Tips On How To Shape and Groom Your Eyebrows

I am by no means a pro at eyebrows.  My eyebrows are far from perfect.  I was a silly teenager and over plucked my brows for years and now I'm paying for it.  I sometimes watch YouTube to see what's good for make up, hair etc.  I found a girl named Kandee Johnson who is  make up artist.  She had a video on how to shape and groom your eyebrows.  I followed the steps in her video and found them very easy.  I am sharing this in hope that someone else will also find this helpful.  I suck at tweezing so that's what makes this way so much faster and easier.

What you'll need to do this is small eyebrow shaver, eyebrow brush and cuticle scissors. You may also need tweezers but you don't need to use them.

 I found that using the eyebrow shaver was very quick and painless.  I usually do my eyebrows once a month using this method.  I have never had a problem with hair growing back thicker using the shaver. I purchased the cuticle scissors and eyebrow shavers at Walmart for under $5. There was 3 shavers in a pack.

 Here is the how to video.

You should also check out more of Kandee Johnson's videos. I find her really entertaining and she offers great beauty tips.

Jenn

DIY Decor - Coffee Beans and Tea Lights

This is an easy DIY decor project. I went to Dollarama and purchased 2 ceramic bowls. I bought some french vanilla flavoured coffee beans from the grocery store and filled up the bowls with them. I made room to stick a tea light candle in the top. My house smelled amazing. When the smell starts to fade you can mix around the coffee beans in the bowl. When the smell is completely gone you can change the beans. Next time I think I'll buy hazelnut flavour.

Jenn

Healthy Food Choices Part 1

Since starting my weight loss journey, I have found many healthier alternatives to the foods I love .  Here are some of my favorites that not only taste great, but are also low in calories.


Chicken Bacon

I love bacon! Unfortunately regular bacon is obviously very high in fat and calories.  I found that chicken bacon tastes great and is only 60 calories for 2 slices.  It is already cooked so you just need to warm it up.  I usually make a bacon sandwich on either bread or an english muffin with cheese.  And unlike regular bacon it doesn't shrink during cooking.

Weight Watchers Bread

This bread is only 100 calories for 2 slices.  The bread is a bit smaller and thinner then regular bread.  It comes in whole wheat, white and multi-grain.

Smuckers Sugar-Free Jam

Smuckers has a variety of sugar-free jams. The ones I have tried are the blueberry and the orange marmalade.  They are only 20 calories for a tbsp.  My daughter also loves the blueberry one .

Wholesome Goodness Almond Drink

I love using this in smoothies instead of milk.  It's only 90 calories for a cup of the vanilla flavoured and only 60 calories for a cup of the original flavour. 

I hope you enjoy some of my favorite healthy foods.

Jenn

Fruit Loop Neckaces

Sorry I haven't written lately but my husband and I have just moved into our first home .  Moving with 3 young kids has been keeping me very busy.  Now that I'm mostly settled in I should have some more time to get on my blog.  The good thing about moving is there had been lots of  DIY projects I have been working on so I'll be writing about those soon.  To ease back into things I'm going to start back with a kids craft that I have used to keep my kids busy while I've been unpacking.



My 2 oldest love making Fruit Loop necklaces.  Not only is it a neat thing to make but it also gives them a snack to eat.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
-Fruit Loops
-plastic lace (you can find spools of it in the craft store)


For those of you that don't know, this is what plastic lace looks like.

All you do is cut a piece of the plastic lace and tie a loop knot on the end.  Pour some Fruit Loops in a bowl and let the kids thread it on.  Once they are done tie the ends together and let them wear and eat their creations.

Here are some pictures of my little ones making theirs. 

Isabella was a pro at this.

Dean couldn't wait till he was done.

Showing off their hard work.

YUMMY

Hope you all enjoy this with your kids.

Jenn

Ham and Avocado Quesadilla

I was looking through a Hungry Girl cook book and I found this recipe.  I tried it and LOVED it.  I found it filling and it is only 337 calories.  The amount of calories may change depending on the type of wrap you use. The one I used was 180 calories.


Ham and Avocado Quesadilla

- 1 white tortilla
- 1/4 of a medium size avocado
- 2 thin slices of ham ( I used buding honey ham )
- 1/4 cup light shredded cheese

1. On half of your wrap spread on the avocado

 2. Place ham on top of the avocado

3. Sprinkle cheese over ham

4. Fold wrap in half and place in a frying pan.  Cook a few minutes each side.

5. Cut into slices (I used a pizza cutter) and eat alone or with some fat free sour cream to dip.

Enjoy!

Jenn

How To Keep Bananas Fresher Longer

I found that my bananas were going bad half way through the week.  I found a tip on Pinterest to make them last longer so I thought I'd give it a try.  I took a small piece of saran wrap and wrapped it around the stem.  Then I put an elastic band around it to hold it on. My bananas lasted over a week before they started going bad.

Give this a try and let me know if it works for you.

Jenn

Flower Nail Design

Every time I get a pedicure I always pay the extra to get some sort of design on my big toes.  Since I don't always have time to get a pedicure I figured out how to do it myself.

To get this flower this is what you need.

 -2 different colour nail polishes
 -dotting tool (larger of the set) to see where you can purchase them click here.  If you don't have         dotting tools click here to find out how to make your own out of household items
-tooth pick
-small piece of tin foil (I use this to put blobs of nail polish on it. You can use paper but I find
  some of the polish absorbs into the paper.)

First take the colour you want your flower to be and put a blob of the polish on the tin foil.  Dip the dotting tool in the polish and place four dots on your nail in a diamond shape shown in the picture below.  You might need to dip it again to make all the dots.  If it's not perfect it doesn't matter.  Mine aren't.

Let it sit for a minute so it's a bit tacky.  Take your toothpick and about half way in the center of your dot drag the toothpick down into the center of the diamond.  Do that for every dot.

Next take your other colour polish and place a blob on the tin foil.  Use the same dotting tool to place a dot in the center of your flower.

Now your done. Very easy only takes a couple minutes.  When it's dry put a top coat on to finish it off.  You can always add some smaller dots using a different dotting tool.  Or use a nail art polish and add some lines like I did on the first picture on the top.


Thanks for reading. If you have any questions please comment below.

Jenn