October Julep Review

Julep is one of my subscription boxes.  It is mainly nail polish and tools for manicure's and pedicure's but they also have beauty products. I chose Classic with a Twist as my maven subscription box.  I have received three boxes so far and I absolutely love the products.  In the October box I received two nail polishes, a lip gloss and a sample of skin serum.

 

The nail polish colors are beautiful and perfect for Fall.  The one on the left in the photo is called Cynthia and it is a light beige with glitter.  It is a very neutral color and would be perfect for a party.  The other shade is called Sheila.  It is an orange red.  It matches the red on Arrowhead water bottles exactly.  (I just happened to have a water bottle on my desk.)

 

The lip gloss color is called Glowing.  The formula is smooth not sticky like most lip glosses.  It smells like cotton candy.  It is the perfect shade for me.

 

The serum is really oily so I am not sure how it will work on my skin type.  I used to have really oily skin but now it is combination and has been very dry on my cheeks.  The serum is supposed to deliver deep hydration and essential nutrients to help rebuild skin structure from inside out.  I applied some tonight so we will see how my skin feels in the morning. 

 

 I love this month's Julep box!

Weekly Update (November 11-17)

Again I am way behind on my weekly updates.  I am making a change for the positive.   I have designated Monday’s as blogging day.  Some of my favorite bloggers have designated days for posting.  Since I like to do a weekly update I thought Monday would be perfect.  I am also going to add some fun posts similar to a couple of my favorite bloggers and youtube personalities.  See links below.  I am not trying to copy them but I love the ideas they present so they will be very similar.  So today I will have several posts that I will be uploading.  For now the weekly update.

Health, Happiness and a Hug

We have had a lot of sickness at our home the last two months well actually the last two years to be exact.  I am sending the sickness vibes to someone else because we do not want them at our house anymore.  We would like several years of health for a change.

My niece Ella gives the best hugs.  On Sunday I was having a really tough day and they just happened to stop by after church.  She came running up to me and gave me a huge hug.  It was exactly what I needed.  She is just full of sunshine and happiness. 

Lisa’s Top 10 List

I ran across a fun blog post the other day on www.morganizewithme.com. She has a post about organizing your life and the 10 things you should do.  I am trying to get my life in order right now because the clutter and stress has taken over.  It is time for me to gain control again.  Thankfully there are several wonderful women out there that have fabulous websites that have been helping me. This is my top 10 list inspired by the list on the blog above.

1.       Simplify

2.       Exercise and eat clean

3.       Learn to say no

4.       Routines are my friend

5.       Everything in its place

6.       An attitude of gratitude

7.       The Secret

8.       Keep one calendar ( I borrowed that one from the list)

9.       Daily Scripture study

10.   Pray everyday

 

Hang in there...

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Weekly Update (September 8-14)

It has been a few weeks since I posted an update.  I have had a tough few weeks and didn't want to post anything negative.  Things are a little better now so I thought I would post a quick update. 

August

The month of August flew by for me, thank goodness.  It was not a good month for me.  I was extremely emotional and very down on life.  There were a few good days here and there. I decided to start September on a good note. Fall is one of my favorite seasons so I always look forward to it.  It starts to get cool outside and our family loves to play games outdoors.  I also look better in cardigans so I get to wear some of my favorite clothes during this time of year. 

Never forget! Hope Rising!

My work is right next to the Healing Field for 9/11 in Sandy.  I love to see the thousands of flags that go up each year to remember the lives lost on 9/11 and to remember the heroes who have died for our freedom.  It was a hard day for our country and I never want to forget how our country came together over the past 12 years to fight for our freedom.  This is a great reminder of hope rising. 

One of my favorite TV shows

I love watching medical dramas, documentaries and even medical youtube videos.  They just fascinate me.  I also love them because I understand everything they talk about since I briefly studied medicine in college.  I did not become a doctor or nurse because of the stress and anxiety involved in the hospital. Instead I choice to be on the billing side of medicine.  Right now I am on the claim research side of medicine or EDI (electronic data interchange) and most days I love it.

My favorite medical drama show right now is Grey's Anatomy.  I watched a few seasons when the show first started on TV but stopped when I had a class the same night and was not able to watch.  All 9 seasons are on Netflix right now and it has become my nightly routine to watch a couple episodes.  There is no way I will have all of the episodes completed by the time Season 10 starts next week but I am going to try. 

My 40 Before 40 Update--Completed Items

Item #6 Travel somewhere I have never been.  This was completed last year on 6/28/12 when I went to Mount Rushmore.  I have a blog post on that in my archive.  Here is a picture of my Smash Book page.  I also went somewhere new this year.  We went to Kodachrome Basin in Escalante Utah.  I am going to add my blog post about that later this week.

Item #17 Attend a Bee's Game.  Completed this one twice.  Last year on 7/24/12 and again this year on 7/23/13 which I just blogged about. 

Item #27 Go to a restaurant I have never been to before.  I completed this one on 12/21/12 for my birthday.  I went to Sonny Bryan's.  It has become a favorite restaurant of mine ever since.  I love BBQ food. 

Item #36 Buy some red shoes.  I have always wanted some red shoes.  I have been putting together fun outfit ideas and the photo below on my Smash book page was the inspiration for wanted red shoes these days.  I actually purchased the exact red shoes shown in the picture below the outfit.  They don't have magical powers like Dorothy's red shoes but they do make me feel confident and happy when I wear them. 



 

 

Item #25 Visit Zermatt resort in Midway.  Completed on 5/3/13.  I will be blogging about this in a post later this week.  I still need to upload the photos. 

 

Items #3 Spend a few days in Park City.  Part of the Zermatt weekend.  We only spent one day shopping in Park City.  I want to hike and visit Main street in the old part of Park City so I may do this again very soon. 

 

Item #31 Go without sugar for 1 month.  Completed 2/12/13.  I will probably do a separate blog post about this one too.    

Weekly Update (July 21-27)

Another summer week down.  I am not a big fan of summer.  It is just too hot for me.  I also don't really get to enjoy it because I work all day and rarely take vacations during the summer months.  Growing up the summer months were always the busy months for my dad's business so we never went on vacation.  It has just continued on into my adulthood.  I have really needed a vacation this summer though.  I just need a break from everything.  I am not sure I will get that break though. Oh well! Maybe next year.



Pioneer Day

I had to work on Pioneer Day this year.  We celebrated the night before by going to a Bee's Game.  It was an amazing game and the fireworks after were the best I have ever seen.  This is fun tradition we started last year.  I hope it continues.

 

Birchbox Review for July

I gave in a started a Birchbox subscription.  I have had three boxes now.  The first one I got was a mess.  One of the products leaked all over everything so I was not impressed.  The second one was okay.  I forgot to take pictures of both of those boxes so this review will be on my third box.

The first product I tried is the Protect Shampoo and Conditioner.  It smells wonderful and really cleaned my hair.  I had been to get a massage that day and had a lot of oil in my hair.  It got all of the oil out and added a lot of volume and shine to my hair.  The second day my hair still looks clean and feels incredibly soft.  This is a great product. 

Inside the little pouch is four products for the face. Two packets of Luminizing Sunscreen with tint.  It was a little dark for my skin coloring so I probably won't be using this color again.  It covered really well and did not smell like sunscreen.  I have not tried the other two products yet.  The tube is a moisturizing cream and the other is a blush tint.