Somedays....

I just need a kick in the butt ~ Today was that day. The beginning of the week was one of the roughest I have had in a long time. Work was so incredibly frustrating, I cried more times that day than I care to admit. I started the day feeling down and ended it feeling even worse. I think I have been having a pity party lately. I did not originally see it as that because it has felt as heavy as the earth on my chest. I have struggled to motivate and struggled even harder to want to get out of my bed or not crawl right back in it the moment I step foot in the front door. Some days I have failed at this, some days I have succeeded~ Today I was gently reminded that I have something more in me than to sit here and watch my life pass by while I wallow in sadness...There is a world out there to see, people to spend more time with, a life to live to the fullest ~ Sometimes a little "tough love" in the kindest of ways is all one needs to be reminded of what they are missing...
Andy, Thank you for your gentle reminders ~ I needed it more than you can ever know....

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....set sail....

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~ love this ~

...influenster...

So a few months ago I heard about influenster from Ruthy (fellow blogger and friend, she has disabled her blog for now while finishing up school, but I will link it when she returns).
Infuenster is a site that you can sign up for and randomly they choose people and send items to sample and review. I was not sure I would ever be chosen but to my surprise I was!
 This is the fun box I received...

Kiss nails~ I don't usually put stuff on my fingernails since it always comes off but I decided to try this.  I just put them on today and application was easy, I will update with how long they last.  It says up to 10 days.

I love this brush!
Nothing ever has worked with being able to curl my hair while I blowdry so I was really hoping this would work,  but it doesn't.  However, it is a great brush and I love the blue spongy things.  When the brush is cleaned out I think it helps maintain fly-aways.

The oatmeal was delicious.  It is fairly high in calories for a small breakfast snack but when you're in a hurry and hungry it does the trick.  And it was yummy!

I did not use this coupon to buy any shoes, but the shoes on the website looked cute and were good prices.

This stuff was not so good~ It tasted like cough syrup and was hard to chug down. I had high hopes for it.  I do not think it made me feel any more energetic.  Bummer!

OMG, I LOVED this mask!!! I don't really use masks ~ but this felt great.  Once you apply it you leave it on for about 10 minutes and then wash it off, and instantly my face felt tighter and smooth.  I never had any skin reactions or breakouts from using it.  I just love it and hope to find it on the shelves locally so that I can buy some!

A few weeks later they sent me an additional package containing this book~
I have yet to read it since I have been reading another large book and have more homework these days, but I will review when I do get to reading it! ** I started it and am about 30 pages in, so far so good!

@influenster

For Heather.....

I just found out that your lovely grandmother died in the night and my heart aches for you...I am so proud of you for all you had been doing for her, especially after everything else you have been going through this year...
I watched you be such a strong mother when you found out that your beautiful 11 year old daughter had a benign tumor and needed to have a very delicate surgery done to remove it. I cannot imagine the fear you were experiencing. You handled it all with such grace...
I am so grateful that you had asked me to take some photos of Maquel before the surgery.
I think the world of you and want you to know just how proud I am of you and how very grateful I am to have you in my life!
You are an amazing mother, a caring granddaughter and an irreplaceable and priceless friend!

Moving forward....

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Asia....

I am sure most of you (if anyone still checks my blog these days) know the love I have for travel...I am considering taking a big trip this year and/or next and Asia is calling my name.
I am thinking
Cambodia
Thailand
and Vietnam...
I would love some info if anyone has been there and also if it is safe for a woman to travel alone.
Or if you have any other must go places you want to share with me!!
Thank you!

Favorite new music....

Ben Howard is my new "play over and over again" favorite musician. Thanks to one of my very best friends and DJ Andy for introducing amazing music to my life...Thought I would share!