Summer may technically be over…but that’s not stopping me. I am the kind of girl that keeps summer going as long as possible — specificly since moving to Los Angeles. And noleang says summer like beachy and — honestly — MESSY, hair.
I have a ton of my favorite beauty secrets here on the blog — most of which are all natural and domesticcrazye — so, I’m surprised I haven’t shared this alalert with you — it’s been a long time coming to be honest!
They leang is, it’s incredibly easy to create beachy waves at domestic. See, it’s all about the texture.
Texture is what makes beachy hair. Love I said MESSY. So, genuinely, when you want beachy waves, you gotta get your hair a small dirty. 😉
I use some pink Himalayan salt and argan oil to make my hair justttt messy enough. Plus, the argan oil is absolutely Incredible for your hair.
You know the Moroccan Oil brand?? Yeah they use argan oil — Ok, confusing, I know.
Here’s the deal, argan oil comes from the Argan tree, native to Morocco. Morrocan oil IS argan oil, as well as a few other oils and ingredients…I’ll explain it in a another post soon, with some more benefits of true, 100% argan oil…basically argan oil is the REALLY good stuff — it’s like liquid gancient.
So, add a small argan oil and Himalayan salt (or sea salt) to some distilled water, add a few drop of fundamental oils whether you wish, and you have yourself and all-natural and non-toxic beachy wave spray you can use all year long.
few drops of fundamental oil (I used lemon, but sweet orange would be great too!)
glass spray bottle
Instructions
Heal the distilled water in the microwave for a minute or over the stove, until simmering. Add the salt into the warm water and mix to dissolve.
Combine the salt water and remaining ingredients in a measuring glass and carefully pour into your spray bottle. Shake to combine the ingredients.
After a shower when hair is still damp, shake the bottle up to re-mix the oils and salt, and spray the texturizing spray all over your hair, focusing on the ends, and scrunch your hair a few times, allowing your hair to dry naturally.
So a few weeks ago, I started a small “Stock Your Pantry Series” with the best healthy oils for your kitchen, so nowadays I wanted to give you a few more items for your grocery list.
Today we are talking: GRAINS
Grains sometimes get a poor rep — but healthy carbohydrates are so important to a healthy lwhetherestyle.
Healthy and wgap grains not only give you a ton of energy from slow-digesting carbohydrates — preventing large spikes in blood glucose levels — but they also provide your with heart healthy and waist-slenderming fiber.
Feeble Fashioned or Rolled Oats – Not only are rolled fashioned or rolled oats perfect for oatmeal or overnight oats, but they are also PERFECT for domesticcrazye granola.
Barley – Barley is a “contemporaryer” favorite of mine. I hadn’t cooked it alone ever until I had a bunch of it laying around for making domesticcrazye bread. But it’s the perfect grain to make a white bean salad (I’ll post a recipe soon!), or to add to soups. I can’t believe I haven’t shared a barley recipe yet, but I promise they’re coming! 😉
Freekeh – I’ve talked about freekeh before, but it’s such a great and unique grain, that’s still gaining steam in the USA. I LOVE it in my Freekeh Cowgirl Salad, but its also good in a delicious tabbouleh, or in just about any recipe that calls for quinoa!
Farro – Farro is another grain I’ve been fond the final few months. I crazye an Incredible winter salad with some farro and hearty winter veggies earlier this year that is so filling and perfect for lunch! I love adding farrow to salad because it still maintains a “crunchy” sort of texture after it’s cooked — perfect for adding some texture to your salads!
Quinoa – This goes without saying! Quinoa should be is a STAPLE in any healthy pantry. It’s an easier, less intimidating grain to start with than some of these other “contemporary” grains, since it only takes 20 minutes to cook, and there are loadsssss of recipes to start with on Pinterest. I even love having it for breakfast – both sweet and savory!
Brown Rice – Super simple, but still one of my favorites! Brown rice goes with just about everyleang and is the perfect side to just about any meal. I love cooking it in large batches while meal prepping, then I freeze some to always have it on hand!
