It's a new year. Hello 2013

We rang in the new year with great friends, and had a blast. Todd and I got a sitter and finally went out together. We went to a friend's house to eat, drink, and be merry.

I got myself all dolled up, which is one of my favorite things to do. I don't get to do it very often these days since we don't go out often, but maybe that will change this year. Hahaha with kids? Maybe I'll grow a money tree too ;)
I felt pretty! And did you notice how well my lipstick matches my earrings? That's a CoverGirl Blast FlipStick in Vixen. Pretty huh?

Any ways, people always say that a new year is a fresh start. I started mine by working on the 1st. It sucked since that was Leena's birthday. My baby girl is ONE! Her party is this Sunday, so I have lots of stuff to do. I did want to show off her cute as can be invitation too! I designed it just for her superhero themed birthday party. I went for a comic book look.

Cute right!?

Back to the new year stuff. I don't ever make resolutions because really, who keeps those anyways? Every year I just live my life as best I can. I know this year is going to be a busy busy one for sure. I started a new job, and I'll be going to school full time. *sigh* I know for a fact that there will be days that I don't see the girls except for the morning before I go to work. That kind of breaks my heart, but at the same time, some time away from them is good for me. All I can do is keep pushing until I finish school. In the end I'm doing what is best for my kids.

Moving along, if you haven't noticed, I haven't updated anything regarding my weight loss. I failed miserably. I got up to 8 pounds lost, and things went downhill. I've gained it all back. I suck! I really need to get on that though. Being at work kills me. I work at David's Bridal now, and that place is like a darn funhouse. There are mirrors EVERYWHERE! I'm not lying. I can see myself from everywhere in the store. Seeing yourself in that many mirrors all day is enough to motivate one to lose weight for sure. No promises, but we shall see.

I think that is enough rambling for now. It's late, and I need to get back to bed.

Happy New Year!

Semester One - Done!

Oh man, it has been a long semester, but it is finally over!

I just turned in my English paper for my last final. I am pretty nervous about it, but I'm hoping for the best. I have a B in that class right now, and I'm hoping it'll stay that way. Right now that's my lowest grade, so I think I'll give myself a nice pat on the back for that.

The only thing I have left to do is go in for a final critique in my Art class tomorrow, and wait for my final grades to be posted.

This is a huge accomplishment for me, and I want to shout it from the rooftops.

In the past I did go to college, but I had a really hard time with attendance, still do actually, and I didn't do very well or just dropped my classed entirely. The online class option was a life saver for me this time around. I can hop online in the middle of the night, if I so choose, and get my work done then. Nothing was set as far as a class time, and I loved that.

I'm pretty excited for next semester as well. I'll have 2 online classes, and only two classes on campus. I think with only two classes, attendance shouldn't be that big of an issue, especially since they're at night. Not to mention I'll be taking the introduction to Surgical Technology class next semester. I'm pretty stoked for that. I'll get a nice glimpse into what I'll be doing after I finally graduate. Ugh graduation seems like such a long way off. Including next semester I have 4 to go, one of which is over summer, so I'm only really looking at a year or so. Not too bad.




Anywho, I got a new haircut, and yes, you'll be seeing it soon. My little cousin is in beauty school, and she needed someone to go in for her test. She passed, and I got a kick ass razored layer 'do.


Oh, and I just wanted to mention. Be on the lookout for a new beauty product review complete with pics. Get your sexy lips on after this one :)

I'm getting serious!

On the weight loss front that is!

I am so sick and tired of being a huge blimp, so I am really actually doing something about it this time. No joking around now.

I know I have mentioned it before, but this time is totally different.

I'm actually entering my second week of the Atkins Induction. It has been surprisingly easy to choose the right foods since I love meat, veggies, eggs, and of course bacon :) LOL. I will admit, though, the first few days were hell. I was exhausted, and I'm sure the fact that I kicked my diet soda addiction at the same time didn't help at all.

All I did was check out their website for the plan info and an acceptable foods list. That means I am staying under 20 net carbs per day. I also drink tons of water and an herbal laxative tea in the morning. The tea isn't part of the plan, but it really helps because I have never been..... uh..... regular haha. Once I lose an acceptable amount I'll move out of the the induction phase and I'll be able to add more stuff to my acceptable foods list and keep losing, just at a slower pace.


Soooo... I bet you're all dying to know..... How much have I lost so far???

