Well the Cookie Girl is at it again!

Her new line of Motherhood cookies can help with morning sickness and lactation!

A Morning Sickness Remedy Cookie is a tasty treat that some mothers find helpful in curbing the nausea and icky morning (or all day!) sickness.

Available Flavors ($15 a dozen):

• Ginger
• Lemon Shortbread
• Lavender Shortbread

A lactation cookie has galactagogues, which are substances that improve milk supply.  The main “special” ingredients are brewer’s yeast,flaxseed, and oats.

Available Flavors ($15 a dozen):

• Lactified Chocolate Chip
• Lactified Cranberry and White Chocolate Chip
• Lactified Oatmeal Raisin
• Lactified Snickerdoodle
• Lactified Lemon
• Lactified Chocolate Chocolate Chunk

*Add a “Turbo Boost” of extra brewer’s yeast for an additional $2 per dozen!

To place an order, call  832-360-8101 or email  Orders@TheCookieGirlStore.com. Cookies will be individually wrapped and will last up to a week (if you can resist them for that long!). You can also toss them in the freezer for up to 3 months. To defrost them, leave them on the counter for a short while or pop them in the microwave for a few seconds.

Eating healthy means buying a lot of fresh food and produce.  Keeping all of that fresh for a long time can be a challenge.  It is important to focus on this so that you can maximize your food, minimize your budget and spend less time running to the store.

1.  Avoid washing berried until you’re ready to eat them.  The water promotes mold.

2.  Aluminum foil helps keep celery fresh.  Wrap it up and pop it in the fridge.

3.  Potatoes, onions and tomatoes should be stored in a cool place, but not the fridge.

4.  Salad greens should be stored in an airtight bag.  Leave a little air in there.

5.  Items that are not ripe yet like pears and bananas, should be stored on the counter.  When they are ripe, move them to the fridge.

6.  Citrus can be stored in a cool dry place out of the fridge.  However, if you want to prolong its life, move it to the fridge in a mesh bag.

7.  Veggies like broccoli, carrots and lettuce are already starting to go bad when you buy them.  Put them each in their own separate bag (DRY!) in the fridge.

8.  Buy what you need when you need it.  By meal planning and buying those ingredients, you are minimizing your excess.

9.  Shop more often.  It is time consuming but if you can purchase what you need when you need it.

10.  Investigate delivery services in your area.  Stop and Shop offers Pea Pod and even some farmer’s markets offer delivery and co-op services every week.

11.If you do cut and wash your fruits and veggies ahead of time, put them in clear glass containers.  Being able to see them will remind you to eat them and they will stay cool and dry.  Add a paper towel to the container to absorb moisture.

12.  Some fruits and vegetables should not be stored together.  For a great list visit: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/avoid-premature-spoiling-fruits-vegetables-10000000681591/

Eating healthy shouldn’t be difficult.  If something goes bad quickly, pay attention to how you stored it and where and when you bought it.  Ask your grocer when fruits and veggies arrive and shop on those days.  Make a list of what works for you and go from there!

Usually eco friendly products don’t work as well as their harsh chemical relatives.  And, even the eco friendly products rarely smell nice. Along comes Roux Maison, the only laundry detergent you’ll ever want to use again.

Roux Maison has a whole line of laundry detergents to care for everything you own.  The come in amazing scents like Ambrosia and Sweet Tea.

Roux Maison products allow you to care for yourself, the Earth and your clothing.  Your clothes stay looking great as their detergents are gentle and clean amazingly well.  I even tried it on my toughest running and yoga clothes and everything came out smelling fresh and clean.  No over powering scents.  My yoga towels have never felt as clean and smelled as fresh!

Their philosophy is simply that your clothes should last a long time, your detergent shouldn’t hurt your skin, body or the Earth.  It sounds simple, but until now, I haven’t found the combo anywhere.

Here are a few of the more mundane facts, but I feel they are important to share:

Their products can be used in any type of washing machine.

The bottles are BPA free.

The detergents are vegan.

The high concentration requires less water.

The sports detergent even has anti bacteria properties.

These are made with 100% essential oils.

16oz=40 loads.

Usually my husband can tell when I’ve switched to a eco friendly laundry detergent as things stop smelling as fresh and clean as they used to.  However, the comment I got with Roux Masion was that things smelled great!

Take a peek at their amazing line of products here: https://www.rouxmaison.com/

The Container Store is the perfect place to buy gifts and to register!

Okay we all know about the recent problems with yoga brands. Well I have found another one you are going to love.  The Onzie is an amazing line of fun, technical and fashionable yoga and workout clothing.

Onzie clothing has some really unique designs, like their sleeveless hoodie and some amazing patterns, like their Galaxy print.

Their fabrics are so soft and luxurious that you can’t believe these are functional workout clothes.

I tried out their Criss-Cross bra first.  I am not a large chested girl so finding a sports bra that is supportive and cute and doesn’t make me look completely flat is a hard thing to do.  Well this bra does it all.  And it was comfortable enough I wore it all day and didn’t have any bra marks or uncomfortableness.  These bras are much less than bras at some of the other high end workout stores AND they are made in the USA.  The back’s adorable “criss-cross” makes you not so worries about your straps peeking out too!

The Gypsy Pant is my new favorite article of clothing.  They are made of free flow jersey and are the most flattering and comfortable things you’ve ever slipped on.  The drawstrings on the bottom allow you to adjust the length.  The wide top waist band lets you wear them on your hips, up higher, whatever you choose.  You can wear these for just about anything.  Yoga, running, or even running errands.  Anything you want to look going doing while feeling great, these are your pants.

Onzie has an awesome line of unique and fun workout year.  You’ll be shocked you never tried their stuff before and you’ll be happy you did now!

I was recently able to try out a tank top from Reverence Apparel.  These tanks have messages of empowerment and fitness.  They are a little happy fortune cookie you can wear every day!

These tanks are soft, beautifully colors and amazing to wear.  They are slim fitting, but they “flow” over you and act as a wonderful workout top.  They stay in place, allow you to stay cool and look adorable.  They are just long enough to stay in place while you move and groove.

I love throwing the tank on after yoga class.  It looks cute and allows me to look great while heading out for coffee.  I get stopped every time I wear this with compliments!

These tanks are pre shrunk and made of poly and cotton.  The cotton keeps it comfy and the poly keeps you dry.  The laid back style of this is adorable at the gym, on a run or at the store.  I end up wanting to wear mine over and over again and it looks as cute with a sweatshirt and jeans as it does with running crops.

I love these tanks as a present for your Mom, sister, aunt, any lady in your life you could use a little boost (and who couldn’t).  Mother’s Day and Graduations are coming up, so pick up a few now!  Each tank is printed by the founder here in the US!

Sher sells tees and long sleeve tops too.  Browse through the slogans, I promise you will have a hard time picking just one!

Take a view a peek at her whole line of products here: http://reverenceapparel.com/

Welcome to all of our new subscribers who I has the honor to meet at the quilt guild this week!  It was an amazing group with a lot of energy!  I am happy to answer questions as you have them and I look forward to helping you organize your spaces!