Hello lovers!
I went to Target for three things. Three things! What did I come out with? Eleven wonderful products and let me just list the madness for you:
- a Hello Kitty planner for the coming 2013 semesters (it's the cutest thing ever)
- leopard print duct tape to decorate the nail polish rack that I made
- Essie's No More Film (a super dark smokey purple)
- Essie's Mint Candy Apple (a mint blue/green shade)
- L' Oreal Power Volume Collagen Mascara
- L'Oreal Power Volume 24 Hour Black Smoke Mascara
- EOS lip balm in sweet mint
- a pink Paper Mate mechanical pencil for said upcoming semesters
- Maybelline Color Sensational Vivid Lipsticks 870 Shocking Coral
-Maybelline Vivid 875 Vivid Rose
- And last but definitely not least because I waited for almost a month for them to go on clearance is the Marc Jacobs metallic leather pouch in pewter from the Neiman Marcus/Target collaboration. I got that leather pouch for $20 as opposed to $70!! That was probably my proudest moment of the whole shopping trip other than the Essie Mint Candy Apple nail polish which I didn't know was coming back to stores!!
While I was shopping I saw my friend who works there and we shopped together and then I went over to her parents house with her for dinner and it was really fun. We had prime rib and it was the first time I've ever eaten that before. It was pretty good. I only ate a little bit and then there was a lemon tart for dessert. Twas delicious.
Can we just talk about the fact that I haven't taken down my Christmas tree yet. I think I'm trying to hang on to the holidays because its my favorite time of the year so my goal is to take it down by the end of Sunday night. Sooooo I have like 30 some odd hours to get it done. I also need to clean my room and bathroom and probably my car. So much stuff to clean. Ugh.
I think I'll do reviews on some of the things I bought today so check back in a couple weeks! :)
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Friday, January 4, 2013
New Year's Resolutions
The time has come when people make lofty resolutions they don't mean and within a week they go right back to what they were doing before. I'm not going to do that this year. I'm going to set a bunch of goals, but they're going to be broken up into mini goals with prizes for when I make it to each one!
My first goal for 2013 is to weigh 185 lbs by the last weigh-in of the year. So by the last Sunday in December of 2013 I want to weight 185 lbs. I weigh 280-85 right now so if I complete this goal I will have lost 100 lbs. That is going to be so amazing! To go along with this goal I have made a list of rewards I get for losing a certain amount of weight. There's one for when I lose 10 lbs and 25 lbs and so on. Here it is guys:
10 lbs - Too Faced Cat Eye Kit $10
25 lbs - Lancome Le Curler Set - Ready, Set, Lash! $36
50 lbs - Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette $50
65 lbs - Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Dragon Girl $24 AND Sephora Favorites Beauty To Go Fragrance Sampler For Her $18 AND Tarte Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Waterproof Concealer in Fair $22
75 lbs - Dolce & Gabbana Pour Femme Eau de Parfum $77
90 lbs - MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study & Painterly $18.50 each AND Powder Blush in Well Dressed &Trace Gold $20 each AND Mineralize Volcanic Ash Exfoliator $28
100 lbs - A collection of Sigma makeup brushes to replace the janky ones I have now. :) $175
110 lbs - T3 Source Showerhead Filter $130
My second goal relates to fitness. I want to work out at least 3 times a week (my mom and I are looking into gym memberships right now) and along with that I don't want to eat out at all this year. I work at McDonalds so it's going to be a challenge, but I'm ready for it. I think I'm going to try Insanity and I want to run three 5ks this years as well. There's one in Seattle that's called Run For Your Life and you're chased by zombies while running an obstacle course. Sounds like fun!! Maybe I'm weird, but I love me some zombies. Haha.
The third goal for this year focusing on finding a better paying job that will help me reduce the hours I have to work so I have time for the 4 classes I'm taking this Spring semester. I guess this is going to really a mix of Goal 3 and 4 because the fourth one is about staying focused on my classes and working less will give me the time and energy to do that.
My fifth goal is to keep my finances in check which means paying off my credit card debt and then keeping it under control afterwards. I really need to start paying off the balance off ASAP, preferably monthly to build my credit score back up because right now it is rock bottom. :(
Another goal is personal/self related. I want to have a me day once a month. A day where I do stuff and hang out by myself. I also want to take better care of my skin, i.e. I want to clear it up. I got a Clarisonic for Christmas from my boyfriend so I'm hoping that using that in conjunction with acne medicated products will clear my skin up for good cuz it is not looking so fresh as of late. I have good days and bad days, but recently I've been having more bad days and than good and I think its a mixture of not changing my pillowcases often enough and I've been slacking on cleaning my face at night because my boyfriend and I have very different sleeping habits so I try to be quiet when I get home. I will be more diligent in sticking to my skincare routine.
