Not Your Average Andersons: Bat Sh** Passionate

Oh, hello again from Anderson Acres!

Living in the country is a dream come true.

No city lights, just stars.

No noises except the occasional coyote or quail.

We have free range chicken and guinea eggs, horses to ride for much-needed therapy, delicious well water, and family time outdoors.

It's NEVER boring. In fact, we can run around like wild heathens, and there's no one to judge us!

The one thing I miss is the ability to run to the store when I need food, animal supplies, or personal items. Before we moved, I could head on over to Ulta and browse the makeup aisles for hours. Not now. It put a damper on the "glamorous" part, for sure.

Money isn't exactly abundant---we have a 1950's farmhouse to completely remodel---but,

I'm NOT complaining.

I just live in a very different reality now.

That being said, I'm going to share a handful of things I LOVE. I've found online shopping to be a saving grace. Thank the Lord for wifi, cellphones, and the UPS man!

Let's begin!

Here, I have a selection of items I consider to be staples.

I am a HUGE lover of all-natural and organic things. My feeling is, if I research and buy products that are good for my body, I'll add many many years to my life, and I can enjoy my babies and grandbabies that much longer.

So, let's go in order from left to right, shall we?

(PS: K and the oldest C child use some of these items, too)

1. Bare Minerals Bareskin Liquid Foundation--I've heard that Younique has a product very similar to this, so if you use that, let me know what you think!

2. Punch Skin Care Organic Brightening Eye Cream--it doesn't make my eye skin puffy, and it fights lines/wrinkles

3. Native Deodorant in Lavender/Rose--paraben free, aluminum free, and really works!

4. Plexus Ease--soothing cream with New Zealand Green Lipped Mussel that literally obliterates pain (great for sore muscles due to workouts)

5. Eva-NYC--a gloss hair serum that takes just a tiny amount. Your hair will literally feel like silk

6. Plexus Body Cream--a great body cream with Spirulina Algae that smoothes and soothes skin. It's amazing on a sunburn, too!

7. They're Real--best mascara EVER. But, if you don't want to spend the $, there are alternatives

8. Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel--used as a toner at night. WOW.

9. Surface Natural Curl Whip Mousse--a natural alternative to regular mousse that has a soft, natural, never crunchy hold

10. Ujjayi Vanilla & Patchouli Goat Milk Soap--a wonderful scent and soft soap bar which is great for bathing and shaving

11. Acure Seriously Firming Facial Serum--an organic serum that does what it says it will do

Now, this is what we all use to keep the INSIDES of our bodies healthy:

All items above are from Plexus and are ALL NATURAL. We use Boost as a bangin' pre-workout, ProBio5 and Bio Cleanse to heal our guts, assure we are getting the most absorption of nutrients from our foods as possible, and detox, Slim to balance blood sugar and reduce cravings, Omega X for our Omega 3,6,9 needs, X Factor as our fantastic multi-vitamin w/aloe, and Edge for clean, non-jittery energy.

I promise you won't be like this when you try the above supplements:

I've been there, done that! 😊