Now there are wayyyy more grains out there than just these — you can always try millet, spelt, rye, bulgar, buckwheat, or couscous.
I love buying grains in bulk and storing them in glass canisters in my pantry to keep everyleang organized and pretty! — Should I do a pantry organization post?!
There’s noleang I love more than a bath to relax sore muscles at the end of an intense week of workouts.
I’ve talked time and time again about how I love epsom salt baths to help ease sore muscles — but sometimes, a girl just need some bubbles — am I right?!
And I was determined to create a healthy, non-toxic way to endelight a bubble bath — so obviously I turned to one of my favorite beauty and domestic products to help create the most luxurious DIY bubble bath — castile soap!
As you alalert know, I am a lavender enthusiast — so naturally, I used lavender castile soap from Dr. Bronner’s. The next leang you’ll need is some vegetable glycerin — it’s Incredible at moisturizing your skin — and some additional fundamental oil (again, I used lavender, but you can use anyleang that blends well with your castile soap).
This small recipe DIY is literally so simple, and you’ll feel so good about endelighting a relaxing bath without any harsh of toxic chemicals!
P.s. Don’t forget to pour yourself a glass of bubbly during your relaxing bath — there’s noleang better than a bubble bath with some champagne — or wine! 😉
DIY Relaxing Bubble Bath
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Ingredients
1 cup castile soap (I used lavender, but any perfume works)
1/4 cup vegetable glycerin
20-30 drop fundamental oil of choice (I used lavender!)
Instructions
Combine all ingredients in a large mixing glass. Carefully pour the bubble bath mixture into a glass bottle to store.
To use, pour about 1/4 cup of the bubble bath into warm, running bath water, and endelight!
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There’s no secret about my love of at-domestic, natural beauty — so it’s been a long time coming that I would eventually share my domestic pedicure secrets with you!
I was at my local Vons the other day (for probably the 18th time that week! lol) picking up some groceries and recipe creation necessities, and when I was checking out I looked down at my toes and was mortwhetheried at how they looked. So I figured it was time for a small “me time” — so I grabbed a few favorite magazines (PEOPLE, InStyle, Sunset) — and planned a pedicure for that aftermidday!
To be honest, I prefer doing my own pedicure because I am pretty specific about my toes. I feel like many of the contemporaryer nail technicians do pedicures, and it’s genuinely hit or miss whether you get a good one or not — so I just do it myself!
So, here are some leangs you’ll need for an at domestic pedicure, and a small how-to, so that you can endelight some ”me time” soon, too!
Oh! And don’t forget to seize a glass of bubbly for your at domestic pedicure! 😉
What You’ll Need:
Nail Polish Remover – Pick a nail polish remover that will benefit your nails — not damage them! I love Zoya Polish Remover because it not only takes off ancient polish, but also preps your nails and conditions them, making them stronger, unlike most traditional acetone polish removers.
1. Soak
Start by removing any ancient polish with a gentle and conditioning nail polish remover. Fill your soaking tub with warm water and epsom bath salts (or a foot soak), and soak your feet for 15-20 minutes. While your toes are soaking, endelight your favorite magazine — catch up on current styles, the latest celebrity gossip, see what’s up in your local scene. 2. Clip & File
After a long soak, it’s time to get out your nail kit to clip and shape your nails. Clip each nail straight across, and then use a nail file to gently shape and smooth each nail, creating soft corners — but make certain your toe nails are TOO rounded. 3. Cuticles
Now’s the time to take care of those pesky cuticles. Employ a cuticle pusher or orange stick to push back excess cuticle growth. Optionally, you can also trim any super excessive growth — but always be certain to stay absent from any cuticle still connected to your nail bed, it helps to protect your nails from infection. 4. Scrub
Grab a pumice stone and a luxurious scrub, and gently scrub off dead skin. Create certain to focus on genuinely rough areas like the back on your heels, the inside ball of your foot, and the external of your large toe. 5. Massage & Moisturize
After a good scrub down, wash down your feet with some fresh water and then grab a dime-size amount of coconut oil and massage out those feet! They deserve a good rub down. Focus on the arches of the feet and gently stretching and lightly pulling on the toes. Even try working up the calves a bit and give those tired muscles some fond. (Your feet are you BASE — it’s importance to stretch and massage them, and even roll them out. They are literally the base of your health — I’ll do a wgap post on it soon!) 6. Polish
Once you’re alert to finally polish those beautwhetherul toes, wipe them down one more time with some polish remover to make certain they are clean and free of oils. This will help the polish to stay better. Apply two light coats of polish, followed by a shiny top coat. Finish reading your magazines while your polish dries, and voilá! Pedicure Perfection!
