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Pinterest says...

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Lies.

Oh, Pinterest.

"Tie a baggy of vinegar around a shower head" ~  they say.

 "Leave it there over night"  ~ they say.

 "It will clean all the residue and lime away" ~ they say.

     {Putting Pinterest Tips/Tricks to the test}     

Since my shower head is so awkward, I ended up having to tape and tie the bag. 
I left it over night, I forgot about it and left it for probably about 10 hours, to be honest. 
Before doing this, the shower head was clogged and few holes worked properly. The water wasn't coming down in single streams like it should. It was all weird and wonky...

After spilling vinegar all over myself, I am happy to report that it worked like a smelly dream. 

The only lipstick you'll ever need {REVIEW}

I always look forward to trying out products and samples from bzzagent and was especially excited about the new Covergirl Blast FLipsticks. I was blessed with the absolute palest of lips, therefore I am a lipstick fiend!

I received: 820 Vixen. I really liked this one and I felt it was perfect for my skin tone. One dark pink and one light pink looks nice blended and I would buy this one for sure! The second is 840 Stunner. This one I feel like I can pull off, but barely. It is not something I would wear just because it was very orange-ish. Third is 855 Minx. Meh... Maybe if I had a darker complexion. Not sure if its good for my skin type, but it may work for you. What do you think? -------------------------------------------------->

Pro: They are definitely bold looking, Daring!
The various shades allows multiple looks all in the same day. 
Easy to carry & convenient having two colors in one tube.
Fairly inexpensive compared to the other brands.
Versatile

 Con: Must be mindful of lipstick rubbing onto your teeth.
Smudges easily. 
Doesn't seem to last very long.

To sum up, I loved the color ranges, and the glitzy glam feel it brought to my makeup, but wish it would be a more permanent stay - and I'd even be happy with the staining at that point!

I would, and probably will, buy more because I am a lipstick junky! :)

Chapter 2013 Page 1 of 365...

 Peace Out 2012. 

Unfortunately I will spend the majority of the year away from my hubs. I still have a hard time believing that he is actually gone again. I don't know why I'm having such a hard time this go around, but I am. 

Up until now, I have spent the past 37 days mostly doing nothing but willing the next day to hurry up and get here so that it too may pass.  

I was lucky enough to have my sis and niece come spend a little over a week with us. It was a nice distraction to be around family. We took a mini road trip to New Mexico and explored a little over there. [More on their visit to come.]

As for now, it is high time to knock off the Poor-Pitiful-Me BS and get back to reality. He has his own time consuming daily agenda  and I need to get back to mine as well and get out of this damn rut once and for all.

 

So here's to a 

New Year, New Adventures, 

New Friends and Cheap Wine!  

{CHEERS}

Untitled.

Money & Attitude

I was the person in our relationship to take care of all household finances. Was, being the key word. Admittedly, I have a bad habit of taking things the wrong way (almost always. I'm working on this) and lets just say that my hubs had asked too many questions about our accounts one day. I took it as him questioning my abilities and maybe I told him he could F himself and do it alone. Maybe.

Fast forward a year and a half and he is now deployed and I'm back at the budget stuff again. Now that I have the bad ass Mac I'm looking for an awesome app to help me keep track of everything. I'm still used to living on post and them automatically taking out our rent & utilities. I never realized how spoiled I had gotten. 
Do you use one of these apps to help you keep track of everything?

Deployment Tip:

• Call your cell phone carrier and suspend your soldiers phone line. 
• Also ask if you should lower your minutes now that you're the only one using them. (Between suspending my Mr's line and lowering my mins. I was able to knock $30 off my cell bill. SCORE!)
• Soldier and Sailor Civil Relief Act info here
• Deployment Checklist here

December Photo a Day {day 1}

I'm sure Fat Mum Slim had no idea that her first prompt for her photo challenge just happened to be a very important one for me.  At 8 o'clock  we were saying our goodbyes and starting our 5th deployment. 

Goodbye, My Love.

And I will wait, I will wait for you

The hugs are a little bit longer, the kisses are a little softer and the I love you's come just a little more often… 

We are in our last few weeks together as a whole family.  My heart is already starting to ache. 
 
The garage is full with a combination of new gear and old memories.
 
Our Thanksgiving feast will be intimate and private as we share what we are thankful for then proceed to putting up the tree. Our Christmas will take place just days later and then we will say our goodbyes.

I apologize, again, and in advance, for being MIA for the past month and some of the month still to come.

Quick Note:

Hey Guys-

Just a little update here. I will be back to blogging regularly, soon! The Mr. has been on block leave and we've been spending some 'quality' time together for the past month (ish). I'm not gonna lie, its been nice acting like we were dating again. [insert mushy love junk here]

Then he even offered to clean my Dyson- I Know!

But then he broke a piece to the beast and now we are waiting on our part to be shipped from Dyson HQ. smh. Well, Dream Hubby was nice while he lasted.

Boo

Scary, right?

Doin' The Tuesday Tango

The Tuesday Tango is a multiple link-up post for everyone to meet new people and grow your audience. There will be eight link-ups that you can add your link to - Twitter, Facebook, Hello Cotton, Bloglovin, Instagram, Pinterest, Better Blogger Network, and RevolutionizeHer.

All you have to do is follow the host(s) for that week and then add whoever else you'd like to!

Permanent Hosts:

After Nine To Five | Big Apple Mami | Yellow Umbrella

This Week's Rotating Hosts:

This Little Light | Ballistic Gypsy | Designs by Emily F

Directions:

Follow the host(s)

Add your links to any/all of the link-ups

Add at least 5 people from the link-ups

- - -

Want to host one of the weeks? Let us know!

It's a Blogger Book Swap!

ATTN All Geeks, Nerds, Bookworms, and All Around Awesome People:

I am co-hosting a Blogger Book Swap!  
*Happy Dance* 

What is a book swap, you may ask?
Well, it's simply a chance for bloggers to meet other bloggers and share their love for books.  We will not only make new friends, but also receive a new book!

What do I have to do?
If you choose to join, (and I super duper hope you do) you will be paired randomly with another book loving blogger.  Jessica from Sweet Green Tangerine will email you with your partners information, then you can follow each others' blogs and Goodreads profiles. (Don't have one?)  Once you get to know each other, you choose a book & send it to them.  I think it's best to keep the book a secret, and if possible, send them one you have read and loved.  Try not to send them one they've already read if you can avoid it.

How much will I have to spend?
You don't have to spend a lot!  Christmas is coming up and new books can be pricey.  In case you haven't noticed, a used book is still as functional as a brand new one (in most cases).  There's no shame in shopping at a thrift store or from your own shelves. Anyway, shipping shouldn't cost more than {five} dollars & if the book is the only thing you are shipping, don't forget to use Media Mail postage.

Then what?
When you do receive your book in the mail, do a little blog about it.  Then, head back over here on November 8th to link it up so we can all share the book swap fun! 
Please check them out & say HI! 
 
 

Host:

Sweet Green Tangerine

Co-Hosts:

Free Borboleta

Press Play

Semi-Charmed Kind of Life

This Unscripted Life

Ballistic Gypsy

It's the Journey

Also, please spread the word about the book swap so we can recruit even more bloggers to participate!  If you post about it on twitter, use the hashtag #bloggerbookswap. 

please place this button on your sidebar so your readers can share in the fun too!



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