Our Favorites!

I have celiac disease, so gluten-free products are a necessity in my house. Here are some of my very favorite items!
- Best GF Sourdough Bread Brands – Bread Srsly & Simple Kneads, Ive tried a lot, but I think these two are the best
- Best GF Pasta – Tinkyada brand, all of their spaghetti and pastas are good! it’s hard to tell the difference from regular.
- Best BBQ Sauce – Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, Delicious!
- Best GF Flour Blend – Bob’s Red Mill 1-to-1 Baking Flour, I’ve tried other flours, King Arthur Measure for Measure is pretty good too, but I really like Bob’s the best!
- Best GF Bread brand – Canyon Bakehouse (my favorite one is Heritage Style – Honey White)
- Best Frozen Donuts – Kinnikinnick brand (I like the Maple flavor)
- Best GF Puff Pastry – Sweet Loren’s Puff Pastry– It works very well just be aware, the more you stack it upon itself the denser the pastry will be.
- Best Cookie Mix – Miss Jones Baking Gluten-Free Monster Cookie Mix, These are DELICIOUS! I pass them off as regular cookie to my non gluten free friends (;

I can be a beauty product junkie, but very conscious of what I put on my body, here are some of my favorites!
- Best “Regular” Mascara – Too Faced Better than Sex Mascara (If you are sensitive, this can be a bit irritating to the eyes, but it works so well that I only wear it on special occasions)
- Best “foundation” that’s not a foundation (MY NEW OBSESSION!) Its so good for dryer skin and it actually blur’s imperfections really well without caking! Love It! – Cicapair Cream – Dr. Jart+ Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment
- Best “Cleaner” Mascaras – Inika Organic Long Lash Mascara & Ilia Limitless Lash Mascara
- Best Inexpensive Mascara – Essence Lash Princess False Lash Effect Mascara
- Best Face Primer – Laura Geller Spackle Primer
- Best Powder Foundation – Can be drying so make sure you hydrate your skin first! – Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-Brighten Color Correcting Foundation
- Best Full Coverage CC Cream – IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream Illumination
- Best Beautifying Serum (Skin & Hair) – eufora nourish beautifying serum
- Best Inexpensive Dark Circle Concealer – Maybelline Instant Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer
- Best Beauty Supplement for dry skin – Carlyle Sea Buckthorn 4400mg soft gels
- Best Blemish Patches – Hero Mighty Patch (pssst! They work!)

As a HUGE health foodie, I am always on the lookout for the best tasting and best-for-you products, these are some favorites!
- Nutiva Organic Coconut Manna! YUM!
- Violife Vegan Foods -Best Non-Dairy Cheese brand (In my opinion)
- Lesser Evil Snacks– A brand that has delicious popcorn and other snacks that ARE actually better for you!
- Sunfoods Superfoods – This is my favorite superfoods brand, high quality ingredients and also easy on the pallet.
- Nuts.com – Delicious nuts, nut mixes and snacks when you want to treat yourself!
- Collagen – Two that I use that I really like are Vital Protein Collagen Peptides Advanced and Dose & Co. Pure Collagen Peptides (this brand is eco-friendly, and this mixes so well in beverages)

As a new mom my fashion sense has changed a bit! (If you’re a mom you understand) I need functionality and comfort but still want to look good. These are a few of my favorite things that really hold up well!
- Women’s Boots – Teva Women’s ReEmber Mid Platform Boots
- Sweater’s –Aran Crafts Irish Knitwear – These wool sweaters are super well-made and are very warm, I wear one of mine as a coat.
- Comfortable Work Pants – SPANXsupersmooth™ PerfectFit Pointe Slim Straight Pant – They are expensive but they fit well and come in petite and tall. Spanx also has a lot of different styles to choose from!
- Walking Shoe – New Balance Women’s 574 Core Sneaker
- Lounge Pants – UEU Women’s Cozy Yoga Joggers, I LOVE These pants!!


As a newer gardener myself, I’m constantly trying new things to assist me in my gardening venture, these are a few things that I really like…
Inexpensive Raised Bed – Best Choice Products 72x23x30in Raised Garden Bed, Elevated Wood Planter Box Stand (this is a good bed for a deck or up against the house)
Garden Kneeler – TomCare Garden Kneeler/Seat for Gardening
Excellent Weeding Tool – Grampa’s Weeder – The Original Stand Up Weed Puller Tool with Long Handle
Garden Gloves – Claw Gardening Gloves for Planting, Garden Glove Claws for Women – They may look funny, but they are so helpful when planting!
Here are some great home essentials!
Home:
- Vacuum Cleaner – Dyson Ball Animal 3+ Upright Vacuum Cleaner – This has amazing suction power and picks up animal hair pretty well!
- Mattresses – Saatva Classic Luxury Hybrid Innerspring (Firm) Love this mattress and if you don’t like it they will take it back and replace it or refund you. I purchased the wrong firmness and within two days they came and replaced it with a new one for no charge! Another mattress that I love is the Zinus Original Green Tea Memory Foam mattress, I bought this for my daughter and it super comfortable and is less toxic than other mattresses.
- Non-Toxic Cookware – Our Place Titanium Pro Cookware Set, it can withstand really high heat and has nonstick, no-coat technology!

No matter what you choose for your exercise routine, these products can help support your fitness journey (men or women), they’re my favorite :)
- Exercise Bands – Peach Bands and Fit Simplify Resistance Loop Exercise Bands, I own and love both!
- Measuring Tape Tool – RENPHO Body Measuring Tape, Smart Tape Measure. This tape is easy to use and it keeps track for you over time, so you don’t have to record it somewhere else.
- Fitness Trackers – Fitbit Inspire 3 Health & Fitness Tracker and Garmin Vivoacitve 5 Health & Fitness GPS Smartwatch
- Yoga/Fitness Socks – Ozaiic Yoga Socks non-slip grips and straps, very good slip resistance and super cute and comfortable.
- Facial Spray Toner – Tower 28 SOS Daily Rescue Facial Spray, Really good for after workouts when you don’t have time to shower!

In addition to your diet and exercise, here are some excellent choices to help supplement your health!
- Best Gas Supplement – Natures Way Fennel (Excellent for Gas!)
- Best Prenatal Vitamin – Seeking Health Optimal Prenatal, I took this when I was pregnant, and my hair grew like crazy, and I had a lot of energy!
- Best Electrolyte Drops – LYTEshow for Rapid Rehydration
- Best Zinc – Thorne Labs Zinc Picolinate
- Best Supplement for Stress! – Integrative Therapeutics Cortisol Manager – this supplement is so good!
- Magnesium Supplement – Natural Vitality Calm Original Unflavored and Natural Vitality Gummies Raspberry-Lemon flavor
- Multivitamin – Pure Encapsulations O.N.E. Multivitamin