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Best 5 Epic Summer Essentials Actually You Must Have

June 14, 2019 By Elizabeth Kramar Leave a Comment

When it comes to summer we are all about warmth and finding new items to make our days more fun. Actually, we are about that all year long but living in the Midwest we only get it in the summer. Below is 5 summer essentials that are going to hard to ever want to part with.

Best 5 Epic Summer Essentials Actually You Must Have: Sea Salt Spray

So when it comes to summer even if we don’t live right by the water this sea salt spray will give you those beautiful waves even if you have naturally straight hair. Use it right after the shower and then again the next morning for another day of waves. Perfect for any day even if you find yourself at a desk all day.

Sun Screen

I really don’t wear sunscreen too much. Mostly because I don’t go outside a ton. I burn super easy so I really just go outside to get my 20 mins of Vitamin D around 1 pm every day and that is about it. Sure I sit in the car every now and again or go on a walk but I’m not really outside much. If I ever do find myself outside for longer then that 20 minutes this is what I wear. I do try to wait to go swimming until after 3 pm and I won’t need to wear sunscreen. The summer essentials bundle is perfect.

Peace Juice

Now I don’t know about you but I can always use more peace in my life. This spray is perfect even on the go. When you feel like you need some peace is all the chaos take a deep breath, say a prayer, and then spray 6 sprays of peace juice right on your tongue let it sit there for 30 seconds. This works so well that you will have to order more than 1 bottle. Best stuff I have used in a long time.

Body Wash

So I actually use this body wash all year long but it makes me most happy in the summer. It smells so comforting and works so well. Plus it can be used on everyone in your family very long to the aging gracefully. It can be used head to toe as well so it will make packing for any trip super easy. This has helped is rid of any skin problems I’ve had along with drinking a lot of water and eating clean foods. This is a must try when you are in need of a new body wash. I plan on getting this for any baby shower I ever go to as well. Great way to get them started off feeding their skin. I have actually found as well that I don’t need to use any lotion at all either.

Queso

Of course we can have this anytime but on a summer night when you are outside relaxing for the night sitting with the family eating chips and queso is just so much more fun. This one I found at all the whole foods around us. I was really hard to find when it first came out but now I’m starting to see it everywhere. They show to warm it up before you eat it. I prefer to eat it cold. It has the yummiest taste. I eat with all there sea salt chips. I have been getting one jar a week but am seeing that I will probably have to up it to two a week. Once you start eating this it will be hard to stop so fair warning.

So to sum this up get your favorite seat salt spray, sun screen, peace juice, body wash, and queso. Don’t forget to really slow down and enjoy this season. It will be gone before you know it.

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Best 5 Epic Summer Essentials Actually You Must Have

How To Have A Better Nights Sleep Naturally

June 7, 2019 By Elizabeth Kramar Leave a Comment

When it comes to sleep it’s starting to become normal that no one can do it. We used to be a house that didn’t sleep well. Below is things we have done that has helped us get to bed by 9 pm at the latest and actually sleep well throughout the night. We have noticed a huge difference in the nights we miss one or more of these steps.

How To Have A Better Nights Sleep Naturally: Go for a walk

Now living in Wisconsin this literally only a warm weather thing but we try to go for a walk for at least 15 mins every night to help with sleep. This either happens right when we both get home from work or right after dinner. Try to do this about 2 to 3 hours before bed to give your body enough time to calm down.

No Sweets After 7 pm

So with these, we have noticed that when we have anything besides water and hot tea after 7 pm we don’t sleep as well. For myself, if I have any kind of caffeine after about 10:30 am I don’t sleep well that night. Really watch what you eat throughout the day and then how you sleep that night. If you find you aren’t sleeping well start a food journal or use an app like MyFitnessPal on your phone and track everything you eat and drink that day. Then if you don’t sleep well try removing a food you ate or something you drank and see how that works. We are all so different so do some trial and error to see what works for you.

Take a Bath

Now, this was sounds about the easiest and most relaxing. That is because it is. If you find yourself waking up throughout the night try a hot bath at night with Epsom salt and see if that helps. Epsom salt helps pull things out of your body and should help you go to the bathroom more the next day. Yes, I’m talking about going #2. When you wake up throughout the night it’s your bodies way of saying something is not working right. I find an Epsom salt bath with some essential oils works wonders for this. It makes take a few nights of doing this to help. Should be done at least once a week.

