Confessional Friday {Link Up with A Blonde Ambition}

Happy Friday!

1. I confess that I dress my dog up for holidays.

he loves it

2. I confess that I have a slight pink obsession.

iPad, Graphic Image planner, POP phone, iPhone 5

3. I confess that I spray painted my purse.

4. I confess that I love Elf. Probably one of my Top 5 Favorite Movies.

5. I confess that I am slightly pissed at Yankee Candle.

yeah... a passion for highly expensive candles

They blow up my email with coupons so I went in the store the other day to get 30% off on my total purchase... I found three of their holiday scents were Buy 1 Get 1 50% Off.

I sniffed the scents, checked the prices, and decided on the small tumbler. Long story short... I saw a price of $7.99 and assumed that was the price for the candle... then I get another for 50% off that price... then I get 30% off my total purchase. I got four of them, checked out, and the total was $36.00... should have been around $18.00!

It's either a "blonde moment" on my end or "marketing" on their end, but the price for one candle was $15.99, then 50% off that is $7.99. Needless to say I put two candles back and bought two. Then when I walked out of the store I realized I just paid $9.00 per candle! WTF! I never spend more than $5.00 on a "medium sized" candle. By the time I realized it I was pissed and already halfway through the mall.

Am I the only one that hates "putting something back" when checking out? I feel like the cashier gets offended or something that I think their crap is too expensive. Whatever. I gave Tyson his Christmas Cookie candle and told him to enjoy it because it cost me an arm-and-a-leg!

Happy Holidays!

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!

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Last night was my favorite night in all of television.

The VS Fashion Show!

yeeeeeeeah buddy!

What was that you said?

Oh you missed it?

Don't worry... I'll recap.

Basically you didn't miss much. I don't think it was as good this year as previous years.

Justin Bieber was not that great. He was more interested in the hot chicks walking by him than singing his song... and he had on some really STUPID looking pants.

Rihanna tried to de-pants one of the girls...

Don't worry though... Bruno Mars killed it!

pretty cute flag outfit, huh? I need one!

So they did this cute "Calendar Girls" theme for part of the show where they had 12 girls, each wearing an outfit themed for each month. Super cute idea right!?

No they didn't forget November... they intentionally left November out of the show because her ensemble offended someone.

November... Thanksgiving... Pilgrims... Indians...

Makes sense to me!

Anyways...

Moving on with BICYCLE GIRL!

Even Justin Bieber looks scared.

So besides all that weird crap going on...

Alessandra looked amazing...

per usual...

Adriana rocked it! Might I add that she had her baby LESS THAN two months ago!?

All the ladies looked beautiful!

Let's just say being a Victoria's Secret Angel doesn't suck.

Dear Santa...

21 Days Till Christmas!!

Have you started shopping?

I have... I'm nowhere near done yet, though!

I love, love, love giving gifts.

Probably one of my Top 5 Favorite Things To Do.

I love seeing the look on peoples' faces when they receive gifts. And it's even better when I give someone a gift that they actually like/will use. So obviously I feel the same when someone gifts me something I actually like/will use.

This brings me to one of my other Top 5 Favorite Things To Do...

Make Lists

So here is my Christmas Wishlist!

1. Victoria's Secret Tunic Hoodie in Soft Pink

2. Tiffany & Co Return to Tiffany Mini Heart Tag Earrings

3. Converse All-Star Slip On in Charcoal

4. Wenger Neo Lite Luggage Set from TJ Maxx

5. Sephora Living Proof Prime Style Extender

6. Terry Cloth Towel Wrap

7. Solia Tourmaline Ceramic Ion Flat Iron in PINK

8. Lorac Pro Palette

9. Black Ugg Mini Bailey Button size 9

and just for fun...

