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This week, I decided to wear dresses. The temperature was rising as was the humidity and I decided to bare all! This was a huge deal for me as ~~I’m not~~ I used to not be a fan of my legs so I wear pants allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the time (much to the chagrin of my mother) LOL! However, I’m understanding that being FFF — Fit, Fine & Fabulous — means that I need to embrace my body for what God made it to be, accept the things I can’t change, work on the things I need to and style my body confidently and well. Anyone see a body confidence post coming up soon? 😀

Before I stepped out this week baring all, I made my own summer inspired DIY exfoliation scrub. No matter who you are and what you look like, beautiful skin will always be an enhancement. So to combat dry summer skin, in addition to upping my water intake, instead of using one of my own recipes like I did here and here, I opted for the one below and I have to say, it was divine! It’s perfect as an in the shower exfoliating scrub and as the perfect foot/hand scrub for those at home mani/pedis.

Image and recipe credit: Sarah Montgomery. Click here for recipe

As with everything I share, whether I’ve made it or found it on the web, the ingredients for the most part will be items you already have in your home. This particular recipe uses mint oil as its essential oil but here are some other light, summery inspired ones:

peppermint
tangerine
lavender
chocolate
chamomile
grapefruit

These can be easily found in your local drugstore, whole foods store, or online. We see these concoctions all the time in fancy skin-care stores and at fancy make-up counters, but they are so easy to make, anyone can do it. It’s as easy as 1,2,3, with amazing results!!!

And if you’re looking for a pretty container to put your mixture in, your local Container Store, Ikea or hardware store would have any of the two options I’m about to show you. A pretty label and some decorative string/twine would complete the look.

Now go make your skin and you feel beautiful!!!! Let me know if you make your own scrubs in the comment section. And I want to hear what you used!!! What works and the scents you like.

Have a fabulous Friday!!!

I’m getting the itch to pull out my sewing machine again. I’ve been fighting the itch for a few weeks for a few reasons, the chief of which is when it comes to crafting, I don’t want to be a “Jack of all Trades”. That might sound crazy but if you know the entire saying — it’s “Jack of All Trades, Master of None” — you should understand my dilema. My thing is that I want to be Mistress of all the crafty endeavors I try. I want to be technically sound with really well-done end products. I don’t want to be a crafty butterfly, just flitting from one thing to the next never actually achieving proficiency at anything. Am I the only one torn between all there is to craft? Let me know in the comments how you manage being multi-craftual (yes … a made up word) if you are.

Since I seem powerless right now (or it could just be indiscipline) 😳 to stop myself from responding to said itch, I’m getting acquainted with: