Thoughtful Thursday

Hello 2013

Happy New Year guys!! I spent my New Years Eve hanging out with old friends and making some new ones. I am so excited to see what 2013 has in store for me!

 What I Wore: 

Skirt-Zara

Shirt-H&M

Shoes- Steve Madden 

Necklace- H&M 

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The Best of 2012

Outfits

Here are a few of my favorite outfits from this year. 

Meals 

Top Left: Crock Pot Turkey White Bean Pumpkin Chili   Top Right: Lightened Up Power Protein Goddess Bowl 

Bottom Left:Red Quinoa and Black Bean Vegetable Salad  Bottom Right: Butternut Squash Casserole 

Top Left: Spicy Thai Noodles Top Right: Creamy Pumpkin Pasta 

Bottom Left: Swiss Chard and Sun-Dried Tomato Mac and Cheese  Bottom Right: Thai Fried Quinoa 

Books 

If you are in the mood to stay up all night reading here are a few books that will keep you interested! 

A Very Merry Christmas!

 I hope you guys had a very merry Christmas! I was extremely blessed this Christmas and I received some awesome gifts from my students, coworkers and friends. Here are some of the gifts my parents got me. 

Sigma Face Kit  

I am sure you guys have heard about Sigma brushes; well I finally got some! I cannot believe how amazing these brushes feel on my skin. 

 The Art Of Bathing 

I love Lush bath bombs and bubble bars so naturally when I got the art of bathing I was extremely excited. I foresee ALOT of awesome baths in my future. 

 Sephora Favorites Fragrances

My mom surprised me with an awesome fragrance set from Sephora!  

 Etienne Aligner Riding Boots 

 I have lusted after these boots for years!! I have wide calfs so its really hard to find cute wide calf boots. Well finally Etienne Aligner heard my cry and started making these amazing boots in wide calf.

 Acrylic Make Up Box 

This is probably my favorite gift. For years I have kept my make up in two clear plastic drawers from The Container Store. I liked them but I just didn't love the way the drawers looked. I absolutely love my new Acrylic make up box. It can comfortably fit my Urban Decay Naked palettes and the Vice Palette. 

Urban Decay Vice Palette 

I mean what can I really say about this? I feel like the picture speaks for its self! The pigmentation in this palette is amazing!! 

What I Wore: 

So I know you guys probably hate when I do this but...The majority of my outfit is really really old! 

Shirt- J. Crew (still in the outlet stores) 

Skirt- Forever 21 (extremely old) 

Shoes- Madden Girl (old) 

I Love My...

Pink Legging Jeans 

What I Wore:

Shirt- The Gap

Jeans- The Gap

Boots-Minnetonka

Necklace- Versona 

What I Wore:

Jean Jacket- Forever 21 (old)

Top- Urban Outfitters 

Jeans- The Gap

Shoe- Steve Madden 

Necklace- Versona 

It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I keep forgetting to show you guys all the amazing Christmas decorations around my house. My mom works so hard to make Christmas more special every year. I love how much detail she puts into every corner of the house. 

 I am so proud of the Christmas Ribbon Wreath I made!! It took two days and tons of ribbon but I just love it! 

What You'll Need: 

6 Different Colored Wired Ribbon (2 spools of each just incase) 

1 Wire Wreath Frame

1 Wooden Letter 

Cut ribbon 8inches in length. 

 Tie ribbon to the wire frame. This takes time and can get messy with glittery ribbon. I did this while watching football all day. 

And there it is! I used gold spray paint to jazz up the R. 

Month In Review: November

This month I dug out my Smash book (featured here) and I spent A LOT of money on new and fun things to decorate it with. Here is my November page. I honestly feel like this past month speed by and I am exhausted! Is anyone else reading for a holiday break? 

Leftover outfits!  

What I Wore:

Shirt- H&M

Jean Jacket- Forever 21 (old) 

Skirt- Forever 21

Belt-Michael Kors 

Shirt- The Gap 

Sweater-American Eagle (old)

Scarf- Gift

Pants- The Gap

Shoes- Steve Madden