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Fun and Healthy New Year Goodies From Babbleboxx!

by Nellie January 11, 2017

This post is presented in partnership with Babbleboxx on behalf of Single Edition Media.

Have I ever told you guys how much I love subscription boxes? I just love getting the box in the mail, opening the beautiful packaging and I’m so excited for the ah-may-zing products inside! Today I’m sharing the pretty cool stuff from the New Years Healthy BabbleBoxx which was packed full of awesome. I truly love every single item, check it out below–starting with a really amazing gift from Mother Oprah.

Food, Health, and Happiness by Oprah Winfrey

Let’s be honest, I saw the cover of the book and I was sold. Once I held it in my hands I was all the way in. The “Food, health and Happiness” book written by Oprah Winfrey is a stunning hardcover filled with charm. I’d expect nothing less from auntie Oprah. If you are a fan of high quality, hardcover, great textured books then you will LOVE this one. The photos are so great and the recipes are simple and not ridiculously overcomplicated. Plus there are little Oprah-isms that will inspire you to lead a better and more fulfilled life. I can’t wait to try a recipe! To get YOUR copy click here.

Made In Nature Mangoberry Supersnacks

I have been on the search for some really delish snacks to have on hand and while I’m on the road. I’d never heard about the made in nature line before but I’m so happy I had a taste. I’m pretty sure mango is in my top favorite fruits of all time so when it is mixed in my snacks I am a totally happy girl. These mangoberry supersnacks are unsulfured, have no refined sugar and filled with mangoes, apricots, goldenberries,oats, seeds, coconut and spices. I have officially hidden this from everyone in my household. No shame.

You can use code janboosters for $10 off orders of $39+ from the Made In Nature website! (Dates valid: 1/1 – 2/28)

JUST® water

In my box was also a refreshing box of water, that’s right a BOX! The JUST® water bottle is made of 83% renewable resources by using paper and plant-based plastic from sugarcane, resulting in a 74% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to a range of traditional plastic bottles. The JUST water is available nationally and you can learn more about them here!

SIPSCRIPTIONS teas from Tea Forté

You all know that I am not a coffee girl, I am a TEA girl all the way, so when I saw all of the awesome teas available from Tea Forté, I was all over it! This is an awesome set of wellness teas that include:

RESIST Tea for Wellness
REGROUP Tea for Detox
REBOOT Tea For Energy
RESULTS Tea for Fitness
RETREAT Tea for Relaxation

10% off any Sipscriptions item Code: WELLNESS Valid through 1/31/17 at the Tea Forte website!

FITS Socks – Ultra Light Runner, Light Runner, Light Hiker & Medium Hiker

The older I get the more I realize that I am in desperate need of socks. The sock monster seems to devour MY socks first–most days I can’t find any. I was so excited to get FOUR different pairs of socks in my size from Babbleboxx! I don’t know why socks excite me like this, they just do! The awesome part about the FITS socks is that they are not only top rated but they are made to fit your feet perfectly and for any activity!

FITS Socks has a $200 gift card up for grabs, all you have to do is enter your email address on their landing page!

EQUAL Beanie & Bracelet

I love what this beanie and bracelet represents! Both are to allow people to express their belief in equality no matter who they are. The meaningful and strong symbols are known to create unity among groups who share the same belief. The symbol has two main purposes:

The circle connecting to the equal sign shows our purpose, unifying equality.
It connects back to their name and reminds people of a simple notion … EQUAL. EQUAL is for everyone who believes in equality for all.

For more information check out the EQUAL Website!

Check out ALL the goodies from the Mind, Mood & Food Boosters @BabbleBoxx! #BabbleboxxNewYear #foodhealthhappiness ad

What was your favorite product? Do you have any subscription boxes that you love?

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3rd Annual Fashion Forward Conference

by Nellie October 6, 2014

3rd Annual Fashion Forward Conference

You all know that I love my conferences. It like a social thirst I have that needs to be quenched with amazing agendas, new brands to check out and of course old friends to catch up with. This year’s Fashion Forward Conference event was all of that AND more. The organizers truly out did themselves and I was happy to have attended.

