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Our 2015 Back To School Supplies!

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So the new year is starting and this year none of my kids will be homeschooled, but will going to the school about 2 blocks down from my house. The school is really lovely and is ranked in the top 10 schools in the state of florida. They offer a lot of support and enrichment activities that my kids have been enjoying. To add to the fact they are getting rid of the common core testing and will be using the Psat/Sat “hopefully”!

I'll keep my fingers crossed 😉

My oldest son will be starting 9th grade this year and will be in his first year in highschool!

I'm so scared and I think he is more scared than I am. More so because he is worried about the math they might give him, but I told him not too worry we will work on it a lot at home. One thing I did do is go to Walmart and get all our supplies this year. I usually go to target, but I wanted to see how much more I would save by going to Walmart for back to school supplies.

Along with going during the tax free week!

I saved a ton!

I ended up getting my son this locker shelf organizer and hopefully it will help him keep his locker organized, he was in private school once and his locker was all over the place. So I am hoping this locker shelf will help him stay a little more in order.

My three younger kids will be starting first, second and Fifth grade this year. My fifth grader wants to stay homeschool, but this year our home is going through a lot of changes and I need him to go to school until some things get settled.

Many school teachers ask for help with school supplies and I always like to try and get everything on the list. I don't get everything natural but who does and that can be really expensive.

Some items I got were:

Expo White Board Care Eraser – For the Teachers – Remember when teachers used Chalkboards and that sound -;)

Crayola Ultra-Clean Washable Markers – Gotta keep those rooms clean

Crayola Colored Pencils

Elmer's Washable School Glue

Sharpie Yellow Highlighters

Fiskars 6 Pack of Blunt TIp Scissors

Fiskars Swing Arm Protractor

LockerMater Extra Tall Stac-A-Shelf Locker Shelf.

Do you have kids?

What are some items that you have gotten in bundles or for less at other stores this year?

naturalchick Easy Recipes

Three Ingredient Smoothies – That You will Love!

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We all know that green smoothies are good for you in all shapes and forms, but sometimes just the prep work involved that comes with buying the veggies, cleaning them, and juicing them can take a little bit of time.

Especially for the novice.

Green juices and smoothies mixed with vegetables and coconut milk, aloe water to name a few are great for detoxing the body from the inside out.

I personally love my green-filled juices and smoothies! Even more so with quick and easy smoothies that can be made in a pinch.

Like when I use my affordable portable blender to make some awesome smoothies.

Smoothies are really great and kids always love them. These really are easy smoothies that you can make at home.

So simple.

And I really need to focus more time on making them on a daily basis!

Yes, like daily they're just that darn good.

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What do you think, do you like the ingredients in these smoothies recipes?

Let me know, I would so love to know!

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Zoya – One Of My Favorite Natural Nail Polish Colors!

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So summer is here and that is the time to play around with different Zoya nail polish colors to see which one floats your boat, right!
I'm a purple person and it has always been one of those colors I always seem to navigate towards to the easiest. Not to mention the fact that it looks great against my dark skin tone.

I started using Zoya All natural Nail polishes about a couple years back when I was going to the spa and getting regular facial and micro-dermabrasion for my skin. I have always suffered right from acne and eczema from a young age, so those treatments really have always helped.

Zoya is a all natural nail polish that comes in a variety of colors from warm to nude and brightly playful!

ZOYA Nail Polish, Toni, 0.5 Fluid Ounce ZOYA Nail Polish, Arabella Pixiedust, 0.5 Fluid Ounce ZOYA Nail Polish, Blu, 0.5 Fluid Ounce ZOYA Nail Polish, Sailor, 0.5 Fluid Ounce

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Their all-natural products are Formaldehyde, Toluene, Divutyl Pythalate, and camphor free!

Yes, their natural nail polish is a great alternative to those chemical-filled products. These products have a great glossy or matte look to them. Depending on what you are going for. Zoya's natural nail polish also stays on for a long time and will not chip easily at all.

Just look at the way the products shine in the sun!

Truly beautiful, I'm no nail polish extraordinaire, but these products look great and come in a variety of colors.

Really they do come in hundreds of colors!

The shade I'm wearing below is the MIRA #ZP556

Get yourself some Zoya, the colors really do rock! 😉

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ZOYA Nail Polish, Toni, 0.5 Fluid Ounce ZOYA Nail Polish, Arabella Pixiedust, 0.5 Fluid Ounce ZOYA Nail Polish, Sailor, 0.5 Fluid Ounce ZOYA Nail Polish, Rory, 0.5 Fluid Ounce ZOYA Nail Polish, Zuza, 0.5 Fluid Ounce Zoya Nail Polish, Areej, 0.5 Fluid Ounce ZOYA Nail Polish, Carly, 0.5 Fluid Ounce

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All Natural Deodorant’s That Work!

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So you know its the summer months and the kids are all out of school and your running around trying to keep everything in order and the kids busy doing something. In order that you could have some down time for yourself toward the end of the night. Well that is exactly how I have been this past summer, running around like a chicken with my head cut off except for the fact that I sweat right along with it.

