Coconut Face

It's true. I have coconut face, and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. 

About two years ago I lost 50 pounds with the Stimulock System. Which is awesome, but what comes with weight loss, or gain for that matter, is hormone changes. My hormones went crazy causing me to have sensitive skin and cray-zay break outs. I tried all the face products out there, and none, I mean zero, of them worked. 

So I went to the one place I knew would have the answer to my problem, pinterest of course, and I wasn't let down. I found a lovely post about coconut oil face wash.That was about six months ago and I am still loving it to this day! My face is breakout free, except for that pesky once a month thing, and moisturized, and my "early" wrinkles that were starting to show are no longer on my face.

Here's my Night / Day Routine. 

Night:
Get a clean washcloth and put it under the faucet and let hot water run on it. 
Take as little or as much coconut oil as you want in your finger (I use about a quarter size)
Warm the coconut oil up in your hands
Rub it all over your face. Close your eyes and rub it over your eyelids to get eye makeup off. 
Turn the hot water off. CAREFULLY ring out the hot water from the wash cloth (this can burn so we cautious of how hot your water gets)
Keep your face down and place the hot rag on your face for 5-10 seconds. Then gently rub off your makeup and extra oil. 
***some will be left behind and will act as a night time moisturizer. 


Morning:
Splash cold water onto face to to shrink pores and wake up your skin for the day. 
(for real...that's it)

Some people like to use the coconut oil in the mornings as well. I have naturally oily skin, so I just use water in the mornings. 

I use organic coconut oil from Target, but have also used the organic kind from Trader Joe's as well. Whatever organic kind you want to use I am sure will be fine. 

You can always add DoTerra essential oils to your coconut oil face wash if you want, or brown sugar to make it a face scrub as well. Lots of options to choose from. 

There are a TON of benefits to not only using coconut oil on your skin, but also using it to cook, clean, etc. 

I love to oil pull with coconut oil. I'll tell you all about that next time! 


Bye Yall!
 

Holiday Anticipation

It's early Friday morning, and my last Friday at work for the year. I can barley handle the anticipation that is growing inside of me, for not only two weeks vacation, but our upcoming road trip to New York City. While I love my job, these next two weeks are a Christmas gift to me from the Lord because I am worn slap out.

Any who, enough about me and my crazy job, lets talk about more fun stuff...like New York City for New Years
(I'm calling it NY2 (NYsquared)). Our plan is:

Leave KC -
Drive to DC - Stay two nights
Drive to NYC - Stay six nights
Drive to Niagara Falls - Stay one Night
Drive straight back
Go to work on Monday ....

The trip is going to be a LOT of driving, but oh the memories we are going to make! Can you tell I'm excited?

Each day I'll be sure to post some fun memories, a few photos, maybe a video or two for all of you to enjoy! Be sure to stop by daily for the all the details of our NY2 Road trip!

No Spend November - Day #1

 
Day #1

JW and I have been doing No Spend November since our first year of marriage and each year it gets...nope won't lie, it's hard.

What we can spend money one -

1. Bills

2. Groceries

3. Gas

 

That's it. Say goodbye to your random "I like that shirt, I think I'll buy it", and your let's go out to eat tonight, and Starbucks. Wave goodbye to all of it - for 30 days. YOU CAN DO IT!

 

Our first few years of No Spend November were to help us wrap up our Christmas Gift Savings for our 5,000 person family but this year it is for some extra dough in NYC!

 

We are going to NYC for New Years and we are completely and utterly, out of our minds stoked. We are skipping the gifts this year and saying we love you, but we're going to NYC Baby! (P.S. our family is excited we are going on a vacation they understand the trivia of getting from KC to Dallas, TX, Dallas, TX to Longview, Texas, Longview, TX to Jackson, MS, Jackson, MS, to ElDorado, AR, ElDorado, AR, to Harrison, AR, Harrison, AR, back to KC.) Imagine the movie Four Christmas' on crack and that is JW and My Christmas vacation - except our family isn't crazy, they just are all scattered.

 

Anywho - back to No Spend November. Today is day one, Friday, and tonight we are going to stay home, grill some dinner, watch a movie (we already own) and drink coffee by the fire pit. One thing is for sure, No Spend November helps you enjoy the simple things in life.

 

Enjoy! Will you take the No Spend November Challenge??

 

Bye Y'all!

A Blast From The Past - Halloween Costumes

Happy Late Halloween!!

What a fun day it was! JW and I got to hand out candy to kiddos dressed as princesses, ninja turtles, minions, and more for the very first time. It was so fun! We couldn't just hand out candy in our boring ole work clothes so we dug through the old boxes in the basement and pulled out JW's Football jersey and my high school (YES high school!) cheer uniform! I could not believe it fit better last night then it did in high school. Have I told you how much I just LOVE Stimulock?! Any diet that will show me results daily AND allow me to fit in my high school uniform is A OK with me! Check out our fun photos below! Hope you had a great night! What did you dress up as?

 

 

Bye Y'all!

 

Happy Friday!

 

Happy Home Owners

It's true.

You don't quite feel like a true grown up until you sign 1 million papers and become a Home Owner.

All the rumors of how stressful it is however, can be put to bed. It was SUCH a fun process for me. We went house "shopping" one Saturday, fell in love with the next to last house, put in our offer, offer was accepted the next day, 45 days later we signed papers and moved in! I was not stressed once. It's a miracle - because I am the QUEEN at being stressed for no reason. JW however - Mr. Laid Back was on the wire the entire process. Bless his heart, he made it through and we couldn't be happier. Photos of the "super cute" (if I do say so myself) decor coming soon. For now - enjoy this photo of us right before we signed our papers!

Bye Y'all.

The New "Us"

My Husband JW and I just went through an incredible health transformation with the help of Stimulock. If you have weight to lose, 1lb to 200lbs Stimulock can help you reach your goal AND help you transform into a healthier you. Stimulock is a lot like HCG, but no hormones, and is homeopathic so it is healthier! A WIN - WIN. Check out some before and after photos of us below -

JW Began At - 280 LBS - Size 40 jeans and XXL Shirts
I began At - 189 - Size 16/14 Jeans - XL Shirts

Today -
JW - 215 - Size 34 Jeans - L Shirts
Me - 147 - Size 8 Jeans - M/L Shirts

JW has locked in his new weight and is maintaining it like a champ. I took a month off because of travel and I maintained my weight during my "break". I started back full throttle this past Monday and I have lost 4lbs already this week! I feel great! excited to be at my goal weight of 130 and a size 6 soon! I am going to ring in the new year as a new ME!

If you have more information about Stimulock click here and I will hook you up with a Stimulock Practitioner that will help you succeed and answer any question you may have!

Bye Y'all!

We Enjoyed It While It Lasted

Thursday and Friday here in KC were SO SO beautiful. Even though today it is back down to 40 degrees and drizzling, spring is on its way and there is nothing Kansas can do about that! Bring on Spring. Since the weather was so nice, we decided to take the JW's family, who is in from Texas for the weekend, and the dogs down to the lake to soak all the warmth in! Then on Friday, we went to the Plaza to walk around, and went to dinner at Cheesecake Factory. I love it when family comes in! We had so much fun! We did our best to enjoy the warm weather while it lasted. Today - today we are going to refinish some furniture! Stay updated with JW and I by following this blog! simplysouther2.blogspot.com :)