Saw It. Pinned It. Did It... Glowstick Nails!

I saw this picture on Pinterest and instantly fell in love!

And this one...

And then I remembered seeing this color on Ingrid last summer...

Obnoxious, highlighter yellow nails?

I MUST HAVE THEM!!

I have not had fake nails since 2009 when this happened:

(pic was about ten days after)

Yes that is blood under my finger nail. Gross I know.

We were out on the boat and I was grabbing the bumpers to tie-up to another boat. When I was walking to the bow of the boat I lost my grip on the rope and dropped the bumper in the water. My stupid move was trying to grab it and when I did that my finger nail caught the hand-rail. It pulled my nail straight off the nail bed. Makes my stomach churn just thinking about it! I immediately squeezed my nail back on to my nail bed and tried to not toss my cookies all over the place. Luckily, we were tying up with a friend who was a doctor! He rinsed it and put that stretchy medical tape on it and said "You are gonna be okay!" That was a relief but I could not use my right hand at all! Hair washing, writing, nothing. Sucked.

So I grew a pair and went to my favorite pedicure place, but this time I asked for a mani. The nice Chinese man says...

 "Ooooooh, you get maneecuurr theese time? You neva get maneecurr."

Long story short, I LOVE THESE BABIES!

My nails remind me of post-it notes...

Miss Geico...

and LMFAO.

The color is by Orly and it is called "Glowstick".

And right now at Ulta Orly is Buy 1 Get 1 FREE so that is $4.00 per bottle of polish!

I know the color is a little much for spring but I just could not wait! A little tip to get the polish as bright as possible is to paint one coat of white polish underneath two coats of Glowstick. It really makes the color pop! Oh, and the color is black light reflective! Super cool!!

Designing My New Makeup Vanity Room!

THIS HAS CONSUMED MY EVERY WAKING MINUTE OF LIFE!

AND SLEEP!

Okay kidding... but I have been thinking about it A LOT.

So in case you haven't picked up on this yet... I live with Tyson in Joplin part time and I live with my 'rents at the Lake part time. So far, so good. With that being said, Tyson's house is rather...

manly

Which I'm okay with...

I have changed a few things, thrown a lot of crap away, cleaned some stuff that ain't neva been cleaned, and so on... you get the point.

So he has this random room... upstairs... with the our bedroom, the spare bedroom, and the bathroom.

We call it the "crap room"... you'll see why.

It's the "crap room" for two reasons.

1. This is where we put the crap we don't have a place for.

2. The cats crap here.

Makes sense to me.

So this crap room used to be WAAAAAY worse. When I met Tyson, I couldn't see the floor.

It had two more shelves in it, crap laying on every surface (including the floor), and all of that wire was sprawled all over the floor.

I nearly had a coronary.

I slowly started cleaning it and this is where I am today.

much better... trust me

(this is the wall to the left of the doorway)

SO.

I have this disease where I can never "fully" get ready. I take a shower, lotion up, brush my teeth, do my makeup, and then...

screeeeeeeeeeching halt

Hair never gets done.

(or sometimes the hair gets done and no makeup)

(or sometimes neither get done)

I never ever knew that most girls SIT DOWN to get ready.

SAY WHAAAT!?

I stand at the dang sink and do my thang.

My feet start to hurt, I get hot from the shower steam, I'm blocking the sink and Tyson can't do anything...

I NEED A VANITY!

The crap room is the perfect size to transform into a makeup vanity room. I went to Lowe's and started looking at cabinetry, lighting, paint, and instantly started pestering Tyson to finish the sheet rock and put a damn light fixture in there.

Here is my working-vision!

SWEET RIGHT?

Once Tyson finishes the sheet rock and the overhead light fixture, I get to paint!

Ikea has most of the furniture pieces that I am going to shove in this tiny room. This "room simulator" is for a kitchen, so I had to use their cabinetry pieces and not the actual pieces I will be purchasing.

These are the pieces I have picked out.

All that shoved on one wall hopefully!

I'm gonna jam those theater system components in the Pax wardrobe along with all those damn wires.

(Wondering about the wires? Tyson used to do home theater systems so when he wired his own house, he never really finished the job... clearly.)

The cleaning supplies, clear tote boxes, and that other crap will go in the Pax wardrobe, too.

The Micke desk will house my makeup...

and the Alex unit will house more makeup along with my hair and beauty items!

Here is my inspiration!

I have to find a leopard chair!

So what do you think? Do you like? Do you have any suggestions?

Let me know!

Happy Saturday!

What a great day so far!

I slept in, watched some TV, made my bed, drank a cup of coffee, ate an eggy sandy, and finished making Dixie's website.

Speaking of building websites... did you know you can use Blogger to build business websites? I've built three now! Let me know what you think... I built this one for my stylist, Dixie.

www.dixieshairbenders.blogspot.com

 It was really easy and actually really fun to create!

Oh and Dixie did my nails with the new shellac system. What do you think? Have you tried it yet?

I chose this bright coral since I'm going to Florida!

Guess what?

Tomorrow I leave for Miami/Key West!

I gotta get up bright and early, drive to Joplin, pack (ugh), then catch my flight and head to Miami!

Packing... ugh...
Am I the only one who hates to pack? It really stresses me out. I am not the type of person who can pack one outfit per day so I end up with waaaaay too much stuff. I am going to try really hard to limit myself on what I bring. One carry-on and one checked bag. Pray to baby Jesus my checked bag doesn't weigh more than 50 pounds!

