
Flying Wheels – When my angels told me to be careful on the road.
Broken Plate – I should have gotten the plate first

4294

My daughter has been saying 4294 for so long. Anytime she would count, it was 4294, over and over again. She never counted 123.

I found the Angel Intelligence Certification Course in October and knew immediately that I wanted to be in the class. Once in the class we began talking about Angel Numbers and on that day I realized that she hadn’t said those numbers since I decided I was going to be in the class. Guess what those numbers mean:

4 – Your Angels Are With You

2- Keep the faith

9 – Find your life’s purpose.

4 – Your Angels Have your Back

Think it was a coincidence that she stopped saying those numbers when I found angel card readings?

Flying Wheels

I was driving home one day and my car was acting funny. Lots of rumbling. I stopped at the gas station to air up the tires, they were low and I assumed that would fix it. It didn’t though, and since I was in a no cell service area, I just kept driving a little slower than normal down the road. I got this vision in my head that my tire was going to fly off and roll down the road. But I assumed that’s way to crazy, that will never happen. So I kept driving.

Within a few minutes, there was a huge noise and sure enough, the tire was rolling down the other side of the road, without me. We came to an easy stop and a nice woman stopped to let me use her phone so I could call home.

Broken Plate

The kid plates were in the dishwasher, so I used a regular plate for my son’s dinner. He had gotten down and my daughter’s dinner was still cooking. I turned to walk to the stove to flip her egg, when I got this voice in my head that said: “move that plate, it’s going to fall and shatter on the floor”. But I figured I would just flip the egg and then go get the plate. And before I had gotten to the stove, I heard the plate shattering on the floor. Now you might say that this is common sense, plates shattering, but I’ve dropped one on the floor previously and it was fine.

I’m still learning to notice these messages and take action on them. Many times, I only realize after the fact that these were messages. I believe that after some time with practice and guidance, I’ll really notice when I get these messages, and not after.

Do you receive messages like these? Join in on the conversation below!

Jan

2018

My 4 step Nightly Routine

With two kids in the house, my spiritual routine is generally my nightly routine. (I’m working on a morning routine)

What do you do before bed? Do you just fall into bed after you’ve dozed off on the couch or do you meditate and use angel cards? What you do before bed or as soon as you get up makes all the difference in your life!

Nightly routine includes:

Meditate
Draw cards
Journal
Visualize while laying in bed, and say a little prayer

Meditate

Every night I sit on my cushion to meditate. I enjoy a few different guided meditations or sometimes I’ll use a kundalini meditation, Sa Ta Na Ma.

Draw my Daily Angel Cards

I enjoy drawing cards each day. It’s my way to connect with my angels and to my inner self.

Journal

Once I’ve drawn my cards, I begin to journal. I start with the cards I received and what those cards mean. Then move on to other things that come up that I need to work through. I enjoy this time because I can include so many insights.

Visualize and say a little prayer

I’ve done the previous 3, brushed my teeth, turned my phone off, gotten under the covers. Now it’s time for the last steps. I visualize a white light shining out the top of my head. While this white light is glowing, I say a little prayer something along these lines:

Dear Universe and Angels, Please let me remember my dreams. Please let me recieve any messages that I need right now. Thankyou.

This routine helps me to fall asleep much easier. Also note, that I said I turned my phone off! This is a recent change and I think it helps so much. Especially in the mornings. I am less tempted to wake up to see what time it is on my phone and just go right on to checking emails before my feet have touched the floor. Now I don’t worry about my phone until after we have all gotten up and gotten breakfast.

All four steps don’t happen every night, but when it’s been a few days I can tell because I feel unsettled and disconnected. When I feel that, I know that it’s time to go to my office, sit down and meditate. It always makes me feel better.

What does your nightly routine include? Join the conversation below.

Jan

2018

Why I’m Passionate About Angels

The idea of angels and angel cards was intriguing to me when I bought my first pack in April. I don’t think I really believed in the spiritual side at that time, but I knew that the messages I needed came up right away.

For a while, I did readings for myself almost daily. I loved it. I still love doing readings for myself. I didn’t know much about angels, or what resources to use, or why I was using the deck that I was using.

So when the chance to learn more through a certification course came up, I jumped on it. I thought that I would learn a few things for my own readings, I never thought that I would be reading others. But when I found out that in order to complete the course, I had to do readings for 10 other people, I knew that I had to. And when I had done only a few other readings, I loved it! I knew that this was something I wanted to continue to do.

Best of all, I learned how to take care of my energy. I learned that I could call on Angels to protect myself, to boost my energy and to grow. I have always struggled with keeping my own energy and not letting the energies of others affect me. For the first time in my life, I felt like I was learning how to take care of myself properly. When we went over how to disconnect from the people we do readings on at the end of the session, I felt a huge wave of relief. This resonates with me so much because I have been given advice so many times on how to keep my energy. “Just let it go” “Don’t let it get to you.” – etc. None of it has resonated with me until now. Connecting with angels has changed my world.

When I get tired but still have hours left in the day, I ask for help. When I’m around too many people or someone with a negative attitude, I ask for help. When I feel lost, or confused, or upset, I ask for help. I ask the angels for help. Sometimes I need my cards to get the message and sometimes the message just comes to me in the moment.

I am still learning more about this area, but this is something that has changed my life and will stick with me forever.

Do you work with your Angels? Join the conversation below!

Celavive: I’ll never test another skincare product again

Restoring our Connection to the Universe

How I found Supplementation and found freedom from Depression, Part 1

My Top Three Healthy Road Trip Tips

Pack Lunch and Snacks

USANA Reset

Rev3

Your Angel Cards Aren’t Your New Magic 8-Ball

Do you trust in the Universe? Do you trust your intuition?

Change Your Language

Ditch Your Bad Mood

(Recorded Live on Facebook)

My Top Two Favorite Angel Card Decks and Why I Love Them

Indigo Angels

Angel Prayers

Why I believe in Angels

4294

Flying Wheels

Broken Plate

My 4 step Nightly Routine

Nightly routine includes:

Meditate

Draw my Daily Angel Cards

Journal

Visualize and say a little prayer

Why I’m Passionate About Angels

Recent Writings

PDF Download of the Resources that were most helpful to me