For the last few days I have been using my new goodies from Bend Soap Company. I got to try their Spring line of skin care products a few weeks early and I couldn’t be any more excited about these scents. I already have a few favorites that I am going to stock up on.

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I am obsessed! If you’ve been around The Walking Mermaid for a while you probably already know how obsessed I really am with Bend Soap Co. but did you know that it’s their seasonal scents that really have me head over heels?! Yes! Every year around Christmas time, Bend Soap releases their seasonal scents and this year they launched a brand new one and it smells AMAZING!!!

I have been using Bend Soap Co. for over two years now. I bumped into them through a friend. She saw one of my

Our corals are dying. You may have heard me say this on Instagram and my blog already numerous times. But did you know you there are products out there that will help protect them? Yes! One of them is our sunscreen. For the last year I have been using Raw Elements for many reasons, including taking better care of our coral reefs and our skin.

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The coral reefs in our ocean are dying and it is all our fault! In the last decade or so, ten perfect of our coral reefs around the entire world have died or have already been destroyed. We need to make a difference and that starts with the sunscreen that we use. Our sunscreen contains toxic chemicals both for our oceans and our bodies but don’t feel bad. You can make a difference with a few simple changes such as using reef safe sunscreen.

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Cooking while camping or even backpacking can have it’s moments. When you are out with your kids or on the trails for a long period of time, you are always looking for foods that are convenient, healthy, and will keep you full longer. Whether that is a quick trail snack or a simple yet delicious breakfast to start the day off right, I’m here to tell you that Peak Sherpa is the way to go. Their delicious organic camping food will keep your healthy and energized for the rest of

Coral reefs play a very important role in keeping our oceans clean. Just like plants and trees keep our planet land alive and clean, so do coral reefs keep our oceans alive as well. Sadly over the years, the lifestyle that we live has caused a great damage to the coral reefs in our oceans. Today, June 1st, 2019, the first official day of National World Reef Day, I want to share with you some very important ways that you can protect our coral reefs no matter where you live

It’s still January and we have 11 months left in the year to make a conscious change in our lifestyle. One of the many things I want to work on this year is cutting out single-use plastic. I’m not going to say it is easy. We have been so used to the easy way of life without thinking of the environmental impact our actions are causing that we tend to forget to bring these items with us. Me included! But don’t feel bad. We are in this together. I have

Let’s face it. These winter months can be brutal on your skin. The cold wind and dropping temperatures tend to make your skin very dry and itchy. You put on lotion but it’s not cutting it. After reapplying it over and over again, you continue to find yourself scavenging for a better moisturizer that will get the job done. I’m here to tell you that Bend Soap Co. makes the best moisturizer for dry skin in the planet! I am absolutely obsessed and my skin is healthier than ever before.

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A coffee addicts worst nightmare is their yellow stained smile. I always hated to smile for pictures so I avoided pictures as much as I could. If by chance I did take photos I made sure to do so from far away. Anything so nobody would notice my not so pretty white smile. I was already embarrassed enough from a bike accident I had that chipped my tooth and damaged my two front teeth causing an unwanted gap. Add the stain to them and I just wanted to hide it

All of us ladies I think have had the talk about menstrual cups or just periods in general. I mean how can we not!? It is kind of a natural thing for us ladies. We all have that one friend that is eco-friendly and wants to inspire you to try new alternatives. Or we have that one friend that just has the worse menstrual periods and have found an alternative that works best for them. I am that friend too that is constantly trying to inspire others some way or