Happy Friday and happy almost holiday shopping!  Been a while since I posted, but our friends at Martin + Osa asre having some incredible deals…

On Thanksgiving weekend, Martin + Osa will be offering all denim (regularly priced at $89.50 – $120) and cashmere (regularly priced at $130 – $170) at a special promotional price of $59 each. The in-store sale starts on November 27 and at 12am on November 26 at www.Martinandosa.com. 

Happy shopping,

Heidi

Hello friends!

Heidi and I have been working on updates and future changes – and we’ve basically been on hiatus. However, while changes are being made there are still SO many things to talk about.

One of my favorite new things is finding online coupons & deals. Being a new mommy with an expensive little ladybug in my home going through diapers and laundry detergent like mad caused me to look at coupon clipping in an entirely new light. I am now the woman in line at Target that takes forever because the cashier has 20 coupons to scan. But it is SO worth it.

My favorite site so far?

What are your favorites?

Happy Coupon Clipping,

Lenser

Do you get sweaty feet? Well…I have good news. Deodorant isn’t just for your underarms. Coat the bottom of each foot with a good anti-perspirant and say goodbye to foot odor & slippery soles!

Happy Perspiration Preventing,

Lenser

One more reason (as if we needed another one) to avoid the cigarettes: U.S. researchers are now saying that women may be more susceptible to the negative effects of cigarettes. It apparently takes less exposure to damage women than it does men. Curious? Read more about this depressing discovery by Clicking Here.

If you were waiting for another reason to quit…there you go.

Happy Quiting,

Lenser

Losing the baby weight…oh what a roller coaster. It has been exactly 7 weeks and 4 days since my little Elle belle came into my life, and it has been exactly 7 weeks and 4 days since I began to excitedly watch my body begin to shrink. That first morning after giving birth I felt like a new woman. I was sore, stuck in a hospital gown and going on little sleep…but my stomach was half the size it was when I went into the hospital. I still looked pregnant; about 5 or 6 mos to be specific. I wasn’t stressed though…I had been warned. Apparently it takes 4 weeks for your uterus to shrink back down to it’s original size. Okay. No problem. It’s not like I was going to any red carpet events in the next 4 weeks. But then time passed, and I hit the 4 week mark…and the belly was still there. It was, thank goodness, much smaller…but not what I had hoped. And now I am still working to lose a good 10 to 12 pounds so that I can fit into my old jeans. (I don’t know why…but I keep fantasizing about wearing my prepregnancy jeans.)

So I am putting out there that I would like to fit into my preprego clothing by the first week in September. We have a family wedding to go to, so that is my goal. I’ll report back with my progress…and let’s hope that by the end of August I’ll be ready to celebrate!

Happy Friday,

Lenser

Another wonderful find in Real Simple Magazine – a quotation attributed to Elsie de Wolfe:

“Be pretty if you can, be witty if you must, but be gracious if it kills you.”

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we were all a little more gracious? Love it!

Lenser

Hello All…

It has been a little over a month and a half since a little ladybug entered my life! We’ve had a wonderful, albeit tiring & stressful, first 7 weeks of parenthood. I can’t wait to tell you all about it on our next podcast! My maternity leave has officially ended and I will be back writing and talking your ear off shortly

I hope you are all doing well. Please enjoy the first of many photos of my little gal…

Happy Tuesday,

Lenser

I found the best website!  You can find out how many calories you’ve burned doing just about anything.  From house chores to hardcore workouts (even sex!), it will tell you.  You enter your weight, the duration of time, and then choose from a huge list of activities and it will calculate how many calories you’ve burned.  Pretty cool!  Check it out…

http://www.neversaydiet.com/tools/calories-burned-calculator

Happy calorie burning,

Heidi

Exercise is proven to help rid headaches and migraines.  I have always heard this, but now I am a true believer.  I used to suffer from AWFUL headaches a couple of times a week.  It got to the point where I was useless when I had them and no amount of meds, food or rest would help it.  Now that I am working out a lot, they are totally gone!  Now, you don’t have to be a gym rat to help.  Even as little as 30 minutes of exercise a day will help.  The key is to warm up first.  If you jump right in it can actually trigger a headache.

Enjoy being headache free!

Heidi

It is 100 degrees in LA and very dry.  So you can imagine how much time I spend in the pool during this time of year.  Well it is taking a toll on my hair!  It is so dry and feeling more like hay than golden locks.  I found a great new product to help.  It is a deep conditioning treatment by Burt’s Bees.  I LOVE their line, so I can’t wait to try this!

Happy conditioning,

Heidi