My last resolution is to be more authentic with my intentions and interactions with others and my friends and coworkers, people like that. I've noticed recently that a few of my friends are kind of two faced and I'm not about that. I think I need to reevaluate some of my friendships and see if the relationship is even worth it at all.
My first goal for 2013 is to weigh 185 lbs by the last weigh-in of the year. So by the last Sunday in December of 2013 I want to weight 185 lbs. I weigh 280-85 right now so if I complete this goal I will have lost 100 lbs. That is going to be so amazing! To go along with this goal I have made a list of rewards I get for losing a certain amount of weight. There's one for when I lose 10 lbs and 25 lbs and so on. Here it is guys:
10 lbs - Too Faced Cat Eye Kit $10
25 lbs - Lancome Le Curler Set - Ready, Set, Lash! $36
50 lbs - Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette $50
65 lbs - Nars Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Dragon Girl $24 AND Sephora Favorites Beauty To Go Fragrance Sampler For Her $18 AND Tarte Smooth Operator Amazonian Clay Waterproof Concealer in Fair $22
75 lbs - Dolce & Gabbana Pour Femme Eau de Parfum $77
90 lbs - MAC Paint Pot in Bare Study & Painterly $18.50 each AND Powder Blush in Well Dressed &Trace Gold $20 each AND Mineralize Volcanic Ash Exfoliator $28
100 lbs - A collection of Sigma makeup brushes to replace the janky ones I have now. :) $175
110 lbs - T3 Source Showerhead Filter $130
My second goal relates to fitness. I want to work out at least 3 times a week (my mom and I are looking into gym memberships right now) and along with that I don't want to eat out at all this year. I work at McDonalds so it's going to be a challenge, but I'm ready for it. I think I'm going to try Insanity and I want to run three 5ks this years as well. There's one in Seattle that's called Run For Your Life and you're chased by zombies while running an obstacle course. Sounds like fun!! Maybe I'm weird, but I love me some zombies. Haha.
The third goal for this year focusing on finding a better paying job that will help me reduce the hours I have to work so I have time for the 4 classes I'm taking this Spring semester. I guess this is going to really a mix of Goal 3 and 4 because the fourth one is about staying focused on my classes and working less will give me the time and energy to do that.
My fifth goal is to keep my finances in check which means paying off my credit card debt and then keeping it under control afterwards. I really need to start paying off the balance off ASAP, preferably monthly to build my credit score back up because right now it is rock bottom. :(
Another goal is personal/self related. I want to have a me day once a month. A day where I do stuff and hang out by myself. I also want to take better care of my skin, i.e. I want to clear it up. I got a Clarisonic for Christmas from my boyfriend so I'm hoping that using that in conjunction with acne medicated products will clear my skin up for good cuz it is not looking so fresh as of late. I have good days and bad days, but recently I've been having more bad days and than good and I think its a mixture of not changing my pillowcases often enough and I've been slacking on cleaning my face at night because my boyfriend and I have very different sleeping habits so I try to be quiet when I get home. I will be more diligent in sticking to my skincare routine.
My last resolution is to be more authentic with my intentions and interactions with others and my friends and coworkers, people like that. I've noticed recently that a few of my friends are kind of two faced and I'm not about that. I think I need to reevaluate some of my friendships and see if the relationship is even worth it at all.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
I Got A Holiday VoxBox from Influenster!!
I joined Influenster in May of this year and at first I wasn't accepted into the VoxBox program for demographic reasons. BUT two weeks ago I got an email from them that said I was getting a Holiday VoxBox and I was so excited!! This is what was in my box!
I've used the Goody Quikstyle hair brush a few times and I like it. It doesn't seem to magically make my hair dry faster like it's supposed to and it honestly makes it a little more difficult to brush my hair when it is wet. Not that it's the easiest thing to do to begin with. Overall, I did like it and it was nice to use with my hair dryer.
I had the Quaker oatmeal for breakfast, it was delicious and really easy to make. I used the suggested cooking method and it worked well. I would buy it again I think.
I guess the shoe coupon is ok. I'm not a fan of these kinds of coupons unless I already shop at the store that gives me one. It wasn't even for a free pair of shoes, but it is what it is and I will most likely purchase a pair of shoes using the coupon so I can post a review about the experience and shoes and whatnot.
The energy drink mix was pretty good. The packet was convenient and I just popped it in a bottle water before I went to the gym and the taste was ok. I like pink lemonade and it didn't have a weird aftertaste like things like this some times do. Depending on the price per pack I would consider purchasing it for myself.
Kiss nail wraps are awesome! Go on super easy and they lasted like a week and a half. I was hoping for a different print, but the one I got was decent and it went with a lot, not that I'm one to match my nail polish to my outfits or anything.
Overall, I would say this was a solid box of samples and it fit right into my New Year's resolution to get healthy so that was good. I think Influenster is awesome so far and I hope that I continue to get boxes from them!
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