Breakfast Frittata

This breakfast frittata was awesome. We actually made this for tonight’s dinner. We had 2 very special guests with us(4 year old twin girls that I was babysitting) and everybody loved it.

Our Search for Paradise

Breakfast fritatta 2

I love to cook!  I have since I was young.  I remember learning to cook eggs when we I was about 6 years old.  This is a love my daughter already has at 5!  She has been helping to pour and mix ingredients since she was 2 years old. We have even allowed her to cook scrambled eggs with (extreme) supervision.  Our parenting style has never been to limit our daughter based on age, but allow her to do as much as she is able, the heck conventional wisdom!

Tonight, dinnertime snuck up on us.  Carrie had planned to make Ham and Bean Soup, but she had forgotten to soak the beans until it was too late.  No problem!  I stepped up, peaked into the freezer and refrigerator and found some things to work with: half a package of sausage links, frozen bacon, and lots of eggs.  I knew we…

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Pura d’or Hair & Body Care Review

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I’m always looking for just the right shampoo and conditioner to use. It isn’t that I can’t find any that I like, I just like to change it up every once in a while. I cam across Pura d’or and wanted to give it a try. First the shampoo. They call it “Premium Organic Argan Oil Based Hair Loss Prevention Shampoo” A bit of a mouthful but it gets the point across. I don’t have a major problem with hair loss. I have quite a bit of it really. What I DO have an issue with is shedding. Like big time. I blame hypothyroid and PCOS(polycystic ovarian syndrome for those who aren’t familiar.) Any time I wash my hair I end up with handfuls of it. I know, gross. Good thing I have a lot to spare. I may not be going bald anytime soon but it’s still a giant pain and if I don’t catch it all then my drain is screwed. Shedding is mentioned on the bottle so I figured I would give it a try. The first time I tried the shampoo, it looked and smelled like any other shampoo I’ve used. I could detect the argan oil a bit but it was pleasant. I still had hair coming off but it seemed like less than usual. It’s hard to be completely sure though, it’s not like I count the strands. After the first use though I noticed a MAJOR difference. A few hairs are to be expected of course but it was SO much less than what I’m used to. I think I’ll keep it. 🙂 I definitely recommend this shampoo to people who have “shedding” issues.

The conditioner is”Premium Organic Argan Oil Based Conditioner.” It has nothing to do with hair loss, pretty basic stuff I guess. Like the shampoo, it looks like any other conditioner but it has a really pleasant smell, lavender and vanilla, that I loved! After using it my hair seemed shinier and was pretty manageable. I could even smell a tiny bit of the lavender and vanilla scent throughout the day. An added bonus is that it doesn’t contain any parabens or harsh chemicals. I recommend this as well.

The company also sent me a small bottle of Argan oil. I am somewhat familiar with Argan oil now(see my review of another brand from 2/22/15). I didn’t bother using this in my hair since the shampoo and conditioner already contain it but I used it on my face and hands as a moisturizer and LOVED it. My daughter recently developed some red, painful, dry skin on her hands, probably due to the cold, windy weather and/or the antibacterial soap they use at school. I gave her a couple of drops to rub in and she said it felt a lot better. I’ll keep at it for a couple of days and hopefully it will disappear. I guess we’ll see. If you don’t have Argan oil I definitely recommend getting some. It has a lot of different uses and has been wonderful for us already.

You can find all of these products(and more) at the following link: http://www.purador.com/blogger/lazy-homemaker
I received these items for free in exchange for my honest review, however, all opinions are completely my own.