Category Archives: Beauty

Whistle While I Work!

Good morning!

This weekend is kind of an odd weekend for us, you see I have to work! Mind you, I can telecommute, but still!! I have to clock in at least my self-appointed 8 hours for today!!! (and then I get to do it again tomorrow!!) I think since I have to focus so much time on that today, that is all I will say about it here – for fear of depressing myself!! LOL! 😉

Since this is not a “normal” Saturday, I have created a short “Honey-Do” list for my sweetie to accomplish today. 😀

  • Duct tape box upstairs so I can fill it for GoodWill
  • Clean kitchen
  • Gather dirty laundry – including bedding
  • Put 3 large flower pots into corner in back yard
  • Prep worm/compost bin out back
  • Tend to mini front yard (and when I say mini, I mean like 5 foot by 5 foot)

The one thing I really miss about having a house vs a condo, is that I miss having fresh veggies ever year, so I am wanting to have a small container garden out back this year. In one section I want an herb garden, and in the other section I want some simple veggie plants, like cherry tomatoes, potatoes, and maybe some spinach and dark leafy lettuce. I wanted these things last year too, but we didn’t make them a priority, so we will see what we can make of these dreams this year!!! 😉

Does anyone have any good ideas on vegetable plants that may grow really well in a large container??

Also, my little sister, Jennifer is going to teach me about recycling – I know – WHERE THE HECK HAVE I BEEN??? I am REALLY BEHIND in this area of my life. You know GOING GREEN!?!?! Ever since watching the documentary No Impact Man, it has really been a persistent thought in my head, that I have to do more to protect my environment!! So, this is where my new found motivation is now coming from, with a renewed vigor!! 😉

I will keep you posted of our progress!!

Oh, and did I mention – WE ARE PICKING MEGAN TODAY!!! WHOO-HOO!!!

Have a FABULOUS day!!! 😉

Flapper Friday!!

Good morning!

Can you feel it in the air??? It’s not only Friday – it is FLAPPER FRIDAY!!! A day where I am going to borrow some of the crazy, zany, and SPECTACULARLY FUN spirit of the FLAPPERS!!!!

Tonight my niece, Megan, is coming over for Auntie Night!!! When we get together, we always plan on doing

ALL THINGS GIRLY,

because she lives with 3 BROTHERS!!! She is funny because she has recently started to complain to me that all they ever do now is “boy stuff”! HAHAHA! So AUNTIE DAY TODAY IT IS!!! 😉

We may…

Get all DOLLED UP!!!

Take a few photos!!

Go out on the town!

Do some dancing!!!

Share secrets!

Or maybe we will just hang out and look FABULOUS!!!

I can’t wait!! Whatever we do, I KNOW we will have FUN!!! I love you, Miss Megan!!! 😉

Have a FABULOUS day!!

A Sleepy Tuesday!

Good evening!!

I am SOOOO TIRED this evening!!! The past few days of staying up too late, and getting up crazy early has finally caught up with me!! SOOO, tomorrow, I am planning on practicing some EXTREME SELF-CARE!!! What I mean by extreme self care, is that I am going to treat myself like my own best friend tomorrow!! Taking some much need time and effort to take care of myself and treat myself with the same kind of care that I want my best friends and loved ones to be treated with.

Some of those Extreme Self-Care things are:

  • Get up early and have a leisurely morning getting ready for work
  • Pack some calming tea and take a break mid-morning to get away from the office and have a nice cuppa
  • Take some time to go for a walk, maybe take some pictures of some beautiful things while I am out
  • Take a much-loved fiction book to work, and spend my lunch  reading something fun that takes my mind off of work
  • Keep telling myself over and over that it is alright, I am doing a great job, and this will be soooo worth it
  • When I get home, have a simple, but candlelit dinner with my husband, while we listen to some calming music
  • Spend the evening, reading, or walking outside, or playing with my sweetie and the girls – STEP AWAY FROM THE TELEVISION!
  • Slip into a well made bed, early, maybe read a little, snuggle with my honey, and fall asleep peacefully!!!
  • HEAVEN! HEAVEN! HEAVEN!!!

