Fashion - Classics For Your Closet...

Everything on this list can be worn throughout the seasons, can be mixed and matched and can help eliminate unnecessary items that are only taking up space. Check it out and post it on your closet door as a guideline.

A Scrambled Mess...

So the theme of this week is really "Indescribable". You’re probably wondering what I mean by that. Well first things first. I’m back from vacation and can hardly stand it! I need a vacation to recoup from my vacation! Believe me when I tell you I’m struggling to stay awake at work! But I’ll be fine ;I get a 3 day weekend and plan to utilize it for napping!!

Last month, I’m not sure if I posted this or not but I visited a great blog:
http/www.glamourgirlreviews.com/ and was introduced to a wonderful sample box that cost $10.00 a month so I signed up for a 1 year subscription for both me and my older sister because I know how much she loves stuff like that. The sample box I’m referring to is known as Birch Box and you get great sample and products that are truly worth more than $10.00 so it’s worth the money!

Anyways, I arrived home from work yesterday to find my very first Birch Box delivery sitting pretty in my mail box! I was super excited but contained myself long enough to get photos of the box before I opened it!!

My Birch Box contained:
Befine Night Cream full size worth $30.00, my sample size worth about $3.00

Blinc Mascara worth $24.00 my sample size was worth about $12.00
 
Kate Spade New York Twirl perfume full size worth $80.00, my sample size worth $5.00

Lift Lab anti-aging cream full size worth $85.00, my trial size worth $15.00

Extra Twist Hair Tie pack of 3 worth $5.00, my gift worth  $1.66

So all in all I paid $10.00 for about $36.66 worth of products. Not bad at all!!

Oh I forgot to mention that while on vacation my husband surprised me with a bracelet from Pandora’s. It’s actually very cute because you can leave it as is or add other stones or beads to it for flair! I haven’t decided yet what I want to do with it.

I started reading a new book this week by Elin Hildedrbrand called The Blue Bistro. I actually first started reading her books about 3 and a half weeks ago when I took a trip to Miami. I saw The Castaways in an airport bookstore and on a whim grabbed it up. I couldn’t get enough so when returned from vacation I had finished it and had started another one of her books called Barefoot. Now I’m reading The Blue Bistro and love it! If you’ve never read any of her books, I highly suggest you do! She reminded me of how much I love to read! Her books make you feel like your right there, like you know the characters and their past.

Anyways, that was the theme of this week! As you can see, it’s a scrambled mess but full of goodies!

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Grilled Crostini With Ricotta & Zucchini:

What You Will Need:

·      2 garlic cloves

·      ½ cup of olive oil

·      1 large green or yellow zucchini

·      1 small red onion (sliced thinly)

·      Sliced rustic French bread (thinly sliced)

·      2 cups fresh ricotta

·      1 tsp. Maldon salt or sea salt

·      ½ tsp. ground black pepper

·      2 tbsp. of thinly sliced fresh basil

·      ½ freshly grated lemon zest

Directions:

·      Prepare grill for French bread. If you do not have a grill you can use your oven to toast the brad and roast the veggies.

·      Peel and dice garlic, mix with olive oil

·      Brush the sliced zucchini and red onions with garlic and olive oil mix and grill until tender.

·      Brush French bread with remaining oil and garlic mix and grill until golden brown and crispy.

·      Combine the ricotta, salt, pepper and lemon zest

·      Place a heap of ricotta mix on the grilled toast

·      Place a few grilled onions and zucchinis on top of each piece of toast and serve warm.

·      Eat and enjoy!

Vacation Update: Home Is Where The Heart Is...

Hi Readers,

Just a quick update: I'm on a vacation and have not had a lot of time to write but I did want to drop a line today and let you all know that I'm still alive and kicking!

3 more days of fun then it's back home which will also be nice, I love vacations but to be honest, nothings better than being home! When I was younger I use to see those signs that said "Home Is Where The Heart Is" and I never really understood but now as an adult, I totally get it! I love my bed, my T.V., my Starbucks barista that knows my special order, my favorite Mexican restaurant, everything! It's just not the same as being away! No matter how long I'm gone, how much fun your having or how beautiful the place, its always nice to return home!

Well, I'll update more as I can.

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Be Stronger Today Than Yesterday...

