The ✨highlight✨of my year is collaborating with like-minded women who have joined me in the forefront of the clean beauty movement!
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And what an absolutely incredible weekend it was.
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Reflecting on the past few days has me feeling so so blessed.
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For those of you who don’t know, about a year and a half ago I did something I never thought I would do. I left something I had been building for four years and started completely fresh because I just knew in my heart it was right. Since then it has impacted my life in the biggest of ways; mentally, physically, emotionally, financially.
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Spending time with the co-founders, learning from a remarkable coach, and stepping into the most confident version of me were just a few of my favorite moments.
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I’ve never seen or been part of a sisterhood of women who truly support, love each other, and build each other up. Meeting face to face surpassed all my expectations. I knew I would meet a bunch of women, I didn’t know I’d make lifelong friends.
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I have big goals for 2020 and I’ve never been more fired up. We are going to do HUGE things this year friends and there’s room for you too! The toxin free movement is only getting bigger, come join the conversation in Raising Clean with Jessie Rae 😍!
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Let’s Get Personal
I’ve shared my back story and why I started this blog, but I haven’t shared that much about me personally. So, it’s sharing time!
💚 I have a 14 month old daughter who is literally my heart and soul.
💚 I am a certified secondary English teacher who has been blessed with the opportunity to stay home with my baby for a few years thanks to my business.
💚 I love planning and am addicted to planner supplies (give me ALL the stickers!!)
💚 My favorite food group is candy.
💚 I am a fiancé to a man I love with all my heart.
💚 I have two fur babies whom I adore.
💚 I absolutely love to do yoga and Zumba.
💚 I am passionate about the ingredients I put on my skin, on my child, and use in my home.
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🤯 I am not a sales person.
🤯 I am not an ingredient guru (I’m still learning everyday!)
🤯 I am not a health freak.
🤯 I am not a makeup artist.
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Sometimes people think I’m this all knowing, health crazed, makeup genius, rockstar sales person. I am a normal girl, learning how to be a mom for the first time, trying to be more conscious about the products my family uses, while sharing the green beauty movement with other women and helping them to reduce their toxic body burden! I love what I do and more than that I love that what I do allows me to be home with my little girl.
If any of this sounds intriguing to you, I’d love to just chat more. NO pressure, you don’t have to sell me your soul (even though I am a ginger..), I’d just love to share with you what it’s really like to do my job.
👇 Drop a fun fact or two about yourself below if you’d like to chat!
Routines, Goals, Visualization
Since the start of the new year, I’ve been reflecting a lot and making major changes in my mindset. I’ve been implementing new routines, setting some big, scary goals, and starting to put my faith in the law of attraction and the power of visualization.
I was challenged recently to think about my biggest motivating factors for why I do what I do and while there are a lot of reasons, there were two that stood out to me the most.
One of my top motivating factors for getting up each day and putting in as much work as I can is really finances in general but more specifically being able to either homeschool my daughter or put her in a Montessori school. I have loved every minute of my role as stay at home mom since my daughter was born in November 2018, but sometimes I think about how I’m not using my English/Teaching degree. Homeschooling Adeline would combine two of my passions: being home with my child and teaching.
Another motivating factor is educating women (but more specifically even, moms) about safe products and how to live healthier lives. Finding toxin free makeup completely changed mine and my fiancé’s lives, opened our eyes to all the harmful ingredients in everyday products, and has put us in the direction we want to go for raising Adeline and I want that for other women and other moms so badly!
So, what are some of my big, scary goals? What is my new 5 step morning routine that takes less than 2 minutes and sets the scene for a day of success? What is this visualization and law of attraction I mentioned? Jump on over to my clean living community on Facebook where I’ll be sharing these things live very soon!
Want some coffee with your pesticides?
I’m a HUGE coffee drinker…
I’ve loved coffee since my teen years and I don’t go a day without at least one cup (let’s be honest it’s usually more). Coffee has always been one thing I won’t give up as I continue to make healthier choices in my life. I switched to a much better coffee creamer but I knew that still wasn’t enough. We now only buy organic coffee and I’ll tell you why…
*Organic coffee tastes better.
It has a less metallic taste and just tastes more natural and pure, because it is more natural and pure. Organic coffee is grown without chemicals, herbicides, pesticides, and other additives. Because it is grown without these things, obviously it is healthier and safer. It also has antioxidants and minerals that are good for our bodies.
