• Recipes

    Chi-chi-chia everything!

    Happy Foodie Friday, y’all! I am sharing with y’all one of my favorite additions to any meal—chia seeds! I find new ways to use chia seeds in recipes every day with the help of Pinterest, and I love how the food turns out every time. These tiny seeds are packed with nutritional benefits. I recommend chia to anyone—especially people with allergies or who live a vegan lifestyle. If you are trying to lose weight, eat chia before your meal, and it will keep you from eating so much. Pregnant women should eat chia during their pregnancy for the omega three they need to produce for their developing babies’ brain development. When mixed…

  • Fashion,  Kids

    Mermaid Life

    Harper’s Outfit: || Shirt – Carter’s || Overalls – Gap || Teething Necklace – Hazelaid || Moccasins – Freshly Picked || Amanda’s Outfit: || Shirt – Fin First || Jeans – American Eagle || Bangles –  Sweet Tea Jewels use code: littlesouthernlife for 20% off of your entire order || As a small business owner myself, I know how important it is for local small business owners to support each other in their entrepreneurial endeavors. Myrtle Beach friend and photographer, Allison, and her artistic hubby, Jason, started a children’s line of shirts inspired by life with their son, Fin, last year. When Allison previewed the designs on her Facebook, I was absolutely blown away and knew…

  • Fitness

    Yoga is for everyone!

    By: Danielle Cuccio – celebrity yoga instructor, CEO of Cuccio Somatology (www.CuccioSomatology.com) Blog: www.TheBeautyBlender.com. Photos: Kathryn Page (http://www.kathryn-page.com/) Yoga can be seen as somewhat spiritual, “guru-y”, but in actuality, it doesn’t have to be that at all.  Yoga can be whatever you want it to be.  It can be slow, it can be fast.  It can be spiritual, it can be purely physical.  It really is what you make it. That is why I love yoga.  And the great thing is, it feels good no matter what.  Even if a stretch feels intense at the moment, you can feel so much better after. I used to hate yoga.  Being a hip-hop dancer…

  • Recipes

    Chipotle Chicken Sweet Potato Boats

    GROCERY LIST: All organic ingredients -medium sweet potatoes (I made two per person) -3/4 pound (about 2 small) boneless skinless chicken breast -1/4 cup coconut oil -fresh juice from one lime -1 teaspoon granulated garlic -1 teaspoon dried oregano -1 teaspoon cumin -2 teaspoons chili powder -sea salt and cracked pepper -2 cups spinach -greek yogurt, for serving   INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Wash your sweet potatoes under water to remove dirt then prick all over with a fork. Place potatoes in the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes or until fork tender. 3. Put raw chicken in a glass baking dish and rub with a…

  • Fashion

    She was like the moon…

    Harper’s Outfit: || Headband – Little Hip Squeaks || Teething Necklace – Hazelaid || Overalls – Gap || Moccasins- Freshly Picked || Amanda’s Outfit: || Top: Solace Boutique || Jeans- Angry Rabbit || Bangles – Sweet Tea Jewels || There has been so much going on in our little world over the past week! We have been slammed with Sweet Tea Jewels orders, and I am by no means complaining, but that’s why I have been a little MIA here on the blog. I have some really fun posts coming up about topics y’all have asked me to cover. One of those is about mom fashion. I think this comes up a good…