Relax

We find doing this for the rest of the night leading up to going to bed really helps a ton. This can be sitting on the couch watching tv. Just sitting and talking. It could be one of you read while the other watch something they like. Whatever helps you relax do that for a few hours leading up to when you go to bed.

Diffuse Oils

Of course, this can be done in the hours leading up to bed and while you sleep. Just make sure it’s a blend that is calming and agrees with everyone in the room. For some people, lavender can wake them up and not put them to sleep. So be sure that you test everyone before putting the oils in the diffuser.

Drink Hot Tea

Traditional Medicinals is the brand we use of night time tea. We brew it about an hour to half an hour before bed. We drink it slowly and it really helps our body start relaxing and get sleepy. There is a Yogi tea brand we use as well. It’s really good to switch it up.

Read a book

So this can be a book or magazine. I find for books it has to be a more mindless fun book and not one that gets me motivated because then I’m up all night thinking about it lol. About 9 pm we shut all electronics off turn off the wi-fi and just talk or read a few pages in a magazine. It kinda slowly will get your mind and body to relax.

To sum it up: Go for a walk, no sweets after 7 pm, take a bath, relax, diffuse oils, drink hot tea, and read a book.

Music is also super relaxing. Read all about it here to see if that can help you as well.

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How To Have A Better Nights Sleep Naturally

12 Actually Easy Most Affordable Graduation Gifts Ideas

May 31, 2019 By Elizabeth Kramar Leave a Comment

When it comes to graduation gifts we all have a million different ideas. Some are super practical and others are over the top. Either way, it’s something that the graduate will have forever. Below are items I got when I graduated high school that I have never forgotten and truly loved. I wanted to pass it unto you in hopes you can make someone days with these items.

12 Actually Easy Most Affordable Graduation Gifts Ideas: Kleenex

This one is probably super boring as a graduation gifts idea but will come in handy right when they need one. Even if there is someone who isn’t going to college that will still need kleenex and everything else below so go ahead and get them a box

Cleaning Wipes Target has a new line called Ever Spring and it’s natural cleaning products. Nope it’s not the cleanest thing on the market but it’s a better option and I feel better giving it. We need cleaning wipes in our life even if we just wipe the inside of our vehicle or desk. So if for sure fits in with graduation gift ideas.

Forks, Knives, & Spoons

You know as a college student they have zero time to clean utensils so let’s just be real and get them things they can use and throw away. Is this the healthiest option? Nope but we are not worried about being healthy in college so just get them what they want and need. You could totally get them a set of fork, spoons, and knives as well that they can wash. That would work just as well.

Trash Bags

Trash bags are a perfect addition to graduation gifts. Let will totally need these and you are giving them a head start on things they need. I really can’t remember what size trash bags are in the dorms but things will work great no matter what. I mean at the end of the day they are college students they will make it work.

Paper Towel

Let’s face it these will get used just for cleaning the dorm room. So they will probably be gone before the end of the first day. But they are super great for graduation gifts. Getting the cheap ones normally end up backfiring for us so we got the good ones.

Plastic Cup

I realize most of this has zero to do with living a holistic lifestyle. While I’m super into that lifestyle I realize most people are not. So when I get gifts I keep in mind the person I’m getting a gift for and find better things to get them. We need plastic cups so there is this for the graduation gifts.

Dryer Sheets

FYI I don’t use dryer sheets. It hurt me deeply to buy them. You could buy them wool dryer balls. I know people are still using dryer sheets and they were the best option in getting people what they are already using.

Dish Soap

I was really excited to see that Target had a better option for dish soap. It actually smelled pretty nice too. I’m sure it will get used just like everything else above.

Paper Plates

I heard the other day people talking about on busy nights they use paper plates at there house. So if we are using them you better believe that college people are using them as well. They will get used I can promise you that.

Soap Dispensing Dish Brush

This dishwand is the best thing ever created. Since in college you clean your dishes in the bathroom sink this comes in handy. You just put dish soap in the handle and can scrub and clean the dishes at the same time. Then rinse and dry. All you have to do is change the head of it when the scrubber gets bad and move on. It’s actually perfect for everyone now that I think about it lol.

Laundry Soap

This laundry soap gives them a great start of 42 loads of laundry. We all have laundry so this is a much to get started and get them up and going.

Laundry Basket

Then you put all the items above in a laundry basket and hand them the gifts that way. Trust me it will be a gift they never forget. Plus add some treats they like and a card. I got these kinds of items when I graduated high school and it’s still a gift I have never forgotten.