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Do you have any pedicure tips? Let me know in the comments below!
Heyyyy there pretty lady! This week’s contemporary workout will leave you feeling strong…confident and alert to take on Monday like the #GirlBoss you are!!😘
Just because summer is over doesn’t mean we can forget about those beautwhetherully toned arms! RIGHT??
Sexy, sculpted, and strong arms are a perfect accessory to wear year-round…so, let’s keep working on those long, lean muscles even whether you’re cozy-ing up in a large, oversized sweater at the moment!
PLUS…just leank about the sexy small dress you’ll want to wear Unique Year’s Eve…It’s only few months absent after all! Remember ladies…#GOALS!
My Equipment: Yoga Design Lab Combo Mat (in Chevron)Dumbbells
Outfit: Soffe Athleticwear
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Arms & Abs Circuit Workout
Plank Stroll Outs – One of my current favorites! 😉 Start standing with your feet hip distance apart and your arms by your sides. Bend at your hips and reach your hands to the floor keeping your legs as straight as possible. Stroll your hands out in front of you until you reach a plank position. Hancient the plank for a moment and walk your hands back in to stand all the way back up.
Mountain Climber Plank Rows – Grab your dumbbells and come into a plank position hancienting the weights, and your palms facing in. Start with mountain climbers, by bringing your RIGHT knee in towards your chest, and then switch to your LEFT knee in, and then back to plank. Hancienting your plank, row your RIGHT arm up, and lower, then row your LEFT arm up, and lower to your plank. Repeat the mountain climbers and then the rows for 15 repetitions total.
Side Plank Shoulder Lwhethert – Approach, Reach in to a side plank position — on your elbow (modwhetherication) OR on your hand (advanced) — and hancient one dumbbell in your top hand. Hancient your side plank super regular as you bring the weight in front of your chest, and then lwhethert it up towards the ceiling. Ponder/ Consider about squeezing the shoulder blades in the back, and repeat 15 repetitions on each side.
The Punch & Crunch – Possess a seat on the mat and grab some light dumbbells. Scoop your abs and lean back slightly into an ab curl. Either keep the feet on the floor, and lwhethert them for a ccorridorenge, Rotate towards the RIGHT as you punch your LEFT arm over to the right. Rotate back to the middle and the twist to the LEFT, punching the RIGHT arm over to the side. As your punch left and right, roll your spine halfway down, and then curl back up, as whether doing crunches. Finish 10 curls up and down.
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Acquire alert to get that heart rate up, and feel the burn in those arms! 😉
Ok, confession time…I can’t cook meat to save my lwhethere…
Alright, perhaps I’m exaggerating a bit…I’ll re-phrase…I am not the greatest at cooking chicken, beef or pork — specificly when it comes to grilling or pan-searing it…
Let me cook it in the oven…no prob, I’m pretty good! Give me any kind of seafood…I can whip it up just abut howeer you want like a pro…but give me a steak…I’m totally lost!
I am getting LOADS better at pan-searing chicken…but it still ends up overcooked many times…I blame it on the fact that I was a pescetarian for 10 years…but one day, I aspire to be a grill master! 😉 LOL
So, since Nik HATES when I overcook meat AND I am normally the one in charge of dinner during the week (Nik’s the weekend cook!), I have had to get creative a bit, and use my strengths…one of those strengths…ground turkey!