Yesterday I was talking to a girl I’ve known for years, we work for the same company and over the last few months she and I have build a pretty good friendship, but back to the point of my story, she recently left a long relationship and has been venting a lot to me a lot. I’m trying to offer the best advice I can because  she’s dealing with a lot but one thing that has come out of all of this is how grateful I am to be married to such a wonderful man!  It’s so difficult out there for single people trying to find the right person! I can tell just by listening to her!

So back to my point, relationships are hard and after listening for months to my friend vent, I have come to this conclusion and I think she has as well. (BTW: you kinda need to know the back story: she was cheated on and found out on Valentine’s Day)  

Being in love is great and if you’re lucky enough to find your true love (like me, sorry don’t mean to brag but its true) then that’s great. But if not and you get stuck with someone who doesn’t care about you then what you will one day realize is that it’s no big lose to you, you lived and you loved and it didn’t work out, that person wasn’t worth your time in the first place and rather you realize it today or next year, you’re a better and stronger person because of everything that has happened!

In this last few months that my friend has gone through all this heartache she has transformed and is doing so much better! I can tell by talking to her and listening to her and seeing her that she has grown and is still growing and I love this so much, she didn’t let it get the best of her! I'm all about girl power and being strong and I look at her with a great respect because of how she handled this situation!

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Happy Birthday To Me... Well Yesterday

So yesterday was my 30^th birthday and I know this is an exaggeration but 30’s such a big number especially for someone just exiting their 20's so all day I kept waiting for some explosion, for a body part to fall off or to feel so memajor change but nothing happened. It was a typical day which was really all I wanted, a quiet relaxing none eventful Sunday! I read about 100 or so more pages of The Castaways’ which by the way I love, watched a few movies, ate a yummy dinner and took a few cat naps. It was perfect! I love for my Sunday’s to be calm and quiet, I use Friday and Saturday for my fun days, Sunday has always been relax day.

My family called and sang happy birthday to me in unison, it was so cute!! I could hear all the kids screaming into the phone “Happy Birthday To You” then a few text messages from my sister and my niece called later that evening to chat. She’s 10 going on 20 and since I’m her best friend, she constantly calls me like she would a classmate of hers to giggle about boys! I think it’s cute and am honored that she regards me so closely! Later that evening, a friend called and sang happy birthday to me and it was a perfect ending to a good day!

My husband bought me a new MacBook Air which is wonderful and for the first time in years he bought me a card and it was really sweet and made me smile! (History: he’s not very big on cards; I think I may have only received 5 in the entire time we’ve been together.) Anyway, I’m carrying the card around everywhere with me from now on!!

So there you have it, the big 30 (as my sister calls it) and it went off without any major catastrophe, I'm not sure if I'm happy about this or mortified that it will sneak up on me later!  

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30's The New 20...

Dear Blog Readers,

Sorry it’s been so long since my last post (10 days)! If you’re following along then you already know that I was on vacation (Miami Beach).

So let me fill you in on what had been going on in my life over the last week or so…

Miami:

Last Thursday night we landed in Miami and I couldn’t be happier! We spent the days on the beach roaming the streets and taking in the sights. Actually we went to Miami last year but it’s always great to be on vacation. We eat great foods and I (Miss Weight Watchers) had ice cream and cheesy tacos and might I add, enjoyed every moment of it…

On the beach I read (The Castaways which is a great beach book) and collected seashells. I got a great tan which later turned into sun burn (something to do with falling asleep on the beach (a minor technicality) but I really didn’t care I had a blast and to be honest would have been happy to stay another week.

Back To Reality: 

So I had Monday off to recoup from our trip, I did some home work and then pretty much slept the rest of the day…

Back at the office nothing had changed… same people, same drama though to be honest it’s really starting to not matter to me anymore… I have more important things going on in my life to worry about what catty thing my co-workers will attempt to do to me next so I’m moving on!!!

Oh here’s a tid-bit of info for you… I’m going back on vacation in about a week!! I haven’t seen my family in over 2 years and so in a week I will be off to see them, I can hardly contain myself!  All my nieces and nephews are so much bigger and I haven’t even met 2 of them (born last year) so this will be a wonderful trip!! 

Also I’m turning 30 in 2 days and am really not sure how I feel about it though yesterday my Mom told me that “What matters is how I feel inside, if I feel young then I am young”, and my response was “You know, they say 30 is the new 20!” and she just laughed!

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