NPH Tony Awards Music!!

So I am feeling Neil Patrick Harris this week!!

 

I swear I would Love to go to the Tony Awards!!

 

And I always wanted to be on Broadway and honestly I feel the second song in this opening way to much!!

 

Twitter Give away!!!

 

I am joining in with mysocalledchaos for a rocking twitter giveaway !!!!

 

Hello loves!  I recently rocketed past 3,000 Twitter followers and to celebrate I asked some lovely ladies to join me in a "Twitter Only Giveaway" in which we all went in on a lovely twitter related prize!  What does that mean?  Twitter prize & twitter entries!

 

Prize Details

One lucky winner will win a custom Twitter Name Necklace which we're purchasing from the awesome shop Sincerely, Me: Personalized Jewelry Designs on Etsy. 

Music Monday (kinda)

 

So this still counts as Monday for me because I have been awake since yesterday morning.

I have 2 songs and 3 videos for you today. The first is a song that I sang as a solo in high school and is a favorite part in a favorite movie and it was brought back to me from a TV show.

The TV show is Blacklist and they copied a good bit of this scene and I loved it!!

The 2nd song is Hello from the Book Of Mormon… this song literally kept me awake while I was setting out breakfast this morning! I needed the beat!

So what songs are keeping you awake or making you smile?

Handbag Tag!!

 

I am a little bit obsessed with my handbags/purses, I love them and usually get a new one/switch them out every few months!

1. What is your favorite brand and why?

I don’t really have a favorite brand of bag, but I do like the structural quality of Rebecca Minkoff bags, and Michael kors bags.

2. Do you consider yourself a collector?

Yes and no, I have a ton of bags, but most of them were bought from target/Wal-Mart or TJMax and Marshalls,

3. If you had to part with a bag what would it be like?

If it was still functional then I would be really upset, but I’ve gotten rid of plenty of bags that I wore out to the point where straps broke and things.

4. When did you fall in love with handbags?

Probably in high school, I wasn’t really a purse girl until high school when I had my little jean purse with pink lining and pink glitter butterflies but that purse held EVERYTHING I could possibly ever need and made my friends literally refer to it as the “great Big Bag Of Everything” (yes like song from the old Disney TV Show Stanley’s Playhouse)

5. What was your first designer bag?

The first designer bag I ever got was a Steve Madden Weekender, which I LOVE and use for my photo classes, I got it from Marshalls, on clearance for $30

6. Is there an emotional component?

I think so, I get very attached to my bags!

7. Do you have a dream bag?

I have 2 one I actually JUST bought myself as an early birthday present and I LOVE it so far and the other one I would only get if it was seriously on sale.

 

I did get the BLUE Rebecca Minkoff bag, if you want to see a what’s in my purse post let me know!

9. What is your favorite handbag?

My favorite bag is currently the Rebecca Minkoff one!

What is your favorite bag? Do you consider yourself a collector? Do you have a what’s in your bag post? Leave me a link I’d love to read it!

Friday Confessions!

I confess: I wish I could win the lottery because I have a million things I want for my birthday!

I confess I am super excited about my fashion post I am doing with Walking In Memphis In High Heels !

I confess I am NOT looking forward to work tonight, we are going to be super busy and sold out.

I confess I would much rather spend the day snuggling with my puppy then working

I confess I am not doing as well as I would like in my #GYSTS14 Dietbet challenge

What are your confessions this week?

Perfectly Posh!

 

I was recently given a chance to try some samples from Crystal, she is a Perfectly Posh Consultant, and let me know about a skin care company I’d never heard of before! Perfectly posh is a  made in the USA company, They are Paraben, sulfate, lanolin and phthalate free , they have natural bases and are cruelty free!!

First I want to say Crystal has this sample thing down pat! She sent me a makeup bag filled with trial samples, a letter on how to use everything, a perfectly posh cataloged AND each sample was individually packaged with it’s name and directions on it’s use!! You go girl!!!