Basically anything, ANYTHING that makes my health, and happiness a priority!!! I really need that, because I have been treating myself a little rough lately!!! Maybe some of you might need that too – what kinds of things would be on your extreme self-care list? Tell me in the comments above!! 😉

I did pick up something tonight, that really MADE MY DAY!! I picked up the latest copy of the magazine ‘Where Women Work’. I am not sure how many of you have seen that, but it is SOOOO INSPIRING!!! It has made me start thinking about getting back on the ball and keep working on getting my office/craftroom beautiful!!! I have made the decision that wherever my career ends up, I know it is going to have something to with computers, creativity, improving people’s lives and beaing surrounded by beauty!!! I KNOW, sounds DIVINE, doesn’t it????

Anyway, I do have a big day ahead of me tomorrow, including a super-early am meeting, which means I have to get up a little early tomorrow morning to get my booty out the door!!! So, that means I have to dash and get a few more items checked off of the to-do list before I hit the hay!!

Have a FABULOUS evening! 😉

A Kickin’ Booty Monday!!

Good evening!!

I had such a GREAT Monday today!!! I had another 10 hour day at work today, which usually wipes me out, but I TOTALLY KICKED BOOTY today, and FLEW through my work to-do list!!! YEAH! HOO!! What that means is that over my next 3 weeks, while our office is in HEAVY OVERDRIVE, my efforts today has given me some breathing room!!!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

Did you hear that HUGE sigh of relief!?!? It is sometimes the small things that pushes you right into bliss!!! 😉

Anyway, as for this evening! I have had a lovely dinner with my sweetie, and we are both hanging out up in the office, getting some work and play done – him working, me playing! I was so motivated the other day by crafting my sister’s journal, that I am working on making one for myself!! As soon as I get it finished, I will take pictures and post them for you!!! 🙂

I am soooooo inspired, to tap into my inner artist, and see what I can create. I have always wanted to be one of those people, you know who I am referring too – we all have someone in our lives who is just naturally creative! I want to be one of them!! You know, art studio with a lot of natural light! an easel, paints EVERYWHERE, happy music playing, a couple of puppies running around, HUGE barn doors open letting in fresh breeze!!

OH THAT WOULD BE HEAVEN!!! 😉

Another thing that I am actively on the hunt for are some places to get centered and re-energized, especially with all of the stress that I have been juggling in my daily life right now. Do you know the kind of places I am referring to?? Places and activities that feed and re-energize your soul. Some ideas like that for me are, laying on a blanket in the middle of a beautiful park under a large tree, or sitting on a quiet bench overlooking the ocean on a windy day, or walking on a forest trail while listening to all of the sounds in nature, or even something as simple as looking at classic architectural buildings. That is pure  joy.

Anyway, I am going to close shop early this evening, and spend some quality time with my sweetie tonight! He really deserves some undivided time; he has been SO SUPPORTIVE and making my life SO MUCH EASIER during this time of crazy busy-ness!!! THANK YOU, BABY!! I LOVE YOU!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!!! 😉

Vintage Dreams!!!

Good morning!

After going clothes shopping with my girlfriend, Dawn, yesterday! All I can think about is ALL THINGS VINTAGE!!! I REALLY need to learn to sew, so that I can re-create some of these for me!!! OH DELISH!!! And although I have A LOT to do today to get ready for my week, I just COULDN’T HELP BUT SHARE!!! 😉

ALL of these LOVELY fashions were found online at Dorothea’s Closet, a FABULOUS site that I recommend you visit often – there selection is ALWAYS changing!!! 😉

Have a FABULOUS day!! 😉

Hanging with My Peeps!

OK, actually, I hung out with one peep, not plural – like the title of this post implies! 😉 My girlfriend, Dawn and I met this morning to get together for coffee so we can spend some time catching up! We have a lot going on right now, and we don’t always get the chance to keep in touch like we want to, so our coffee dates are IMPERATIVE to our friendship!!!

After coffee we did some walking around downtown and did some window shopping – one of our FAVORITE NATIONAL PASTIMES!!! 😉 She has THE BEST fashion sense so I always have fun perusing the latest clothing wares with her! Of the two of us, I am the decorator, and she is the fashion stylist – that just works for us! She helps me, I help her, and that makes us the most stylish girls on the block – ok, maybe in our minds, but we love each other and have a TON OF FUN!!!