In one week I have lost a total of 6.2 pounds! 

I didn't measure myself before I started, so who knows how many inches that is. To be honest I think I look exactly the same. It's weird too because 6 pounds on a 5'3'' frame is a lot.

I am pretty proud of myself for losing that amount though. I'm still 38 pounds away from my goal weight of 150, so I'll just keep chugging along.  

Check out the nifty virtual model weight loss simulator pics.

Bzz Agent Review Time (again)

I know, these campaigns were pretty close together, but I'll never complain about free stuff ;)

This one I have nothing but positive things to say. 

The first thing you see is a rather eye catching wrapper. It's modern and fun. 

Next I went on to taste Unreal candy. I was uber impressed. I'm not one for overly sweet candy which is why I rarely eat it, buuuuuut this candy has the perfect amount of sweet, and not only that the right kind of sweet. It's hard to describe, but I kind of fell in love. I tried both the peanut butter cups and the nougat bar, mmmmm. Both were to die for. The chocolate tastes like real chocolate, complex and rich. The filling is just as great with it surprising explosion of flavor. What can be better than that, oh yeah the fact that there is no added junk in it. That's right!The artificial junk is out! That's probably why it tastes so good. 

I'm going to be honest and say that I didn't give out all of my Bzz Agent coupons. I saved a couple for myself. That's allowed right? I sure hope so because I have a new addiction ;)

BzzAgent Review Time!

Glade Expressions Collection

I got my coupons in the mail and went right to Walmart to pick up my products. I got the oil diffuser in Pineapple & Mangostee and I got the fragrance mist in Cotton & Italian Mandarin.

I must say, that I love both of the scents.

I am not usually one for tropical scents in my home, but the pineapple was the only variety of the oil diffuser available at the time that I went to use my coupons. It smells lovely and isn't overpowering. Yet, it is still strong enough for me to smell all the way down the hallway when I walk passed my bathroom. I will say that as much as I loved the smell, I was a bit disappointed in the diffuser itself. I had only see online ads for it, so I expected it to be sort of like a reed diffuser. In actuality it is more of a cardboard diffuser with reed like panels for decoration. It still gets the job done though!

Now the Cotton & Italian Mandarin, that is my new favorite. I love clean linen scents, and this is like that only better. Everything just smells cleaner once I use it. I am a bit confused as to the reusable trigger/plastic case, though. I don't really see the point of it or how it improves the product. I mean essentially it's just a plastic case for the spray. Why not just the spray can itself? Either way, the scent is still amazing. I also love the fact that I only need to use a little tiny spray for my whole room to smell clean for hours.

Overall, the scents are great, but the products used to deliver them, I found lacking.

Thank you Pinterest!

I am a serial pinner, and 99% of the time the crafty DIY pins never result in anything other than a full board LOL.

Not this time!

I saw a cute loft bed pin and decided to give a look see. I checked out the site and it led me to a cute castle loft bed. The plans were amazing! Everything was laid out, and the step-by-step, illustrated, instructions were wonderful. Here are the plans if anyone would like to give it a go as well.
http://ana-white.com/2011/10/plans/castle-loft-bed

I told Todd that we NEEDED to do this for Lily since her toddler bed was falling apart. He said, sure, so I went out and bought the lumber. It took a while for him to get started on it, but once he went full force on the weekends it took about a month to complete.

After he finished I painted it white, and I fell in love with it. I still need to decorate it and make it look nice and girly for her, but it still looks great!

Here it is. I'll probably post a pic when it is all beautified as well.

Lily loves her slide and sleeping in her big girl bed

Freebie Review - BIC® Soleil® Savvy™

It's that time again folks! Review time.

I got this as a freebie in my BzzKit.

To be honest I wasn't expecting much because I had bought some Soleil razors way back when. They were disposables, and were pretty bad. I don't like to think back to those razor burns.

This time around I was pleasantly surprised. It feels sturdier first off, and is ascetically pleasing. After checking it over I opened the package and took it to the shower with me. Let me say this, I'm not a shaving cream kind of gal, so few razors make the cut. This happens to be one of them :)

I did a quick run over of my legs, underarms and bikini area. I ended up with a nice close shave and, woohooooo, no razor burn. I didn't even get an ingrown hairs which I am prone to.

It's a great price for razor that has replaceable heads, and I love the girly look of it, so that my boyfriend won't use it LOL.

Overall, it floats my boat