Pinch my cheeks, it's fall y'all! Basically my favorite season ever is here. Fall is undoubtedly the winner of the seasons in my opinion: loveliest weather, best holidays, comfiest clothes, yummiest foods, coziest decor... need I go on? I love to transition my wardrobe and makeup from Summer to Fall and I'm bringing you the … Continue reading For the Love of Fall!
Author: Joyfully_Jackie
Jackie is a safer beauty advocate who has partnered with Beautycounter to help educate on the need for safer personal care products, advocate for legislative reform on Capitol Hill, and provide solutions to women all over the United States and beyond who are looking to ditch toxins and clean up their makeup and skincare!
Jackie will be traveling to Washington DC with 100 of the top consultants in Beautycounter to meet with lawmakers and champion change and cosmetic reform in late 2020.
When she isn’t out spreading the clean beauty message through events and one-on-one consultations she spends her days homeschooling her three girls. She and her husband Alan have been married for 11 years and spent the first 9 years of their marriage living in the Dominican Republic working with a non-profit in some of the poorest barrios in the country. You can find her on IG or FB sharing her journey towards a non-toxic lifestyle, clean eating swaps, and homeschool inspiration!
My Whole 30 Experiment & Results
It is February 3rd and that means I've been officially done with my Whole 30 challenge for 3 days! I've had a few questions about what it was like, was it worth it, would I do it again, what was the food like, etc. so I thought I'd break down my thoughts on the Whole … Continue reading My Whole 30 Experiment & Results
Beyond Sulfates, Parabens, and Phthalates
I've had this idea in my head to write this article for quite some time, ever since I happened into a Sephora and struck up a conversation with a worker at the store. I was searching for a clean purple shampoo to help with the brassiness us blondes endure 🙂 The conversation with the (very … Continue reading Beyond Sulfates, Parabens, and Phthalates
The Hard Days: Looking Up When Your Heart is Down.
Today was hard. I had to have really hard conversations with the big girls. I’d been feeling it coming on for weeks and we’ve had various versions of the conversation over the past year but today was a conversation unlike any other we’ve had. More direct. More fragile. I guess I should back up. When … Continue reading The Hard Days: Looking Up When Your Heart is Down.
What’s in a Decade?
Joyfully Jackie. That’s the name I gave my space on Instagram in 2019. Can I be honest with you as I’m learning to be more fully honest with myself? This year hasn’t felt all that joyful. I’ve almost felt like a fake this year with my “laugh out loud” photo as if I’m laughing my … Continue reading What’s in a Decade?
2 Years Later.
I've known this post was coming and it has been by far the hardest to wrap my mind around. The two year mark. I sit here, legs crossed, computer in my lap. The air conditioning blasting my body. It's quiet here. It's cold even. I mean, outside it's 107 degrees, but you'd certainly not know … Continue reading 2 Years Later.
Anniversaries and Funerals and Legacies
"Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance." 1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT Alan and I are celebrating 10 years. It's a big accomplishment for anyone. It's an even bigger one if you knew our history. God has been so gracious and merciful. He gives and he takes away … Continue reading Anniversaries and Funerals and Legacies
Down in a Hole
Its been awhile since I've had a moment to really dig deep and look inside my soul. I used to do this often and it's so healing for me to write in this way, however, I've found myself much more busy than I care to admit, often to a point of being overwhelmed, which is a … Continue reading Down in a Hole
Authenticity. Belonging. Transparency.
Over the years I’ve loved this process of getting to know myself better. I used to run and hide from the personality traits that I thought I embarrassingly embodied. I’ve tried on different personalities at different periods of my life I’ve loved self-improvement/help books but mainly because not only did I want to “better” myself, … Continue reading Authenticity. Belonging. Transparency.
Looking Ahead. With the Heart.
This has been such a hard blog to write. Once we put something out there on paper/blogland it somehow holds us to accountability, but I've done the "looking WAY back," "looking back" and now it's time to set nostalgia aside for a minute and take a deep breath to look ahead. This is not a … Continue reading Looking Ahead. With the Heart.
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