*Organic coffee has less side effects.
If you are someone who gets a stomach ache after drinking coffee, there’s a good chance it’s from the chemicals, herbicides, pesticides, or other additives and not actually from the coffee at all.
These harmful toxins can also cause cancer and damage to your nervous and reproductive systems.
*Organic coffee will not hinder a child’s development.
I have been drinking coffee since I was 13 and I know lots of teens out there drink a cup or more every day. Regular coffee contains hormones that can affect the developmental process of these kids, but that is not an issue with organic coffee.
*Organic coffee is better for the environment.
The toxins listed above can seriously deplete the environment. Regular coffee also promotes deforestation and I don’t have to tell you the negative effects that has on our environment.
We have our organic coffee on auto ship with Thrive Market, it’s the most affordable option I’ve found so far and I never have to worry about running out.
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I should add that I still go to Dunkin’ Donuts and I’m well aware their coffee is not organic, but I enjoy an iced coffee or latte from there now and then. If we’re consciously making healthier choices in our lives, it’s okay to have some balance and keep some things you enjoy!
raise clean, friends 🌷
Hard work pays off later…laziness pays off right now
Well, friends, Christmas has come and gone and the new year is upon us.
I’m so excited to hear what goals you have for 2020, to cheer you on, and support you in anyway I can.
I was watching a Ted Talk recently and this quote stood out to me SO much! We are moving into a new decade and there is nothing stopping us from doing the work to build the lives of our dreams except our own limiting beliefs. 🌷
My 2020 Goals:
💵 Double my income from last year helping women detox their products and live healthier lives
🏠 Do some big projects in the house like ripping up the carpet and renovating the kitchen
🏃Complete 3 Spartan races including a category I haven’t yet done
💏 Incorporate biweekly date nights with the hubby
I’d love to hear what your goals are! If you have the desire to feel better, look better, make more money, or have more time in 2020, I urge you to fill out this quick form https://forms.gle/TxdtLAp3tcgTtKbaA and/or hop on over to https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingclean/ where I can help you take the first steps to living your best life.
to decorate or not to decorate?
One of my favorite holiday family traditions has always been decorating my mom’s Christmas cookies with the family. We just did this today in fact! 😅 What I don’t love now that I know better… decorating those cookies, that we’re obviously going to eat, with a dose of chemicals derived from petroleum.
Fifteen million pounds of food dye is used every year in the U.S. which is a 5X increase within the past 60 years.
Guys, these dyes are made from the same petroleum that fuels our vehicles…
think about that.
This is exactly why I often talk about voting with your dollars. Why are we still buying this crap??
So, not only are these dyes made in a lab with chemicals derived from petroleum (which also happens to be used in gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt, and tar), they’ve also been linked to long-term health problems including cancer. Food products containing artificial dye are actually required to have a warning label in the U.K. These dyes have also been shown to increase hyperactivity in children. In fact I have heard several moms who have had children with ADHD be completely “cured” just by cutting out synthetic food dyes completely.
You bet your bottom dollar I brought our toxin free food coloring to Christmas cookie decorating this year. I see absolutely no reason to feed this stuff to Addie when there are safe options I can use instead!
We ate, We shopped, Now let’s GIVE
Now that the craziness of Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday is over, let’s reflect and give back to those less fortunate than us. What better way to do that than with Blessing Bags! Contributions can be as low as $10, as high as $54, or anywhere in between ❤️
I have ten young mamas who could use the extra love and support during this season of giving. If I get more than ten sponsors, the remaining bags will be donated to a local shelter for other women who could use some light in their lives. I sincerely appreciate all the support in this year’s blessing bag drive!
👇Details👇
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😍 The cost to sponsor a bag is between $10 and $54 as you will choose which toxin free product/item you’d like me to put in your bag. Then, I will buy the other items going in the bags such as: tumblers, fuzzy socks, tissues, chocolates, notebook, pens, planners, puzzle books, etc.
Last year I was able to donate five bags. I’d love to DOUBLE it this year and donate at least TEN bags so I can give to a young mom’s group with ten mamas in it.
