New Year

As the end of 2011 quickly approaches I can't help but look back on the year. A lot of not so good things have happened this year, and sadly that's all I can seem to focus on. I think it's just human nature to over look all the good and only see the bad negative stuff. While there were a lot of bad things there were also good things. So I want to use this post to look back and share some good things from 2011.

Early in the year my brother had to go through heart surgery. It was a pretty scary time for the family. His health hasn't been the greatest ever since he was born. So the thought of him being put under to have a surgery done was scary. And not just any surgery, but dealing with his heart. It was a weird kind of day, and I prayed a lot that day that everything would go well. I remember I wanted to have that day off from work so bad, and I couldn't get it. Luckily I was able to leave early that day, and got to the hospital and waited with everyone else. I remember when a nurse came out to update the family she found out I was his sister, and told me that he was asking for me. That made me feel so good. Finally after about 6 hours surgery was done, and we were able to see him. I remember when we found out he was ok and everything went great I cried.. happy tears of course. As scared and nervous as I was it I couldn't help but cry when I heard he was ok.

Now on to something lighter. April. I started making YouTube videos. This was something I had thought about for awhile. There were a few girls that I would watch, and they made me want to do it too. They just made it look like so much fun. So finally one day in April I decided I'm gonna do it. I was pretty nervous. I know the internet world can be pretty harsh and judge mental. I am a bigger girl and I expected to get a lot of really rude comments about my weight, and I have received a few and it's made me think maybe I don't want to do videos anymore. But then I think I don't care what a few people think. I really do love making videos, and it's help me in my real life too. I'm pretty shy and somehow making videos has helped me come out of my shell a little bit and explore a side of me I always knew was there, but never wanted to let out. Also I want to say thank you to anyone who has watched my videos and the ones who have left sweet messages and comments. Thank You!

This summer was amazing! I had what I like to call the best job ever. I was basically babysitting and at my age that can be pretty embarrassing. I loved every minute of it though...well ok not EVERY minute. I loved that I got to spend so much time with my friend kids who I adore and love just like they were my own. I loved spending so much time outside, and taking them to parks. I think my favorite day was when I took them to the lake. Now I was nervous about this..just me and 3 kids? Oh boy! These kids were sometimes hard to handle which is where the nervousness came from. To my surprise, though, they were awesome that day! I learned a few things that day.. about bugs. The oldest who is 9 loves bugs, and loves learning about them. But what 9 year old boy doesn't? He would see a bug or butterfly and tell me something about it that I didn't know. He's a smart boy. There is a trail that goes around that you can walk, which is what we did. It was a blast! I was nervous for no reason, because they were so awesome that day and very well behaved. By far my favorite day.

Fall quickly approached and I was no longer babysitting. It was time to move on and get a a different job. I had to go through a couple bad ones to get to the good one I'm at now, but it's ok it all worked out. I was so excited when I finally got called from the job I had been waiting on since April (the one i'm currently at). I felt like I was never going to hear from them, but one day I got a call that had an opening..FINALLY!
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Winter..it hasn't been winter for very long but so far I guess it's going alright. And I guess this brings me to where we are right now.

I really am looking forward to the new year, and hopefully it will be a better one. I am excited to see what's to come, and honestly a little nervous. I'm sure it will be great though. I hope you all had an amazing 2011 and I hope you have an even more amazing 2012!! Be safe and have a Happy New Year!!!!

Review: Ponds Evening Soothe Makeup Removing Towelettes

This review is going to be for the Pond's Evening Soothe Makeup Removing Towelettes. These towelettes are described as having chamomile and white tea. I was excited to try these wipes out, because I love the original Pond's makeup removing wipes. 

Personally these wipes didn't give me a "soothing" feeling. It just felt like I was using a normal makeup removing wipe. The smell was nothing too special, and actually made it kind of hard to use the wipes.
They, like the regular Pond's wipes. removed all my makeup. Nothing special about these. I won't be purchasing these wipes. I will stick to the regular Pond's towelettes.

Review: John Frieda Full Repair

This is going to be a post about one of the shampoo samples that came with the Target beauty bag. There will be no photos for this blog. The 3 samples that were included in the bag were Tresemme Naturals, Garnier Pure Clean, and john Frieda Full Repair.

If you are subscribed to me on YouTube then you probably saw the video where I said I was trying to break away from drugstore shampoos. That is part of the reason I was so disappointed with this freebie bag. Anyway I told myself I was done with those shampoos, but I had free samples. Only one of them had any appeal to me, and that was the John Frieda Full Repair. I have watched a few videos where girls talk about, and love this product. I was not one of the ones that loved it....I actually hated it. It left a weird feeling on my hair and caused major breakage. My hair has always been...picky? about what shampoo is used. I can't use drugstore shampoos anymore. I currently am using Joico and after ones use of that I noticed my hair was stronger. After I used the john Frieda it once again started breaking, and just wasn't good.

