by Joey | Nov 28, 2014 | beauty, In the kitchen, Loves, Real Life
Revlon Rain Forest
Am I fired? I’m blogging in real time. I just now painted my nails. I just now took pictures of them. And I’m actually sitting down on this Friday afternoon blogging about it. Yeah, I’m breaking the rules.
Back in the day I used to blog in real time all the time. I didn’t even know it was possible to schedule posts. I used to do these 100 days of blogging challenges all the time. Man. I kind of miss that world of blogging.
Anyway. I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving. We did. Twice. We spent Wednesday at my parents’s house, and then we had our own little thanksgiving here yesterday.
Today, I’m in denial. I started not to feel awesome last night. I curled up on the couch with a book last night but almost immediately fell asleep. I slept awfully last night and today I keep trying to convince myself that I’m not getting sick. Although I’ll admit I feel a little better after sneaking a shot of dayquil.
I plan to spend the day on the couch with a book. And a lot of turkey sandwiches. Confession: I’m really not a fan of turkey. I love how it smells when it’s cooking though, so thus…we have turkey on Thanksgiving. I need to go grocery shopping…but I really didn’t think that all the way through. Who wants to battle the shops on Black Friday? Not this girl.
by Joey | Nov 27, 2014 | Throwback
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We had Thanksgiving with my family yesterday, and as you’re reading this I’m probably running around coordinating what food can go in the oven when for our Thanksgiving!
We are so thankful for all of you who party with us every Thursday! Hope you have an amazing holiday and enjoy some time off!
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by Joey | Nov 25, 2014 | Throwback
Holiday Travel.
For someone whose #1 priority is comfort, it can be a real pain.
Honestly, the hubs and I stay home for the holidays now. But for the first few years of our marriage, we did the whole spend-the-entire-holiday-in-a-car thing.
I imagine many of you are gearing up for a week of holiday travel. So here are a few tips and tricks that I find save my sanity in that situation.
1) Leggings. Bonus for fleece-lined leggings. These will become your best friend. I usually wear leggings and a long sleeved shirt while I’m traveling and hang a cute dress in the back. When we arrive at our destination, I slip the dress over my travel outfit and boom. Cute Holiday Outfit without having to spend 7 hours in the car uncomfortable or changing in a gross pit-stop bathroom.
2) Cozy Boots. I’m the queen of traveling in flip flops then slipping on whatever shoe I need when we arrive at our destination. But I’m sorry. It’s freaking freezing. So in step the Ugg (like) boots. I like to pull my feet up underneath myself while we cruise the highway, but slipping on my real boots any time I need a potty break (which lets face it, is every 20 miles) is a real pain. Keep these babies up front with you and slip ’em on whenever you need! (On this particular travel day it was relatively mild outside, so I opted for my bass flats).
3) Simple, long wearing makeup. I do the very basics when traveling, y’all. And a lot of times we leave at the butt crack of dawn so I don’t even bother until the sun has come up. We’re talking primer, long wear foundation, bronzer & blush (maybe a quick swipe of a highlighter) and mascara. As we near our destination, I push a little dark shadow (more forgiving when applying in a moving vehicle) into both my top and bottom lash lines with a liner brush and quickly swipe on some pigmented tinted lip balm (like Burts Bees in Rhubarb). Classy and comfortable!
4) Flat Iron Curls. When traveling, I take my shower at night and let my hair air dry while I’m packing (because I know you girls wait til the last minute, too). Once my hair is dry, I haphazardly throw in some large flat iron curls. Flat Iron Curls will last longer than curls with a regular iron and it’s easier to obtain that messy but cute look. And sleeping on them only enhances the look! That way as you near your destination, quickly flip your hair upside down and va-va-voom!
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even easier. Our families live within driving distance, but given that
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by Joey | Nov 24, 2014 | Throwback
this weekend i…
…ate cookies for breakfast.
…put my parents’ tree up for the third time in two weeks and celebrated the victory with wine.
…helped my mom put up the rest of their decorations.
…no, that isn’t a joke. There are really 20 stockings on their mantle.
#ItalianCatholics
(and yes, my brother and I didn’t make it to the family portrait.
no, I’m not bitter about it….)
…got stalked by a cat when I finally came home after a few days away.
(ignore his hack-job haircut)
…also wore my new glasses enough that now they’re growing on me!
Not pictured:
…caught up on serial.
…made a buttload of cookies.
…shopped for our Thanksgiving dinner.
…stole lots of kisses from my football coaching husband who is HOME HOME HOME!
…closed out Sunday with a stupid massive headache.
That’s it, friends. Hope y’all had a really fun weekend!
by Joey | Nov 23, 2014 | Throwback
Let me make one thing clear. For the last 20 years, I’ve stuck with the same old same old. I am a rectangular framed girl through and through.
The problem I have with glasses is that my eyes and head are tiny. Think cartoon character small. I have such a hard time finding anything that 1) fits 2) looks nice or 3) both.
So when
Firmoo contacted me saying I could pick out a pair of glasses on them, I was hesitant. I’ll admit, it was quite a challenge to find a pair of frames I liked that fit the parameters. Originally, I picked a frame I
loved but was quite disappointed when I went to put in my details and was given an alert that the frame wouldn’t work with my measurements.
Bummer.
Honestly, they didn’t have a single pair of frames that fit my measurement. I had to pick the smallest ones they had, which were a bit bigger than what I needed. The style isn’t anything I would normally select. But maybe that’s not an awful thing. It pushed me out of my comfort zone. And hey, for free glasses, I wasn’t complaining. I was able to upload a #selfie (ha) and “try” the glasses on virtually.
I laughed the first time I put them on in real life because I just felt absolutely ridiculous in them. Totally outside of my comfort zone, that’s for sure.
lip: Revlon Moisture Stain in India Intrigue
But y’all. First of all, it’s really not
Firmoo’s fault that I have such a tiny head–let me make that clear. And secondly–the entire process was
so freaking easy. From picking out my frames, to entering in my prescription, to tracking and receiving the package. Considering these suckers came all the way from China–they arrived in a timely fashion.
They added the anti-reflective coating and UV coating for me for free since my number one problem with my eyesight–even more than my corrective lenses–is my ability to reflect light.
The frames fit perfectly, even with having to order a few measurements up. They’re well made and sturdy.
So yes, while I’m not
100% comfortable with the style I selected (now I know I can probably pick others despite the measurements), I would (and WILL!) absolutely use
Firmoo in the future. Their frames and lenses are so freaking reasonably priced I wondered at first if they were just complete crap (just my honest opinion here). I purchased glasses from my eye doctor back in August and I’m afraid to tell you what they cost because it’ll make you lose your appetite.
Had I not received the generosity of a free pair from Firmoo, these babies would have been (frame, lenses, coating, etc) under $50! Unheard of for glasses!
So here I am. Totally pushed outside of my comfort zone on this Selfie Sunday! What do you guys think? Can I rock the 60s look?
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**This product was provided in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated for this article.
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