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How do you hide your electronics? 

#homehacks #homeandgardens #homedecorideas #kitchenideas
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First, use edible grass or icing and a grass piping tip to add grass to your "basket." Then attach peeps to a toothpick and insert into the cake. Add eggs and other Easter candies. Finally, add a handle to complete the basket look!

What are you doing for Easter this year?

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We started at @childrensmuseumatlanta and then headed over to @skyviewatl! Then we had dinner at @johnnyrockets and spent the night. Then, we woke up early and headed over to the @georgiaaquarium for the day.

It was SO much fun. I highly recommend doing a staycation in your own city. I've lived here 30 years and always find something fun to do. 

Happy birthday to my big 2-year-old! 💙 

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This is the easiest idea for a fun summer party! 🦀 I took these crabby chicken croissants to our margaritaville themed party last week. I also made them for a mermaid-themed party a few years ago!

To make these:
-slice mini croissants down the middle but leave the back connected.
-fill with chicken salad.
-attach a toothpick to the back of edible eyeballs with cookie icing and allow it to dry.
-insert the toothpicks into the croissants to create eyes!

Save this for later when you need a dish or appetizer to bring to summer parties! 

#easyrecipesformoms #easysummerrecipes #easyrecipesforkids #easyfamilyrecipes #summerpartyideas #summerbarbecue #chickensaladsandwich #recipereel #easyrecipesathome
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Thank you @keikilaniphotography for these precious photos of our boy!
Today we're making frito corn salad! This might be Today we're making frito corn salad! This might be the most southern dish I've ever made. However, it is a perfect side to take to a barbecue or to make for a summer party. 

It's also the perfect dish to make if your kitchen is under construction like mine was for this video. It's a cold dish so nothing to heat up. 

First, mix together two cans of drained whole-kernel corn, two cups of mexican blend cheese, one cup of light mayo, diced red pepper, pepper and a bit of cilantro in a bowl. Then, add crushed Chili Cheese Fritos and mix well. Serve and enjoy! 

#recipereel #sidedishrecipes #sidedishes #cornsalad #cornrecipes #barbecuerecipes #recipereels #easyrecipeideas #easyrecipesformoms
You'll just have to excuse me this week. I'm feeli You'll just have to excuse me this week. I'm feeling extra sappy. I love sharing a birthday week with my boy, and I'm extra grateful for another year with my tiny bestie. 💕

Thanks for all the birthday love! Can't wait to celebrate my sweet boy the rest of the week! 

Cover photo is from the incredibly talented @keikilaniphotography 

#toddlermoments #dailymotherhood #toddlerboymom #toddlermomma #twoyearolds
It's my birthday! We're making glitter drinks! ✨ It's my birthday! We're making glitter drinks! ✨

This is my favorite way to make a regular drink feel fancy! Sprinkle a little edible glitter in a silicone mold and fill with water and freeze. When it melts, your drink will be cute and sparkly.

My drink today is two ounces of bourbon, one ounce of peach syrup, lemon juice and club soda! Stir and watch it sparkle. 

#glittercocktail #peachcocktail #birthdaydrink #birthdaycocktails #edibleglitter #easydrinks #easydrink #easydrinking #signaturedrinks #recipereel
Today we're making golf tee cupcakes for the Maste Today we're making golf tee cupcakes for the Masters! ⛳️

First, either make or purchase cupcakes with green frosting. My kitchen was under construction for this video, so I purchased mine. But you can easily make your own and even use the grass piping tip to make grass. 

Then I found these golf-tee toothpicks. Place one in each cupcake. 

Then use cookie icing to secure a white chocolate truffle to each of the tees. 

Allow the icing to harden, serve and enjoy!

#mastersparty #masterssunday #masterstournament #springdesserts #golfcupcakes #golfparty #golfpartyideas #springparty #recipereels #cupcakereel #cupcakereels
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Beauty · April 3, 2019

Why I Chug Spearmint Tea


Earlier this week I posted a YouTube video of my favorite things from the month of March. One of the things I mentioned was spearmint tea.

Spearmint has a ton of great benefits that we’ll get into in a minute, but the reason I started drinking spearmint tea was purely vain. I was very lucky growing up that I didn’t have acne. A bump here and there, but no consistent acne. As a teenager, I really really really lucked out.

However, in the past eight or nine months or so, I’ve started getting breakouts on my chin. Nowhere else, just my chin specifically. I did some research and figured out that chin breakouts are caused by two things: stress and a hormonal imbalance.

Am I stressed? Oh, only when I’m breathing. Actually my chin was completely clear taking time off work at Christmas. The 2nd day I was back in the office I started breaking out again. Additionally, at my last doctor appointment I had to switch the brand of my birth control prescription. I’m no doctor, but both of those things combined did not work well with my face.

Guess what helps with both stress and hormonal imbalances? If you don’t guess spearmint, you’re bad at this game.