I remember, when we just 12 years old, I would spend the night at her house as often as possible, and would play dress up and I would beg her to do my hair and makeup!! SHE IS JUST A NATURAL!!! 😉

We did happen to go to one of my favorite home accessories shops downtown, Olivia’s. The owner there was very gracious to let me take some pictures of her goods! I could take almost literally one of EVERYTHING and they would fit BEAUTIFULLY in our place!!! I would LOVE it, Jason might go a little into sugar-shock, but I am sure he would let me decorate however makes me happy!!! What a lucky girl I am!!! 😉

Here are those pictures I took at Olivia’s:

Isn’t her place just divine??? I really do LOVE ALL THINGS FRENCH!!! 😉

Anyway, I had so much fun going out with Dawn today, and ALWAYS look forward to the next time!!! I love you, Dawn!!! You are DA BEST!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening!! 😉

Getting Crafty!!

Good morning!

Have you heard??? TODAY IS FRIDAY!!! WHOO-HOO!!!

After work today, my sweetie is taking one of our nephews to his basketball game, and I will have the WHOLE EVENING TO GET CRAFTY!!!! YEAH!!!

I have caught the crafting bug, which right now could look like just about anything! Paper crafting, mixed media, crochet, sewing, decorating, collage, quilting, cross-stitching, painting, stamping, polymer clay, drawing, beading, wire jewelry, card making, glitter, glue, punches, fancy scissors, etc, etc, etc. The list can go on seemingly forever!!! I think I take after my mom, that way – she was the ‘Queen of Crafting’ “Hi Momma!!!” 😉

I did want to share a pic of something that I crafted that is totally new to me. I made this for my sister, Alex, as a going away present, so she could write about her life’s journey during the next few months!!

I had so much fun making this, and I have always been a big believer, and lover, of journaling!!! So, I knew that this would be PERFECT for her!!! I hope she LOVES it!! 😉

Anyway, as for today, I have a lot of work to do at the office, but it has been a VERY PRODUCTIVE week, even though it has been a little stressful, home life with my sweetie has been really AWESOME – he is being sooooo very patient and supportive during this crazy, busy work schedule, and I got to spend some time, twice, with my sis, Alex this week. So, all-in-all I am counting that as a GREAT week!!!

How has your week been?? I would love to hear about it in the comment section above!

Have a FABULOUS day!!! 😉

A Walk in The Park!

I had soooo much fun taking my walk today! The weather was ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!! So I convinced my co-worker to get out of the office with me so we could go for a walk through the park across the street from our office. I made sure to take my camera out with me to get you those pictures that I promised!

Aren’t I such a lucky girl to work so close to such a beautiful park???? I really need to get my booty over there and walk more often!!! I will have sweet dreams tonight!!!

Have a FABULOUS evening! 😉

Inspirational Saturday!

Good evening!!

I couldn’t think of something clever and witty to blog about tonight, but I have been perusing the web tonight looking for some inspirational pictures! I love doing that, it is very relaxing to me, so I thought I would share some pictures with you from my Style File!!!

What a happy place to wake up to every morning!

So French, so feminine, so CHIC!!

I STILL love all things Audrey!

This room just screams H-A-P-P-I-N-E-S-S!!!

I SOOOO want a set of these Penguin postcards!!

Happy orange!

I could move right in!

The Black Apple cutie is ALWAYS inspirational!

I LOVE that this plus-sized beauty is showing how to WORK IT!!

How absolutely charming!

I am just LOVING this picture!!

As I head off to bed, I hope that all of you…

Have a FABULOUS evening!!! 😉

My Vision Board!

Here is that vision board I had told you that I was wanting to put together…

Sorry for the blurriness – I tried something new, that didn’t work out as expected!!! but the gist of this board for me is that I want a simpler life that I can share with my husband, with a small farm, a sweetly chic country home, a child (or 2), and a home furnishing/accessories business. I am loving the idea of long walks out in nature, planting my own gardens, lazy afternoons spent up in the orchard picking fruits for jamming, and pies, and such, and room for friends and family to come over, replenish themselves and make some fun memories together!!! Ok, so I may be dreaming of a slice of the Barefoot Contessa’s life, but I sure there will be enough room for everyone!!!

I can see my future as clear as a bell – the trick now will be figuring out how to make it come to fruition!!

Wish me luck!! 😉