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Cleaning Up My Makeup Mess with Joligrace
People often say to me in real life and in blog comments, “I don’t know how you do it all with two young kids at home, running a blog with daily posting, managing social media, nurturing both virtual and real life relationships and friendships, and keeping your house in order.” Well, let me make this clear, I don’t do it all. My husband does a ton to keep the house in order. Much more than I do, in fact. If it weren’t for his efforts at home, our house would be completely overrun and buried in kid stuff! He does not, and will not, however, maintain my own personal mess!…
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My New Living Room Tree from Commercial Silk
I don’t know if any of you remember this post from January where I mentioned leaving my Christmas tree up with just the lights all year round and calling it my “living room tree” instead. I really liked the ambience created by the soft white tree lights in the early morning hours while I drank my coffee on the couch. But the tree was taking up quite a bit of room and as Spring started nearing and the sun was rising earlier, we eventually did take down the living room tree (some time in March, I think). But I had been wanting to add a small lighted topiary of some…
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Your Quick Guide to False Eyelashes, Makeover Winner & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #71
It’s that time to announce the winner of my Esqido Eyelashes with Makeover Giveaway. I want to thank everyone who entered! And a huge congratulations to the winner! I have sent you an email with the details for choosing your Esqido lashes and scheduling your makeover at The Marcy Spa and Salon. I also want to send a huge thank you to Esqido Lashes and Kaitlyn Blackmore at The Marcy Spa and Salon for sponsoring this giveaway! And now is a great time to share a quick guide for false eyelash application and caring for your lashes to get the maximum wear from them. After all, if you have invested…
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Happy Birthday, Sweet Ada & Thursday Moda Link Up
Today is a very special post to celebrate and honor my dear friend, Ada of Elegance and Mommyhood. For this is her 38th Birthday and the 6th Birthday Celebration on her blog where she invites her closest fashion loving blogger friends to join in her a huge collaboration. This year there are 24 of us posting on our blogs over two days to show our support, our love, and our gratitude for Ada and for all that she does within this blogging community. “Every year that I have been blogging, since I became a mom, I thought it would be fun to have a Blog Birthday Party on my blog,…
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Esqido Lashes with Makeover Giveaway & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #70
I am back from my mini vacation in Lake Placid! We took a lot of photos, drank too much alcohol, ate way too much really amazing food, stayed up until the wee morning hours, and had more fun than we could have even anticipated. I am mentally and emotionally recharged, but physically quite tired from all the fun! Isn’t that a great problem to have? I am still organizing photos and thoughts and all that stuff, so you will have to wait for more on my girls’ weekend getaway. Coming soon… *This is a sponsored post. The lashes were provided to me for review by Esqido Lashes and the makeover…
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Wednesday Wish List: Zaful Dresses for Special Occasions
To round out my Zaful Wish List series of Spring and Summer items, I am sharing some of my favorite dresses that would be perfect for a variety of this seasons’s special occasions from bridal and baby showers to wedding receptions to prom to Spring semi-formal events to your best friend’s bachelorette weekend. Also, why not don a super sexy and sassy number just for a date night out with your significant other. Because every date night, every occasion, every day should be treated as a special occasion…dress for it! *This is a sponsored post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. *Featured photo: See-Through Lace Cami…
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Weekend Wish List: Zaful Swim Suits
Hello, warm weather! I think it is finally arriving in the northern reaches of New York State! Hopefully, it is here to stay for just a little while. On Wednesday, I shared with you some of my favorite Spring and Summer dresses from Zaful. That post was the first of a three post series in collaboration with Zaful to highlight my favorite items from their Spring and Summer collections. This second post in my Zaful Wish List Series will focus on swim suits. Because it is the end of April and swim suit season will be here in the flick of a towel. *Featured photo: Adjustable Tie Velvet Bikini Set. *This…
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Wednesday Wish List: Zaful Dresses
Did someone say Spring? Nearly a month ago? I think I heard something about Spring arriving…but here I sit…waiting still…craving lighter weight fabrics and airy prints in my wardrobe…all bundled up in jeans, boots, heavy sweaters, and blanket scarves…watching the snow fall. But it doesn’t stop me from dreaming of warmer days which are sure to arrive one day. Hopefully sooner than later. But I have been saying that for weeks now and still it snows and snows and snows. *This is a sponsored post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely my own. In eager anticipation of the coming Spring…or maybe we will just jump straight away to…
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Wednesday Wish List: Rosegal
It has been a while since I have shared a wish list for Rosegal, but with Spring having arrived soon arriving hopefully arriving, I decided it was a good time to check out what cute things they have for the warmer months. And being in the funk that I have been in recently, shopping for clothes is always sure to lift my mood. So I sat down at my computer for a happy online window shopping escapade to boost my spirits. Check out all the pretty things that I have found for Spring and Summer from Rosegal. *This is a sponsored post. As always, all thoughts and opinions are entirely…
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On Beneficence & Link Up On the Edge #88
Many of you may already know that my website was hacked this week which resulted in my having to pull the entire site offline until the issue was resolved. Clearly, it has been resolved and I am back up and running as if nothing had ever happened. Except I probably have a few more gray hairs and I may have lost a few pounds from lack of food consumption during the incredibly stressful past few days. I want to properly thank all of the people who were involved in fixing the problem, but I am going to save that for my Tuesday #SpreadTheKindness Link Up…because it is a perfectly suited topic…