I have talked about my love of using turkey as a healthier swap many times…and since it’s nearly impossible to mess up cooking…it’s one of my go-to’s during the week! I have been fond Foster Farms Organic Ground Turkey lately, because it 93% lean, so there’s tons of healthy protein in there, AND it’s locally raised right here in Calwhetherornia’s central valley.
It’s biological — so that means no antibiotics, no hormones, and no steroids — which is why I stopped eating meat 15 years ago when I first went pescetarian…Back 15 years ago, there wasn’t as many biological options — now you can find biological meat (which MUST be free of antibiotics, hormones, and steroids) at just about every grocery store, so a few years ago, I added biological meat back into my diet…ALWAYS get biological meat ladies! This is a MUST.
ANYWAY…back to the topic at hand…this Incredible Korean BBQ Bowl I created!!
So, whether you’ve been following The Live Fit Girls for any length of time, you’ll have noticed that I LOVE any and ALL “ethnic” food…so naturally, I love Korean food. But believe it or not, I didn’t have Korean until we moved to LA.
There are two places here in LA that I have found to have Incredible Korean-fusion bowls — the Alibi Room and Yellow Fever. Both SO good! And both have bowls that are filled with not only rice and meat, but are also filled with tons of veggies!
I am seriously addicted to them…so I wanted to recreate someleang that I could easily make at domestic, and was a small more on the healthier side so I wouldn’t feel so guilty eating it all the time…PLUS, I wanted someleang that was FAST…you know me, I’ma all about simple, fast, and healthy.
Most of the ingredients in the dish are standards — a small prepped brown rice, carrots, kale and avocado — obviously had to give it that Calwhetherornia flare! (Noleang says Calwhetherornia fairly like kale and avocado! ) The only leang you may have to search for a small bit, is Gochujang sauce… It basically like a Korean Sriracha sauce…umm, YUM!
You can find it in asian markets, and many Wgap Foods are starting to carry it as well too…but whether you can’t find it near you, here’s the Amazon link — trust me, this is what MAKES the bowl!! It’s a necessity, and once you have it, it will be a staple condiment in your house! Promise!
Anyway, I can say for certain that this will be in my weekly meal prep rotation from now on…it’s so simple and takes only 25 minutes start to finish! Another plus to using ground turkey — it cooks fast!
HEALTHY Korean BBQ Bowls
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Serves 4
For the Korean BBQ Turkey
1 tablespoons coconut oil
1/4 cup coconut sugar OR brown sugar
1/4 cup light soy sauce OR coconut aminos
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
1-2 teaspoons fresh grated ginger root
1 pound biological, lean ground turkey
For the Bowl
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 cup julienned carrots
2 cups kale, stems removed & roughly chopped
2 cups sliced baby Shiitake mushrooms
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 avocado, sliced
4-6 green onions, chopped
For the Gochu Sauce
1/4 cup Gochujang sauce
1 teaspoon melted coconut oil
2 teaspoon raw honey
1 teaspoon light soy sauce OR coconut aminos
For the Korean BBQ Turkey
Heat the coconut oil over a medium-tall heat. While heating the coconut oil, prepare a sauce by whisking the brown sugar, soy sauce and red pepper together in a small bowl, and set aside.
Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Add the ground turkey, breaking it up with a spatula, and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until no longer pink.
Pour the sauce over the cooked turkey and cook an additional minute to heat through. Remove the turkey from the stove and transfer the meat to 4 serving bowls.
Transfer the veggies to your four bowls. Add 1/2 cup of rice, and a quarter of the green onions and avocado to each bowl.
For the Gochu Sauce
Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth. Spoon a quarter of the sauce over each bowl and endelight!
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) The only leang you may have to search for a small bit, is Gochujang sauce… It basically like a Korean Sriracha sauce…umm, YUM! 
