NATURAL BEAUTY / 15 WEEKS PREGNANT

This year I've set a goal to wear less makeup, put less heat on my hair and embrace all that has been given to me naturally. Sometimes I would just cake so much make up on and feel so gross and I couldn't wait to wash it all off and I was tired of feeling that way. Or feeling that I spent loads and loads of time getting ready all for what? I feel beautiful with less makeup on, I love my crazy natural waves. So why am I trying so hard to be something I'm not. I feel just as beautiful, if not more beautiful when I enhance my natural beauty as opposed to covering it all up. Just some food for thought! I'm sure at some point in your life you've heard something quite similar to this. 

Anyways, onto natural beauty. Pink House Organics is a brand I've been using and absolutely LOVING for the past month. They are handmade organic and natural products and I'm literally HOOKED. Let me start with their deodorant. Thee best aluminum free/natural deodorant I've ever, ever used. My hubby actually uses it now! And if it can tame him, it can tame anyone! Haha. It's funny too because I thought I had found like the best of the best deodorant at our local health food store and after I tried this I couldn't believe I even thought that one was good. We use their 'Pit Potion in Organic Mandarin' and we won't be using anything else! And it's so nice knowing that their products are genuinely amazing and have only good ingredients. They have an amazing back story here, I highly encourage you to read into why they're such an amazing company.

In these pictures I'm also using my favorite glow sticks! I used a mixture of Copper and Rose Gold for my bronzer/contour and I used Ice on all the high points of my face. These products are soooo easy to use and come in a stick form and I apply with my fingers and gently tap until blended. So quick, so natural looking and blend like a gem. I love having dewy skin and having it look healthy and glowy all year long so these have been perfect for the dry winter months! 

I finished off this look with a little bit of their Lip Love Double Double which gives my lips just enough color but not over-kill. I've been digging tinted lip balms and this one sure doesn't disappoint. So moisturizing, smells amazing, tastes amazing and looks so pretty and natural. I keep it right next to my skin in arms reach at all times. Pink House Organics has sooo many other amazing products and I can't wait to try them all! I will definitely be a long term customer of theirs and I had to share the love with you guys! Be sure to let me know if you have any additional questions about Pink House Organics. I'd love to help answer any. Also, be sure to follow them on Instagram, they're feed is sooo cute. 

Pregnancy Update - 15 Weeks

Onto the pregnancy update! Today I'm 15 weeks. The baby is the size of an apple and I'm still not really showing. Sometimes at night after I've eaten all day long my bump comes to say hi a little bit but is gone in the morning, haha. The baby is about 4 inches long and 2 1/2 oz. I'm still super tired but I've been exercising and drinking tons of water and napping when I need to! I haven't had any crazy cravings this week. I've just been kind grossed out my eggs lately, at least preparing them. It just grosses me out IDK. Haha. I've been on a cooking kick lately and been using my cookbook The Forest Feast almost every night. I've NEVER been disappointed with a recipe prepared from that cook book and that makes me pretty stoked out of my mind. Still eating tons of fruit and veggies and dark leafy greens. Loving smoothies still, yogurt and fruit, and roasted veggies for din din. Anxious as ever about finding out the gender of this little human. It actually gives me anxiety most the time not knowing but I try to chill myself out because I don't need my heart rate any higher haha. Next week is the week!! Can't come soon enough. We will announce to friends and family that Sunday so keep your eyes peeled for that! Hope everyone has a wonderful Monday! 

xx,

SEARCHING FOR YELLOW

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All I really want right now is some sunshine on my face and to feel the suns warmth. 

I don't have much to say today. I really love this outfit, this pretty pale pink dress with tiny embroidered flowers on it. I love that it's a wrap dress and gives me some room to grow. I also scored this vintage jacket on date night last Saturday with the babe. We went to Black Sheep (it was delicious and they have great vegetarian options) and stopped in Unhinged before to check out some of their goodies. I haven't ever found a vintage jacket that fit so well so I was stoked when I found this 80's levi denim jacket. I love the boxy/round shape and wash. Amazing. Nothing is better than vintage. 

