It's been a while...

I know. I know.

It's been. For. Ev. Er. 

Lot's of things and stuff happened. (If you get that, you're awesome.) I got promoted at my job to be a manager. Talk about STRESSFUL. Was not expecting it to be AS stressful, but being on the underdog team I guess it's to be expected. 

But I miss my blog and I want to come back. I miss talking about makeup, weight-loss, family, etc. 

I may not be as frequent as I was before, as I don't have time at work to write my blogs, but I'm going to make some time after work and on the weekends to get some posts up. 

I have a post coming either today or tomorrow about weight-loss. 

I'm glad to be back!!! 

Make Up Monday!- I'm back!

After a 2 week hiatus, I'm back! 

I meant to be back next week, but I've taken a job opportunity at work, and I've had to devote some of my free time to training and what not. 

I've purchased quite a few make-up products over the last few weeks, including my birthday haul and the August Glam Bag! This will probably end up being a 2 post-er. I'm also going to limit my Terrible 2 Tuesdays as I'm really running out of material for that hahaha. Especially with my 7 year old with her father for the school year. And Weigh-In Wednesdays will resume next month. The reason being, I fell off the bandwagon something FIERCE. I'm going to try and hop back on ASAP, but to lessen the pressure I won't be doing those posts until next month when I start my new schedule. Yeah--remember how I said I hate the 10-7 shift at my job? Well I'll now be working it permanently. It sounds crazy, but I was offered a pay raise and given some managerial responsibilities, so I figured it was a good opportunity to move on up. And besides--I won't be on 10-7 forever. It's a means and a sacrifice to a better position in the company.

Anyways!

On to makeup!

So I'm going to do my birthday haul for this post. I had a blast just going to the mall for my birthday and spending a little bit of money on myself. And even get a freebie!

My Berfday Haul!

So this is the Sugar Kisses Mini Lip Duo. I. Love. These!!!!!! It's like applying silk to your lips. I carry the regular one in my purse everywhere I go. I'll use the Rose tinted one if I want to put a little color in my lips and am just not feeling gloss of lipstick. Now I don't know if I'll spend $22.50 for a regular sized product. I love these--but not THAT much.

I la-la-loooooove the matte look for nail polish. I just don't really like the idea of having to buy all of my favorite colors in matte. So I splurged on this matte top coat. It works really well too. I haven't done a whole lot with it yet, however! I just purchased a medium brown cream Essie polish that I have plans for with this top coat. I haven't had a problem with chipping or anything either. I also do my nails all the way (base coat, color, top coat) then put the matte on top. Maybe that helps prevent chipping. Either way, it was a good buy for $9.50. 

I also got these pretty necklaces at Charming Charlies. AKA- The LARGEST accessory store EVER!! They were BOGO free. They're not sterling silver and the butterfly has that weird... penny... key... smell. So I'm going to see if I can get a different chain for it. They ended up being $7 all together. 

Last stop was Walgreens!!! Thanks to my friend who gets an employee discount I got these puppies at 15% off the normal price! I had wanted to try the BB cream to see if how good the coverage was, and I watched a review on the Neutrogena Shine Control primer and was in the market for one that controlled shine. I'm in love with these both. The BB cream could have a BIT more coverage. It does remind me of a tinted moisturizer and I'm looking for just a HINT more of coverage. 

The primer is THE BEST EVERRRR!!!! I have had such AWFUL luck with primers. The ol' anti-chafing gel worked--but it clogged my pores and it felt heavy on my face. Mary Kay's face primer didn't help my foundation AT ALL. It just made my face REALLY oily. In fact, Mary Kay's eye primer isn't the greatest either. I crease ALL OVER the place. I love Mary Kay products, but those 2 I just can't stand. I'm looking forward to getting the Neutrogena Shine Control pressed translucent powder for touch ups. 

So that's all for today! Tomorrow I'm going to tell you about my Urban Decay palette I got for $13!!! and some other MISC items I've purchased. 

Till then!

See you in a week!

I won't be posting this week as it's my last week with my daughter before she goes back home to her father.

I'll be back next week with my birthday haul and favorites video!

I've also got a giveaway in the works. I'd like to get 50 followers and I'll do my first giveaway. I'll give details about it next week. :D

Have a great week everyone!

Weigh-In Wednesday- August Goals

Hi guys!

I kinda feel like a failure right now. With my lack of exercise and such and not really watching what I eat or not drinking soda. I don't want to be like "Oh well it's because of...." because I feel like it's just an excuse. HOWEVER--rotating schedules are not good for me. I haven't been sleeping for more than 5 hours a night. I feel like I'm in zombie mode all day. Until I hit the pillows, then I toss and turn for a few hours before falling asleep. 

So I figured that a new month is a great time to start! Anytime is good of course, but being that it's weigh-in Wednesday and August 1st it's PERFECT! So I've decided to make some goals for myself for the month. Not just for weight wise, but for an all around better feeling ME. 

