Barrymore is always in the spotlight, so she has a few tricks up her sleeve when it comes to getting rid of dark circles under her eyes. This week, the 43-year-old actress is sharing a few of her beauty tips and tricks on her Instagram using the hashtag #beautyjunkieweek. So far, we’ve seen her use aloe to reduce the redness of a bug bite on her face, drink beauty elixirs, and showcase some products and brands she’s into....
This banana bread is one the most moist banana breads that I’ve ever tried, perfect for a holiday breakfast or snack. Thanks to #CollectiveBias for giving me an excuse to make it! It’s a great way to #TasteTheMiracle! There are few things that remind me of my mom more than banana bread. She’s the first person that introduced me to banana bread as the perfect way to use those bananas that you just never got around to eating....
I’m a boy mom so that means our house is full of dinosaurs. Dinosaur toys, Jurassic World bedding, shirts with dinosaurs of all shapes and sizes. We did this dinosaur dig for one of the dinosaur party games (right after making these fun foam dinosaurs) at my son’s Disney themed birthday party, and the kids all loved it so I figured I’d share the idea here! The basic idea of the dinosaur dig is that you’ll fill a large bucket with rice and small plastic dinosaurs, dinosaur eggs filled with candy, silly putty eggs, etc....
This post contains affiliate links to products I’ve used and recommend. I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you if you purchase these links. This past weekend I had the chance to go to the Permission to Hustle retreat at Walt Disney World. As part of that retreat, we were given free tickets to the Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween party. Being the influencers we were, we decided we wanted to do a big group costume....
I wanted to do all those things I never had time for—bake, play piano, plant a garden, and the list went on. As my New Year’s resolution, I vowed to do a hobby a day, and I’d post a photo of it on Instagram to track my journey. What could go wrong? On January 1, I pulled out a new cookbook and off I went. For the first time, I baked rosemary focaccia and crusty French bread....
Easy Snickers Poke Cake Two years ago I hosted one of my favorite parties ever to celebrate the start of football season – a chocolate is better than football party. Basically girls enjoying chocolate while the guys enjoyed football and the kids played football bingo. Since it was a chocolate party, I decided to turn one of my favorite candy bars into one of my favorite cakes and this Snickers poke cake recipe was born....
What’s in an Egg White, Anyway? Egg whites are technically more water than anything: They’re made up of about 10 percent protein and 90 percent water, says Emma Newell, RD, LDN, a registered dietitian with NourishRX based in Salem, Mass. When you look at a whole egg, the majority of the protein comes from the egg white—which is a complete protein, meaning it contains all nine essential amino acids (great for vegetarians!...
Feng shui triggers your subconscious brain to make new choices according to what you want to bring into your life. Whether you seek money, balance, happiness, or a renewed sense of clarity, feng shui can help. Using Color An easy way to feng shui your home is to employ color. According to feng shui expert, Ashley Cantley, “Color has a profound effect on how you behave and on your energy level—it can increase or decrease it....
Like many celebrity beauty lines, Fenty Beauty has given makeup lovers around the world heart palpitations and an ongoing fear that the products will sell out instantaneously. Just as we’d expect, Rihanna’s next makeup move was to tease us with her next-level collection on Instagram while we’re still just trying to get over the initial release of her beauty line. It’s a lot to handle at the moment, but it gives us something to look forward to....
Though during that time, my version of financial self-care also meant putting myself on autopilot when paying bills. Avoidance was my coping method of choice. It meant not questioning why my cell phone bill went up a few dollars without notice for several months. Years later, I received a refund check in the mail from the cell company for a few hundred dollars due to the company’s mistake. Burying my head in the proverbial sand each month when my student loan bill came in the mail was also how I “self-cared....
Outdoor heating products can be safe if you follow the rules. That includes keeping your patio heater or fire pit away from buildings, bushes, trees, and other flammable objects, and ensuring that kids and pets keep their distance. Stick to these safety tips to make your evening around the campfire (or the patio heater) safe. Fire Pit Safety Who doesn’t love making s’mores around a crackling fire? Just be careful about how you use your pit or chiminea—here’s how....
