Motivational Monday

Today's Motivational Monday is from Inspired *joyful* Chaos

Black Friday Shopaholic!!

Confession time: Yes I am a Black Friday Shopper, NO I am not one of the people who has to be there right as soon as the doors open to every store and then proceeds to trample other shoppers.


I bought A LOT of stuff yesterday!! Unfortunately, A LOT of it cannot be blogged about because (a) they are gifts for other people OR (b) they are gifts for me that my parents send me out to buy (it just works easier that way trust me).

Anyway....the stores that I can show you are: Toys R Us, Target, Charming Charlie, Half Price Bookstore, Bass Pro Shop, Maurices, and Parable Christian Store.  Lets Go!!

Toys R Us

Ok so I LOVE patterned duck tape!! So when I saw that Toys R Us had it buy two get one free I had to buy some...I just had too. I got picked up the Hawaiian flower, penguin, and mustache patterns ($6.99). I am going to plan some pretty cool things with these and will have to post some DIYs.

Target

I love Target on Black Friday. They always have such amazing deals and movies are one of them. I bought:

• Bridesmaids ($6)
• The Vow ($10)
• Snow White and the Huntsman ($10)

Charming Charlie

The sale at Charming Charlie was if you spent $40 you got $10 off, spend $60 get $20 off, and spend $80 get $30 off. 

• Flower Necklace ($7.99)
• Perfume Bottle Necklace ($12.99)
• Eiffel Tower Necklace ($7.99)
• Treble Clef Necklace ($7.99) 

Time for some shameless mugging!

• Black and White Heart Hat (complete with puff balls, $14.97)
• Black Eternity Scarf ($14.97)
• Black Flower Headband ($16.97)

Half Price Bookstore

Half Price Bookstores are AMAZING it's about the only place I got to buy books. It's always exciting because you never know what you're going to find, so definitely don't go with too specific of a list. Yesterday's deal was spend $50 get $15 off.

Disclaimer: F. Scott Fitzgerald is my literary crush!

• Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• RSVP by Helen Warner
• A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff
• The Girl with Glass Feet by Ali Shaw
• Enchanted by Alethea Kontis

Bass Pro Shop

OK so normally Bass Pro Shop isn't really a store that I frequent, but I went for my dad and while I was there I found something for me!

Light pink hoodie on special for $10!!

Maurices

Maurices sale was buy one get one half off of the ENTIRE STORE!! I definitely spent more than I planned on and took a step out of my comfort zone on this one!!

• Mint Green Jeggings ($39) -- these were my "risk" item but I wore them today, and pretty much love them...going to have to go buy some other colors...
• Funfetti Sweater ($32) -- this seriously reminds me of the cake batter but in a good way.
• Two iPhone 4 cases in a cute owl (on my phone now) and I <3 Mustache print ($10 each)

Parable Christian Book Store

I don't have a picture to share for this one because the CD is currently playing in my car but I picked up the Jeremy Camp Christmas God With Us CD for $9.99. To make up for the lack of picture here's a song from the CD:

Thanks to Love is Enough Jesus for posting this on Youtube! 

There you have it my Black Friday Shopping experience!! Where you a Black Friday Shopper and if so what deals did you find!?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Image from: Live Intentionally

This year I am thankful for:

• My amazing job and all of my amazing little preschoolers
• My ever supportive family
• My friends who I may not see as often as I like but when we do see each other, WATCH OUT!!
• The chance to get to go back to school
• All of the things I take for granted: food to eat, a roof over my head, a bed to sleep in. 

I know there is so much more to be thankful for but those are just a few! What are you all thankful this year!

Have a blessed Thanksgiving everyone!

Whatcha Wearing -- College Game Day Edition!!

So...in my household we are Iowa Hawkeye fans (being from Iowa and all). However, I work in Nebraska (all Cornhusker fans obviously). This Friday the Hawkeyes and Cornhuskers play each other so naturally we all showed up at work supporting our chosen team.


The Outfit:

• The awesome "Beat Nebraska" is from a local sporting good store and was around $20
• The long sleeve t-shirt underneath is from Maurices last year and was $32
• The jeans are also from Maurices and are the Ivy Bootcut fit and are $34
• The flip-flops (yes I said flip-flops it was 73 degrees here today!!) I got from Target and were $14.

The Accessories:

I went pretty basic on accessories today. 

