March 24, 2011

I just switched stores to one that is green and safe!

I got a phone call from one of my old college roommates last week, Stephanie. She said she had something to talk to my about. To give you a little background, she is an Oceanographer, has two kids, Ben and Eva her husband Chris who is also an Oceanographer and they live in Florida. Last year Steph lost her sister, at a very young age to Cancer. (HATE CANCER!) Ever sense Steph lost her sister she has been on a mission to find products that are better for you and safer for the environment.

I was first worried, and then she started talking. Phew, I can relax. She had been introduced to this green company and she thought I might be interested in the cleaning supplies. She started to tell me about the company and I got really interested. It is a very GREEN company and safe for my daughter... WHAT? Ok, spill it. She said no, really, the cleaners are so safe the company does not have to put child proof caps on the cleaners. And they work! See her blog were she was Leary and test them. Emma is in this stage where she loves to help. And, we spend so much time telling her no, and trying to make her leave it is frustrating, I am sure for her too. It would be nice for Emma to be able to help us and we don't have to worry about her safety. We talked a little bit more about the products, and I was like ok, so what is the catch. She said there really isn't one, you just have to switch the way you shop for these products. The company sells directly to the consumer. I would have to buy a membership (like Costco and Sam's) to be able to buy the products. Ok, damn, how much is the membership, damn-it there is always a catch... She was like, no, it is only a $1 in the month of March. WHA! Seriously? And if I don't like the products I can return them for a refund no questions asked. Ok, I will pay a buck to try the products, I would love to NOT have to tell Emma no all the time when she is wanting to be helpful!

Then she said, you can make money off of telling others about this company as well. Ok? I lost my rear on Arbonne about five years ago, and I have a photography business and I already work full time, plus, I like to sew! The last thing I need is some sort of other part time gig that is going to take time away from my family... She started laughing at me, she was like, WHEN did you sell Arbonne!? HAHA! She continued to laugh at me for a minute and then explained, no it isn't like Arbonne, Mary Kaye, Avon. You simply tell people where you shop. You sell the membership. Um, Steph, I love you but I m not interested in selling anything anymore. Ok, no worries. But I will want those cleaners! She was like, well, I am selling memberships! she is very excited about the company.

Then I started doing a little research... After all what else does a couch ridden gimp have on the daily routine. So, I sent an email to my trainer asking him about Melaleuca, he is a very big believer in eating green and living a green lifestyle. His response, "melaleuca oil is awesome, it has been used for years." That gives me a little bit, I need more information. Lance Armstrong endorses the products. Olympic athletes use the products to keep there body in top performance. Not that I need much to convince me to try something for a dollar... I signed up that night with Stephanie, and I started shopping. EEEK! I get a discount at Target too! WHAT?! Ok, I think this buck to paid for itself! hehe. Also, Best Buy, Apple, Barns and Noble. REALLY??!! Then I found out that this company is endorsed by none other than... the man, Dave.. Yep. Dave Ramsey.

Ok, this membership is to good not to share with my friends and at least share the information with them. So, if you are interested in changing stores, send me an email and lets get you a membership while they are only $1!!! I would love to make a commission just for telling people about a different store that has higher standards. Here is me sharing the information, if you are interested in hearing more let me know.

dbiehle@gmail.com

March 22, 2011

The quest for the cosmetic brush.



A couple of years ago I launched a beauty blog, back when I was in my twenties, feeling high on life, feeling beautiful, dressing trendy and all in all just feeling really great about myself! Then I got pregnant, had the most precious child brought into my life, Emma and my beauty meter went down went ka-put! I quasi relaunched the site after I had my daughter, and then lost the spark again. I do however, LOVE beauty products, fashion, hair, and overall looking and feeling your best.

A dear friend of mine asked me months ago to describe to her what each of the cosmetic brushes were all about, because lets be honest, there are a lot of them. I do not feel inclined to resurrect the "beauty" blog.... But, what I can do, if you enjoy this post is maybe write about it more often.

Here is my disclaimer on the brushes, I don't know what their technical name is, nor do I really care, but, I can tell you what I use each one for.


Powder brush: this brush is a much fluffier brush; with lots of bristles. It is round and will usually take up the palm of your hand when you wrap it around the brush. I use this brush to put on powder makeup. You can use it with loose or pressed powder. It will work for using powder as foundation or using loose powder to set your makeup.







Lip Brush or eye liner brush: When applying eye liner and you want to smudge or give the eye a sultry look you can use this brush. Another use for this brush is the lips. You can apply lipstick or lip liner with this brush.






