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MORNING SKINCARE ROUTINE OCTOBER 2018

Since being in the hospital, I've been sucked into a skincare blackhole. Seriously. Even though I've been a Beautycounter consultant for over a year now (what!), I never really have had the time to research THIS MUCH. I feel like I've gotten into a pretty consistent routine being at the hospital (which is super drying for some reason?!) and now I'm going to share it with you lucky people who I know are just dying to read this. First you. have. got. to. wash. your. face. Some people splash with cold water but I have found that this is pretty much a huge myth in most cases. Oils and residue collect on your skin overnight so you have got to get that off. Go get yourself the best hair ties ever (seriously Pretzel Brown is life) and complete step 1. I start off with a super gentle clean-ingredient cleanser from Beautycounter called the Rejuvenating Face Cleanser . It's perfect for my sensitive and dry skin and feels super tingly after and clears my pores and you get t
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STRESS

I am so over it. SO.OVER.IT. Everything goes wrong. But we handle it. NOT GRACEFULLY. I'm sure it's not gracefully. I get mad and lose my temper and email the CEO of the company we are having issues with. But she responds because GIRL POWER. And then it takes another course and hopefully it's handled. WHO KNOWS. \ Then you decide to eat low carb and you get a migraine and you're mad at the world. No matter how much Topo Chico you drink. THEN you try to do something good and positive and like HELPFUL. And you can't break through the wall or someone else gets all the credit and you are like "am I selfish for being selfish?". Yes Ryann yes you are. And you don't have time to answer text messages or phone calls and you feel guilty and then you get mad because your child won't eat the chicken they begged for and then it's bedtime and AHHHHH serenity. This might be the most random post I've ever done. xoxo, ryann ALSO READ
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AMAZON FINDS FOR ERRRRONE

Hi y'all. Anything bought through my Amazon link (or any of the items bought below through these links), will be contributed to BOWEN STRONG ! If you haven't donated yet or are considering it, please know that even the smallest amount makes a huge impact. Thank you so much! xo, ryann
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FEELINGS

Lately I haven't known what to blog about. I feel torn all sorts of ways. I asked Brett if he wanted another baby (NO OMG WHAT NEVER). I struggled with Bowen's test at Texas Children's. I struggle telling people that she won't go to the school her siblings go to. How do you explain that? We get the results of her test tomorrow and I'm terrified. I feel like life isn't normal? I don't know if that makes sense? But like we are in another life almost on a continuum. I feel like I need to make more mom friends. All. The. Time.  I feel like we need to travel more. I always feel the need for MORE. Why can't I be happy with what we have now? We are moving back to Meyerland this week. I am happy to have a backyard. Happy to have bedrooms for the kids. Happy to be HOME. But I also feel like sad we don't live where the kids friends live? Is that weird? Probably. The reason I called this blog feelings is because that's what it is. Sometimes I wr
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HME

I don't know how to describe how we feel most days. It's almost like when things are good, it becomes blurry. Like maybe it isn't there. But it is always there and you can see it and feel it. Then one day you are at a restaurant. And it's someones birthday. And the lights are flashing on and off because they are getting ready to sing. And you look over and your 3 year old is looking up scared and telling you no more. Because that's the test they did to her every day at the hospital a month before. Lights flashing right into her eyes. And it hits you. Over and over and over again. Like a ton of bricks. That's HME .
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BEAUTYCOUNTER SUNSCREEN

Yep. Another Beautycounter post. Because we just came out with THE BEST SUNSCREEN EVER . You know how ''spray sunscreens'' are usually unsafe? Lots of not so great chemicals- bleh. We created a NON-aerosol technology that is safe. You can now have sunscreen in a spray!!!!!! AND IT COMES IN TRAVEL SIZE. That is like a huge deal. It was even featured on the Today Show this morning. It's for babies. And toddlers. And kids. And teenagers. And adults. And seriously everyone. It's that safe. And because we always like to raise the bar, we now protect against blue light. And coral reefs as always. Did you know about coral reefs and sunscreen? Because I didn't. Hawaii is jumping on board: " On Tuesday (May 1), Hawaii's Legislature passed a bill to ban sunscreens containing the common chemicals  oxybenzone  and octinoxate, effective Jan 1, 2021.  Hawaii is poised to ban certain sunscreens from sale within its borders in the name of protecting coral r
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CLEANSING BALM

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from Beautycounter will literally transform your skin. I'm not kidding. Flakiest skin on the planet over here. Cleansing balm at night and sleep in it. BYE BYE BYE. Oh and it's also the best thing ever invented and has a 93483985093845 other uses like so: And FROM OUR CEO AND FOUNDER WOMAN BOSS: " What is your go-to Beautycounter product?
  The Cleansing Balm is my desert island product. In addition, our Glow Sugar scrub, our   Lip Sheer in Twig , and the Lustro Shimmer body oil for holidays is a must." Gregg Renfrew And from another review: " OH. MY. GOSH. I was sort of annoyed with myself for not trusting what tons of clients and consultants had been saying since I first heard about Beautycounter. They said over and over that they can't live without the Cleansing Balm It feels strange at first to melt this semi-solid oily product into your hands to then massage onto your face – it doesn't foam like a soapy cleanser wou
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