Sponsor Booths

There were so many great sponsors this year, a lot of them I didn’t know but there was a lot of old favorites as well.

The first table I approached was Kevita, a low calorie sparkling drink that worked as a probiotic as well. So many yummy flavors!

Next we had the blooming box that is a great subscription service for teens and tweens that comes with all the latest makeup and themed accessories.

We also had Cabi (a designer line that you can only get access to via invitation), Gwinnie Bee (another subscription clothing line for women size 10-24), one of my favorite brands Miraclesuit was there as well.

Fashion Shows

One of the highlights of the show is the fashion show that features the kids and moms of Fashion Forward. Some of the brands featured was Cabi, Miraclesuit, Gwinnie Bee, Bags by Alex and Ani and more.

The kids were just as adorable, the big hits were the costumes from Spirit Costumes:

Afterwards we had a panel on brands and what will be happening in the future with sponsorships. Although there was a lot of great information given the thing that stuck out to me was the fact that one of the panelists mentioned that the pool for bloggers is getting deeper and deeper. Which I totally agree with because there are SO many blogs out there! It’s kind of insane, and that is why I appreciate each and every reader because you certainly could be hanging out somewhere else but I digress.

After a taco lunch with some of the best Guac I’ve had in a long time, we were able to hear from Christy Turlington about her organization Every Mother Counts. Every Mother Counts is a organization that supports maternal health all over the world. This organization came to be as a result of Christy’s own complications after birth.

Fun fact: Christy is also a runner! She is running the Chicago Marathon in a few weeks and she will also be running the TSC Marathon here in NYC in November. She runs with her charity and over 100 runners. Her mantra while running is one mile, one mama. She thinks about each mother that may have to go the distance of 26 miles in order to receive maternal medical care.

Next we had a panel on social media, which is generally my favorite because I love to hear from women who are doing big things in the social media space.

These girl were so fun and personable! They gave great tips but my favorite was 1) in whatever you do, keep your voice. 2) don’t use so many hashtags on installation (I am so guilty of this!) it make you look a bit desperate so stick with one or two if you need to add them.

As usual, I had an amazing time at the Fashion Forward Conference 2014! It was informative, super stylish and of course filled with amazing women.

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Have you thought about Halloween costumes for the kids yet? Have you updated your fall/winter wardrobe?

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5 Things You Should Consider Before Buying A Car Seat

by Nellie June 17, 2014

When I was pregnant with my firstborn I hadn’t a clue what I was doing. No, really. I bought so many things that I thought were necessary. For example: a changing table, wipes warmer, an insane amount of bottles (over 20) and many many more things that I would learn that I didn’t need. When you are newly pregnant it is super hard to really know what you would need until you are in the trenches of childcare everyday.

One of those things that I didn’t do proper research on (unless proper research counts as checking Amazon.com reviews) was my car seat. Now before the car seat crazies start throwing tomatoes at me, I would like to say in my defense that if I’d known then what I know now, I would have been MUCH more selective of my first car seat. I bought an all in one stroller/car seat combo. Looking back, I wish I had done a bit more I research.

Last week I attended a Evenflo event at Blooming Nails & Spa, A gorgeous upscale nail salon with locations all over NYC. We came to learn about the new car seats that would be debuting this summer. This included the ProComfort protection series and the Sure Safe car seat series and let me tell you, both have some awesome features! More on that later.

5 Things You Should Consider Before Buying A Car Seat

1) According to a recent survey 80% of car seats are installed incorrectly. (Have you checked yours recently??)

2) Most car seats have a 6 year expiration date–and it’s not because they are old it’s because the technology of cars is so rapid that car seats designed for current vehicles may not work properly in the future.

3) If you are ever in a crash/accident with a car seat, dispose of it. Better to be safe than sorry!

