Life Lately...

Life has been so incredibly busy lately...

July went by super fast. 

Emma had her first sleepover with her bestie Audrey. Audrey's mama and I are best friends but she lives near Chattanooga so we rarely see each other. BUT when we do, its like nothing has changed, except for growing toddlers of course. 

Then came the dreaded molars. Lots of teething. Stomach aches. Tempers. AND time outs... lots of them. 

Then we finally were back to normal... and we felt like we could concur the wold!!

July also brought Beautycounter to the Murdocks household. It's a new adventure for this mama and I'm loving every second of it. To be completely honest, this whole paycheck to paycheck living is for the birds and its not fun, so this is just a little extra cash flow in our pockets. My goal is to put majority of it in our savings and Emma's savings for the future.

SO, what is Beautycounter you ask?! Well its this amazing company out of Santa Monica that is bringing safer and more effective skin care products to women and their families. Our CEO and founder Gregg Renfrew had been doing everything right as far as health goes; using the right cleaning products in our house, feeding herself and her family properly and then realized that what she was putting ON her body was highly unregulated. The US has not passed a major federal law to regulate the safety of ingredients used in personal care products since 1938. This is shocking and terrifying. Companies are allowed to use harmful chemicals/ingredients and make their own judgment on safety for this products. We are here to change that! We've banned more than 1500 chemicals through our "never list" all while still having products that perform. Our mission is to get safer products into the hands of everyone. So besides the monthly income by becoming a consultant, this mission is something to hold on to. Especially being a mama to my Emma bug, I want to make sure that her skin care products are safe for her precious little body!  

So the products... well they are amazing as well. We have a lot to choose from when they first began. (OH and did I mention, when you become a consultant, you get up to 35% off products... hello!) 

There is the Body Collection that includes the shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and lotion. This is probably one of my favorite collections. I have it all. 

The Kids and Baby Collection. Emma uses the kids line which has shampoo, conditioner, and wash. It has transformed her hair. Never a knot in that bad boy, which is huge. The baby line has wash, protective balm (diaper rash helper), and oil (alternative to lotion but also can be used for makeup remover on mama's faces). 

There is the Nourishing Collection. Its our simple, effective, lightweight, coconut oil based line. I might have the majority of these products as well. The cleanser and night cream being my favorite and nightly routine. 

There is the Rejuvenating Collection or our "aging gracefully" products. These are plant based and do not have any retinol in them which is commonly found in anti-aging products. Retinol is a nutrient that may cause DNA damage and speed the growth of skin tumors. 

We have makeup too!! It creates more of a natural looking face, but I'm obsessed. We have foundation (2 kinds), concealers, blush, eye shadows, lip sheer and glosses, and after 3 years... we have Mascara. All carefully formulated. I used the tint skin in porcelain, the tawny/whisper blush, several of the eye shadows, and Petal and Twig of the lip sheers. 

We have several other items too. Sunscreen. 3 different kinds of face oils. A new concept for me but has helped with many people that eczema, rosacea, or even combination skin. Hand Wash and Cream. You will find this at my kitchen sink and in the bathrooms. Charcoal mask and bar, which I just tested out last night. Let me just tell you, my face feels like a baby butt. I followed it up with the night cream just out of habit. 

So as you can tell there is something for everybody! Oh did I mention that we are coming to Target and we were just featured in Vogue's September issue? And sooner than later, there will be a teens line, a men's line AND deodorant!! That will not stay on the shelves. 

So as you can see, the Murdocks have been a bit busy with day to day life plus an added "hobby" for this mama. 

Take a look here for more information on our story, products and how to be a part of this amazing company! 

www.beautycounter.com/kyliemurdock

Me and the hubs celebrated my new adventure plus his promotion to Tech II at Genetic Associates. So proud of him! 

Can't believe Emma's 2 year and 2 month will be here on Wednesday! Little bug is growing up so much and so fast. She is so so so smart. But more of that, later this week!