• The bag I got from JCPenney from the Arizona Brand Company for $25
• I cannot for the life of me remember where I got the headband but I do know it came in a pack with four other headbands (when I remember I will re-edit this post and link back to it) **SORRY**

Makeup

• Maybelline Fit Me! Foundation in 115 Ivory ($7.99)
• Physicians Formula Concealer Twins 2-in-1 Correct and Cover Cream in Green/Light ($8)
• Revlon Photo Ready Concealer in Light ($9.99)
• Palladio Rice Paper Blotting Sheets w/Powder ($3.99, from Ulta)

• Benefit Stay Don't Stray Eyeprimer ($26 for full size)
• Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in clear (for my brows, $6.79)
• Revlon ColorStay 16hr Eyeshadow in Bombshell ($7.49)
• CoverGirl LashBlast Fusion in Black ($10.49)
• Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner in Black ($15, I got mine in my Birchbox)
• Buxom Insider Eyeliner in Onyx ($18)

• Benefit Hoola Bronzer ($28)
• Korres Blush in 18 Peach ($24, Sephora) 
• CoverGirl Blast Flipstick Blendable Lip Duo in Whisper
• Benefit Hoola Lipgloss ($16, Sephora)

How do you show your team spirit and which team do you root for???

Motivational Monday

GOOD MORNING!!

Good Morning- Mandisa Feat. TobyMac (with lyrics)

I absolutely LOVE this song!!  Thanks to emmysue20 on Youtube for posting this!!

Shopaholic Saturday

Drum roll please....it's time for the first ever Shopaholic Saturday!!!

This weeks shopping spree consists of an online order from Sephora, and trips to: Target, Fashion Bug (what am I going to do when they close!?), and Walgreens. AND...I'm not sure if it needs to be said but I bought and paid for everything with my own money :)

SEPHORA:

 

Top: Disney Cinderella Collection A Brush With Fate Nail Polish Set ($24.50)

Bottom (from left): tokidoki rollerball perfume in Donutella ($7), Josie Maran Bear Naked Nail Wipes ($9), and TARINA TARANTINO Fleur De Lash in Black Opal ($12)

tokidoki Roulette Gloss Trio in Pinks ($7)

swatches from left: Arlecchino, Ciao Ciao, and Carina

Kat Von D Mini Eyeshadow Pallette in Little Saint ($15)

swatches from left: Be Mine, Empathy, Hummingbird, and Pray for Me

Kat Von D Mini Eyeshadow Palette in Little Sinner ($15)

swatches from left: Galore, Swan Song, T-Rex, and Brave Awakening

TARGET:

Top: 2013 Calendars (one for work, one for home, $1 each)

Bottom: WINTER OREOS!!! ($2.99) and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving ($12.99)

Sonia Kashuk Limited Edition mini nail and lip color set ($3.88, on clearance)

Lip gloss swatches from left: Shrinking Violet and Sealed with a Kiss

Nail colors: Undercover Lover and Lacquered Lilac

Super cute Zebra Print (of course!!) and Hot Pink Santa Hat ($6)

FASHION BUG:

I got two pairs of their Ease Boots in the colors Parisian Plum and Black for $15 each! They had tons of other colors that I wanted but I refrained this trip. I am sooo sad that they are going out of business :(

WALGREENS:

Wet n Wild Coloricon Trio in Silent Treatment ($2.99)

Wet n Wild Coloricon Eyeshadow Collection in Petal Pusher ($4.99)

**Wet n Wild is Buy One Get One 50% Off**

People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue with the Oh So Yummy Channing Tatum on the cover, because who can resist!! ($4.79)

And there you have it, my first shopping spree! I know my swatches aren't the greatest but I'll get it figured out.

Pinning Party!!

YAY! My first Pinning Party! I will admit that this time around my "party" may not be very exciting, BUT stick around for next month because I found lots of cute ideas for Christmas presents that I plan on creating for some cherished friends and family members!

I should start out by saying that I am a total nail polish junkie and that I am constantly painting my nails (which would account for their oh so sorry shape), so it's fitting that my first Pinning Party entry would be related to nail polish!  You can find the original inspiration for this nail look over at Fashion Caramel and my Pinterest post can be found here.

I apologize in advance for my "man hands" -- thanks dad!

So my accent nail is not as sparkly as the one in the original because at first I was just too lazy to dig through my boxes of nail polish to find the perfect silver sparkle and then I decided that I only wanted a subtle sparkle, so this is what I ended up with!

