Hi there!
Long time, no post!
It's funny - I DO post - just not here! I'm going to try to do better! You may see some outdates posts come through, but I'm going to try to share a few things here that I've shared on other platforms through the months to catch ya'll up.
I'm gonna start with this - my trip to The Makeup Show/America's Beauty Show!
I've never been to America's Beauty Show - it was an EVENT! But very fun to see!
Check out my quick recap here -
It's quick because, well, I didn't buy much so I don't have much to show y'all!
Did you attend? Tell me your experience!
Until next time!
Hi!
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xoxo
Hello there!
First off, Happy Veteran's Day. THANK YOU to ALL who have served our contry! I am grateful for the freedoms that you fight to protect.
I work for the court system and courts were closed today. I got to loaf around and have lunch with my husband without having to arrange for a babysitter, which hasn't happened for a long time.
We decided to outsource our laundry ($$$$ OMG!) and we had lunch at Tavern on Rush - our usual.
Just wanted to share my cute shoes and bag! I got this bag a few months ago when we were going to the Field of Dreams game. I learned the hard way going into a stadium and they wouldn't allow my bag, so I figured a smaller clear bag would be the best option to bring along to sporting events from now on. I got this Kurt Geiger bag from Nordstrom. I had to drive 40 miles to get this bag because it was sold out in most places, but it was worth it LOL! But guess what? I never took the bag into the event! Because I was told no bags were allowed at all! So I left it in the car and shoved as much as I could in my husbands pants pockets. BUT THEN!!!! I got to the gate and saw all the other women had purses!!! I was so mad!!! But the trek back to the car would have been too much - we got lucky and caught a ride on a golf cart! So I just saved the bag and used it later. Going to Will Smith last night was another perfect opportunity to use it. The security guard at the gate thanked me for making his job easy LOL
I treated myself to these sneakers for my birthday last week. I'm not super into sneakers and it takes a special pair to get me to put out more than $20. I love the platform on these! I was buying my son sneakers at Famous Footwear and saw these and just had to have them. But SURPRISE! They didn't have my size. It's hard to find size 11s in store. But they ordered them for me and I got them 3 days later, which was cool.
I linked the sneaks below. Sadly, this purse is sold out so I linked a bunch of other Kurt Geiger bags I've had to resist buying in the widget below. Shop away!
Hi there!
I've been shopping A LOT! Partly because it was my birthday last week. Partly because I have gained weight and really can't fit in my clothes anymore ðŸ˜
I LOVE throwing on a dress for work. You always look put together in a dress (so long as it fits well!). Dresses are my go-to when I'm too lazy to think of anything else to wear. So I've linked a few of the dresses I've bought in the last few weeks for you below.
Some of these are sold out, but there is a waitlist - just add your email address and you'll be notified when it's back in stock!
Until next time,
xoxo
Hi there,
It's been a while since I've written a personal post. I used to do this a lot but honestly, I just haven't had much to say in the last few years.
But today, I feel really happy to I'm going to express it.
I'll start with -
Today is my birthday. I'm 29 for the 13th year. I'll let you do the math. Hopefully you suck at math and give up.
I don't usually like to celebrate my birthday. In fact, in the last few years I'd prefer to be completely alone on this day and have even gone as far as taking my birthday off my Facebook page so no one would mention it. (It's back now, obviously lol!)
I don't like getting older. Mostly because I feel like I wasted my youth, so what is there to celebrate about a new year when the ones behind it feel worthless.
Many people would think that earning a graduate degree and marrying a wonderful man and having 3 awesome kids and a nice house and, not, a great job would be enough to fulfill someone. But in all honesty, those are not things I ever really dreamed of, so they've never felt fulfilling. Just bonus points for living life.
Don't get me wrong, I have a GREAT life. An amazing life, really. One that many people could only dream of. But I've felt unfulfilled for a long time. I've felt unsupported in my ventures for a long time. I've felt unappreciated for a long time. I've felt lonely for a long time. I've felt like I could leave and the only people who would miss me are my husband and kids.
But today, I got a new perspective.
My baby woke me up at 3:30am to wish me a happy birthday. And then again at 6am. And he was so tired, he fell asleep on the way to school. He wore himself out because he was too excited to wait to wish me a happy birthday. And I am grateful.
My kiddos surprised me with cards and candy and gifts and so much love this morning. And I am grateful.
My favorite people texted and called me this morning - my mom, my brother, my sister in law, my good friends. And I am grateful.
I got to work at my cubicle was decorated. Balloons and streamers and a card signed by my department and others. One of my employees gave me a gift - the soundtrack to 2 musicals we'd talked about that I've never listened to.
My boss threw a pizza party for me and got me a cake. I was shocked. My coworkers said he's never done this for anyone else. My employees said he's never bought them a cake and they've worked for him for 16 years.
I was overwhelmed. I cried. It was a lot of attention. I don't like for people to pay attention to me, especially on my birthday. As much as I enjoy performing, I don't actually like attention. I prefer for people to not notice me. I said out loud that I don't really enjoy my birthday so all this attention on it was overwhelming to me. And one of my coworkers said that I should be grateful for this birthday as after last year, many people didn't get to their next birthdays. We need to be grateful for the time we are given.
And he's right.
I haven't been grateful. I've been too busy dwelling on the negative - feeling unappreciated, when there are OBVIOUSLY people who appreciated me. Feeling lonely, when maybe not as alone as I thought. Maybe I've been too busy focusing on the negative that I haven't noticed that there are a lot of people who appreciate me and might just miss me if I was gone.
So today, I'm grateful. I still don't like my birthday. But I'm going to enjoy the rest of this day because people went WAY out of their way to make it special for me.
I will say this is probably the best birthday I've had in a lot of years.
And I'm grateful.
Until next time,
xoxo