4) Speaking of disposal if you ever have to get rid of a car seat cut the harnesses to prevent someone from finding it and reusing an old (and dangerous) car seat.

5) Do not buy used car seats! You never know what they have been through… You can’t exactly get the car facts on a car seat right?

Evenflo has two new amazing car seats that are coming out this summer. Evenflo’s main concern is to make the ride as comfortable as possible for the baby yet ultimately keeping them as safe as possible.

Evenflo’s Procomfort Symphony DLX All in one car seat

Fits 5-110 pounds (the only car seat you would ever need!)
Multi position recliner
Gel matrix material that alleviates pressure points
Installs with these amazing Sure latch connectors that makes installation a breeze (I loved this! These little connectors stay in the car so that you don’t have to bury your fingers in the cushions to find the latch! Genius!)
Machine washable car seat pad & more
Available exclusively at Target!

Evenflo’s SureSafe System (4 models)

5-110 pounds
Multi position recliner (for sleeping baby)
Quick connector latch equipped
Buckle pockets that tuck the buckles away (preventing the metal from getting too warm and burning baby
Side impact protection that significantly reduces in side impact crashes through advanced energy absorption
… And more!

Knowing what know now, I definitely would have started out with one of these models. I am actually quite tempted to replace both of my car seats!

Amazing pedicure

Guests of the event were treated to an amazing pedicure, lunch and even treats. I didn’t taste the cupcakes but they looked so good!

The nail tech did such a fantastic job on my pedicure, I left feeling like a new woman! There was even a really long foot massage. Plus the decor was beautiful and extremely tranquil. Since I was returning to work that day I was worried about messing up my pretty new toes by putting them back in my loafers. The tech came over and wrapped my toes in saran wrap! Say what?! Genius!!

Did you do a lot of research for your first car seat? How many have you owned? What unnecessary items did you buy for baby? When was the last time you got a really, really good pedicure?

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Fitness Magazine Blogger Meet and Tweet

by Nellie May 21, 2013

Fitness Magazine Blogger Meet and Tweet

Last week, I was extremely lucky to get an invite to the Fitness Magazine Blogger Meet and Tweet held on the west side of midtown in NYC. I was so excited to be able to hang out with other healthy living bloggers plus see some of my favorite girls from fitbloggin. If you follow me on Twitter then you saw me tweeting away with reckless abandon with the hashtag #fitblognyc.

Fitness Magazine Blogger Meet and Tweet

When I tell you that I was so excited for this conference, I couldn’t barely sleep the night before? Last year I remember watching those #fitblognyc tweets wondering how did I not know about this? Why wasn’t I invited?! *cues “started from the bottom”* lol!

I arrived at the club to find my girl Patty from Enjoying This Life. I was early. 🙂

Once we got in we were given our press passes (!!) Some breakfast, and went out to the very beautiful and spacious rooftop area.

My name is jacked but its okay 😉

Side note: I have never ever ever been so impressed with a gym. The Mercedes club has an outdoor pool, outdoor yoga classes, machines for days, smoothie stations, and the facility is simply spotless. Dear universe, I need a membership to that gym. Let’s make it happen. Thanks.

Once everyone arrived it was time for the sessions to begin. There were lots of different sessions which will be covered in the upcoming weeks in separate posts. The information was just too good to squish it into one recap post. I didn’t bring my industrial sized notebook for nothing! So stay tuned for makeup tips from a Stila makeup expert, interviews and tips from some of the biggest bloggers out there and interviews from both Brett Hoebel from The Biggest Loser and the drool worthy Rocco Dispirito! *swoon*

After that it was lunchtime and there were some very very healthy choices to choose from. I ended up drinking a smoothie. After that it was off to the sponsors!

The first place I stopped was at Reebok. I couldn’t help it, the neon called to me! They were amazing enough to give us a pair of sneakers in our swag bags. Oh Reebok, you sure know the way to this bloggers heart.

Then I went over to Vichy who had a great product for cellulite and stretch marks. I was over there because my belly is desperate for tightening after baby #2!