BIG WALLS / SMALL PERSON

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I like big walls because they make me feel small. And I think sometimes it's good to feel small. 

Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday! Another glorious week. Utah finally decided to have the sun shine through but the air quality is terrible so I've been cooped up inside. KSL just released and article stating how harmful air pollution can be when your pregnant and that they're finally releasing studies where it correlates directly to the health of your baby. Which is SCARY for me. It makes me not want to breath when I go outside. It makes me feel trapped. But hey ho, not much we can do about that now. Other than carpool, only drive when necessary, don't leave our cars running, etc., etc. 

It's so weird to think that at this very moment my body, my miraculous body is housing a tiny little human. It makes me feel so weird. Vulnerable. Yet, empowered. I feel strong, and capable. 

What I also think it weird is how NO ONE talks about how vulnerable you feel when you decide to have a baby and once you get pregnant. It's like the scariest thing of your whole life. You're told your whole life to avoid having children until the time is right and then all of the sudden TURN IT ON. Pray it works. Pray it does what it's supposed to. I've prepared for months for this little one prior to even trying to get pregnant. Changed my diet, my beauty products, my cleaning supplies, even my water. 

I wanted to do every single thing in my power to be rest assured that I did everything humanly possible to provide a healthy and save environment for this little unborn babe. Because it is my responsibility. Which is something you never really think about before. You begin thinking about each and every step that lead you to where you are today, questioning every medication, cleaning product, chemical that's been in your life and how it could effect you. I know it sounds dramatic and crazy but it's really how I felt and what went through my mind. 

Anyways, pregnancy is a beautiful thing and I'm so very grateful to house a little angel and to have the opportunity to be a Gardener to this sweet little baby. I will nurture him/her and help him/her grow. I don't care for the word parent or parenting. It's turned into something I don't want to take part in. I encourage you to listen to the RadioWest podcast on NPR called 'The Gardner and the Carpenter.'

k bye! 

ABANDONED CHAIR / 14 WEEKS PREGNANT

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Finally whipped up some energy to go and take some photos! And yay for us it was a whopping 31 degrees so we froozzzeeee our butts off! I love the simplicity of this outfit. Messy hair, my fav sunnies and overalls with a cozy sweater. And I'm obsessed with mustard this season so yes to that. 

I'm 14 weeks pregnant today! Baby is the size of a lemon. I'm supppperrrr tired but that's really my only symptom. I just feel like I can't get enough sleep. I wake up and feel like a zombie and then go to bed feeling like a zombie. I hope I regain some energy soon. Making a baby is hard work! I am barely barely showing. My pants are getting pretty tight and I can no longer wear my favorite high-waisters. I have to compromise with some hair elastics to give me a little extra room. We find out the gender of the baby on February 2nd and I'm pretty sure I know what it is but only time will tell! Any guesses for you?? Comment below I'd love to know! 

I've been craving sour stuff. So kiwi, pineapple, sour apples. I also loveeeeee smoothies and can't get enough of them. Acai bowls have been my JAM and go to and basically anything frozen. I'm also unfortunately on a pizza kick and always in mood for that. It has to be like the kind that comes from a stone oven though that has that burnt taste almost. Not like dominos or frozen pizza. Haha. And Mexican food. Can't get enough. We have a couple local places that we've been swinging by more than I'd like to admit haha. I've been drinking more water than I ever have in my entire life. Like almost a gallon a day. Which means I use the restroom like 15 times per hour. Hahah, not really but it feels like I live in the bathroom. I've been sleeping on my left side. When I sleep on my right side I can feel whatever's in there push on my bladder so it's super uncomfortable. I've been having INSANE dreams with people from all times of my life in them. Highschool friends, old relatives, etc. They're so vivid and I really don't care for them. I've never been a dreamer so this is new to me. But I can recite my dreams perfectly when I wake up and everyone I tell thinks I'm nuts. 

Anyways, I was talking to my mom about all of this and she didn't really journal (that she can remember) during her pregnancies so I wanted to write down all the weird adventures I've been having so far so one day my kids can come back and read this! I haven't felt baby kick yet but I can't wait for that day! It will be so amazing.