My 5 Step Winter Skin Care Routine for Dry Skin is super simple, affordable, and easy to implement! I have resisted starting a skincare routine for so long. My excuses were: I didn’t know where to start. The choices were overwhelming. It was too expensive to purchase all the products I needed at the same…
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Top 10 Posts of 2019
Another year is in the books! 2019 was a really weird year for me. In February, we welcomed our sweet little Anya into the world. We have been working on building our new place fairly nonstop (here’s hoping that we’ll be able to meet our deadline and move in April!). It’s been crazy. Looking…
Will You Join Me For a Sugar Free January 2020?
It’s that time of year again! After the craziness of the holidays, I’m always so ready for a reset. Sugar Free January is an amazing tool to help me get my sugar cravings back to a normal level. It isn’t about restricting or controlling. SFJ is about setting a tone for the year and helping…
Ethical Christmas Gift Guide 2019
This Ethical Christmas Gift Guide 2019 gives you fair trade gift ideas for health nuts, hostesses, beauty lovers, kids or babies, and stocking stuffers! Something that has become important to me over the years is choosing to buy ethical/fair trade whenever possible. I’m definitely not perfect in this. And there are some things that are…
Sugar Free January Recap 2019
Well, my second Sugar Free January is complete! I’m here with a recap to talk about how it went down this year: How I Felt During the Challenge: Similar to last year, the first week or two was easy peasy. Then, around 2 weeks into it, I started craving sweets. I think it was a…
ButcherBox Review: NEW Wild Caught Salmon Box!
If you’re a long-time reader of Buttered Side Up, you know that I’m a fan of ButcherBox. So when they announced that they were releasing a wild-caught salmon box, of course I wanted to try it out for you guys! Bust first a little background… What is ButcherBox? ButcherBox is a subscription service that delivers…
Top 10 Posts on Buttered Side Up in 2018
Can you believe that we’re already rushing into 2019? To be honest, this has been a year of ups and downs for me: We took a trip to Florida, which is one of the best things I’ve done in my life. Then my body decided to betray me and crash into chronic fatigue. With testing…
Will You Join Me for a Sugar Free January?
Kick the new year off on a healthy foot by resetting your sweet tooth with a Sugar Free January 2019! Last year was my first time attempting a Sugar Free January. You can read all about my experience HERE. In a nutshell, I enjoyed my first SFJ, and I’m doing it again this year! For…
Christmas Gift Guide 2018
It’s that time of year again: the hunt for the perfect gift for that special someone is on! I’ve got loads of ideas for you this year, for the health nut, baker, hostess, guys, stocking stuffers, and more! I tried my best to find gift ideas that are either fair trade or made in America/Japan/Europe….
Where I Ate in Minneapolis
Last weekend my siblings, their spouses, and I took a trip to Minneapolis/St. Paul to attend an Owl City concert. We girls had decided beforehand that we weren’t going to eat at ANY chain restaurants. I’m so glad we did, because we had some amazing food this trip. Here’s where I ate in Minneapolis: Where…