just to clarify...

Hello Lovelies!!

Per your request, my daily face includes these products by Benefit
(and I threw in a few I love anyway, even though they weren't in the video)
Please note that these products were acquired when I was making a lot of money and replaced one at a time. I know they are pricey, but they work for me
and last a very long time.


You Rebel Light
(I don't use this everyday, just when I want to look
more dewy! Most days I just bare-face it!)

Hoola Bronzer
My Favorite.

Eye Bright pencil
Great for the inner corners of your eye and right under your eyebrow

Creaseless Cream Shadow
LOVE these, so easy to apply. I have the color RSVP

Dandelion Blush/Highlight
Very light and natural looking

Boiing Concealer in 02
Good coverage, a little goes a long way.

I also use the Kabuki Brush by Bare Minerals to apply my bronzer and blush.

I do have Bare Minerals products that I will use in the summer here, since it will be to hot and humid to use cream products (I am thinking...don't know for sure, but just a hunch!)

I like their products and have used them in the past, and they worked well for me.

So that is a day face in a nutshell.
Questions???

I do throw in drug store products for pretty much everything else.
And I love a good deal, so if you have a cheapie product you love,
don't keep it a secret around here...share away!!!

xo

5 minute face

I
REALLY
REALLY
REALLY
love
this.

I
want
it
so
bad.

It is just so pretty,
and you all know how
much I love black.

(sold by wayne pate)

and...
here is a video of me and my
5 minute face.
(actually it is a 4:34 face, and less than that in all actuality)


And if you don't like my version,
take Carmindy's advice.
I love her.


Happy Thursday Ladies! xo

cookies

I'd buy all my friends one if I was a baller.
They are that cute!

It's SO FLUFFY!

Just because we have to watch this several times a week

and my kids then imitate this the rest of the week

I thought it only fitting that I share this sweet little gal.



Good thing I still chuckle when I hear it....
she is pretty cute!

xo Happy Tuesday

wednesday

I am up to something...

I can't tell you what it is yet...

But I promise to tell you soon.

For now, I picked my recipes for this next week or two:
Lentil Soup
Chicken with Prosciutto and Sage
Chili-Rubbed Skirt Steak
Salmon Steaks with Hoisin Glaze
Glazed Lemon Cakes

We will be playing pin-the-tail-on him later for my Birthday Partay

Probably should change out of these though...it is 2:37pm.

And, I bought a box of Thin Mints from some cute girls.
I had a weak moment.
They are in the freezer waiting for me.
The bad thing about thin mints is that
you can eat like 8 in a row and not even flinch.
That is hard to do with cookies.
Dang Girl Scouts!

Off to shower!
xo

house 8810

Very rarely do I come across an online shop that makes me oohh and aahh.
Just to clarify, Anthropologie is one of those shops.
Lots of ooohhhhs and aaahhhhs up in there!

House 8810 is the sweetest version of my ideal gift shop
and pretty ooh and aah worthy if you ask me.
Maybe more like "awwww".
it is smart
it is cute
it is clever
it is adorable

Take a look around...
sweet, right???

How charming are theses wooden birthday numbers?
What a sweet keepsake to pass on to your kiddos.
I am in love!

Official Tooth Fairy Kit...LOVE.
Paige might need this.
She is oh-so-nervous about losing teeth!
Pigtail Kit....What is there to not love about this??
I want one!
Story Of My Life Journal
LOVE.
We ALL need one of these.
Would be a super cute baby shower/house warming gift.

This Flea Market Throw...
YES PLEASE!


Happy LOVE Day to all the lovelies in my life.
xoxo

love

June 10th is our 5th wedding anniversary.
This fall marks 9 years together.
Love is good.

With the help of our dear Laura
we were able to go on a date last night
to celebrate Valentines Day and my Birthday.

We went to PF Changs and ate ourselves silly.
It was oh-so-delish!

Thank you Laura.
Thank you Justin.
I feel loved.

xo

curious?

Wanna see where the magic happens???
And by magic I mean
turning egg cartons into caterpillars (such a cool thing to paint on)
or
where we make eggo waffles as a super-duper-special breakfast
or
where the Hot Mommy blogging goes down
or
where the ultra-marathoner lays his head at night????

It really isn't magic at all, but more than one person has been begging me to
show her where we live...how I have laid it all out...and to prove we aren't homeless. I love that I have curious friends!

So I will oblige.
Jump on over the the Mothership and I will show you!

20 before 30

I am turning 29 in 10 days.
My last year in my twenties is upon me.
What to do??

I came up with a list
of smallish things
I wanted to do before the big
3-0

Apparently Justin found the list
and added a few things,
which were promptly noted
but crossed off!

(In no particular order)
1. Go to a concert- anybody will do.

2. Buy a new pair of high heels- just because.

3. Volunteer for something- it will feel good.

4. Wear red lipstick- everybody is doing it...

5. Paint a painting- I used to do that A LOT.

6. Learn to knit, or learn to crochet better- I want a cute beanie by Christmas!

7. Sell MORE on etsy.- so I can buy more on etsy!

8. Read 10 books- suggestions?

9. Go and get a massage- last one I had was over 5 yrs. ago.

10. Go climbing- because it is freeing and a great workout.

11. Write more letters- who doesn't love getting mail??

12. Try a new recipe once a month- have a new cookbook ready and waiting.

13. Go to CA by myself for a weekend- nuff said!

14. Make some jewelry, sell some jewelry- I have some ideas...

15. Get back in to "handmade-mode"- make gifts, make clothes, make crafts, make&do!

16. Unplug on the weekends- turn it off...computer, t.v.

17. Take more photos WITH my kids and hubby- I am invisible in our photo history.

18. Call my parents more- they will like that.

19. Sew a quilt for our king size bed- It is time.

20. Less NO, More YES!!!

Do you have a 2011 list??
xo

30/30 Challenge, Day 29 and 30

Ok ladies,
it is time.
The 30/30 gig is
OVER!!!

Day 29: Purple sweater, red tank, black jeans, gray boots
I love this sweater especially because
it covers the booty a bit.
Most things are quite short on me,
arm length
total length
so when a sweater is long enough,
I LOVE IT!!



Day 30: Oatmeal tee, gray ruched sweater, black jeans, gray boots
Necklace: Cost Plus
Rings: Mom and American Eagle




Man,the still shots from my videos are always so strange!
Hope your week has started off right,
bundle up too, it is about to get
downright chilly down here.
Time to bust out the "Washington" jackets!

xoxoxoxo