Now, I don't mean just sweat like some pretty little girl sweat, to put it nicely. ” When it rain's it Pours!”

Yes, I have the armpits that I think my father gave me.

Nah not that much.

But hey, it does feels that way sometimes.

So I was on the search for all natural deodorants that work! I am still in the search for the ultimate Natural Deodorant that will work miracles like their chemical laden fill counterparts 😉

However, I don't feel like I want to take the risk of Russian Roulette playing the game of getting cancer or allowing some other dangerous hormone inhibitor to seep into my skin pores that comes from using those sort of products. Especially when it so close to your breast area.

The top three that I have been playing around with lately have been:

Mill-Creek Cool Lavender Deodorant:

Propylene Glycol Free
With Tea Tree Oil
No artificial Colors
Non-Irritating
No-Aluminum
All Natural and Organic Ingredients

Jason Nourishing Apricot Pure Natural Deodorant Stick:

No Aluminum
Odor Protection
No paraben's, phthalates or propylene glycol
Uses corn starch and baking soda to neutralize odor

Zions Health Adama's Minerals Clay Dry Deodorant:

Long lasting protection
Original Scent
A unique formula of Clay Minerals and Essential Oils work effectively to neutralize odor and naturally absorb wetness
Free of aluminum, paraben, propylene glycol, artificial ingredients

I even made a video to really express how I feel!

P.S. So tell me do you use Natural Based Deodorants? I would love to know!

Primal Pit Paste Deodorant, 100% Natural, Aluminum, Paraben Free, No Added Fragrances, Lavender, 2 oz.Primal Pit Paste All Natural Deodorant Stick, Aluminum Free, Paraben Free, No Added Fragrances, Lavender Stick Organic & Natural Deodorant That Naturally Detoxes – (2-Pack) Coconut Dream Scent – W/Organic Non-GMO Ingredients – For Women – Men – Kids – NO: Sulfates, Pthalates, Parabens, Aluminum, Or Dyes Tom's of Maine Women's Naturally Dry Antiperspirant Stick, Fresh Meadow, 2 Count Nature's Gate Deodorant Stick, Autumn Breeze, 2.5 Ounce South of France Nubian Heritage Honey and Black Seed Deodorant with Apricot Oil and Wild Honey

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23andMe and Ancestry – Home DNA Test Kit!

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So, yes I ended up succumbing to the urge to get some DNA tests done. With all the DNA reviews on youtube and tons of little weird information, you could find out about yourself. I had to give in and buy two not just one home DNA Kit.

Yes, when it comes to the whole DNA thing, I'm not that big on, oh, I'm part this or I'm part that. Since I truly believe that we all come from one man and one woman and that it's all trivial. However, the fact that my mom's grandmother walked away one day and no one knew what happened to her is something that has always intrigued me, along with the fact that my grandfather is Bi-racial and his father has a whole different family out there that he has never met.

Interesting to say the least.

Along with the fact that being African-American you never really know what part of Africa you come from unless you do some sort of DNA Research.

So I was very curious to do some sort of Home Dna Kit to see what the results would be and if I had some sort of Distant Cousin out there I knew nothing about.

So the first thing I did was research on the Internet for the top two Cheapest Home DNA Kits that I could find. Which Were 23andme and AncestryDna kits. These two kits were the most affordable and would give me a decent synopsis of someplace to start.

I ordered the 23andme Dna Kit here if you would like to check it out, and Ancestry.com has its own DNA kit which you could take a look at here!

The price for both was only $99.00 a piece and I ordered standard shipping so the price was about 110.00 for each one separately. I was so excited when I got them in the mail to start, however, it took me a week or two before I even did the test.

The tests both came with a vile sort of shaped like the vials that take blood from you if you ever had your blood taken. So with these vials, I had to spit in them, I was so grossed out by spitting in the vile that it took me two weeks to complete.

Really, its a really simple five-minute process except my own spit phobias got the best of me. 😉

Once you place your mouth fluids in the vile then you seal it and send it back in the return box they gave you.

Simple as 1, 2,3.

Once I sent off the boxes it took about a week and a half to get the results and they send you an email, you are able to set up an account with 23andme and Ancestry.com to view your results.

You can see the backend here of my 23andme below where you will see the haplogroups I belong to.

The cool thing about it is once you get your results you will be able to see your DNA and if you have any distant cousins!! Totally cool right!!

I have been able to locate 2nd cousins I never knew existed along with the fact that you are able to share family trees if you want to. You are not required to find family if that is something you don't want to do. I just want to know DNA information and possibly some clues as to where my some of my great, great parents birth and so forth.

Ancestry.com has its own Home DNA Test Kit so if you are interested visit their site to get all the information you need. 23andme is another one that is pretty cool and easy to use and at an affordable price.

23andme.com or Ancestry.com Dna kit – Get Ya One!

I know I did!