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Gingerbread Cake Christmas Trees
Do you like gingerbread? I didn’t like it when I was a kid, but as I got older I started to like it. And now that it’s the holiday season, it’s the perfect (and only?) time to eat all the gingerbread things. I got a Williams Sonoma gift card a while ago and decided to shop for some things during Black Friday. Let me tell you – shopping with a gift card online is such a pain. It’s not like at the store where if you go over the amount on the gift card you can just pay the balance. When you use one online you can only use one…
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Restyled: Oversized Turtleneck + Denim Jumpsuit
I know it seems like a lot of bloggers – fashion ones anyway – are always shopping and sharing new outfits. It’s true and I’m guilty of it too, but I also wear a lot of things for years. I know some bloggers who buy things and then never wear them because the item sells out and they don’t want to wear it since they can’t share it with followers. And that’s perfectly fine if that is what they want to do, but I will always wear what I like and want to wear regardless of whether it’s old or sold out. That’s why I like doing restylings. It not…
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VBeam Laser Session 2
About 5 weeks ago I had my first laser session with the VBeam Laser at Reflections Center for Skin and Body. To recap, when I went for my consultation over the summer the doctor told me that it would probably take 3 or 4 sessions to get rid of the acne scars on my cheeks. The VBeam is a gentle beam (but it still hurts a little!) so they don’t do any numbing or anything and it only gets rid of red scars. So any brown spots, brown-ish scars, and texture issues aren’t taken care of with this treatment. During this whole treatment you have to have limited sun exposure…
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Backstreet Boys Concert
One week ago I went to the Backstreet Boys concert in Philadelphia with my bff. We last saw them six years ago in NJ so when we saw that they were doing a tour and coming to our area we got tickets. Coincidentally when we went six years ago it was the night before my birthday and this time around it was the night after! Back in the day when you had to choose whether you were Team BSB or Team NSYNC, I was an NSYNC girl through and through. Although, I still bought the BSB albums and knew all their songs but you know, you had to “choose” and…
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A Weekend in Toronto
I’m back at work today – I wish I had another day off! This week is busy for me though. We still have testing at school and tomorrow night is prom, which I’m a chaperone for again. Friday, I have a hair appointment and this weekend I’ve got a wedding to go to and a photoshoot! So much to do, so little time! As promised I’m writing about how I spent my weekend in Toronto this past weekend. I’ve been to Toronto many times in my life because I have some family there, however I haven’t done any real sightseeing there in years. The past few times I’ve gone have…
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Pest Away! Protecting Your Home From Critter Invaders
There is no denying it, our homes are not completely safe from unwanted guests. This isn’t about someone knocking on your door when you least expect it, these are the guests that you don’t see or are aware of until you are overrun. Critters and pests can make their presence known. They can enter your home, damage it sometimes, and cause chaos. So how do you avoid this from happening in the first place? Here are some suggesting to help you keep those critter invaders at bay. Image source A clean and tidy home Take a long hard look at your home. Often we may not be as clean…
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Seven Fun Ways To Make Your House A Smart Home
Everything that we do in this day and age is gearing towards going digital. We go for automatic everything: cars, banking, home temperatures – even toothbrushes! It’s a digital age and around the world, innovation is taking place so that we eventually move over from manually doing things to allowing machines to do it for us. Not for everything, of course, because we still need that human interaction that allows us to feel connected. However, if you head to your bank, your supermarket and even your pharmacy, you can use machines to help you to complete transactions and never speak to another person while you do it. You can stream…
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Love is the Foundation Brush
If you are in to beauty, you may have heard many times before that one of the most important things is that you’re using good quality tools/brushes. That doesn’t necessarily mean that they need to be expensive, but good makeup brushes are a good investment. You can wear drugstore makeup and if you have good quality brushes you can still look flawless. Likewise, you can splurge on high-end makeup and if your brushes are lousy, your makeup may not look so great. Once in a while, I like to buy new brushes even though mine are still in good shape. I wash them regularly using my Sigma glove and baby…
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Book Review: Donald and the Golden Crayon
Did you ever read the popular kids book Harold and the Purple Crayon? It’s from 1955 but it’s a classic and still very popular today I hear. Anyway, in that short children’s story Harold has a purple crayon that he uses to draw amazing things with his imagination. Well, I was recently sent a parody story called Donald and the Golden Crayon and it is hilarious! If you know me personally (or you follow my Twitter) then you know I’m pretty vocal about my political beliefs. I very rarely have talked about it on here and on Instagram but it does come up occasionally. Today is one of those days. This book is…
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New Home Tips
If you’ve been following my blog for a while then you know I recently became a homeowner. I’m loving my place but there are definitely a few things that I want to change and there are also a few things that I wish the former owners had told me. It’s a bit annoying, but there’s nothing I can do about it now except take care of what needs taking care of. However, if you are renting instead of buying then you have a lot more options than I do in terms of holding others accountable for things that need to get done in your place. For me as a townhouse…