As always I am going to be completely honest though,

Here is a little about me, I used to take amazing care of my skin, sunblock and lotion every single day, face masks once a week, but I was also damaging the heck out of it but going to a tanning salon every single day, for at least 30 min a day for sensory mood treatment. I don’t do that anymore, not because of a cancer scare or anything serious (although I know I should be worried) but mainly because I am broke and have no time to tan. Unfortunately my skin has suffered because of this, my body is super dry and I get really rough scaly patches, it isn’t pretty.

The first sample I tried out was the Snarky Bar

 

According to the site, it is scented with: Bergamot, mandarin, freesia, lily, and soft sandalwood

What Does It Do?: 

Snarky beads scrub and rub off dead, dry skin in a luxurious smelling shea butter soap base. Remove stubborn and unsmooth spots.

How To Use It: 

Rub over skin in the shower or bath. A quick pass from shoulders to toes once per day, or every other day is enough to keep most skin super soft. Aggressive scrubber. Not recommended for face. Remember: She’s Snarky! Rinse thoroughly. Pat skin dry with towel and moisturize “snarked” areas.

What did I think? Pros: I liked this, like I said my skin is usually very dry and flaky, it smoothed my skin well, and the shea butter added some nice moisture which I liked.

Cons: The smell didn’t last, and neither did the sample, I used the whole sample in one shower, now I do take very warm showers so this could have been part of the issue, but in the process of scrubbing myself all over the entire sample was used. The full sized is 6 oz. so this might not happen as quickly with the full sized bar.

Next I used the Mix a Fresh Mask Kit in Honey and Annatto:

What Does It Do?: 

Nourish your face how you choose with a blend of honey and annatto seed. Soothe, moisturize, and preserve youthful skin while leaving a healthy glow. Made in your choice of a foody base mix.

How To Use It: 

Simply blend Mask Mix with your choice of fresh, chilled ingredients. Choose from 15 recipes. Mix and apply to face. Rinse with warm water. Store excess Mask in an air-tight container in your refrigerator. Share your Mask, or use within 72 hours.

What did I think? I mixed mine with honey and yogurt, I LOVED it! Very DIY but also very soothing and I liked how my face looked and felt after!

 

I then Tried the Shine Bright Like a Diamond Microderm Scrub

What Does It Do?: 

Removes dead layers on face to reveal a more youthful, elastic complexion.

How To Use It: 

Use with water on clean skin. Rinse thoroughly. Moisturize. Use once weekly.

Fragrance: Lotus water

What do I think? Honestly I didn’t like this one, I didn’t really notice to much of a difference in my face at all but I do really like the smell!

 

I also sampled the Mint For Each Other Body Scrub:

What Does It Do?: 

Exfoliates skin to remove dead, dry layers and reveal tighter, nourished, healthy skin.

How To Use It: 

Apply liberally to skin in the bath or shower. Scrub, then rinse

What did I think? The SMELL I LOVE LOVE LOVE the smell, but it ends there… this didn’t do much for me, I tried it in the shower (we don’t have a tub where we live) and it was just to dry for me to really get anything out of it, but the smell is amazing!

 

Last I tried Nutty For You

What Does It Do?: 

Fragrances your bath, scrub, shower, or steam with gentle fragrance and skin pampering sea salt.

How To Use It: 

Simply scoop a little (or a lot!) into your bath, toss onto the floor of a steamy shower, or use a small amount in hands to scrub skin. Make it YOURS: mix with other fragrances and effects.

What do I think? This is another win for me! I LOVED the smell and it worked well as a steam smell, and also as a scrub mixed with a little coconut oil! I would definitely recommend this one in a heartbeat!

 

Have you ever tried Perfectly Posh? What did you think? Do you think you would like to try any of these? Let Crystal know!

September Goals!

Can we say holy cow batman I am bad at this!

My last list of goals was in APRIL!

