Another day, another Hello Kitty creation!!! I just can’t get enough of this Hello Kitty mold!!!! Today’s creation?!? Bath Bombs! Y’all know Lush is my daughter and I’s favorite store ever, so we thought it would be fun to make bath bombs, Hello Kitty Style!!! Enjoy!!

• 2 cups baking soda
• 1 cup citric acid (It’s better to buy in bulk on Amazon)
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 cup pink Himalayan Epsom salts (I get mine on Amazon)
• 1/3 cup coconut oil (I get mine on Amazon)
• 1 teaspoon polysorbate 80 (I get mine on Amazon)
• 1 teaspoon of orange essential oil (You can find it here in this set on Amazon)
• Pink soap coloring (I got mine from Amazon)
• Pink cosmetic glitter (You can find it here on Amazon)
• Spray bottle of rubbing alcohol
• Hello Kitty mold (I got mine on ETSY)

In a large mixing bowl, add the baking soda, citric acid, Epsomsalts and cornstarch. Whisk dry ingredients together.

Add the coconut oil. This binds all the ingredients together, so you bath bombs don’t crumble when you touch them!

Add the polysorbate 80. This helps the coconut oil disperse more evenly in your bath water, makes the bath bombs bubbly and prevents the mica from sticking to the side of the tub.

​Add orange essential oil and 1-2 drops of the pink colorant. Mix well. Continue to add 1 drop of color until you achieve the color you desire. Add pink cosmetic glitter.

Mix all ingredients together. You may need to use your hands to break down any lumps and make sure everything is mixed in. The mixture is perfect when it holds together when you press it into your hands and feels like wet sand. Add bath bomb mixture to your mold. Fill to the top and pack down firmly. Allow to dry at least 24 hours.

To release from mold, place a plate on mold and gently turn over. Gently tap around the mold with a spoon until the mold slips out.

Take a bath & enjoy!

Hello Kitty has been an obsession of mine for as long as I can remember!!!!! I remember back in my glory days in the early 00’s, I literally wore my crystal Hello Kitty necklace 24/7! It was like a staple of mine. I just couldn’t get enough Hello Kitty!!!

When I was browsing Etsy not to long ago, I stumbled upon a Hello Kitty mold and as soon as it came in, I just had to make someone cute!!! The first thing I made was D.I.Y Hello Kitty Soaps for my bathroom! Super easy to make and they are beyond adorable!!!!

This post is going to be a tad bit on the real side! Life haven’t been easy lately. In fact, I feel like my whole world is crashing in on me. With a husband that’s on the road , a non verbal child, in a city you only live in because it’s the location of your husbands employment? It’s rough! Yes, even happy go lucky, bubbly, beyond optimistic girls go through rough times! I know my problems are nothing compared to real world issues, but in my little bubble world, ughhh!!!! Things are just not ok right now. And I’m here to say that is ok!!!! We all go through this at one point and it’s normal!


I struggled with an idea for this post. I’m not feeling my creative, optimistic self lately. Then it hit me! Why not be real? Why not let you all in on how I’ve been dealing with my stress? Maybe your significant other travels for a living and your lonely? Maybe you’re a mom that has had enough? Whatever your unique situation is that has you feeling not your fabulous bad self, I hope my 8 Tips To Battle Stress help put a little smile on your face. Taking care of ourselves mentally and physically are the only ways to get through rough times.

It works. It really does!!! If you follow my Insta stories or my Facebook page, then you know I’m all about trying new snacks. It’s silly, but running to my local Walmart and snagging the latest food craze makes me happy. Definitely takes my mind off of things and I alway go to bed with a full belly!!!

My favorite stress snack?!?! OREO Cookies & Crème Chocolate King Size Bars!!! OREO Chocolate is raising the candy bar again with the new OREO Cookies & Crème Chocolate King Size Bar at Walmart! The best part?!? The delicious OREO Cookies & Crème Chocolate King Size Bars are now available at Walmart!! OREO cookie pieces and Milka white chocolate candy come together to create this amazingly delicious candy bar. I swear OREO are everyone’s best friend and definitely do the trick when you’re feeling down. Heck, OREO are everyone’s best friend when you’re feeling fab as well. OREO is always there lol.

A quick stroll around the neighborhood may seem cliché, but if I do it mindfully, it helps me reconnect with my body. As I walk, I focus on being truly present, on noticing my surroundings. I look at the beautiful scenery. The flowers! The trees!! I listen to the birds sing or the cars drive by and I use these few minutes to just be. Consciously taking yourself out of the situation you are in or out of the thoughts that are in your head can go a long way.

