Giveaway Announcement!!!!

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I am so glad Monday is done. Mondays and I don't get along very well.
Going back to real life after a weekend is TOUGH!

Last night I enjoyed a grapefruit, my favourite winter fruit:

I have noticed lately that people either love or hate grapefruits ... what about you? Do you love them or hate them? Or are you in between?

My siblings and I have always loved pink grapefruit juice. We would fight over the last glass when we were kids. We also got it in our stockings. Sick, I know.

Breakfast this morning was one of the best bowls of oatmeal I have had in a long time. I made it with 1 cup of Almond Breeze and 1/2 cup quick oats. I topped it with 1 scoop of chia seeds, 1 t maple flakes, 1T almond butter, and 5 yogurt covered raisins. The yogurt covered raisins got all melty, and it was perfect!

Lunch was leftover veggie pizza (a couple slices) and an orange:

For dinner I made fajitas! I had 2 and dipped them in green salsa:

This evening I made an amazing tropical smoothie.

Tropical Smoothie
(Reminds me of an Orange Julius!)

- Juice 5 pineapple rings, 2 pears, 1 mango
- Throw the juice into a blender with 1/2 cup Coconut Flavoured Coconut Bliss (Ice cream made with coconut milk instead of dairy) and 1/2 a frozen banana.
- Press the smoothie button and blend until smooth!





Wow! It was sunshine yellow, and tasted like I was on a beach in Hawaii.

GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT
(Open to readers in the US and Canada)

I was fortunate enough to receive an email from Cat who is a PR Rep for Skin MD Natural. She offered to send me a bottle of Skin MD Shielding Lotion to try and review. She also offered to sponsor a giveaway in which one of my lucky readers will win a bottle themselves!

I am VERY picky when it comes to lotions. I refuse to put anything on my skin that has chemicals in it, and ingredients that are in any way unnatural. Our skin is our largest organ, and what we put onto it should be as high of quality as what we put into it.

I wash my hands a lot, as I spend quite a bit of time in the kitchen. I also use drying hand sanitizer at work. I wash my hands at work, or use hand sanitizer 10-20 times a day. I also live in windy, cold Saskatchewan, where my hands literally take a beating.

I have VERY dry hands in the winter. It gets especially bad when the seasons change, which they do so drastically in Saskatchewan.

I was very pleased when I read this information about Skin MD Natural's Shielding Lotion:

"Made in the US using high quality natural ingredients, making it over 90%
all natural. All ingredients are considered to be of food grade and are also
on the FDA's most safe list. It is free of harmful fragrances, parabens, and
colorants making it hypoallergenic. We don't participate in animal testing
nor does the lotion contain any animal products. Our lotion is also
vegan-friendly and gluten-free."

"A shielding lotion is unlike any other conventional, artificial moisturizers
because it works with the skin to naturally moisturize and heal. Most
conventional, artificial moisturizers only add moisture to the surface of
the skin, but do little to repair the skin's natural barrier against
moisture robbing irritants. Continued use of artificial moisturizers can
cause the skin to actually begin producing less of its own natural oils,
thinking that the skin has enough moisture. This can cause skin to form a
dependence on the moisturizer for hydration. Skin MD Natural breaks the dry
skin cycle by working to help restore skin's natural protective abilities by
bonding to the outer layer of skin, strengthening skins natural barrier
against toxins and irritants that can dry the skin, while locking in the
skin's natural oils."

When I received this lotion in the mail last week I tried it right away.

It absorbs instantly, and leaves no sticky or greasy feeling.
You can't even tell you have lotion on after about 10 seconds.
My hands felt instantly softer, and they were noticeably less dry after 2 applications.
There is no smell to the lotion like there are to some other lotions.

I love that you can use it on your face, hands or body!

You only need a VERY small amount, as it goes a LONG way! I like that because I want this lotion to last me a very long time. I will definitely buy some when my free sample runs out.

Want to win your own Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion?
(120 ml bottle, $18 dollar value)

I will be holding a giveaway that will close Tuesday March 2nd.

To enter:

1) Leave me a comment telling me what kind of lotion you currently use!

For Extra Entries:

2) Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment letting me know.
3) Tweet about this giveaway and leave a comment letting me know.
4) Become a follower, and leave me a comment letting me know.

The winner will be chosen randomly and Skin MD Natural will send the lotion directly to you!