II threw out the other 2 samples because they exploded. I'm impatient and wanted to smell them right away so I opened them all just to smell them. I put them on my vanity, and then one day threw my wallet down on them....explosion.

So those are my thoughts...or maybe this was more or a rant? I don't know. Whatever you want to call it...the point is I didn't like this product. I really wanted to, because it wold be great to be able to buy a shampoo that doesn't cost so much. That didn't happen though. So oh well!!

I hope you enjoyed this post, and I hope you all had a great weekend.

Review: Loreal Youth Code

The next sample from the Target beauty bag I am going to be talking about is Loreal Youth Code. I was excited to try this product. For awhile now I've been thinking about getting into some anti-aging products. Even though I am only 27. It's never too early to start to try to fight off the aging process.

I only got one use out of this sample, but I loved it right away. It felt really nice going on my skin and didn't just sit there it actually soaked in pretty quickly. I noticed my face felt pretty smooth after applying it, and even the next morning. I was sad I wasn't able to get more uses out of this sample, because I really liked it. This is a product I would have no problem spending my money on. I do plan on purchasing this.

Review: Burt's Bees Day Lotion

Earlier this week I finally received my Target beauty bag. I was excited to try some new products that I wouldn't normally pick up while at a store. Now I know that with as small of an amount as you get as a sample I can't do a complete full review, but I can tell you what my first reaction was to it. So first up...Burt's Bees Day Lotion.

I was very excited to try this lotion. I have never tried any Burt's Bees products other than the lip balm, which i love! This was the first sample that I opened up and gave a try. At first when I opened it I liked the smell, but then as I was rubbing it on my skin I didn't like it anymore. The smell is very odd and hard to describe. not only was the smell not so great, but it made my skin feel sticky.
It's very disappointing that one of the samples I was most excited about was a fail, and i will not be purchasing this.
I really wanted to like this lotion, but i just couldn't do it. I ended up washing it off after having it on for 5 min, because the smell was too much for me to take.
Hopefully if you've tried this lotion you had better luck than I did with it.

Target Beauty Bag

So today I finally received my Target beauty bag. I filmed a video pretty much right away, because I wanted to open it on camera. When I receive anything I can't wait to open it. So here's the video of my opening it, and I hope you all received yours too!

Haul: Kmart, Target, Bath & Body Works

 I have a haul for you today! I am so excited about everything I am going to share with you today. I purchased these things late last week so I have had the chance to use everything.  Ready? Here we go!

The first place I went was Kmart. I only bought one thing, but it's something I wanted so badly! I found it a week earlier, and could not stop thinking about it. So I finally went back to buy it.

 Maybelline's Must Have Mauve lipstick.

I love this color so much! This is kind of different for me.

I never would have thought I would ever buy a purple lipstick,

but what's so great about this one is that there's a pink tone to it.

I honestly can not get enough of this color.

It came out with the fall collection.

So it is limited edition, and I am thinking about going back

to buy another one.

Next I went to Target. 

Where I bought yet another lipstick.

 Soft Nude from Revlon. 

I have wanted this lipstick for so long.

I don't know why it took me so long to buy,

but I'm glad I finally did.

 Next in the dollar section I found this pump bottle.

They had a few different colors, but of course I chose pink.

I put baby shampoo inside the bottle to hopefully

make cleaning my makeup brushes easier, and faster.

It worked! I cleaned my brushes the other night,

and this made it go so much faster.

I'm thinking about going back for a couple more.

I also made a stop at Wal-Mart where I picked up a nail polish.

 I chose Rags To Riches from Rimmel.

This is a gorgeous green shade with a little hint of gold.

This is the kind of color I have been wanting for awhile now.

I can't wait put it on my nails.

Last but certainly not least...Bath & Body Works!

 First up...the next scent from B&BW.

Be Enchanted. This the $1 dollar preview.

This scent is so good!

It reminds me of few different B&BW scents.

I can smell a little Charmed Life, 

Secret Wonderland, and a tiny hint of Dark Kiss.

I have heard people say they can smell Peach Citrus in it as well.

I don't get that at all.

I think this is a great scent, and look at that packaging.

They are on a roll with great scents, and gorgeous packaging.

 I also picked up the Charmed Life body spray.

I actually got this for free with the spend $10 get a free item coupon.

I've mentioned this scent before, and of course I love it.

 Next a picked up a candle. They have a few of their fall items on clearance.

I immediately asked if they had any thing in the Leaves

scent marked down, and the girl told me they had 2 bulb wallflower refills

and that those went VERY fast. So I continued to look around.

I came across the S'mores candle...OH MY GOD!

This candle is absolutely AMAZING!

I couldn't resist I had to have it, and it was marked

down to under $10 so why not?!

 Look at that picture! 

How delicious does that gooey mess look?!

The description couldn't be more perfect. 

I totally smell everything they mention, and to have my home 

smell like S'mores is simply amazing.

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So that's it. That's all that I got.

I hope you all enjoyed this haul.

and I hope you had an awesome weekend,

and have an even more awesome week!

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