When translated literally, niksen means to idle, lounge about, or hang out. And when practiced deliberately, the subtle art of doing nothing can be used as a stress reduction technique. When we overpack our schedules with work, meal prep, carpooling, and social events, it doesn’t leave a spare moment to simply relax. In fact, the idea of sitting and doing nothing makes me feel a creeping sense of guilt. Shouldn’t I be cleaning something, or writing something, or calling someone, or checking something off the to-do list?...
I was invited to an all-expenses paid press event for Christopher Robin & Ralph Breaks the Internet by Disney. All opinions are 100% honest and my own. When I had the chance to attend the Christopher Robin red carpet premiere back in August, I also got the incredible opportunity to attend some presentations on Ralph Breaks the Internet. And I’m so excited to finally be able to share details from my favorite of those presentations – the Oh My Disney Dot Com princess scene!...
It wouldn’t be as enticing to keep up healthy exercising habits if what you have to wear during these crunch times doesn’t keep you breathable, flexible, and comfortable, she’d tell me—and of course, she’s right. When I recently asked her what her favorites to wear during workouts are, she pointed me straight in the direction of my latest gift to her: Free People’s FP Movement High Fives Joggers. Having received these to try from the brand, I had planned on keeping them until my mom borrowed them to wear for a session on the treadmill....
One of the big requirements for girls camp each year is to complete a certain number of certification activities (e.g., tying knots, learning first aid) and honestly, I feel like most of the time certification is one of the most boring parts of camp. This year I suggested that we make certification fun with a big girls camp certification activity – a certification Olympics. It was one of the big activities I planned for the week, and all of the girls absolutely loved being able to incorporate the things that they were learning in more fun ways than just reading them out of a book and practicing them as a group....
Easy Ways to Make Decorative Piecrust Edges These piecrust edges will work for recipes calling for a single-crust pastry. If you’re making a fancy piecrust, such as a braid, circle, or leaf shape, make an extra half batch of dough for the cutouts—you don’t want to run out mid-decoration. For covered pies and lattice piecrusts, you’ll use a double-crust recipe. Once you roll out the crust, trim the pastry to ½ inch beyond the edge of the pie plate ($5, Bed Bath & Beyond)....
All gluten is? It’s a type of strong, sticky, stretchy protein that occurs naturally in wheat, barley, and rye. Gluten is what helps wheat flour morph into everything from al dente pasta and delicate pastries to chewy artisan bread. Gluten—and the proper manipulation of it—is also key to making fluffy pancakes. On today’s episode of Something to Chew On, we’re breaking down the science of gluten to help you learn how to prepare the perfect stack of pancakes....
How to Tell When Meat Loaf Is Done Choose your favorite meat loaf recipe and set the oven for the cooking temperature specified. Toward the end of the cooking time (our standard two-pound meat loaf takes about one hour), follow this simple method to know when it’s done. Use an instant-read thermometer ($10, Walmart). The meat loaf’s internal temperature should register 160°F when the thermometer is inserted into the center. Alternatively, use an oven-safe thermometer that can be placed in the meatloaf before it goes into the oven....
I love going to the movies. If you haven’t seen the movie Hidden Figures, stream it this weekend. It’s one of those movies that makes you feel inspired, motivated to do something, and in awe of how incredible people can be. It follows the story of three main women who helped get the US into space – by contributing at NASA in various ways. But it’s even more than that because not only were these women, these were African America women living in the midst of a segregated country, trying to do their jobs while being pushed back by societal limits....
How Cold Is Too Cold to Get Moving Outdoors? When deciding how long is safe to stay outdoors in extreme cold, good judgment is often the best overall approach. Factors such as temperature and wind chill can change the duration. The National Weather Service has a helpful chart to show how quickly you can get frostbite in different conditions. According to Kettering Health, if the temperature falls to 18 degrees below zero with wind chill factor or colder, you should skip your outdoor workout....