So who else has started their Christmas shopping?
I made a little list of some "must buy" gifts for a few family and friends... and then of course I had to start making my Christmas Wishlist!

So far my list consists of a few Sigma makeup brushes...

 F80 Flat Kabuki, F05 Small Contour, E25 Blending, and the Travel Cup Holder

Mini Bailey Button Black Uggs

aaaaand that's it so far...

Before I go I want you to see this pic that made me LOL

Haha!!! Isn't that so funny!!

Oh and today is day three of my 30 Days of Thanks link-up! Feel free to join me any time!!

Day 3: I am thankful for my dad. He has taught me so much about life. He helps guide me through new experiences so I don't make the same mistakes he has made. The passed few months he has been fighting cancer and I continue to thank God for everyday he is with us!

(and right now he is sitting in his recliner, taking a nap, and snorrrrrring away! Lol!)

My Weekend In Review!

 

This is what I see when I roll over in the morning...

the sunrise...

over the lake and between the autumn trees.

Saturday I cleaned around the house then headed to Osage to do a little shopping.

I painted my nails with Rimmel "Pink Zinfandel" and then added a silver sparkle stripe to my ring finger.

I found some striping polish at Dollar General and it was totally worth it!

 Coach was having a 30% off sale... people went CRAY in there.

I should have taken a picture while I was inside.

I had an impromptu photoshoot with my friend, Shane. It's so handy having friends who are photographers!

 Outfit of the Day:

Grey and white striped Hollister longsleeve tee I found on clearance last year for $3.80 (STEAL!)

American Eagle skinny jeans

Ugg Bailey Button in Chestnut

Coat is from Victoria's Secret

 I used my deep waver for this "herr-do".

I got some crap at Marshall's and Ross but I forgot to take pics... a few sweater dresses, a backpack, some leggings, and a super cute dog water bowl for Bonz.

When I got home I realized it was Saturday night and I wasn't at a Halloween party, like a loser.

So I had my own Halloween party!

Trick or Treat,

Smell my Feet,

Give me something good to eat!

My mom made a delicious pot of chili that was spicy and amazeballs!

Meanwhile... in Joplin... Tyson went "grocery shopping".

Can't leave that man alone for longer than a few days or else the house turns in to a candy store.

Saturday night I was on Pinterest for three hours and found this picture.

I love this girls:

hair

makeup

eyeballs

complexion

lips

lipcolor

scarf

eyebrows

I WANNA LOOK LIKE HER!

ugh... pretty people with their perfect skin and stuff

Today I went to Wal-Mart...

(no Target close by... I'm going in to shock)

and saw this...

 Almost five aisles of Christmas decorations...

Too soon?

What do you think?

After my Christmas Decor vs Fall/Halloween Decor meltdown I finished my shopping and got all this stuff...

be jealous

Era for clean stuff...

Jergens for soft skin...

(HAVE YOU SMELLED THIS STUFF? IT SMELLS AWESOME!)

a Glade candle that smells like apples...

(cuz I'm obsessed with apples)

  a wall plate

(which turned in to me re-wiring the whole house...

okay kidding, one outlet...

okay just kidding, had some minor issues changing the wall plate)

a pink long sleeve shirt

(look out for tomorrow's OOTD)

a million Scotch Pop-Up tape refills

(okay only six but they were clearance for $1.50 so I loaded up for X-mas)

and Rimmel "Lasting Finish in 006 Pink Blush"

(for an attempt to look like that chick up above)

When I got home I popped open a bottle of my new favorite beer...

which is my only favorite beer...

because I don't like beer...

except for this stuff...

and Bud Light Lime...

but that is IT!

Tomorrow I am getting my hair done. I love my stylist.

She's a great friend and someone I can always talk to!

This is Dixie with her grand-babies, Emareigh and Anareigh...

 Can't wait to see Dix, the girls, and Cait!

And then afterwards I am heading to Joplin to see my boo and plan for Key West!

Random Wednesday... and Tyson's Birthday!

Here's a few random thoughts/photos...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYSON!!

His mom and I took him to lunch and embarrassed the heck out of him.

Balloons tied to his chair, sombrero on, Mexicans singing to him... we go all out!

How hilarious is this pic!?

I love my hairdresser... been going to her for 10 years!! Her daughter is a few years younger than me and we always do this silly stuff to each others hair.

Oh Pinterest... haha

I thought I would post my fave nail products. I love this Rimmel polish. It's only 4 bucks! They have really great colors and paired with "Oh So Wet" top coat my manicures are lasting almost 10 days!!

Hahaha... I found Scooby Doo!!

Yesterday I went to this adorable boutique in Rogers, AK to try on a bridesmaids dress for Mallory's wedding. This place was ADORABLE!! Isn't their logo so cute!?

I thought today's outfit deserved some recognition. I love my furry Ugg's Tyson bought me for Christmas although I don't have a lot that matches them. I found this cute beige sweater at TJ Maxx for $20. Couldn't pass it up!

My First Pinterest Craft!

Materials:

Medium Sized Vase ($5 at TJ Maxx)

Candle in glass jar (about two inches smaller than vase, but same height) ($4 at TJ Maxx)

A few bags of candy conversation hearts (I used two bags, $1 a piece)

Ribbon

Hot Glue

1. Glue on Ribbon and Bow

2. Put candle in vase

3. Fill the space with candy hearts!

This was so easy you must do it!