by Jamie Holloway | Feb 8, 2021 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Since October 2020 I have been on a skin care routine. I have noticed a difference in my face and body. My cheeks are rosier, my skin is softer, and I look younger. I like it. In the December Bella Skin Care box I received a UpCircle Face...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 30, 2021 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
In the last few years I have been replacing my plastic storage containers with glass containers. The reason I am doing this because plastic is toxic to the human body. As someone with several autoimmune diseases doing everything I can to take care...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 22, 2021 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
November, I started my skin care regiment after receiving several skin care products in subscription boxes. In one of those boxes, I received a Natural Jade Facial Roller. I was skeptical with all the claims. Since then, I have changed my mind. I use it...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 11, 2021 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
I have been working on my skin care the last few months. I have been trying out face masks and other skin care products. It has been fun and a bit overwhelming with all the products out there that I have received. One product that I received was Fruida Skin...
by Jamie Holloway | Jan 8, 2021 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Beyond face masks I have not thought about masks for other parts of my body, like the lips or hands or feet or butt. This time around I received a hand mask in my subscription box and so I thought I would try it. With all the handwashing I have been doing...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 28, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Stress seems to be coming from all sides with Covid-19, the escalation of anger and violence because of the election that we just had. Stressed has become a constant threat to my sanity. I have decided not to engage in verbal violence in my social media and in...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 17, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
I have been receiving a bunch of different masks in a couple of subscription boxes. There have been some that I have received I did not know existed. One such mask is “Guardian Angel Revitalizing Eye Gels”. I never...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 14, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
I got a new fancy cup for tea or coffee so I have been enjoying hot chocolate and teas in it. Recently, in the December Therabox subscription box I received a big bag of loose-leaf tea by Tas Tea Heaven called Beauty. Tas Tea Heaven is a company from Greece and...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 8, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
I have now established a ritual every night before I go to sleep of slathering my face and body with oils, moisturizers. My face feels like a baby’s butt and my arms and legs look amazing. I have Vasculitis and it comes with skin issues and I take a...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 1, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
I just started caring about my skin care routine recently and so I was intrigued when I saw Soon Strawberry Lip Masks in my box from Bella Skin Subscription box. I have only heard of a face mask, but a lip mask was foreign and new to me. My caregiver who...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 30, 2020 | Auto-immune, Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Warning: I am not a medical professional and if you want to take this type of medication, I recommend you discuss this with your doctor before trying it. I live several chronic illness’ and a trach tube where I have to have a large volume nebulizer compressor...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 26, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Skin care is something that I started caring about recently. I hate feeling greasy and oily so I did not think skin care would be something for me. I have learned differently. There are some products that do not live your skin feeling oily and greasy like you...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 24, 2020 | Auto-immune, Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
Here is a fact about myself that not many realize about me. I cannot smell. The reason I cannot smell is due to my trach tube. The trach tube cuts off my nose from working, so my nose and all that it does is not working. Every so often I can smell and it is...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 17, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
As you have read in my previous reviews I am including skin care in my self-care regiment and I received another product in a subscription box, a face mask by Upcircle. Upcircle uses powdered discarded olive stones. Olive stones are a bi-product of...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 16, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
One of the hazards of taking chemo medication is getting dry, flaky skin. Plus, I have Vasculitis which has skin issues as well, no matter what type you have. I have tried several brands and many do not moisturize my skin enough. I am still dry and flaky...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 9, 2020 | Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
This year I started considering skin care. I have never been a make-up, skin care, facials, pedicure, manicures kind of girl. I have done them, reluctantly with some of my friends, but I never saw the point. I believe part of that is a strong memory from...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 30, 2018 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Exhilarating People, Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
2018 is almost gone and it is time to start another year and set another intentional word for 2019. Reflection on my year of rebuilding is what is on my mind for this post. What have I learned, a lot. One, I give up too easily on myself. I have no...
by Jamie Holloway | Dec 29, 2017 | Auto-immune, Books/Music, Inspiring Nutrition, Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
The Keto Diet is something I have been interested in and since my friend at Wellness Works NW has started selling Ketones Supplements from Pruvit I became even more intrigued. I checked out at my library a great book called The Ketogenic Bible: The...
by Jamie Holloway | Jun 5, 2017 | Auto-immune, Products I Love, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
“I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company. ” Although the Tens and PMS...
by Special Contributor | Mar 16, 2017 | Products I Love, Supporting Each Other, The Magnificent Journey
Dear Readers @ Jamie Chases Butterflies, I am writing this blog because Jamie NEVER would. Jamie is my best friend and sister. We have known each other since 1987 in Mr. Smith’s math class, where we would catch catnaps and counsel each other when we...
by Jamie Holloway | Nov 1, 2016 | Products I Love, Supporting Each Other
“I have been given this product as part of a product review through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. Although the product was a gift, all opinions in this review remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company.” A Word from Jamie Holloway...
by Jamie Holloway | Sep 8, 2016 | Auto-immune, Products I Love, The Magnificent Journey
“This is a sponsored post. I have been compensated through the Chronic Illness Bloggers network. All opinions remain my own and I was in no way influenced by the company.” Living with a chronic illness presents so many different health obstacles...
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