Commandment 4: She Knows Her Body

Hey Beautiful!!

Following my Bare Skin Beauty Awakening I stopped using sunscreen because of all of the toxins in it.  In my mind I figured that I would rather let my body defend against damage from something natural (the Sun) rather than foreign chemicals.  Still, not using sun protection isn’t ideal.  Soooooooo I was super excited today to make homemade sunscreen until I realized that I needed to order a few things first.  I’m not sure what all I thought was in the ingredient list when I first decided to pick this activity for the day…but it’s more than I thought! Either way I found these great sunscreen bars and since I know you will want to immediately follow along when you see how great mine turn out (:P lol!) you will need:


My Red Nose!!
You can tell I need some good Sunscreen!!

Extra Virgin Coconut Oil

Shea Butter

Beeswax

Uncoated, Non-nano Zinc Oxide

 Changing topics a little today from getting the toxins out to Commandment Number 4 is A Pre-Pregnancy Momma knows her Body.  This has several components from being best friends with your cycle to learning the amazing and purposeful things that occur during Pregnancy.

 

I once heard Dr. Sears say during a presentation that most telling sign of how healthy someone is would be their waistline.  As woman, I believe we have an even more telling sign:  her monthly cycle.

A Little about Me & Commandment 1 of the Pre-Pregnancy Momma

I’m back from a two day getaway in Charleston (okay I tagged along while my man judged a High School Restaurant Competition!) and I’m feeling refreshed and inspired! I Wouldn’t expect anything less from the city in which I spent my first six years of adulthood in – a city that will always have a piece of my heart <3 ! Topping the Excitement List is this new blog! I can’t wait to connect with women in all areas of the Mommy Path, inspire Health & Wellbeing, and share my story – about what it means to be a
Pre-Pregnancy Momma!

 

So a little bit about me….I am 29 years old and living on the Coast of South Carolina and love it, especially on days like this that hint at the reality that Spring truly is right around the corner!  The sun is shining for us and it’s over 70!!! And my apologies to those of you up North and experiencing unthinkable amounts of snow – I don’t mean to rub it in, but it’s just that I don’t take this for granted either! I am a total pansy when it comes to cold weather so feel free to make fun of me when I am complaining about the temperature being in the 40s. I live with my handsome boyfriend of a year, whom I am madly in love with, and he has an amazing and handsome little boy that I adore and love spending time with! Just waiting for my man to put a ring on it. Lol! Single ladies in a long-term committed relationship I know you feel me here!!! He told me, It’s all about the surprise. (uh-huh) I tell myself that years from now I’m going to look back at the time period that I was waiting for him to propose and miss it; so I should enjoy it while it’s here. It’s working…for now.

I am a Certified Health Coach, recently graduated from the Institution of Integrative Nutrition, and for me it’s finally a career in which both purpose and passion collide. I remember being about 9 years old and my dad jokingly telling me that I should be a Professional Student. Well that just sounded awesome until I realized he was teasing! Still, until now it’s sort of been the only career that’s really stuck lol! That and server! So I work to inspire Healthy Living whether it’s working one-on-one, teaching nutrition classes, sharing Juice Plus, sharing and creating healthy recipes, and other fun stuff!

What else…I love doing yoga, am an avid runner, Health Nut, Choc-o-holic, sun-obsessed, hippie, cat-lover (and mommy to 2), free-spirit, bedroom dancer, sensitive, intuitive and introverted woman who probably forgot a million other things! Also you can read about the beginning of my Health Awakening here!