To sum it up go to Target or Walmart grab a laundry basket and fill it with items that you know people in college will need. Add a treat and a card and you got an awesome gift.

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2 Actually Easy Most Affordable Graduation Gifts Ideas

It’s The Most Honest Thoughts About Women In Bikinis

May 8, 2019 By Elizabeth Kramar Leave a Comment

When it comes to women in bikinis we as women tend to do anything but wear them. I mean we think they are adorable on other women but for sure not ourselves. Let’s get into why that is.

It’s The Most Honest Thoughts About Women In Bikinis: Judgement

Now think about this for a second will ya. When you put on a bikini and wear it out in public people think you look absolutely adorable. Some women will even tell you that you do. But as women in bikinis, we think that everyone is judging us. Do you know that every single women that wear a bikini feels the exact same way? Yup, even the one that you thinks looks adorable. Why is that? We judge ourselves. We look at ourselves in the mirror and think dang it look at the size of my legs. Golly look at my arms. Wanna stop feel judged? Great stop judging yourself. It really does start with your thoughts.

Fear

Of course, you would think fear won’t be a part of our thoughts on women in bikinis but it really is. We are afraid people will talk about us. We are afraid that people will think we are too fat, too thin, have odd rolls, have no curves, or have no figure. Do you know where fear comes from? First, it comes from the devil himself. He will continuously tell us how wrong we look in a bikini. Second, it comes from things we have heard about us over the years that we have let become who we think we are. Can I let you in on something? How you are is exactly how you are meant to look. Not the you with 20 less pounds. You are this age and this size right now. If you don’t learn to embrace it who will? Your husband can tell you how beautiful you are until her is blue in the face but it won’t matter until you love who you are and how you look. You are a strong capable women who can have a yummy snack and wear a swimsuit. Don’t let your mind or anyone else make you ever think any different.

Beauty

When we are being real honest we don’t feel beautiful enough to even be women in bikinis. That is because social media and just about anything else you have listened to or watch made you think you aren’t. I don’t have as small of legs as her, my midsection is bigger then hers or my chest is just too small. My hair isn’t blonde. I don’t know how to do my makeup. I can’t go on vacation and make my hair not look like a big hairball. Let me tell you what not one of those things takes away your beauty.

Different Lens

Here is my challenge for you. Next time you don’t want to be one of the women in bikinis try putting on different lens. Sure you can physically do that but to do it mentally too. You choose your thoughts and you can change them in a second if you want to. So no more of things parts of your body are this and that. Instead, tell yourself what you love about your body parts. Love will always go so much further than fear. Don’t fear the bikini put it on and have some fun this summer.

To sum this up: we don’t put on the bikini because we are afraid of judgment, fear of what people will think, don’t feel beautiful, and then how just putting on different lens can make us put on the bikini and get in the water.

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10 Ways To Benefit from Relaxing Music Quickly

April 27, 2019 By Elizabeth Kramar Leave a Comment

When it comes to relaxing music it does much to find some. Some days just having relaxing music on when you are driving can make the trip that much better. So below you will find 10 ways to benefit from relaxing music.

10 Ways To Benefit from Relaxing Music Quickly: Calm

Now, this can be a given but it can be so hard to calm down after a long day or even a long hour. So turn on relaxing music that speaks to your soul and lets your mind go at ease. Some people like coffee shop kinda music others like music with words that get them.

Smile

Have you noticed people that listen to relaxing music they like they smile more? Some could say they smile so much it makes others uncomfortable. It’s ok just send this article to the uncomfortable ones and they will be just fine.

Lowers Heart Rate

Now try this just take a 3-sec deep breath in? Ok now let it out slowly. How do you feel? Imagine what it would be like when you added relaxing music to that. The deep breaths in and the music would be so relaxing you might just sit there for a little while and that is ok.

Helps Bring Blood Pressure Down

No relaxing music won’t be the only thing to bring your blood pressure down. This would so along with a series of things just like anything else. But it really just relaxes everything so your blood pressure couldn’t help but come down with it.

Makes Food Go Down Better

So you can say that the more relaxed you are the better you enjoy food let alone the better your body processes it. So think about if you added relaxing music to your eating. Even if you had a snack while watching the sun go down while having relaxing music play would help you so much.

Balance Blood Sugar Levels

Unwinding like sitting in a coffee shop can be so beneficial I would suggest doing it once a week if not more. Think about what doing that so often would help with your blood sugar levels let alone everything else mentioned here and so much more. Probably getting just a plain black coffee would be best otherwise that would probably not help with your blood sugar levels.

