Nina Fleurina

Nina Fleurina - the cutest little Claremont boutique :)  I was going through some of my pics and I realized I haven't shared these yet!  I've been enjoying the spring weather and I'm really in the shopping mood.  Watch out world - I'm on the loose!  I'm getting ready for a girl's weekend and planning my outfits... so fun and a nice diversion from all this work that's been keeping a stranglehold on me.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nina-Fleurina/184373008252805?ref=ts

Nina Fleurina has fabulous soaps, chocolates, candles and perfume

Fabulous candles

Cute clothes, too!

And in other unrelated shopping news..

J.Crew

More J.Crew

Joe's

Hmmm.... Can't remember where I got this :) 

That's all the excitement for now... Latersssss

XOXO

Andrea

Spring Fitness

Spring forward for the time change!  Ummm, heck YES!  One of my favorite things in the world is the spring time change... Long evenings, walking the dogs, warm sunsets at 7pm :)  FAVE

Hope you're using the daylight savings as an excuse to get outside in the evenings and be active.  Although I really struggle during the winter months to move my butt off the couch during the dark evenings, somehow spring motivates me to get back on track.  It seems easier this time of year, and not only because of the threat of shorts and swimsuits!

So enjoy the sunshine and use this opportunity to enjoy the beautiful outdoors :)  Get out of your gym rut and mix up your routine.  Remember you can mix up your walks with short jog intervals, lunges, stretching, a few pushups thrown in to jumpstart that heart rate and boost your calorie burn.

Get after it!
XOXO Andrea

Hippie Healing

How did I get sick again?
Even though you're eating right, working out, trying to get a little sleep... You might still get sick.  Bummer.  Here's the scenario: you are feeling a little under the weather, so you starting taking Advil Cold and Sinus... But then later that night you can't sleep, so you take some Nyquil.  The next morning you still feel like hell, so you pop some Vit. C.  Before you know it you're down for the count.  In bed with a box of Kleenex and the remote control.

Last week that was me... but luckily I called my friend Shanel and she pointed me down to the local Henry's market and the herb section.  Here's the rundown:


Oregano Oil capsules - 2 every 4 hours
Elderberry extract - use in tea alternating 2 hours with the oregano oil capsules
Multi-vitamin + extra Vit. C in the a.m.
Pro-Biotics - a.m.

This sounds like a lot, but compared to taking Advil/Tylenol/Nyquil/Nasal Spray etc, it works for me.

Another important part to the recovery is the Neti-Pot.  I have the squirt bottle version, but I've heard great things about the original Neti-Pot as well.  Irrigating the sinuses is really important to the healing process.  You need to get rid of the bacteria - as gross as it it! 
 
So hopefully you won't find yourself hugging the Kleenex box and watching re-runs of When Harry Met Sally, but if you do, try the natural healing method and let me know how it goes.  As for me, I was feeling amazingly better after a day and a half of the health regimen.  Pretty awesome :)

Be Well!
XOXO
Andrea