In lieu of my last post, I've decided it's best I look at the blessings God has given me. I mean really if we look at all the bad or rough spells, we could never see or appreciate the good there is. Life will constantly throw us a curve ball or knock us back 5 steps after taking just one forward. But even during all that, there are still blessings to be thankful for, small and big. To keep myself in perspective in this rough time during the upcoming holidays I am going to do a daily post about somethin...
Do you ever feel like the world is swallowing you whole? All 10 months of this year I've been swimming in that sensation. To be honest I guess I should say I have felt like this for the last 34 months. Nothing before Feburary of 2011 really compares though. Not even close to an ounce of comparison to the months from Feburary until this very day. Feburary is when my mom was diagnosed with Stage IIII lung cancer. And my whole life changed. I'm setting here, in our local emergency room, watching the most ...
I love trying new things, don't y'all? I've always been the one who goes for the odd or least known; often times discovering fantastic things before most or figuring out the duds before they become a trend. Last JulyI was perusing one of my fave magazines, Woman's World came across a spiffy little site. It was all about testing products giving feedback to the brands consumer's through lots of different channels. Ha needless to tell y'all, I jumped on the site! It is Influenster.com. When I signed up ...
I had a spur of the moment shopping trip with my oldest son today. So I decided to swing by Walgreens and check out the Wet N Wild sale I had heard about. Much to my dismay I had swung by late in the game and lost out on what I'm sure was some fantastic goodies. While trekking my eight year old through the makeup isle where he would shake his head at the many seemingly torturous items, I did find some pretty sweet goodies to add to my ever growing collection. Thought I'd lay out what I got in a quick ove...
I adore playing with polish. Whether it be stamping, mixing polishes, embellishments, or whichever. So this weekend mani I decided to dabble mixing some colors. I used 2 fave Wet N Wild fast dry polishes, Hannah Pinktana Sage In The City, along with my latest Sinful Colors, Love Nails. HANNAH PINKTANA SAGE IN THE CITY LOVE NAILSI started with three lovely coats of Hannah Pinktana gave it some time to dry. About a minute sufficed. 3 COATSThen removing 90% of the polish from the brush I dabbe...
Ok ok. Its been forever since I have chatted it up with y'all about cool fave goodies. Sorry about that! I've been a super busy momma with lots of mommy type duties other personal "me" consumers.But I'm back I have a stunningly eclectric blue by Sinful Colors polish I picked up at my local Wal-Mart. I'm a sucker for the bright electric colors of summer. This one was Love Nails. I've had Sinful Colors polishes in the past really enjoyed them. Being a momma on a budget I like the quality of these polis...
Got a new Wet N Wild nail polish today! Permission To Proceed from the Spoiled line- a CVS exclusive. Spoiled is one of my absolute favorite nail polish lines ever. Variety with such intensity. pre-clean up after 3 coatsIts such a deep full green that screams summer to me. Very reminiscent of the lush green grass gets after rain in the summer and of fresh ripe watermelon. This would be an excellent pop of color in any summer wardrobe. Its a rather opaque color and will take a few coats to achieve a de...
All of July I've dealt with bouts of insomnia tonights no different. The clock ticks on I rummage for various sleep aids. Warm milk, check. Counting sheep, check. Turning off all electronics, check. Deep breathing, check. Relaxation techniques, check. Sleep-lost in the dark. Amongst all the trying to sleep I thought I'd pass along a few things not to do when you can't sleep. I'm sure there's oodles but these 7 I like best. And please keep in mind, sleep deprivation is a torture tactic. So be prepared ...
I'm a peanut butter fanatic! I love peanut butter JIF is one of my absolute fave brands. I plan on venturing into other nut butters but right now I've only made an exploration into hazelnut spreads.Nutella was my first hazelnut spread I think its yummy-my kids do too. So I was pleasantly surprised when I happend across JIF's new Hazelnut spreads! Of course I bought some right then! They have 2 flavors to choose from- regular Chocolate Mocha Cappucino. I must confess, I adore anything coffe flavored or...
Ok who doesn't love timeless classics? Movies, foods, make up, music, clothes... we love things that stand true through the test of time. To me Ivory soap speaks volumes of timeless classics! I was delighted, if not a bit shocked, to receive a complimentary bar of Ivory soap in my Mom Voxbox from Influenster. I was quickly reminded why Ivory is such a delightful brand.One new thing I learned about the Ivory bar soap is the microwave experiment. And can't forget the fact that it floats in water! This lef...