If you’d like to be part of this blessing, please reach out to me or head here for all the info and tips on Raising a Clean family and living a Toxin Free life! https://forms.gle/JSp9Adnq5LMLSKDeA
The Horrors of Trick or Treating
Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. I have so many memories of Halloween nights, walking the neighborhood with my parents and sister then with my friends as I got older. Dressing as Mother Goose, an angel, a baby, and so many more. Then, of course the thrill of going through my candy after hours of hard work. My sister and I actually used to sit on the floor, dump out our treasure, and sort it by category 😂 (strange little kids I know). It was always one of my favorite days of the year.
Now that I have a child of my own, inevitably, I’m starting to think about taking her trick or treating. But, as a toxin free family, how do we go about navigating this holiday, keeping it fun for her, and keeping toxins like red 40 out of her little body? Let me tell you a little bit about red 40…
Red 40
What is it?
Red 40 is a certified color that comes from petroleum distillates or coal tars. The FDA mandates that it has to be listed by name on food and product labels. let’s look at the facts about this ingredient:
-Red 40 and other AFCs (Artificial Food Coloring) can cause allergic reactions.
-AFCs can cause hyperactivity in children and immune system tumors in mice.
-Red 40 contains p-Cresidine, which is likely a human carcinogen.
-One study found that Red 40 lowers reproductive success in rats.
-Red 40 reduced parental and offspring weight, decreased brain weight, and lowered chances for survival in newborn rats.
-The colorant showed evidence of physical and behavioral toxicity in developing rats that consumed Red 40 as 10% of their diet.
FDA regulations say that Red 40 must be listed on labels as “FD&C Red No. 40” or “Red 40.” However, manufacturers don’t have to specify how much is in their product. In the EU, warning labels are required on most dyed foods, which has caused a major downturn in their use. Foods that aren’t red or orange could still include Red 40. It is going to be incredibly prevalent in your child’s trick or treating bag.
To learn about our plan for avoiding Red 40 (and other candy that a child really doesn’t need) without removing trick or treating or taking the fun out of Halloween, hop on over to my Wellness Community where I explain what our favorite holiday will look like in our home! https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingclean/
Is It Your Moment?
We are wrapping up an amazing MyMoment promotion today at midnight and I’ve been pouring my heart out over in my clean living community on Facebook this past week. One thing I did was answer some questions that I get frequently about my job and I’d like to share one with all of you…
“How has being a green beauty advocate impacted your life?”
I could go on and on about all the ways that this business has blessed my life.
I am so thankful to work alongside all the inspiring women I do everyday. I am so inspired by the flexibility that I have to work in my sweats, when I want, and knowing that what I put into my business is what I will get out of it. I am so jazzed that there is no ceiling on what I can earn as an advocate with this phenomenal company. Most corporate jobs you can only work up so high. But no matter when you enroll to be a green beauty advocate, you have the ability to work your way to the top.
I had been with another company for four years when I decided to close that door and open the door to this toxin free life. I received a higher paycheck in October of 2018 (FOUR months after starting this journey) than I had in my FOUR years with my previous company..
It’s all because of the difference in the compensation plans and how unbelievably different ours is from any other company I’ve seen. It’s truly inspiring and genuinely life changing.
To learn more about how a busy mom like me works a business online sharing clean beauty tips and products and also grab my safe swap recommendations -> https://forms.gle/j39yLgwiVcHaLYKR9
I’d also love to see all of your beautiful faces in my clean living community to chat about living healthy, happy life! Check it out 🍂 https://www.facebook.com/groups/raisingclean/
Salt Lamps
Every Wednesday in my clean living community on Facebook I do a “What’s in my house Wednesday” post. I love sharing the things we use or own that align with our toxin free journey. Today I talked about my salt lamp.
We keep our salt lamp in our bedroom by Adeline’s crib. These are great additions to a home for so many reasons!
🙃 They balance electromagnetic radiation
🙌🏻 They enhance overall breathing
❤️ They cleanse, deodorize, and purify air
😊 They calm allergies and reduce asthma
😍They alleviate cough and other symptoms of the common cold
☺️ They boost blood flow
😄 They raise energy levels
🙌🏻 They sharpen concentration and performance
🙃 They enhance mood
💋 They reduce stress and promote relaxation
😴 They improve sleep
Do you have a salt lamp?
Where do you keep yours?
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