It’s a little early in the year for it, so I’m not going to call this a “top 5 of the year” kind of list.\u00a0 But, these are 5 things I’ve recently discovered\/ become a fan of that have made enough difference to me that I wanted to share with everyone else.\u00a0 I know I’m a late to the party on most of these, but better late than never, right?<\/p>\n
#1 Buckleless belts.\u00a0 Holy Hannah I love them.\u00a0 I’m not really an apple or a pear- I’m more of a stalk of asparagus (albeit a wide one).\u00a0 i.e. I don’t really have a defined slim waist- I’m pretty much the same width from shoulder to hip.\u00a0 I carry most of my weight through my midsection and have kind of a flat butt.\u00a0 So, I have trouble keeping my pants up.\u00a0 But regular belts had to be painfully tight to really do anything.\u00a0 I can’t explain why the buckleless one works so much better, but it DOES.\u00a0 And, without a buckle sticking out to further accentuate where my waist should be.<\/p>\n
#2 Laundry pods (To wash clothes, not to snack on).\u00a0 \u00a0No more drips from the bottles making a mess.\u00a0 No more forgetting to add fabric softener (or forgetting to buy it).\u00a0 One plastic container instead of two.\u00a0 Win win win.<\/p>\n
#3 Hyaluronic acid.\u00a0 This is an ingredient in many moisturizers and other beauty products and it is the real deal.\u00a0 I am VERY skeptic of beauty product claims, but this stuff is amazing.\u00a0 It holds 100 times is weight in water and can make your skin look and feel better with fewer wrinkles in a very short period of time.\u00a0 It can even be used in injections for treatment of arthritis and other chronic pain conditions.\u00a0 Note- there are no proven benefits associated with eating it, so stay away from pills or supplements and just put it on your skin instead.\u00a0 Which leads me right into….<\/p>\n
#4 Water gel moisturizers.\u00a0 I am loving the Neutrogena one.\u00a0 It is a great dup for the IT Cosmetics Confidence in a Gel product but at less than half the cost.\u00a0 And yes, both of these products do contain hyaluronic acid.\u00a0 \u00a0It’s a very weird texture- a gel that turns almost liquid when you put it on.\u00a0 But it absorbs very quickly and works well on just about any skin type.\u00a0 I will point out is that these products typically do not contain sunscreen, so do make sure you use another product that does provide that very important benefit.<\/p>\n
#5 Meme\/ cat photo groups on social media.\u00a0 I used to find these groups a waste of time.\u00a0 But, lately I’ve found it’s nice to be able to hop on to Facebook and know that no matter what stupid thing Trump did today or how badly the Vikings played there will be things on there that make me smile.\u00a0 And yes, I know I could just not log in.\u00a0 But, I actually DO like interacting with people and since I don’t live next door to my family or my long time besties social media is how I keep up with them.\u00a0 But sometimes I just need a palette cleanser, and kitties work well for that for me.<\/p>\n
So, what fun “new” products or services have you discovered recently?\u00a0 I’d love to hear about them!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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