Aliah from The Get Fit Diva and I took some poses for some free peanut butter from smart balance. You can’t see but we were on the BOSU ball the whole time!

Next I dropped by Athleta and they have a beautiful line of workout clothes coming out this fall and we got to lust after peruse them.

After that I went to Saucony, where amazingly enough they were giving out ANOTHER pair of sneakers! And to my excitement they were green, Zumba green! Yes! I’ll be honest it took a lot for me not to give the sneakerman a big hug. I was that excited.

Finally we ended up by the Ford Fiesta Movement both and I got to take these hysterical gifs with Christine from Love Life Surf and my Blogalicious roomie Lia.

After that I got a bit of downtime and then we were off for the Mad Cool Fitness Cardio Dance class. We worked so hard! We squatted so much I thought my whole toosh was going to fall off! Jen Turner is the truth!

We all retreated to the locker rooms to organize the insane amount of swag, and we went home. All in all I was SO humbled and excited to be invited to be a part of such a wonderful event. The Fitness Magazine Blogger Meet and Tweet was an even that I couldn’t even have imagined 2 years ago when I started blogging. Thank you Fitness Magazine for the opportunity!

Has anything really special happened to you recently that you want to share?

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Getting Gorgeous 2013 – A Day Of Glamour

by Nellie April 30, 2013

The organizers of Getting Gorgeous 2013 were gracious enough to invite me to this awesome event. I was not compensated for this post.

Getting Gorgeous 2013

Last weekend I was invited to Getting Gorgeous 2013 and I had a really amazing time. I’ve been to events like these in the past and Getting Gorgeous 2013 was every single thing I thought it would be and more!

I was really impressed by the awesomeness of the layout and the overall fabulousity of it all. I bring to you the amazing sponsors for Getting Gorgeous 2013:

When I walked in, the first thing I saw was girls getting glammed up by getting their hair done and free manicures for all!

Then I went over to the BB Creme section where I was matched properly for BB Creme. The very nice beauty expert blended it for me and I admit, it looked pretty good. I had previously used a different brand of BB Creme but this one seemed to fit my tone better. I was happy to run into Kim from Beauty and the Bump and Makeup By Kim Porter.

Next I jumped across the way to visit with Thyme Maternity who has an amazing maternity line.

I made my way over to the downy/tide area and they have so many new products like these beads (that smell amazing!) I really love scent boosters in my laundry so I was all over those!

I also stopped by Dial because they now have a body/hair wash for kids 2y-6y and one for 6y and up. They also gave me cute little bath toys for the kids 🙂

New balance was also in the building! I love and adore new balance so I was super excited to see them there! They have awesome new super light and stylish walking shoes and Heidi Klum is going to have a full line of products out soon as well! I love the colors the most!

According to the Wall Street Journal there is no Blogger event without cocktails (insert side eye from heaven here). Bacardi was in the building for the dranks but at least these were low calorie cocktails. I didn’t partake, and I gave my drink tickets away. As you can imagine it was a popular table 🙂

I also went over to Foster Grant and shamelessly revealed that I don’t own a pair of sunglasses because I can never figure out the correct shape for my face. She let me know immediately that I would need oversize or cat eyes. She made me try a few on and boom, I had finally found a pair that looks so good! I casually mentioned that I wish I would walk into a Duane Reade and buy them–she went into her bag of goodies and unfortunately there was no more of that pair left. Just my luck 🙁

Then she said I could HAVE them because it was so late in the day and they were going to be wrapping up soon OMG! SCORE!!!

(I just love this picture by the way, and if you follow me on instagram, google plus, and twitter you know that I changed ALL my avi’s! LOL good pics don’t come along all that often round these parts)

There were several more fantastic vendors and I enjoyed ALL of them. There are really some great new products, and the Getting Gorgeous 2013 team was gracious enough to send us home with a bag full of goodies.

Do you rock a fabulous pair of sunglasses? How often to take time for yourself to get glammed up?

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