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Favorite Things Friday!

6/30/2017

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I love sharing some of my favorite things with all of you! Now this one is for the mamas!

I'm not going to lie, this is a weird blog post for me to write. But one of my hands down, newest, and most favorite products now is THINX Panties! They are period proof underwear. You can wear them AS your period protection. Yes you can! The different styles absorb different amounts. But those designed for heavy flow days, will absorb, into the panties, up to the equivalent of two tampons. 

The moisture wicking material absorbs everything. (Okay, some of the unsightly stuff you can wipe away, but yes...everything else.) Odor free! No leaks! They have changed my world!

(There are lots of ! you can see! I really love these...since I have to deal with this anyway.)

You can also use them as backup if you just can't give into it freely, but you should think about it.

The styles come in every shape that you can buy panties. There is something for everyone. 

They're easy to care for too. You rinse them out. (Sounds gross, but really isn't. Think about what you go through changing pads or tampons. Not much different.) You can hand was them, or wash them in with your laundry (sans softer) and hang them to dry.

Think about getting a few pair! Tell me what you think. I think you're going to love them.

SHETHINX.COM

Happy #FavoriteFriday!
Bernadette Marie

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Welcome to My Summer House

6/23/2017

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The other day my friend invited me in when I dropped my son off at her house. She said, "Come in. Do you want to see my summer house?"

Now I've been in this house a hundred times. When they first moved in. Before remodel. After remodel. I couldn't even imagine what she had done different to make it a summer house.

With a wide grin on her face, she walks me through the family room where her laundry is piled on the floor, where she'd been folding. A teenager is sprawled out on the couch with her phone in her hand. Lunch dishes were on the counter, and so were the groceries she was putting away. A laptop sat on the island, having been worked on. "My summer house."

OH.I.GET.IT!!!

There is never a time when you walk into my house where I don't say, "Oh, excuse the mess!" Even if my house happens to be spotless. I seem to have this thing about "your" perception of us actually living in our house. (And there are 7 of us that live in this house.)

Her bright smile and "summer house" declaration gave me such joy! She didn't apologize for not having everything tucked away. She embraced it!

Yes, this is a summer house. Kids are here. We are here. Life is happening all around us and the laundry is on the floor. Dishes are being used at such an alarming rate, the dishwasher can't keep up. I'm in my car more than I am anywhere else, so how can I possibly get it "model home clean?" 

She changed my life with that one phrase, and Theresa, I will forever be grateful to you for that!

Happy Summer!
Bernadette Marie


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