This contest is now closed, thanks for entering! School is ending in a few weeks and the sun is shining (we hope!)—summer is coming and it's coming quick! We want to help you make sure that your family is protected from the sun this summer. We're giving away a Sun Safety prize pack perfect to … [Read more...]
How To Keep Your Family Sun Safe This Summer
We are an active family, every chance we get we are on a hike, or bike ride or at the park. My three boys NEED it. They are well behaved and sweet, as long as they get exercise daily—essentially they are like our dogs! I am obsessed with sun safety; with the many hours outside, I worry that their … [Read more...]
The #1 Way To Prevent Photoaging & Wrinkles
Sometimes it seems like we have tectonic plates under our skin. You know what I mean: things seem to be constantly shifting, resulting in, yup, wrinkles! And sure it would be nice to think that this explanation could be applied to our skin—it’s just nature! This is supposed to happen—but it’s a … [Read more...]
What’s In My Bag? National Sun Awareness Edition
I love that my kids are active in team sports, and I've learned my role. I am there to watch them play. I do love to watch them play. That means that from September to April, I visit approximately 8-10 hockey arenas per week (for real... can you imagine??). My bag for these months is full of … [Read more...]
Sunscreen for Bald Head (Island, that is…)
In just over 48 hours, my family will start a convoy with Jen's family and head down for what promises to be an amazing week of fun and sun at Bald Head Island, North Carolina. Jen first mentioned the possibility of our families sharing a luxurious beach house rental last Fall, and we've all been … [Read more...]
Having Needs Met Unexpectedly
Before Christmas, I wrote about being the unicorn - about being a bit of luck for someone else, and how these kinds of kindnesses can keep circling on the breeze... if you keep your eyes open, you never know what might fall on you. I have no doubt this is a true phenom because it happens to me all … [Read more...]
Summer Sun Protection
With gorgeous weather arriving an summer nearly upon is, it's time to start thinking about sun safety again. Of course, this is something you should consider year-round, but it's especially important in the summer. And if you're anything like me, you probably have a cupboard with several bottles … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – signs of summer
The smell of sunscreen, fresh cut grass and back yard barbecues. The first soccer practice of the season. and this song playing in my head all day... Summer's comin! … [Read more...]
Know Your SPF
As I mentioned in my last post, we've just spent a week by the ocean in beautiful, sunny South Carolina. We've been making this road trip since I was the same age as my oldest son. Over the past thirty years, many traditions have developed, and we tend to visit the same restaurants, hit the … [Read more...]
Sun Smarts for Mom
This hot sultry summer weather is not well-suited for many things...but it has been absolutely perfect for a real test drive of a couple of new sunscreen products, and I'm thrilled to report that these have exceeded expectations. As a mother, I'm extremely cautionary about applying proper SPF … [Read more...]