Musings on Momentum

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Farm Fresh with Farmacy Beauty

As you may have noticed, I don’t post many beauty reviews on Musings on Momentum. This is not due to a lack of products to test and review. Rather it is because I have made the decision that I want to not just love a product in order to share it with you; I want to be equally as passionate about the brand and people behind it. Farmacy Beauty is one such company that pairs absolutely stellar products with a company story that is so awe-inspiring that I can’t help but share.

Farmacy Beauty began after plant connoisseur and Upstate New York native Mark Veeder discovered Echinacea GreenEnvy.  Mark was gardening with a friend when he came across an echinacea plant blooming green rather than pink.  It was later discovered that the echnicacea plant he found is the strongest known version of Echnicacea Purpurea.  Armed with a mission to create effective and natural cosmetic products using Echinacea GreenEnvy along with a drive to support local farms he grew up around in New York State in mind, Mark formed Farmacy Beauty.

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Music Mondays – July Playlist

To be completely honest I struggled with this July playlist.  For the most part I try to share new releases and, not to be a downer, this summer hasn’t brought the songs of the summer type hits like past summers have.  I feel quite strongly about this and even re-tweeted an article The Daily Beast put out about the very topic a few days ago.  There are obviously a few front runners for “song of the summer” but everything in between has sounded a bit monotonous to me.  This playlist therefore encompasses a wide range of genres however I did still try to create a feel good summer playlist for you all that includes a little something for everyone.

Music Mondays - July Playlist

I would love to hear what you have on repeat right now and consider the “song of the summer”!

Gold Chair and Lamp DIY

When I first began designing my new workspace I quickly discovered one consistent theme that carried throughout all my inspirational images – the presence of subtle metallic elements. Based on my use of gold and silver foil in previous DIY projects (seen here, here and here), it’s fairly obvious that I love a good pop of metallic. For my workspace I wanted to branch away from the undone look I previously achieved through foiling and create something more muted and subdued. That is where this gold chair and lamp DIY came into play.

This gold chair & lamp DIY is a cost effective way to dress up basic furniture & household items, elevating them to pieces that are anything but ordinary.

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Grilled Balsamic Peaches – A Savory Summer Dessert

There is something that is quintessentially summer to me about peaches.  Perhaps it is because they were hard to come by the majority of the year when I was growing up in the Pacific Northwest. Once summer rolled around however, they could be found in abundance and I made the most of it.

Today I can scoop up peaches just about whenever I want, however I still find myself gravitating towards them almost exclusively during the summer.  A few weeks ago I found myself with several perfectly ripe peaches just begging to be eaten.  Always one to experiment, I sliced them up and threw them on the grill, drizzling them in balsamic vinegar and serving them up with a side of basil as the perfect summer dessert.  One sweet and juicy bite was all it took to transport me back to barefoot summer days in Washington.

This grilled peach recipe combines the quintessential fruit of summer, the peach, with the tang of balsamic, creating a sweet & savory summer dessert.

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