Reduces Stress

Of course if none of the above makes you think that listening to this is helpful knowing it reduces stress has to. Stress is something we all deal with and want to help reduce. So try today or next time you are stressed out listening to relaxing music. Stations like the coffee house or K-Love really are relaxing and make you feel good.

Gets Your Blood Flowing

Now if you are anything like me thinking about blood makes me want to pass out. So we wouldn’t be but just know that listening to this gets you so relaxed that your blood will just naturally flow easier and get to all the areas in your body better than when we are stressed out and trying to do all the things.

Reduces Pain

Long walks or even hiking if you are into that can be hard on our bodies specifically if you don’t normally move our bodies every day. So next time you are in pain have this be a part of what you do to make the pain go away.

Improves Sleep

So when is the last time you got some good quality sleep? Ya I know it’s been awhile. As part of your night time routine even for the whole house have music playing. Even just a sound machine in the living room while you guys are unwinding for like an hour before you go to sleep have a sound machine on low and drink some night night tea and just talk about your day and how you can improve. Keep it all upbeat and funny and that will help your sleep so much.

To sum this up key benefits to music is you are calmer, smile more, have a lower heart rate, helps with blood pressure, helps with processing food, helps with blood sugar levels, helps with stress, gets your blood flowing, reduces pain, and helps improve sleep.

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10 Ways To Benefit from Relaxing Music Quickly

Here Is How To Have A Healthy Easter

April 19, 2019 By Elizabeth Kramar Leave a Comment

Health and Easter don’t seem to go in the same sentence. For a few reasons really. For one we eat candy and have brunch. Neither of which have any sort of health to them. Second somewhere along the way we lost the true meaning. So we are all out celebrating the Easter bunny and Easter baskets without for a second thinking about what really happened here. So let’s break down how to have a healthy Easter mind, body, and spirit.

Here Is How To Have A Healthy Easter: Mindset

So there is a book I read last Easter that is called Sacred Holidays: Less Chaos, More Jesus by Becky Kiser. It’s about the best book I have ever read when it comes to shifting our mindset for any holiday. She talks about how as kids we used to get excited about every holiday. Then as we got older we learn what made those holidays magically weren’t really there so we lost the magic of it all. So she gives super amazing tips & ideas on how to bring magic and whimsical into the holidays as well as the true meaning of why we celebrate them in the first place.

Candy

Of course, I think we should be celebrating Jesus on Easter and not the Easter bunny but if candy is around you better bet I want to eat some. I mean Jesus doesn’t want us to not celebrate him so let’s have some candy. The first brand I enjoy is the black earth organic brand. They have sweet & sour bunnies that are amazing. Wholesome organic is another great brand. They have bunny lollipops that are a crowd favorite. Surf sweets they have organic jelly beans that are pretty darn amazing. No these are the cleanest options ever actually there is no clean candy out there. These are just the cleanest ones. Your best bet for the cleanest ones ever is the eat organic fruit but that can be boring on such an amazing day. Yum earth is a really great brand as well. Target carries this brand and all the others. The closer to the holidays the more of a discount the candy gets so do your last minute shopping there.

Fun

These might be one of those duh paragraphs but I’m going to say it anyways have fun! I mean go to all the people’s houses that invited you to. Share the love of Jesus. Say the prayer before you walk into each get-together and ask for guidance on how you can do your best to glorify god there. Play games eat way too much food and just lose yourself in the moments. If we choose to just sit home on Easter and miss out on all these memories we may miss out on one of the best parts of the week.

Make Something

Now baking is stress relieving to me. So if someone has an amazing baking recipe I most likely will drop what I’m doing and bake it. So since going Paleo for eating, I found an AMAZING food blogger Danielle Walker that has the best cookbooks I’ve ever used. She has one just for the holidays called celebrations. If you follow her on her facebook page she is always showing in more fun ways to bake for the next holiday coming up. For Easter, she made a Paleo Reese’s Easter Eggs and they are so darn good. She also has a recipe for cinnamon rolls that are so good you will have more than one. Both of those are from her celebrations cookbook. All her cookbooks are amazing and we haven’t tried a recipe of hers that the whole family didn’t like. Keep these bake goodies at your house to snack on or bring a dish to pass at your gatherings.

To sum this up have your mindset off of the Easter bunny and on Christ, since we are celebrating Jesus rising from the dead just for us we have to celebrate and candy is a great way to do that, don’t forget to have some fun, and make something even if it’s just for your house.

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