Green Beauty Queen

I have a degree in Chemical Engineering and I did Cosmetic research but this book is invaluable to those who really want to be empowered about what ingredients are in their beauty products.

I've been reading this book to my daughter lately and it's actually been of great encouragement to me. My Dad and a lady named Normandie of the IIT W
omen's Ctr gave this to me when I graduated from undergrad at Illinois Institute of Technology. This book is relevant to anyone at any age. Since, I am entreprenuer and I am building out one of our locations as we speak it has become one of my favorite books. Stay encouraged! things don't always work out the way we would like but "all things work together for good".

Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database

Do you REALLY want to know how safe your cosmetics are for your skin? Well, check out this database. Information is POWER (via zoesah)

Happy Mother's Day

Today is Mother's Day!  Yes, I am a mother, a mommy, a mama, or whatever you would like to be called.  We hung out in PA at my mother in laws home.  She helps us with the kids alot so we drove up to her home for a change.  I remember last year I was talking to a friend of mine with 3 kids and she whispered to me that the best gift her kids could give her was to leave her alone for a few hours but they wanted to hang out with her of course because it was Mother's Day.  You know what I definitely understand.  I love my kids but today we went to a very nice brunch at the Pocono Manor in of course, The Poconos.  As I returned from the ladies room I could hear my 3 year speaking very loudly across the room "I'm hungry"  "Where's my mommy?" ""I want my food". Mother' s day is suppose to be relaxing, if anything I was little embarrassed that my kid was yelling across the room.  Plus, you would think we've never taken her to a restaurant and she's been to many.  Anyway, I say all this to say when we got home from PA, I told my husband I wanted 3 hours to myself, so I took all my stuff and went upstairs to our office.  Now, I feel relaxed because I'm not worried about my 10.5 month son pulling everything off the table or my 3 year old running away in the hotel lobby and laughing as I try and catch her in my 3 inch heels that are making my feet hurt.  I guess in 20 years when my baby & toddler are starting their careers and in college I'll savor these times but right now I' m enjoying the 60 minutes I have left to finish some work for Eden Organix.  Check you out later, and BTW if you are a mom ?  Happy Mother's Day it's the most rewarding unpaid job in the world, you deserve a hug today.

Plastic containers

Did you know that plastic containers with the #1 are the safest for you and your family? Here's why...

 

    #1: PET or PETE plastic is considered the safest plastic for food items and is the most impervious to essential oils. It is also easy to recycle.

 

 

    #3: PVC is rarely recycled, and contains chlorine and other chemicals, making it better suited for non-food or non-personal care product applications.

I always wondered why we couldn't recycle number 5 containers but now it gives me a better understanding.

Kee-Ka Perfect Pair Twin Outfit Gift Set

This is so cute.. it's organic cotton and safe for your babies skin. I have a friend who is having twins this summer. This makes a great gift. (via Fluca)

Pink BlackBerry Pearl

I lost my phone about 5 weeks ago and I got the Blackberry Pearl in Pink, I love it...Life will never be the same....I see why people call it Crackberry it's a little addictive. Sometimes, I have to turn it off b/c I'm waiting for an email to disturb me.

Sleep

You know what sleep is a beautiful thing!  You need it to sustain yourself and perform at your best level.  My 10 month old baby has been waking up in the middle of the night lately.  With our first kid, she slept with us alot and it put a little damper on the romance so we have been trying not to do that with little man but sometimes when you are soooooooo tired you just put the kid in the bed.  At least somebody can get some rest.  I wasn't sleeping alot because of everything going with the business.  It was really getting to me, I was irritable and just plain not nice.  So, I've decided I've got to get some sleep. I'm only one woman.  I have to delegate if I'm going to run a world class company.  Thank God for my husband to help me keep things in perspective.

Business Plan Competition

YEAHHHHHHHHH! I made it as a  finalist for a business plan competition.  Business  plan  competitions are hard and very subjective.  It really depends on who is doing the judging.  I've had some friends who have won, and didn't use money wisely.  We would use the money we win for advertising.  It's so expensive to put a ad in a magazine, it's like $30-50K , OMG, people make that in a year and they want that for one page, one time.

Envirosax Organic Hemp Bags

I love these bags. You see more people carrying their own bag at the grocery store. I have 2 kids and a husband so I bring 3 bags, it's fill up all of our groceries hey but it helps. One bag at a time right?