Today’s post actually went live yesterday, so be sure to check it out!!
I’m just popping in with a for quick a moment for a couple announcements!
If you read yesterday’s post, you know that my YOUTUBE channel has officially relaunched! The plan is to have 3 videos a week: Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays! Be sure to pop over and subscribe so you don’t miss a video!
I’ve had a lot of requests to do Follow Me Around vlogs also. TheGirlJoeyVlogs will be launching in the next few weeks–but I’m not exactly sure yet how often I will be posting there. That might be more of a “as things happen” site. I’m considering doing Vlogmas (vlog every day in December until Christmas day). How do you all feel about that?
STARTING THURSDAY: I am now co-hosting STUFF & THINGS with Kristin!! So be sure to have your posts ready for Thursday and link up! There are no rules for this link up–so everyone and anyone can link up! Also, spread the word!!
Okay! That’s it for today! Happy Monday! Remember to check out yesterday’s post!
So SURPRISE! My youtube channel is officially relaunched!
Today I’m partnering today’s post with my video, which is a get ready with me!
Find out how I feel about the products I used down below. If you haven’t yet, be sure to subscribe to my channel! This is going to be a really fun new journey. In the next few days I’ll be launching a new vlog channel as well, so stay tuned for that!
WHAT I USED:
monistat chafing gel. Yeah. I know. But it’s a perfect dupe for the smashbox photofinish primer and a freaking fraction of the cost. Works wonderfully.
covergirl ready, set, gorgeous foundation. This stuff is amazing. I’m not usually a fan of covergirl foundation (they tend to be heavy and break me out). The coverage on this is amazing. The finish is a perfectly “matte” look without looking gross. And it don’t feel like I’m wearing anything. And I’m super picky about that.
physicians formula conceal RX. I’ve used this stuff forever. It does okay. I’m interested in trying others though. Recommendations?
rimmel match perfection. This stuff works great for me as an under eye concealer. I know I should probably use a salmon colored concealer to counteract the dark circles, but I like this stuff for what it is. And it’s cheap.
rimmel stay matte powder. This is my favorite powder. Light but does it’s job! And again, cheap.
nyc smooth skin blonzer in sunny. This is a holy grail product and only a few dollars. Love it to warm up the face.
wnw pearlescent pink blush. A favorite! Again, only a couple dollars and just so pretty!
bare minerals highlight in radiance. Such a pretty and subtle highlight!
urban decay primer potion. Total favorite.
coastal scents revealed palette. This palette is only $19 and has perfect dupes for the shadows in both the Naked and Naked 2 palettes. I’m not kidding. Absolutely perfect. I used this for my bottom liner, my eyebrow fill in, and my shadows.
jordana 12 hour liquid eyeliner pencil in black. I tightlined with this. Don’t let the 12 hour fool you. It does smudge on me.
jordana 12 hour made to last chubby pencil in continuous almond. I like this in my waterline to look more awake. Not really sold on the staying power though.
wnw megalength mascara. I’ve told you before I was totally shocked by this mascara. It’s really pretty, the formula is perfect and it doesn’t flake or smudge on me! $2.99 y’all!!
**Charmed is such a pretty, delicate pinkish glitter, and I might be in love! This is 2 coats**
My absolute favorite of the entire week was on Monday I was just down right miserable. You know the kind of miserable where you don’t even want to drink any water because the idea of having to get off the couch just to pee sounds awful? Yeah, that. I. Was. Starving. I don’t like to bug J at work because I know in season he does his best. I jokingly put a “SOS: SEND PIZZA” tweet on twitter. Apparently he tried to send me a pizza for lunch but they didn’t deliver yet (clue #1 we live in the smallest town ever). He was even going to send a GA to grab me a pizza and bring it to me. When that didn’t work out–he made a different plan. He took off work early on Monday and showed up at the door with pizza!! I know you all probably saw this on instagram/twitter–but you guys? It’s something so small. But I know what his schedule is like–so for him to take off early to come home and take care of me? Just…that’s true love people.
Shh. Don’t say anything but I’m kind of liking the whole one car thing (for now). It encouraged me to walk to the coffee shop on Thursday and to grab lunch. It was a gorgeous day, and it just felt so good to be out among people!
