Healthy & Delicious 4th of July Appetizers

Summer snuck up on me this year! I kept thinking it was getting hot earlier than usual but somehow didn’t connect the dots that it’s almost July! This is always a special reflective time of year for me. My dad passed away on Independence Day in 2010 so I celebrate July 4th for multiple reasons. I’m excited to share with y’all 15 amazingly delicious and nutritious appetizer recipes that will be perfect for your Independence Day party!

Wishing you and your family a very happy and safe Independence Day!

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6 products, less than 5 minutes?! Toxin-free? High performance?! Sign me up!Comment 💄if you want all the links to this flawless in five 😉😉.1️⃣ Crunchi’s tinted moisturizer - it’s the perfect combo of skincare meets makeup meets SPF, offers toxin-free SPF 30 and the finish is unlike anything I’ve ever tried. I love applying it with a flat top brush and it’s even a little buildable if you like more coverage than your typical tinted moisturizer.2️⃣ Crunchi’s Solarise Bronzing Duo. Supposedly you’re supposed to make a 3- I don’t know what I’m doing but I like it and I love this bronzer brush to make application a breeze!3️⃣Next is hands down my most favorite brush I’ve ever tried. I’m typically a powder brush gal but this Cheekmake Liquid is a dream. And this color, guava, is a total dupe for Beautycounter nectar or NARS orgasm.4️⃣Tires Mom eyes be gone with a few strokes of this My Alabi Liquid Concealer. I’m using shade L15 and it really helps brighten my eyes without settling in to lines or wrinkles!5️⃣ Nutribrow in #1. Goes on like butter and unlike everything else of Crunchi’s that is made in the U.S., these pencils are made in Germany because they really know their stuff when it comes to wooden pencils!6️⃣Shattered mascara for the win! Lengthens, volumes, doesn’t smudge and yet it somehow comes off without having to call in the heavy duty makeup removers. What kind of voodoo is this?!A quick swipe of chapstick and I’m done!#KISSintheKitchen #makeupbag #cleanbeautyproducts #lowtoxliving #crunchicollection #boernetx

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🧼That lather tho 🫧 🫧. Daytime skincare deets! Comment GLOW if you want the links + a 20% off code!Step 1: Crunchi’s Gentle Facial Bar. Can you see how much this bar lathers in the video?! It’s wild! It’s so creamy and not stripping and I know many of you have echoed that sentiment as well.Step 2: Clarilight Essence. Let’s prep the skin with an essence with ingredients that will support skin’s moisture barrier in addition to balancing your skin. It’s an important step to prep your skin before you apply a serum!Step 3: I am Bright. It took me nearly a month to get adjusted to this serum (I was previously using BC’s Vitamin C serum) but I L-O-V-E it now! Plus it has stable yet powerful Vitamin C + ferulic acid & niacinamide which help enhance the Vitamin C performance. And if that’s not all, it even blocks blue light (HEV rays). Woohoo!Step 4: Daylight Advanced. There are a few of Crunchi’s products that just smell “happy” to me and this is one of them. I love how light it feels yet still delivers hydration that lasts all day long. I didn’t mention this in the video but I actually use this at night also but with the addition of a few drops of facial oil!Step 5 (almost forgot!): SPF. I used Sunlight all summer until the launch of Sunlight tinted and I love them both now. Both rub in easily without any white cast but it’s just whether or not you enjoy a slight tint to help even out skin tone and provide a little coverage or if you’re a tried and true no makeup person!🫶Drop any questions in the comments or my DMs are always open. It’s an honor to help you pick out some safer products that will WOW you with their performance + sustainable packaging!

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Meal Planner Grocery Shopper
Meal Prepper
Lunch Packer
Doctor appointment maker
Gift Buyer
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Homeschooler
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And the list goes on before you add…Systems Maker
Marketing
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And the list also goes on here.This is clearly one of the biggest challenges of being a woman in business and I don’t have all the answers but I do know this:Be present where your feet are planted (this has stuck with me since the first time I heard @kienbee + @lesleeowen mention it)
Outsource what you can, when you can
Communicate your needs in both home and business and call in reinforcements when able!#KISSintheKitchen #femaleentrepreneur #womeninbusiness #worklifebalancegoals #boernetx #fairoaksranch

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🤔So what did I do?🫶🏻Absolutely nothing.

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