So new goals for September!

1. This is my birthday month, I am going to enjoy it!

2. I am participating in #GYSTS14 so I want to at least get my money back in the dietbet, that means

a. Making healthy eating choices at work and school

b. trying to cut down to 2 sodas at work

3. Try to keep my blog updated.

4. Save at least 100 dollars to use for my Birthday dinner this year, (enjoy it more than last years)

 

What are your goals for this month??

#GYSTS14 Has Started!!

 

Today is the first day of GYSTS14!!! There is still some time to join the dietbet if you want! just let me know and I’ll send you an invite! I am super excited about this because not only do I have money on the line BUT I am about to join a challenge for the 21 day fix! I did have one issue, the set came in in Spanish and while I speak Spanish I’d like to exercise in English….

random note, my Microsoft office has decided it will only spell check in Spanish… so apparently the universe wants me to speak Spanish more often.

So, what are your fitness goals for September? We can cheer each other on!

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My Most Prized Possession

 

So I am going to be randomly joining in with the blog every day in September challenges. I am just mega challenging myself all over this month! Today’s challenge was to tell about my most prized possession.

Not the Penni Puppy, although she is my baby doll beyond all loves of my life, but that ratty, brown, fur missing, nose broken stuffing long gone bear next to her.

That my friends, is Sammy. Sammy Bear is a boy or a girl depending on my mood. At one time Sammy had a pretty red bow on his neck, young child me took care of that quickly.

At one time Sammy looked like this!

But this bear is my security. My Nana gave me Sammy the day that I was born, you know back in the 80s when you could put toys in kids hospital rooms, I almost died when I was born and Nana said (after I was older) that she gave me Sammy to take away all of the bad in my life and leave just the good.

As some of you know my Nana is my Italian grandmother and she meant the world to me. I still take Sammy on EVERY trip I go on, and still sleep with Sammy at night, much to Kensei’s dismay.

Do you have something special that means the world to you? What’s the story behind it?

PhantomFit Resistance bands!

I have been getting ready for my GYSTS14 challenge and I figured what better way to try it then to use some Phantom Fit resistance bands. I really loved these they have amazing flexibility and are challenging and are very well made. I love the fact that they come in a travel bag, it is really easy to store them and they work well for my exercise!

If you are looking for something to augment your workout and don’t want to spend the large amount for changing hand weights I think resistance bands are a really good thing to get into!

I plan to keep using these throughout the month to help me with my challenge.

I also LOVE the fact that you get all 4 weights which will really help when my strength goes up and I need more resistance!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Musical Mondays Taylor Swift??

being extra dorky with my music today! September is one of my favorite months and I feel peppy and bouncy all month long so be prepared for extra bouncy songs!

 

I generally am not a T Swift fan, but this new song of hers is very bouncy and makes me want to dance!!

I stay up too late, got nothing in my brain
That's what people say mmm, that's what people say mm
I go on too many dates, but I can't make 'em stay
At least that's what people say mmm, that's what people say mmm

But I keep cruising, can't stop, won't stop moving
It's like I got this music in my body and it's gonna be alright

'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off

I'll never miss a beat, I'm lightning on my feet
And that's what they don't see mmm, that's what they don't see mmm
I'm dancing on my own (dancing on my own), I'll make the moves up as I go (moves up as I go)
And that's what they don't know mmm, that's what they don't know mmm

But I keep cruising, can't stop, won't stop grooving
It's like I got this music in my body saying it's gonna be alright

'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off

I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off

Hey, hey, hey, just think while you've been getting down and out about the liars and dirty, dirty cheats in the world you could have been getting down to this sick beat

My ex-man brought his new girlfriend
She's like "oh my God", but I'm just gonna shake it
And to the fella over there with the hella good hair
Won't you come on over, baby, we can shake, shake, shake

'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off

I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off
I, I shake it off, I shake it off

 

What are you dancing around your room too?