I kind of hate that Bailey gets on the couch when we aren’t home (she isn’t allowed up when we’re home). I think we need a fabreez commercial here. I don’t want our new couch to smell like dog!!
That’s about it for today!! I hope you guys have an absolutely wonderful weekend! We have another home game tomorrow (Go Camels) so that’ll be fun! I’ve got dessert duty for tailgate (it’s like these people know me or something, haha)! Happy Friday!
Stay tuned for Monday!! My youtube channel will be relaunching!!
>> Campbell is a weirdo. He really enjoyed me being sick since, you know, I didn’t really move from the couch. He sleeps in the weirdest positions. (Top right is a good skin update pic since I haven’t gotten around to editing that video I said I filmed. Looking much better sans makeup).
>> Single (oh gosh, I just realized there was a typo here where I wrote “singel” not “single.” Please know that was a typo and I’m not that dumb. Please) girl behavior is weird, y’all. Bottom left? That was my dinner one night. Tuna salad on crackers. Roasted veggies. And tater tots. Don’t ask me why.
>> Besides the raging headache I woke up with on Wednesday, I was feeling slightly more human so I decided to make myself a real breakfast. It was delicious and totally necessary.
>> Being sick means I watched entirely too many episodes of Gilmore Girls. I’ve seen the series a few times. Once when it was originally on TV. Once when I graduated college and decided to buy the entire series and watch from start to finish. And now. Season 1 and 2 strangely bring me right back to my HS days which I fear I’ve been all too familiar with since this summer. Between my HS boyfriend passing away in June, my high school reunion this past weekend, and GG–I’ve been entirely too in touch with my 16 year old self lately.
>> What’s happening in that picture? Oh. J’s car died randomly on campus last week. He called for me to come pick him up. We weren’t stopped 2 seconds before the Athletic Director (read: J’s big boss) stopped to help. He made a few calls and got Cornbread (seriously, I can’t make this stuff up) to come tow us back home. Yes, in that golf cart looking thing. We were just around the corner from our house. That’s the thing about living on campus– everyone sees everything. BUT it’s nice when we actually know everyone and help is always on hand. So we’re down to one car–which isn’t even ours. We’ve been here before–back when we lived in Athens. Rock bottom, we call it. We know there’s an upswing in our future somewhere–there has to be.
Happy Thursday, friends. Deep breath. Onwards and upwards. I hope.
I’m sure at this point you all know how I feel about blogland. I swear sometimes you guys are the only people in my corner always rooting me on! So when Kat from Lemonade Linings asked if I’d like to participate in the Tour of Blogland, it was an easy yes!
WHAT AM I WORKING ON?
Currently, I’m working on getting my youtube channel back up and going. I plan to have a few posts a week that partner with my channel! I’m so excited about it all, but I would be lying if I didn’t admit that I was a little nervous, too.
HOW DOES MY WORK DIFFER FROM OTHERS IN ITS GENRE?
I’m kind of all over the place, so I’m not sure if my blog has an actual genre. It kind of hops around in the lifestyle department, occasionally it masquerades as a beauty blog, and sometimes it’s just me rambling on. I’d like to think that I myself am what sets it apart from others. I keep things pretty positive, but I also don’t hesitate to tell it like it is. My lifestyle and marriage are quite different than most simply because of the whole football thing, so I guess that sort of sets it apart too.
WHY DO I WRITE/CREATE WHAT I DO?
What some of you might not know is I’ve actually had this blog for about five years. I didn’t get into the “blog world” part of things until very recently. Because I’m a writer, and I went to school for writing, it was ingrained into my head to practice writing every single day. This blog, for me, is a fun way to do that! I write what strikes me as fun or important.
HOW DOES MY WRITING/CREATING PROCESS WORK?
I like to think that I have a good balance of planned and spur of the moment. My best writing happens when something strikes a chord with me and I just set off running. But if I always waited for inspiration to strike, there would be a lot of blank space. So I tend take Sunday to loosely plot out my week. That gives me some time to allow inspiration to strike as the week goes on, but it also ensures that I don’t go weeks without writing anything at all.
So, without further adieu! Let me introduce you to a few of my favorite ladies!
