Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Want Amazing Skin? Try Rodan + Fields!

I love quality skin care products and was so excited when I was introduced to Rodan + Fields!  I started using the products a while ago and fell in love with them!  I knew I wanted to offer this amazing skincare line to other ladies so  I decided to start a new business venture and became a consultant.

You may have heard of R+F before via social media, but they are now the 4th largest skin care company (and growing daily) in the country founded by two of the top dermatologists- the same ones that created the award winning Proactiv brand for acne. They have dominated the acne market and are now taking the anti-aging market by storm with R+F and have created four lines of products to battle sun damage, aging, acne, and sensitive skin. The before and afters from clients are incredible. It's amazing and these products really work!! I started with reverse and my skin feels amazing!  Now, I do reverse in the morning and redefine at night.


Also, the extra income is a necessity and a blessing.  With the staggering costs of infertility treatments, IVF and medicine, my husband and I are taking on very large expenses to begin a family. So, the extra income by doing this has been such a blessing to me. I thought you might be interested in learning more about these products because skin care is so important to all of us as we try to maintain that healthy and radiant glow and PREVENT aging! I mean who doesn't want that??!! As my preferred customer you would get a 10% discount and free shipping with great customer perks! 

There's also the option to become a consultant and give yourself the opportunity to make some cash while getting 25% off products.  I know of other ladies that are dentists, physicians, nurses, and pharmacists that have started as consultants and are now making more money that they would be doing their job part time or in some cases full time after only 18 months to 2 years.  So it gives them the ability to stay home with their children in some cases or continue their practice while still maintaining an extra source of income.

Let me know if you'd like to discuss any of the products. I'd love to have you on my team as a customer!! and I know you'd LOVE the products!!

Check out my website: www.jhathcock.myrandf.com

Use the Solution tool to see what products we'd recommend for your skin type! 

 
Love,
Jessica


P.S.-If you email me your mailing address, I will send you a FREE mini facial!

Here are a few before and after pictures...proof that the products work! 









 









Monday, March 14, 2016

Recipe: Crock Pot Salsa Chicken

Crock Pot Salsa Chicken

I love using my Crock Pot for meals during the week.  It's so convenient and all you need to do is add a few quick side dishes and dinner is served!  For two people, it lasts

http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/crock-pot-salsa-chicken/

 

Ingredients
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 jar salsa, 15 oz.
  • 1 can corn
  • 1 can black beans
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ C cilantro, chopped
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients and pour over chicken.
  2. Cook in crock pot on low for 6-7 hours or until chicken shreds easily.

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Injection Night One-Complete!

Well...we made it through the first night of two injections!  My husband, David, and I both had a busy and long day at work.  He actually beat me home for once and had dinner ready for me!  I got home around 8:30 pm and we had dinner quickly and caught up on our days and then started prepping our drug lab!  I had to do two shots tonight and will continue this for the next three nights.  David was the mad scientist (I think he secretly enjoyed this) and handled the mixing of diluent and powder to create the injections.  The first shot was the Gonal-F, which provides the hormone  follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) that helps cause the ovaries to produce eggs (we need lots and lots of eggs)!!  We made sure to take our time reading the instructions because we really didn't want to mess this up.  David went to inject the needle into my abdomen and it didn't want to penetrate the skin...OUCH!  I started crying at that point and David was pretty upset too.  After a quick pep talk for both of us, he just had to "jab" the needle into my stomach really quickly with force...he did not like this part at all.

The second injection was of Menopur, which provides FSH and lutenizing hormone (LH) that help healthy ovaries to make eggs.  Menopur is a preparation of gonadotropins extracted from the urine of postmenopausal women (umm...ok?!), which has undergone additional steps for purification...THIS is something I really don't think I needed to know!!!! LOL!  I've read a lot about this medicine really burning when injected for many patients.  For me tonight, it actually didn't burn as bad as I was expecting...maybe I was just traumatized from the dull needle from the first shot?!  We will see how the next few nights go.  I have confirmed that I could not be a nurse or a scientist! HAHA!!  I just kept saying, "it's for our baby"!!  Right now, my stomach is just a little red in the injection spots...one night down, lots more to go...

Here are a few pictures from our exciting night of shots! 

 








 xo, Jessica

Friday, March 4, 2016

Medicine, Needles, Pills...OH MY!

I got my special delivery today...A LOT of medicine!  I have been so excited about receiving this package (not about the cost...yikes!).  I know that sounds odd, but I am so hopeful about what all of the medicine, pills and needles will help us achieve.  All of this will be absolutely worth it to begin our family and have the child we have dreamed of and said countless prayers for already!  I know everyday won't be easy and the shots and bloodwork will not be fun but being a mother is incredibly sacrificial everyday right?! 


Special Delivery!  I wish it was a new purse and let me tell you...for this price, it would have been one smashing designer handbag ;)

For this IVF cycle, I will be using the following medicines, which are beautifully displayed on my table!
-Azithromycin
-Estradiol
-Crinone
-Gonal-F
-Cetrotide
-Novarel
-Menopur
-Leuprolide Trigger

That's a LOT of needles!!!!  YIKES!  Trying not to feel completely overwhelmed.  I'm getting over a very bad stomach virus so the thought of giving myself all of these shots is making me very queasy at the moment...BUT with God's grace we will get through them and have the best gift in the end!!

One of the countless reasons I adore my husband!  He sent me this cute bitmoji today, after I sent him all the pictures of the medicine delivery.  This entire process of infertility is definitely something that we are experiencing and walking through together... and it impacts us both.  David has the same desires as I do and some days are hard for him too, as we navigate through our emotions and this valley together.  I am so thankful for the way he encourages me and always puts forth an effort to make me smile and feel incredibly loved!!

Have a great weekend!

XO, Jessica