Living the Dean Life

Living the Dean Life Turning houses into homes 🏡 | Realtor by day 💼, DIY queen by night 👸🏼🔨 | Lover of Champs & Shopping 🛍️🥂 | Amazon guru- I’ll do the shopping for you! 🤩

Having celiac disease is way harder than I ever expected it to be…. Last night I went to a banquet and couldn’t eat a si...
05/06/2026

Having celiac disease is way harder than I ever expected it to be….

Last night I went to a banquet and couldn’t eat a single thing 🫩😢. I was surrounded by people with plates stacked high with pizza, lumpia, fried chicken, cookies, brownies etc. An incredible amount of yumminess that I’ll never be able to eat again…. They just ate and ate and I watched like the sad panda I was 🤣🤣. And it sucked lol.

I’ve been shopping at the wellness store for over four years simply because I love the products and it’s cheaper than Walmart and Target. Plus it ships to me in a few days!

But I’ve never looked for gluten free products until now. Yesterday I searched “gluten free” and 240 products came up! 240!!!

Blueberry lemon muffins, brownies, protein bars and shakes, pre workout bars, beef jerky, beef sticks, and PANCAKES!! 🥞😋. All gluten free! I had no idea 🤷🏼‍♀️. I can’t wait to try it all!

But what made me even happier was to see gluten free tooth paste, lip balms, mints, sunscreen also included. And so much more.

There’s a reason the wellness store is invite only and I’m here to share it. I feel more aligned than ever to help people. With memberships only $1 for the first year just makes sense 🩷

As most of you know, the past few years I’ve really focused on my family and my health. I decided to ditch all things t...
05/03/2026

As most of you know, the past few years I’ve really focused on my family and my health. I decided to ditch all things toxic (including the company I worked for 🤣😅).

Another part of the process was having a full hysterectomy and breast implant removal. After that I started using with a company called Opt Health for hormone replacement therapy, supplement with vitamins and hgh, and to monitor my blood work 4 times a year.

I’ve shared a lot of this over the past few years, but one thing I realized is that I never talked about the toxic products we also replaced in our home. it’s pretty crazy what everyday products can do to our hormones and mental health.

And now that I have celiac it’s even more important to monitor what we are using.

I legit had no clue gluten was in toothpaste and cosmetics 😳.

I’ve been reflecting a lot lately and one thing I’ve realized is that I really miss helping people. Whether it’s helping them make money for their families or help with a product they want or need. I’ve definitely been gate keeping an incredible company.

And while I’ll never step into the mlm space again, I’m thinking I’d be a great personal shopper 😉.

What’s better than shopping and making some money while doing it? 🤩. I hope you continue to follow along with my journey 🫶

04/30/2026

Nate’s room day #2. I’m exhausted! I had no idea how laborious it would be to paint an entire room iron ore 🫩🫠🫠🫠. Luckily it takes a month for the paint to cure before putting up wallpaper so I get a break lol. Ceiling up next! (This weekend) 😂

Movie date with my mini! Celebrating some sick new moves 😎🩷😎.
04/29/2026

Movie date with my mini! Celebrating some sick new moves 😎🩷😎.

So proud of ! He wrestled 16U and 18U today and placed 2nd in both! 7 matches- 3 pins, 1 tech, and win by decision. 💪💪...
04/26/2026

So proud of ! He wrestled 16U and 18U today and placed 2nd in both! 7 matches- 3 pins, 1 tech, and win by decision. 💪💪🖤💚. He’s been putting in the work off season. Not bad for a 14 year old, high-school freshman 🤼.

And that’s a wrap for Mikayla’s level 7 season!Regional results- 🩷 9.450 on vault🩷 9.4 on floor 🩷 9.225 on beam 🩷 8.950 ...
04/18/2026

And that’s a wrap for Mikayla’s level 7 season!

Regional results-

🩷 9.450 on vault
🩷 9.4 on floor
🩷 9.225 on beam
🩷 8.950 on bars

37.025 all around 🤩.

Mikayla hit all of her goals and ended the season with her personal best in Beam and All around. She also added in her level 8 passes on floor😅. lol

She is so happy, and as a sports parents that’s the most important thing to us! She’s overcome a lot this season and we couldn’t be more proud of her 😍

23 years tomorrow with my favorite human… 🔥❤️Honestly, it’s wild to think we’ve been together over two decades and have ...
04/14/2026

23 years tomorrow with my favorite human… 🔥❤️

Honestly, it’s wild to think we’ve been together over two decades and have grown three whole teenagers (and ourselves) in the process 😅.

I always tell the kids Carl’s had me longer than my parents, so at this point… any of my bad behavior is definitely his fault 😂

They say the only family you get to choose is your spouse—and wow, did I absolutely nail that pick. ❤️. I can only hope and pray our kids do the same.

We’ve built something real, something strong (and definitely chaotic too), and I love that our kids get to grow up seeing what this kind of love looks like.

Carl- you’re still the one I want, the one I choose, and the one I’d do this whole crazy, beautiful life with all over again 💋

Ps- check out the last pic. Cerca 2003 😂😂😂

04/13/2026

Wouldn’t chance it for a thing 🩷🖤

Welp- it’s officially official. Although the initial diagnosis was a complete shock, I’ve definitely come to terms with ...
03/28/2026

Welp- it’s officially official. Although the initial diagnosis was a complete shock, I’ve definitely come to terms with this over the past six weeks- and I’m ready to start feeling better. I’m incredibly grateful there wasn’t any permanent damage and no stomach cancer.

Next steps involve more labs, a bone density scan, meetings with a nutritionist, and getting the kids tested. ❤️

Luckily I’ve never been a big sweets or baked goods person…. (Probably because they always made me feel like garbage 😅), but bread I will miss. Has anyone had any luck making gluten free sour dough or any kind of gluten free breads?

Saying goodbye to gluten today. 🥖💔It’s not a breakup I wanted, but my intestines decided, “It’s us or the bread.” So her...
01/14/2026

Saying goodbye to gluten today. 🥖💔

It’s not a breakup I wanted, but my intestines decided, “It’s us or the bread.”

So here we are.
Farewell to pizza that understood me.

Goodbye to croissants that flaked emotionally when I needed them most.

RIP to pasta, my ride-or-die, my carb soulmate.

You were delicious, you were there for me, and you absolutely tried to destroy my insides.
(That’s on me for ignoring the red flags).

Now entering my celiac era: reading labels like a detective, paying extra for food that tastes “pretty good actually,” and telling people “no, I can’t just pick the croutons off.”

Gluten, I’ll miss you. But not as much as I’ll miss not feeling like garbage. 🫡

Friends—help. What am I eating now besides sadness and overpriced crackers? 🫠

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