My worries, fears and thoughts love to come visit me when I’m about to hit the sack. I figured one of the best ways to shift all those negative thoughts is to listen to something positive. Something that will somehow give me hope that maybe tomorrow when I wake up, life won’t be so rough. So I started listening to an inspirational podcast & watching Ted Talks on YouTube and somehow doing this helps alleviate the stress and fear that I’m feeling – it calms me down! So, if you feel like all your worry thoughts are starting to pop up as you close your eyes, try listening to something that will make you feel good, something that will motivate you.

When all my worries start rushing through my mind, I grab my journal and I jot them down. Doing this makes me feel that I’m acknowledging my worries in a more professional way instead of just thinking about them. This helps me separate myself from all my thoughts – giving me a sense of clarity and peace of mind. It helps calm my anxiety. If your worries are keeping you up at night, try writing them down before going to bed, doing this has surprisingly helped me in ways I never thought it would.

I used to roll my eyes when people would tell me to take a bath and all my problems would go away! Just so you know, a bath won’t fix your problems, however, it will help relax you and they are a great way to put yourself first!!! Light some aromatic candles and soak your body with some bath salts or maybe reaching for one of your favorite bath bombs when the kiddos are in bed and just take a minute and pamper yourself.

Your worst days have a way of making you feel that there’s nothing to be thankful for. It makes you think that everything no longer has value, that nothing better could possibly come. So, every day I try to write at least 3 things that I’m thankful for, things that made me happy. It didn’t matter how small or ridiculously simple these things were. Seeing those things that I wrote reminded me that there is still something good in this life, that good things could still happen to me. A bad day is just a bad day! Not a bad life.

Unfortunately, our screen use has become so ingrained in our lives that we don’t even realize we’re using them. Turn off the phones, turn off the computer, and shut off the outside world for a little while. These things just raise your stress level. Go offline and forget about the online world! You can do it!

When you start to realize today is just not your day, one thing you can do is practice accepting it. Tell yourself “obviously today isn’t going quite as I planned. My brain doesn’t want to work with me, and that’s OK. I can go easy on myself today and hope for a better day tomorrow.” Once you accept a bad mental health day, you can lower your expectations. Maybe even take sneak in a nap to recharge!!! Acceptance helps you come to an agreement with your brain. You stop the resistance that is telling you that you should be happier than you are.

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This post was sponsored by Tobacco Free New York State as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

Smoking is one thing I never really understood! I always joke that I live in a bubble world and even cigarettes help prove that. No one really smoked around me growing up. If there happened to be a family member that smoked at a family gathering, you best believe they were told to hide their habit from any child in site. Smoking was so taboo and labeled “bad” “gross” “smelly” even “scummy” that I just assumed only terrible or uneducated people smoked.

My little high school was just the same. Yes people smoked, but apparently the anti smoking classes worked like a charm because the number of smokers was minimal. You didn’t see athletes or scholars puffing away that’s for sure.

And then came college. My freshman year was definitely shocking for many reasons. I was now surrounded by thousands of kids coming from all types of backgrounds & most of these kids didn’t live in the same bubble as I. Smoke-Free campus meant nothing and these people smoking? I would spot athletes, nerds, fashionistas, even teachers puffing away! It was almost like it was a trend. Everyone was doing it.

I have a habit of hating things if everyone else likes them and thankfully smoking cigarettes was no different! Since everyone was doing it, it looked more and more unappealing to me. Unfortunately I’m a rare breed because most kids? If the cool kids say to do something? You best believe their doing it. Even smoking cigarettes.
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I am now mom to the most precious little girl in the world!!!!! She is a total people person. Loves to be social. Loves attention. & like most little girls, wants everyone to like her. You best believe the pressure is on to make sure my daughter follows in my smoke-free footsteps! With the average age of a new smoker in New York State being only 13 years old. That’s right 13!!!! & to make matters worse, from 2014-2018 e-cigarette use grew 160% among high school students, this will not be one easy task in today’s society.

My worst nightmare would be for one of the “cool kids” to hand my daughter a cigarette since cigarettes are everywhere!!! Tobacco companies are literally spending billions to put their products in front of our kids in stores. And the more kids see tobacco, the more likely they are to start smoking since it almost becomes the new normal. How scary!!!!!!

Don’t let a friend or even a store display be the first ones to introduce your child to cigarettes! Let this be a conversation your child has with you first! The sooner your child knows what cigarettes are and the consequences of starting this habit, the better!

We can have all the conversations in the world!!!! We can even help our kids come up with all the witty I hate cigarette excuses to tell their classmates, but unfortunately it still might not be enough to beat peer pressure. If you ask me, it’s time we as parents take action and protect our kids from being exposed to tobacco products in stores! The less our kids see tobacco, the better luck we have of them even starting!

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