LifeHackLiza tip 1/5/15 - New skin regimen for the New Year

Every year, I say I'll take better care of my skin... this year, I started early! 

 Here are my morning and evening routines: 

Morning AND Evening:

   

Morning:

   

Evening:

     

    

As needed: 

 

Now, if I can just work on my cursing!

LifeHackLiza tip 12/18/14 - Baby Holiday Gift Roundup

Birthday and holidays are close, 
so here's my list of standout goodies!

   
    
  


Books (Japan theme!)

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Also, more books... some of my favorites from childhood:
Love You Forever, Ping, Caps for Sale, Brave Irene,
The Little House, Strega Nona, Make Way for Ducklings

And the star of the show:
Lost My Name
(Go visit that link! Pottery Barn has customized books, too - here and here.)



(Others we have already and love: Five Chinese Brothers, Corduroy, Harry the Dirty Dog, Tikki Tikki Tembo, Five Chinese Brothers, Ferdinand, Are You My Mother, Peekaboo Sophie, Doctor De Soto, Five Little Monkeys, First 100 Words, Let's Nosh, Someday, Hooray for Fish)

Other toys and books she's loving lately:

   

      

  

LifeHackLiza tip 9/22/14 - How To Reprogram Your Mind (for Positive Thinking)

If you haven't listened to (or heard of) Brendon Burchard, NOW is the time.

I've never been able to put into words (I know I'm a writer!) how I program my mind for positive thinking... but Brendon can tell you how it's done. Love this guy's outlook on life!

LifeHackLiza tip 9/15/14 - Radiant Orchid

This year's Pantone color of the year was Radiant Orchid.
Before next year's color gets announced, here's a little rundown
of some of my favorite Radiant Orchid inspiration!

(#1!) Maybelline Baby Lips Dr Rescue Medicated - Berry Soft
Sephora's Radiant Orchid Selections

InStyle Celebrities in Radiant Orchid

Radiant Orchid Fashion on Pinterest
Radiant Orchid Goodies on Etsy

AllLacqueredUp's Top Radiant Orchid Makeup Picks

How to Decorate with Radiant Orchid (Decor8Blog)

Radiant Orchid Decorating tips from HGTV

Best Ways to Use Radiant Orchid from Houzz

 

What's next?

Huffington Post says Mediterranean Blue...
Which lines up with "Classic Blue" from "Pantone's Fashion Color Report for Spring '15."
(From which I LOVE Lucite Green the most - can you tell from my blog design?)

Which is your favorite?

Finally,

More Radiant Orchid Makeup

LifeHackLiza tip 9/8/14 - Favorite baby toys so far!

It's a wild roundup of my daughter's favorite toys!

(She's almost 8 months and loves to sit up and squirm - no crawling yet, but maybe some scooting in her future. Below is what has kept her occupied and entertained so far...)

And we can't forget about her jumperoo!

She also loves tags on anything - love these two tag blankets (here and here).

Future ideas:
Custom Doodle Toys from 

Budsies or Doodle Your Toys

And recordable stories from 

Record-a-Story.com or Hallmark

(Not forgotten on this list - delicious baby feet and the highly amusing and melodic pots + pans!)