Love being a Vogue Influencer

I was so very fortunate to be picked as a Vogue style influencer. I have rcv'd lancome mascara's before they hit the market and most recently the L'oreal Youth Code kit. There were three steps in it. I take the couple extra moments and treat myself. Using the eye cream is the best with it's cool applicator-literally. I have never really been loyal to a product. I just take the freebies and move on. Until now... I even saw the anchors chat about this on The Today Show this a.m. You all know I am a sucker for marketers, but if it good enough for the today show it is goo enough for me.
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here's the links if you are interested in exactly what I am using. here is to great skin for the New Year!!!

Glory in the small things

Yesterday and today I learned to be patient and yes, wait for it....Break out the play-doh. Where it was messy Stella was oh so good. She even put it away herself. Bonus. But the real sanity saver was the sink with a titch of H2O and mega bubbles. Add some mixing cups, spoons and funnel and momma finishes two, yes two magazines. AHHHHHH. Also this week I won some fab faux eyelashes. Thinking they were a short/unfulfilled order of mineral makeup I had ordered (which after FEDEX tracking is scheduled to arrive tomorrow-oops) I was cussing all the way from the mailbox to the front door. Opened it up and SURPRISE. Free Stuff love it. They look so glam with the new eyeshadow quad I won two weeks ago. Just waiting for the IPAD to show up now (yes, I am hoping to win one). Keep Ya Posted. Merry Christmas. Yes, I said it and you should too, I still say Christmas break as well and I love it...

Things I learned this week...

1. If you can get your hubby to give you a half hour in the bathroom sans kids and you add enough Aveda product, You can blow out your hair fabulously and walk out smelling as if you left a swanky salon.

2. Just because some one has one of those fancy new electric soap dispensers, it does not mean they upgraded their sink to electric as well, no matter how long you stand there and wave your hands around it.

3. And last and sigh, not the least, Kitchen Aid mixers are not invincible. Just add 1cp too much oat flour and wammo you can strip a gear faster than your toddler can say "no!!! I don't Like it" before they even see it. On the plus side you can google how to take it apart and feel oh so cool when said hubby comes home and see's "his" new project sitting on the counter already semi taken apart, to your part of comfortabilty.

The Holidays are now upon us which means so much more time for me to get myself in trouble. With a wedding in the family next week and me in charge of a few key aspects I am sure fun times and tragedy are just on the horizon. Toodles!