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Birthday Giveaway
It’s my birthday week…more specifically, I am a Halloween baby. Growing up I absolutely loved my birthday. I loved getting cake, presents, and candy. I loved having dozens of visitors and wishing them a Happy Halloween. As I’ve grown older, my birthday doesn’t hold as much of an appeal as it used to as a kid. Now that I am a mom, Halloween has become a different kind of special. It is so fun watching the boys become excited about dressing up and getting candy. The one thing that has not changed for me over the years is that as much as I love getting presents, I love giving…
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Fall Favorites
Hello Friends!!!! I’ve totally missed you guys! I know, I know…I’ve totally been MIA this month. Honestly, October is totally kicking my bootie. I am currently taking a class towards my dietetics degree, Psychology of Addiction. I am loving every minute, but it has been a HUGE balancing act between momming and studying. This is the first class in a long while that I can’t just whip out the assignments and quizzes with little to no studying. Combine that with a mobile 7-month-old who just wants to spend every minute playing with mom, my to-do list keeps getting longer and longer. Fortunately, I am not regretting one minute with Goob. …
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What’s In My Handbag
I am a handbag addict. It all started 15 years ago when my grandma sent me a vibrant pink Liz Claiborne satchel for my birthday. Before then I had only had one handbag and never thought much about it. It was a black crocheted crossbody bag from Old Navy and it was on its last leg. Using handbags and other accessories to liven up my outfits never occurred to me. But that Liz Claiborne satchel…that started something. Since then I’ve owned probably well over 200 bags, most of them from Shopko or Target. Then 13 years ago I acquired my first, what I would consider, high street bag…a Dooney and Bourke…
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Summer Beauty Must-Haves
In the summertime, I don’t like to wear a lot of makeup and when I do I want it to stay in place even if I sweat. The average temperature during the summer here in Vegas is in the low 100s. Not to mention that usually some time in July Monsoon Season begins and the humidity can rival the south at times. Full confession time…I inherited my dad’s sweat glands. Body odor isn’t the issue, it’s the dripping sweat. Totally disgusting, huh? Anyway, here are my top summer-time beauty faves; there is some makeup, some skin and hair care, and of course, can’t have a proper summer without sunscreen. The sunscreen…
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Friday Favorites
This week has been a week full of fun and family time. We’ve been in Central and Southern California all week…and it has been heavenly. Our family has been in desperate need of relaxation and no drama. It has been nice rounding out a crazy June with a vacation. For this week’s favorites, I discovered a few of them in an effort to aid in vacation activities as well as keep my OCD levels at a minimum. I LOVE the beach…but I loathe sand. I feel the same way about playing in the sand as I do about playing in snow…it’s grand at the time, but it needs to stay…
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Bloggers I Love
Long before I ever even considered becoming a blogger, myself, I began reading others’ blogs. For me, I felt like I was connected to them, I laughed when they were laughing and I cried when they were going through hardships. I celebrated when they had huge milestones and accomplishments. Since then, I followed quite a few of them to YouTube when they began their channels. Even though I am seriously addicted, OK that seems extreme, to their YouTube channels, I still find myself going back to their blogs time and time again. I love connecting with them through their posts, trying recipes they post and stylish tips and tricks they…
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Friday Faves
This week’s favorites are kind of an eclectic group; a little beauty, a little baby, a little fashion and a favorite food. Any way it’s sliced, these are favorites, have made my life either easier or happier or both. And let’s be honest…food, especially a new favorite food ALWAYS makes me happy! First up is dry shampoo, and let’s face it…dry shampoo is a product that people are very picky about. Either it gives too much texture, doesn’t suck up the oils enough, and/or it causes a white cast on your roots. I’ve tried just about every kind. The Triple Sec from Drybar was perfect in texture and oil control, but…
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Sprinkle Pudding Cookies
Found this recipe on Pinterest the other day and just had to try it. I figured I like pudding and I like cookies, these must be amazing because they combined those two things. Guess what?! They are amazing! They’ve even been given Bean’s stamp of approval, which he doesn’t do very often with cookies. The original recipe called for vanilla pudding mix, I wanted to try making vanilla and chocolate. Both turned out perfect. ALSO…these cookies are dairy free and are gluten-free if you use gluten-free flour. If you want to try these cookies just head over to here.
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Friday Favorites-Fitness Edition
Now that I have started back into working out, I thought I would share some of my fitness favorites. Now, none of these things are necessary to workout; but they all sure make my workouts easier in some way or another. Whoever said running was a cheap sport, was definitely not a runner. The FlipBelt is by far my most favorite workout accessory. It holds my phone, keys, money, etc. I found it when I went searching for something that would hold my phone when my armband wouldn’t stay on my arm halfway through a long run. I’ve used my FlipBelt for half marathons, for weightlifting, hiking. It…
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Meal Planning Monday
Mondays are my meal planning and prep days. I know…it’s somewhat unusual. Most people like to plan, shop and prep on the weekends. I find planning and prepping during the week, while the older amigos are at school, is not only easier but gives me time to be more creative with the meals I choose. With Bean and Keegs approaching teen years, their appetites have increased significantly in the last year. I’ve had to get rather creative with meals and snacks to keep them appeased and well fed. Someday soon I will have 4 boys who are teenagers and older and I suspect that I will feel like I am…
