Easily Storing Grocery Bags!!

I am all about saving grocery bags to reuse, and I know that I'm not the only person, because I see all these crazy contraptions to hold and organize them! I'm sorry, but I'm not about to stuff my bags into an old, empty Lysol wipe dispenser. 

Too much hassle, and with my luck it probably wouldn't work anyways.

I recently figured out a way to store my bags in a really efficient, organized way and I'm just too excited to keep it to myself.

This is a before shot of the drawer that I kept my baggies in: 

Underneath are paper bags too. Its pretty disgraceful if I do say so myself. 

Here is after:

Gahh, it's so pleasing to my eyes. Oh, the plastic bags are out of sight in the small Nordstroms bag.

Here is how I did it:

   P.S. sorry the pictures are so small, I intended them to be bigger. 

There you have it! It takes a minute or two which my mother would say is absurd, but I think it is a minute or two well spent. 

Organize away my pretties, and have a wonderful week!

Cut The Bloat

Happy Monday my lovely friends!!
I hope your superbowl weekend was a blast!! I know mine was and I'm soooo feeling in this morning.

After all the chips and guac, chicken wings, and pizza I just know that everyone is rocking the elastic waistband today!
I want to share with you my secret to cutting that bloat. It's weird, brace yourself..but it's been proven and I can tell you from personal experience it works! I've got my mom and best friend doing it now and  they will tell you it works too. Ready?

Apple cider vinegar.

What I do is before a meal, take a glass of water and mix in 1-2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar.
Weird right? On a scale of 1-10 on how gnarly it tastes, I give it a 4. Definitely tolerable.

Curious about the science behind it? Here is the basic idea:
The acidic environment in your stomach helps you break down food efficiently, but sometimes your stomach isn't as acidic as it needs to be. Drinking this right before a meal creates an ideal pH for a ton awesome results! So here is the break down:

ACV..

• Cuts that bloated feeling after eating
• Helps you digest your food better
• Helps your body will absorb more nutrients from your meal
• Helps your body use fats instead of storing them
• Maintains a healthy pH level
• Makes you a little fuller, so you won't eat as much (portion control!!)

Make sure that if you're going to do this that you buy the raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar. It has the most nutrients and you will get max benefits out of it. I like the brand Bragg and also Trader Joe's has a good one.

Try it, and let me know. After one week of this I saw drastic changes to my midsection.

Do you have any tricks I should try?? I'm always looking for something new :)

Smile Bright Without Breaking the Bank

Hello ladies, happy Thursday! I hope your week has been going well, one more day till the weekend!! Woot woot

In the midst of my first week back at school, I am trying to get around to editing some photos so I can post another recipe, so bear with me on that one. But in the mean time I wanted to share a money saving tip for keeping your smile pretty!
Can you believe whitening strips are $35 cheapest?!??
Talk about a rip off.
I know chances are that you have probably heard this before, but I'm here to tell you it works!

Baking soda. It's literally the magic secret for cleaning anything. Now I've read about making a paste with toothpaste and baking soda and peroxide, but for someone who is  OCD like me, that is too much extra clutter on the bathroom counter. So I keep a box of baking soda in the medicine cabinet, and once I put toothpaste on my toothbrush, I press it into the baking soda so some sticks onto the toothpaste. I know that may seem weird, but please don't shun me for it.
After a week of doing this my boyfriend asked me what I was using to whiten my teeth!
If he notices something like that, then it's gotta be good! I'm kicking myself for not taking before and after pictures.
And want to know my cherry on top? I take a dixie cup of one part water one part peroxide for mouth wash. Once again, sounds gross.. I won't lie to you, it's not the best tasting thing in the world. But it's effective, and it's cheap!

I hope I've inspired you to brighten your smile!!