I was complaining about my chin to a friend and she recommended spearmint tea. So I started drinking a cup at night. I can’t get it together in the morning to do anything other than sticking a Lean Cuisine in my bag and swiping a coat of mascara. I like drinking my tea at night though!

Again no doctor or expert, but I can tell a difference! I’ve noticed that my chin breakouts have significantly decreased. The amount of breakouts are minimal and it’s helped with scarring. Combining spearmint tea with my other skin care products have really made a difference. I’m a fan!

I purchased this brand. You can buy it on Amazon and it comes in packs of 1, 3, or 6. I really like tea, so I think this brand tastes really good too. I look forward to my night time tea.

Spearmint has so many other benefits too. I’m not claiming any of these, but here are some of the things that spearmint has been said to do.

Additional spearmint benefits:

  • Relieves indigestion, nausea, vomiting and gas
  • High in antioxidants
  • May aid in hormone imbalance
  • Could help reduce facial hair in women
  • May improve memory
  • Helps fight bacterial infections
  • May lower blood sugar
  • Helps reduce stress
  • May improve arthritis
  • May help lower blood sugar

Do you drink spearmint tea? Have you noticed any of it’s benefits?

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Comments

  1. Becky @ Disney in your Day says

    April 3, 2019 at 2:52 pm

    This is great to know! I also often break out just on my chin, and just this morning I was looking in the mirror and noticing that it’s been a lot worse the past couple of days.

  2. Kelsie Kristine says

    April 3, 2019 at 5:11 pm

    I love the taste of spearmint tea. I haven’t had it in a long time and now I want to go home and have one! haha

  3. Kiara Catanzaro says

    April 3, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    I am slowly trying to get myself to drink less coffee, and hopefully introduce more teas into my life because of the health benefits. I’ll be sure to add this to my list! Thank you for sharing the awesomeness of spearmint tea 🙂

  4. Kait Rubin says

    April 3, 2019 at 9:17 pm

    How cool that spearmint is so good for breakouts. I love the taste of mint teas, especially when I’m not feeling well. I’ll have to try this one!

  5. Rachel@The Confused Millennial says

    April 4, 2019 at 8:42 am

    ahh def need this! I’ve been stressed af and breaking out lately. And I love a good tea!

  6. Stephanie says

    April 4, 2019 at 9:13 am

    I’ve never heard that spearmint tea could help with hormonal imbalances and acne. I’ve tried just about every acne remedy in the books because – unlike you – I’ve never had clear skin in my life. I gotta try this!

  7. Tiffany Khyla says

    April 4, 2019 at 9:26 am

    I definitely notice more acne when I’m stressed and also when I’m about to start my period. I’ve never heard of drinking spearmint tea for this reason, but it seems like it has a lot of other benefits too! Maybe it’s time to give it a try 🙂

  8. Marette Flora @ Floradise says

    April 4, 2019 at 11:47 am

    I wasn’t aware of all of these benefits. That’s great you have seen an improvement in acne. I love drinking tea in the evenings as well to help me relax before bed.

  9. CindyMoore says

    April 4, 2019 at 12:35 pm

    I love spearmint tea and have a cup every day, either during afternoon tea or at night. I grow spearmint too for fresh spearmint tea during the summer. It’s definitely a favorite! I love that it’s so high in antioxidants and it helps me keep inflammation down in my body. Great for the digestive system too!

  10. Christa Del Giorno says

    April 4, 2019 at 5:19 pm

    I love tea! I’ve had spearmint tea before but never with much consistency. I’ll have to try it to see if I notice any benefits.

  11. Dara @ The Southern Thing says

    April 4, 2019 at 6:17 pm

    I love anything with mint! I’ll have to try this!

  12. Alix Maza says

    April 4, 2019 at 7:41 pm

    I need some spearmint tea ASAP! I had no idea that it had so many benefits.

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It was SO much fun. I highly recommend doing a staycation in your own city. I've lived here 30 years and always find something fun to do. 

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To make these:
-slice mini croissants down the middle but leave the back connected.
-fill with chicken salad.
-attach a toothpick to the back of edible eyeballs with cookie icing and allow it to dry.
-insert the toothpicks into the croissants to create eyes!

Save this for later when you need a dish or appetizer to bring to summer parties! 

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It's also the perfect dish to make if your kitchen is under construction like mine was for this video. It's a cold dish so nothing to heat up. 

First, mix together two cans of drained whole-kernel corn, two cups of mexican blend cheese, one cup of light mayo, diced red pepper, pepper and a bit of cilantro in a bowl. Then, add crushed Chili Cheese Fritos and mix well. Serve and enjoy! 

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My drink today is two ounces of bourbon, one ounce of peach syrup, lemon juice and club soda! Stir and watch it sparkle. 

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Then I found these golf-tee toothpicks. Place one in each cupcake. 

Then use cookie icing to secure a white chocolate truffle to each of the tees. 

Allow the icing to harden, serve and enjoy!

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