Meet the Blussians

Calling Dr. Green Thumb

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj9FVlEtknU No, I'm not planting weed, LOL. I do like the song, though. Ever since we moved into the duplex, my mind has run wild with the thoughts of having a garden. When I was growing up in Palm Springs, my Granny grew her own vegetables and fruit. I can remember picking figs, oranges, lemons, grapefruits from various trees in the backyard. She even grew hot peppers but I was told
Meet the Blussians

Happy Easter!

For those who traditionally celebrate, Happy Resurrection Day! For those who just like the Easter bunny and baskets, I hope you received everything you wanted this year! Bear cashed out: My longtime friend made this for Bear. Honestly, I went into a sugar overload yesterday. But he liked it a lot, too! Painting eggs with Daddy. Emoji eggs! I'm in the process of making a pot roast for dinner with mashed sweet potatoes and
Makeup and Natural Hair Care, product reviews

We’re Shea Moisture Ambassadors!

It's no secret for my love of Shea Moisture on this site. I've been reviewing their products for years now and I've even scolded them when they made a boo-boo. So, I'm super, SUPER jazzed that Bear and I are a part of the 2018 Shea Moisture Ambassador class! Pretty much like that. Here's our unboxing video. Please excuse the mess of our home. We're still in the process of unpacking
Russian Soul Sundays

Vegan Side Dish – Sautéed Red Chard

Sometimes, it's hard to eat your veggies when you simply don't have time to prepare them. While I have been at fault for buying ready-made veggie sides (and really, there's nothing wrong with that because you're still getting your vegetables), I really prefer to use fresh whenever I can. We were introduced to red chard many years ago when our then-next door neighbor had leftovers of a food delivery service
Meet the Blussians

8 Years

It's weird looking back at our wedding eight years ago. Originally I wanted to get married in San Francisco at City Hall. I'm still kicking myself that I didn't stick to that plan. That was the original reason why I got married in my favorite color, purple, because I knew it would look great with the gold at S.F. City Hall. But it didn't happen. No disappointments because I ultimately got
Makeup and Natural Hair Care

Product Review – e.l.f. Poreless Face Primer

I'm always on the hunt for the perfect primer. While I have an old faithful that I truly adore and love, I always want to venture out and try new ones. Enter e.l.f.'s Poreless Face Primer! I was intrigued by this because I love the e.l.f. brand and the fact this primer is only $10 USD made me a huge fan. Let's face it, when you have cheap makeup that looks
Russian Soul Sundays

Every Day I’m Brusselin’

I'm actually about that life instead of having cute towels that I'll never actually use because they are simply for decoration. But no, I do eat my veggies and a lot of them. At least I try to: Now, I have to admit: I was never a Brussels sprouts girl. They weren't on my list of, 'Oh, how yum!' growing up. Ever since I smelled them being boiled (and trust, they
Mommy Commentary

New Home, New Start!

So, we recently moved. Yeah. I didn't mention it at all on this blog because well, it was hella short notice and honestly speaking, we're still moving. We moved from our wonderful neighborhood of Highland Park to nearby neighboring Pasadena. Not a bad shake! I can't get into details about said move other than the new owners of our rent-controlled apartment had a vision that didn't include the current residents.
Mommy Commentary

My Body Hates Junk Food Now

The aging process is so interesting because you never know when certain things will kick in and how they'll snatch your edges off. Kinda like that. So, a while ago, my husband and I adapted a vegetarian lifestyle for 30 days. While we're not vegetarian or vegan, the experiment did have a permanent impact on our lives. For one, we definitely don't consume as much red meat as before. Two, we're
Makeup and Natural Hair Care

Makeup Product Review – Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty

I know I'm hella late on reviewing Fenty Beauty. I know this. But better late than ugly, right? My makeup bag says so: You can purchase that bag here. I'm sure you have heard all of the rave (and not-so great) reviews of Fenty Beauty by Rihanna. Boasting of 40 shades, it has been revolutionary in the world of makeup and literally something for every skin shade. Naturally, I had to try