Eye brushes: Eye brushes can be the most overwhelming. Hopefully, you can see the brushes pretty clearly in this picture enough to compare them. the one to the far back (light brown wood and black), has a round brush and a pointed tip. I use this brush for the crease of my eye. The second one in (the silver one) is completely round. I use this for a base color from eye lashes to eye brow. Like a base for the eyes. The third one is pretty much the same shape as the second one. At least that is how I use it, it hangs out in my brush collection. The last one is much smaller than the others. It is flat with rounded bristles. I use this brush for the inside crease of my eye. I hope that helps clarify the eye brushes. I know there are some people that use each of these everyday; I do not, I just like to keep it simple, one light color on the base of the eye with the silver one and done!

Remember to wash your brushes at least once a week with mild soap and water and use your fingers to pull them back together into their original shape, air dry standing up with the bristles standing up in the air.

Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.



March 08, 2011

Curious to see if this works....

This is an online auction similar to Ebay only instead of using the value of money you use the value of bids. For every friend I refer I get 20 free bids. You can use your twitter or Facebook to create a membership; so please for the love of a broken leg, humor me and sign up. I would love to play on this auction thingy. I have my eye on a cute purse!

This is my "unique" link http://bigdeal.com/t/7vvs9p5

March 07, 2011

WARNING: sking can be hazardarus


Last week my husband and I headed up to Colorado for some of the best snow skiing in the US. We got there on Friday night and hit the slopes on Saturday. This was only my husbands second day skiing ever. We were taking it easy trying to help teach him how to turn, how to stop and most importantly how to control his speed. He was getting the hang of it. We hit the slopes Sunday, he was really sore from falling but he was being a good sport. He had a sore shoulder, sore legs and was tired. We were still taking it easy and just enjoying the fresh snow as it was coming down all day long. It was PERFECT! The weather was nice and sunny, the skies were clear and blue and it was warm. Most people don't believe me when I say it was warm. But, when you are skiing and the sun is shining you are going to be sweating.

Sunday evening around 5:55 we realized the lift was about to close at 6pm. So my friend Luis and I decided we wanted to take one more run down. I asked Brian if he minded and he said, go for it and enjoy! SWEET! Off we go! We were near the end of the green run we were on and the lift in sight! SCORE, we are totally gonna make it on one more time! YAY!

I am racing down the slope, I hit a large pile of fresh fluffy snow. There she goes! The front of my ski plants into the powder my body continues with the velocity at which I was skiing. My foot on the other hand was planted into the snow where my ski was, at some point I heard a snap. I landed face down (checked my nose first, it was fine) and looked up, there was this young little snow boarder who was squatted down beside me asking me if I was OK. I looked up and I was like, that was BADASS!!! Then I realized that my leg didn't feel so great. By this time Luis had caught up with me and he said that was a pretty bad spill, "are you ok?"

I realized I was probably not ok, and I told him to give me a minute. A few minutes later he asked if I was ready to get back on my ski's. I told him I did not think I could stand. He then offered to piggie back me down the rest of the way. I was like your nuts! You are sweet, but nuts! I told him he should probably go and get ski patrol. About twenty minutes later this is what I looked like. Picture courtesy of Luis, he said I will look back and laugh one day...

From the sled I was taken to the Keystone emergency room the ER doctor told me that it wasn't good.... oy, give it to me doc. He informed me that I had a broken leg. Not just a normal break either... No, that would not be "Danielle style"... I had to go big right.. I have a Depressed Tibial Plateau Fracture with meniscus damage and potentially a torn ACL I believe he called it a level 5 break. Here is a picture of one of my X-rays.




On the right side of the image, you see that my bone is lower than the left side. Good job Danielle! Laugh or cry right... Here I sit at home bored.. Maybe that means I will be able to blog more. I have been told to sit, stay on top of my pain meds., elevate and ice. Those are my rules. great, that sounds like so.. much... fun.... I will have surgery some time this week, they will make three incisions, one lower down on my tibia so that they can drill a diagonal hole up to the depression to tamp it back into place. They will seal that hole with "bone putty". They will then set it with two screws to keep it from moving. Sounds like a cake walk right? While they are in there working with that bone they are going to access the ACL. If my ACL is torn, I will have to recover 100% before I can have ACL surgery.

So, send good vibes our way. My husband has taken on more than anyone should have to, as if his job was not stressful enough, being a General Foreman on a construction site, now he has to come home take care of a wife and a two year old. My mom and sister have come over to help clean the house and my best friend cooked a week worth of meals that can be pulled out of the freezer and popped into the oven, this morning she came by and cleaned the kitchen and did the dishes on her way to work. I LOVE her!!! Jim came over with his tractor and leveled out of drive way so it is nice and smooth, no bumps, means it hurts a little less to get down the drive way. Butch and Kathy came over yesterday to pick up Emma and take her to their house, sense I can't take care of her right now.

I feel truly lucky to have all these people in my life that have stepped up to help out. Thank you, Mom, Andrea, Butch, Kathy, Katie, Jim, Glenda, and the love of my life, my husband!

I can not say thank you enough!!! You are all so amazing, and we are truly lucky to have you in our life!


She keeps me smiling; when I can't handle the pain.