I've worked with Mary Kay® a few times and I always love sharing their products with you. In times past, the products I've received from them have included lots fun colors and allow me to step outside my makeup comfort zone. I have to say that this was one of my favorite looks! When I saw the shimmery eye colors and bold red lip color, I was immediately excited about dressing up with this look for the holidays.After trying the lip color just once, I was sold. I haven't saved it for the holidays, not at all. I've been wearing this fun color every day. To get the look I lined my lips with Plum Lip Liner, if you're like me and a little nervous with a lip liner pencil, don't fret. It was … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2014
Learning is Fun with the Kurio Xtreme Tablet
It's no secret that I'm a big proponent of teaching children early and making it fun. I don't think it has to be structured and rigid, but as a former kindergarten teacher, I do know you want your child to come to school prepared with a good solid base for jumping into the curriculum. With that being said, I know you are going to be hard-pressed to get much from 3 and 4 years olds, which is why I think learning should be creative and fun. That's where the Kurio Xtreme comes into the picture.At our house, we have several tablets, but I haven't seen one quite like Kurio Xtreme. Tablets can be costly, no doubt. Then, you get home to find that you can't really do anything with the tablet without … [Read more...]
quick and easy breakfast pizzas
I'm currently a few days into a condensed version of Whole 30, but don't stop reading here, this isn't a whole 30 recipe. I'm just doing a little post-Halloween, pre-girls trip detox for the next week. While I was in the middle of Whole 30 and even after I finished, I heard a good bit of chatter about this being something I couldn't hold onto long term. And that's pretty much 100% correct. Otherwise, I would call it Whole 365 or Whole Forever. But, I didn't. Instead, I challenged myself to a 30 day restart. I needed to get back into a healthy eating mode and I needed to change my diet. I know you should never say never. But, I can't ever see myself being so restrictive 100% of the … [Read more...]