1. David Yurman Pearl Bracelet

2. 15" MacBook Pro

3. Tiffany & Co Elsa Peretti Open Heart Ring

4. Louis Vuitton Figheri PM

5. Sherri Hill Cocktail Dress

6. Tory Burch 'Caroline' Elastic Trim Ballerina Flat

7. White Yukon Denali

Maybe those peeps who won the lottery will see my wishlist! haha

All the "wishing" is fun and stuff but mostly what I want for Christmas is for my dad to be happy. Asking for him to get "better" is a long shot... but asking for him to be at peace is not. I pray for him to release any fear, worries, and stress so that he can rest and heal. It just doesn't feel like Christmas when my dad isn't in the spirit.

So what is on your Christmas Wishlist? Please share!

The Best Thing I Have Ever Done In My Shower

Haha that sounds dirty...

Need more shower storage?

Go buy this crap...

it's awesome.

This mesh-like-hanger-thingy is from Dollar General and it's only $2.50. This bad boy adds instant storage to any random wall in your shower. I hung it up on a 3M hook that was about $2.00.

The mirror is a fog-free 3M Shower Mirror I found at Wal-Mart for about $8.00.

I friggin' love it.

There is another hook on the adjacent wall that is also 3M and was about $2.00.

The mesh organizer freed up so much space on the seat and floor of my shower.  Now I can actually shave without an avalanche of shampoo tumbling to the floor.

Total shower makeover for less than $20.00!!

Graphic Image Desk Diary Unboxing

About a week ago I received the Desk Diary I won over at Style Me Swanky!!

I was out of town so when Tyson called and told me I got something in the mail I honestly couldn't think of what it could be.

Then he said

"It's from Graphic Image"

and I said

"YAAAAAAYYY!"

When I got home this beautiful cream box was setting on the dining room table waiting for me.

 When I opened the box I found my new desk diary inside, wrapped in cellophane. 

 It says "2013" on the top right and "TPC" on the top left in gold... it's absolutely beautiful with the bright pink  crocodile embossed calfskin leather.

 I was really surprised how large it was. Almost as large as this PB Teen catalog.

 The gold page edges are stunning.

 The desk diary has a lot of great information inside like this Weight and Measure Conversion chart. Very handy!

 It has Monthly Views...

 and Weekly Views.

I absolutely love it! It is GREAT quality and so luscious I didn't even want to write in it for fear of spelling something wrong or writing sloppy. I feel like this is what the Queen would use to keep her schedule straight... but we all know she has people that do that for her!

Rosella at Graphic Image was very easy to work with to get my desk diary sent out to me quickly. Thank you so much!

And thank you Megan for this amazing giveaway! I love this datebook and have already put her to great use!

me: A to Z

I found this fun tag over at The Dream Tree.

A. age: 25

B. bed size: king

C. chore you hate: dusting. my allergies go nuts and the dust never seems to go away!

D. dogs: bonzai, halo, max, winston, bailey, and spike (bonzai lives at home with my parents... the other five are their dogs)

E. essential start to your day: coffee with coffeemate hazelnut creamer. must. have. daily.

F. favorite color: yellow, blue, aqua

G. gold or silver: both

H. height: 5'10"

I. instruments you play: none... unless you count sam's xylophone

J. job title: stay at home girlfriend/book keeper/tax accountant/shop organizer/boat hauler/boat washer/personal shopper (it depends on what day it is)

K. kids: none

L. live: missouri- joplin and the lake

M. married: nope

N. nicknames: pistol, tripac, tippy

O. overnight hospital stays: nope

P. pet peeve: people who interupt, not putting things back where they go

Q. quote: "a smooth sea never made a skillful sailor"

R. righty or lefty: righty

S. siblings: just my fur-sisters/brothers

T. time you wake up: 8am

U. university attended: university of central missouri

V. vegetables you dislike: i have never met a veggie i didn't like

W. what makes you run late: other people. i am queen of "on time"

X. x-rays you’ve had: leg, mouth, skull

Y. yummy food: chips and salsa, seaweed salad, stir fry

Z. zoo animal favorite: dolphins

*join in the fun and if you do, let me know so i can read about you!