Motivation Shaker, Ashley Tabb

When you have 10-15 minutes, review this  Mind, Body & Green vide o  which is described on the Mind, Body & Green website as follows... When it comes to the products you put on your body, skin, or hair, one thing's for sure: the companies that makes those products don't have your back. Heather White, Executive Director of the  Environmental Working Group , explains why our personal care products are loaded with dangeous chemicals, why babies are born with hundreds of toxins in their blood, and what you can do to make your immediate environment — and the world — a little bit safer. This video has me thinking twice about beauty products! Are the ingredients in beauty products linked to increase cancer rates and other diseases?  Research is indicating the answer is "yes."  As a mother of two daughters I am shocked to hear the puberty age is now 10 1/2 and likely due to beauty products mothers and girls use daily. I started using Beautycounter shampoo...

Typically I eat cereal for breakfast but I have decided to find new easy recipes. This is the first one I chose because it was fast, easy and low in calories. Rather than adding green peppers I used the Southwestern Style egg beaters.  It only took 3-4 minutes to prep and 2 minutes to make!  This one is a keeper! http://www.eggbeaters.com/recipes-Bacon-and-Cheddar-Egg-Mug-Scrambler-5744

ANDOVER VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL   "Wilderness Escape" https://www.groupvbspro.com/ vbs/hl/AndoverVBS2014   First United Methodist Church at Andover will have Vacation Bible School  starting  Sunday ,   August 3 - Thursday, August 7 , from 6pm-8:30pm each night.  Register your child at the link above. If you are interested in volunteering for this event  contact Kristen Schill, Kristen@1stumc.org .

My family has enjoyed going to the pool all summer and I have been proud of myself that noone has come home with a serious burn!  We take time to apply sunscreen before we leave the house and then reapply throughout the day.  Actually it's my 2 year old that reminds us at the pool to reapply...every 30 minutes. Not sure why, but she loves getting the sunscreen out of the bag and bringing it to us to apply. However, last week we had a new bottle of spray sunscreen and it was a disaster.  Luckily my husband opened it first and tested it by spraying his legs.  On the first spray he realized it sprayed like a fire hose...so fast it splatter everywhere.  Despite the caution, I let me 6 year old spray her legs...only to have her screaming that it got close to her face.  That bottle went back into the bag and the trash. This morning I read this article and agree that spray sunscreens can be dangerous around kids.  They are fast and easy to apply, but they...

Caroline's 2nd birthday was a hit!  She loves to say "Elmo" whenever she sees a character so picking a theme was easy. There are tons of ideas on Pinterest but we wanted to keep it simple and Courtney wanted to be very involved in the decorations!  I found cute favor boxes, plates, cups and bowls at the Target $1 bins!! The Elmo and Oscar the Grouch faces using tomatoes, carrots, olives and grapes cme from Pinterest. An easy, entertaining craft for 2-6 year olds included crown and flower foam and lots of stickers!! The Elmo present tub was an idea from Pinterest which Courtney completed on her own...while I supervised and washed dishes.  Grammie made the fabulous cake and shirts!! It was a fun, family event with grandparents, cousins and aunts!! Now it's time to plan Courtney's 7th birthday, which is in September...she has decided on a Frozen theme and has already made specific cake requests to Grammie!!

Pre-Register TODAY for FUN on August 9  My daughter always enjoys this event of music, face painting, crafts and inflatables!!  Lots of family fun for all ages and super organized event!! KET has 3 time slots to register for this year, so be sure to secure your spot in advance!!  More information available at http://www.ket.org/kidsandfamilies/supersaturday.htm.

It doesn't take long for little girls (and boys) to outgrow their clothes!  Lil Lambs Consignment Sale is a fabulous place to buy and sell kids clothes!!  The next sale is August 1 and 2, so I started organizing clothes to sell this weekend.  More information about Lil Lambs Consignment Sale is available at http://www.lillambscloset.com/.

WOW!! It's only been 2 months since I started "working"  Lulu Avenue with Ashley Tabb  and I reached my goal of Founding Leader last week!! This company is AMAZING...read a few of the Style Advisor Stories at http://www.luluavenue.com/stories.ashx  and then comment below or email me with any questions!! Do you know someone seeking extra income with flexible full or part-time work hours?? Lulu Avenue style advisors receive excellent mentoring, online trainings, weekly commissions, a personalized website and no inventory requirements. Find out more TONIGHT at 8:30pm during our Opportunity Webinar at: Conference Dial-in Number: (866) 297-5605 Participant Access Code: 4492609361 OR Click the link to join:  http://tinyurl.com/osnszm5

Welcome to my blog!! My name is Ashley. I am a Founding Leader with Lulu Avenue and Marketing Manager at the University of Kentucky.  I am starting this blog to share my love for fashion, family and fitness & wellness!!  I hope you will find my posts interesting and motivating!   Contact me by commenting below or emailing atabb01@gmail.com.   Follow my various social media sites and check out my website at www.luluavenue.com/sites/AshleyTabb.