My August Goals:

-Complete the 30 Day Shred (do in AM)

-NO SODA!!

-MORE WATER!!

-Put on make-up every week day

-Give myself a weekly mani and pedi on Sundays

- Less fast food, make better choices when I HAVE to do fast food.

- Take a Multi-vitamin everyday (one with higher folic acid)

- Get into a morning and evening routine to make life easier!!!

So there you have it. My goals for August. They seem pretty obtainable. I want to do MORE with beauty though (makeup, manicures, hair) because I notice that I feel better about myself if I have even just a little bit of makeup on and my nails all pretty and long. Makes me feel like I'm taking care of myself all the way around. 

Here's to my goals!!!! 

Updates

I haven't forgotten about you I SWEAR!!!

K is going back to Vegas in about a week and I've been spending as much time as I can with her.  Tomorrow I'm going to post a weight in Wednesday and goals for August. New month. New me! Right? *sigh*

I still plan on posting and doing a video on my favorite products of July and about my birthday haul. I also want to do some review of the products I bought from my birthday haul. I'm also growing out my nails too, so you'll start seeing more reviews about nail products as well.

See you soon!

Free-For-All Friday!

Happy Friday!!!


The last day of this horrible shift. Thank. GOD!!! I can finally start to get back on track with EVERYTHING!!


I never made it to Ulta because my car decided to be a shit and have the car battery die. I don't own jumper cables so I've been carpooling with the hubs. Joy. But tonight, I'm headed to Sephora to pick up my freebie birthday gift and then possibly to Ulta. Depending on how long it takes at Sephora. I only have 2 hours to go to Sephora and Ulta and I'm carpooling. Which means I'll be at the mercy of someone else. And I hate that. 


So last weekend D and I went to see The Dark Knight Rises. I loved it. It was really good. Selina Kyle's character was SPOT ON with the comic books. I personally could understand every word that Bane said and THE SCENE with Bane "breaking" Batman... Wow. Just. Wow. Everyone's acting was flawless. The one who I thought was REALLY great was Michael Caine. He made it the most emotional. And we FINALLY got our Christopher Nolan twist!! For me, the movie wasn't slow. I've heard people saying it was too long and too slow. No. It wasn't. It did what it needed to do to make the movie great. It was some campy comic book movie like The Avengers. It was a realistic take on a comic book. What I don't get is why people are saying one movie is better than the other. They are two TOTALLY different movies. Not something you can really compare. The only thing they have in common is that they're based off comic books. That's it. One is more action, humor oriented. The other is more dark, realistic, action oriented. I see The Dark Knight Rises as more of a drama-action, something that is Oscar worthy and something that was meticulously made to be a GOOD movie. Where as The Avengers is more of a comedy-action and something that was made to please the comic book fans. 


I plan on seeing this movie again when it hits the dollar theater. I just can't stand spending SO MUCH on a movie ticket!!! It's crazy!!! D and I spent the same amount that we would buying it on Blu-Ray just to watch the damn movie once!! But most certainly worth it this time around. It's a very rare occasion that D and I make it to the movies anymore, but we go for the GOOD movies. 


Tomorrow the family is going to the zoo! Hooray! I don't know what going down on Sunday since it's my berfday and all. I'm sure I'll just veg out. Or clean. One or the other. Plus! I have my July favorites video to shoot for you all. And a haul to write about! 


Have a great weekend everyone!!!

Weigh-In Wednesday

Ok I'm going to be honest (you know every time you hear that on a weight loss post you go "OH GREAT!"), this last week and a half has SUCKED. BIG TIME! I've been working this horrid shift at work. My sleeping schedule is completely out of whack because of it. I've been lazy and eating not so great. Not HORRIBLE, but not so great. I've been drinking more Coke than I should, and I've chowed down on a few too many chocolate donuts. I did the shred over the weekend, but during the week it just doesn't work for me. I wake up, get ready for work, go to work, come home, eat dinner, get ready for bed and lay in bed for hours tossing and turning before finally falling asleep at midnight or 1am. 

I really don't want to workout in the evening because then I'll REALLY have issues falling asleep. If it's after 7pm, and I workout, I won't fall asleep until 3 or 4. Ask anyone who works here and works this shift. It's murder on you body. Luckily this is my last week for it for a few more months. This weekend I'm back on the bandwagon and I'm getting my freaking house back!!! 

Luckily I haven't gained much. I gained 2 lbs. So I'm stepping up my water intake, and leaving the Coke alone. I finally made it to the grocery and got some decent snacks. I'm going to start skinni-tize my recipes and see how they go as well. This weeks it's been nothing but crock pot meals. They've been pretty good, but I'm sure they're extremely high in sodium and calories. But it's easy and my family will eat it. One less thing for me to worry about this week. 

Do you work an odd shift, or a rotating shift? If so, how do you adjust your schedule to fit in everything you usually do?? 

Hoping for a better weigh-in next week!!!