Items used:

• Base coat: Butter London Nail Foundation Basecoat ($18, Ulta)
• Black: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails in Black Heart ($1.99)
• Silver: Essie Nail Polish in No Place Like Chrome ($8)
• Glitter: Sally Hansen Hard as Nails in Rock Candy ($1.99)
• Top Coat: Seche Vete ($9)

I really like how they turned out, but kind of wished I had gone for a full on glitter accent like in the original. 

Whatcha Wearing Wednesdays

OK, so this is my first ever Outfit of the Day!! I am soo excited. Just to warn everyone you will not be seeing me in any of the photos below because, well I don't have a full length mirror, AND, I'm not quite ready to commit to taking photos of myself for all the world to see.

ANYWAY...

First things first, the outfit:

Obviously my look is super casual. 

• The boots are from Fashion Bug (can we all just have a weepy moment that they are going OUT OF BUSINESS *Boo Hoo**) and I got them for $12 last year 
• The jeans are from Maurices and they are in the style "Orchid Boot" and they are $34
• The brown long sleeve top is from ana by JC Penney, I'm not entirely sure of the price because I got it a couple of years ago...
• The blue peasant top is from Torrid and it was on clearance for $15 (YAY clearance!!)

Now for the Accessories:

• The rose heart necklace is from Maurices (last year) and it was $12.
• My much loved purse is Olsenboye for JC Penney and it was $25
• My adorable socks (because if you have to wear socks they better be cute!) are from Shopko's Halloween collection and I got them on clearance for $2.50

And now for makeup items:

Face:

• Hard Candy Glow all the Way in Glamazon Bronze ($8, Walmart)
• Kat VonD Lock-it Long Wear Foundation in Light 44 ($34, Sephora)
• Physicians Formula Concealer Twins 2-in-1 Correct and Cover Cream in Green/Light ($8)
• Revlon Photo Ready Concealer in Light ($9.99)
  

Eyes:

• Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in r.s.v.p. ($19)
• Wet n Wild Coloricon trio in Walking on Eggshells ($4)
• Buxom Insider Eyeliner in Chocolate Citrine **Waterline** ($14, Sephora)
• Covergirl Lashblast Fusion in Black ($8)
  

Blush/Bronzer/Highlight 

• Benefit Bronzer in Hoola ($28, Sephora)
• L'Oreal Super Blendable Blush in The Muse's Blush ($9)
  **This is from the Project Runway limited edition**
• Benefit Luminizer in High Beam ($26, Sephora)
  

Lips:

• Covergirl Lip Perfection Lipstick in Delish ($7)
• Revlon ColorBurst Lipgloss in Crystal Lilac ($7)

And there you have it kids, my first ever Whatcha Wearing Wednesday!! I know it doesn't help that I don't have a full length mirror and I'm planning on getting one ASAP, but I hope you all enjoyed!

Motivational Monday!

Today's motivation poster comes from: Emilia Jane Photography.

Welcome to My Magical Land of Blogging!

Hello to all of you lovely bloggers and blog readers! This is my second attempt at blogging (or maybe third??), ANYWHO, but this time I am a little more focused and ready to commit to this whole blog thing :)


Why Blog??

I really wanted to start this blog because I seem like I am always talking and I figure that my relatives and friends probably get tired of hearing me talk so I figured why not spread my love of talk (or in this case type...) to all of you!

The Game Plan!

My plan is that I will commit to blogging at least 4 times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) as well as the 5th and 15th of every month!

Motivating Mondays: Let's just clear the air right now, I don't like Mondays. I know that I can use all of the motivation that I can get on Mondays and I figure that you all can too. SOOO, Mondays will be dedicated to some little motivational message (either an image, video, quote, etc.) just to help us all feel a little more happy about the start of a new work week.

Whatcha Wearing Wednesdays: I love Outfit of the Day posts, but am just too lazy to commit to doing them every day. I will admit that my wardrobe isn't as amazing as I would like but I do have some pretty cute clothes and on the plus side I only shop at affordable places!

Shopaholic Saturdays: I LOVE SHOPPING!! I love it, I love it, I love it! And the other thing I love is HAULS! I could seriously sit and watch youtube videos of Hauls all day and never get bored. So I am going to combine my love of the two and post my shopping adventures on Saturdays!!

The 5th of every month will be for my top 5 favorites of the previous month and the 15th of every month will be a Pinning Party where I will post some of my favorite Pins I've accomplished from Pinterest (one day I will figure out how to link my pinterest to this blog!)

Please remember that I am still in the start up phase of this and bear with my while I test things out and try to fancify this blog!!