Reflections, Resolutions, and Absence

Hey everybody! I'm sorry I've been gone for so long. It may not seem like it, but I really missed you all. I've just been insanely swamped with all kinds of things. Anyway, it's 2014! Can you believe it?!?! I'm  not very good at writing reflections, so all I have to say to you about New Year is that it seems crazy we're already here. 2013 passed us by so fast and New Years is a great example of the fact that we really have to seize the day. We've been given an entire, well, new year, and so we have to make the mstof it.
In a year from now, when I look back on 2014 I want to be able to say, "Oh, yeah, 2014! Wow, that was a great year. It was the year I did this, and that, and this really cool thing! It was the year that I finally did this and I had a blast doing that!"
Do you think that the New Year is more about beginnings or endings? I used to think of it as all about endings. I used to think of the New Year as the end of a year, and the end of those memories. Now, though, I realize it's so much more; it's a whole entire new year in which to make memories and have new beginnings.
As part of my New Year's resolutions, I will try to blog at least once a week. However, I think that New Years resolutions just fade away. I don't want to promise you that I'll blog once a week, so I'm going to be honest with you; my New Year's resolutions only say to never let an entire month go by without blogging. And by that I mean, blog at least once in January, once in February, and so on. I will try to have a post at least once a week, but no promises! I tend to come on here once in a while, but then post 3 posts or so. I need to learn to be careful about how many posts I do at once, so I can blog more often.
Anyway, that's my little update on why I've been gone and what you have to look forward. Have an incredible 2014!

-MMM

Sephora, new products, and olive oil

So yesterday I was at the mall shopping for Christmas gifts (I couldn't make it out on Black Friday). I had to quickly duck into Sephora to grab some more of Urban Decay's eye shadow primer potion. I love that stuff and was pretty much out. Plus I needed it for my holiday makeup look that I'll be wearing today. As I was there I saw something else I had to grab (because of course it's impossible to run into Sephora for one thing and not get anything else!). I really wanted to grab a few other things while I was in there and play with some new makeup but I really didn't have time. All I got besides the primer potion was the LaVanilla mini deo trio. I have wanted to try a natural deodorant for quite some time and thought that this would be the perfect way. It comes with 3 different scents and they're all travel size!
I just used it for the first time this morning and will be sneaking a mini dove antiperspirant into my purse today in case I need to touch up! I will keep you posted on its effectiveness but I can tell you that I have already vacuumed most of my apartment and done a good load of dishes and so far I still smell as fresh as a daisy! I really love how this is a little bit powdery because that helps keep my underarms dry without having to add anything extra. When I'm going to dance class I might have to use a regular deodorant, though.
Now onto the second part of this post: olive oil. I have recently discovered the benefits of using olive oil as a beauty product thanks to Cara at Maskcara. She has a great blog that you should definitely check out. Last night I took a shower and used olive oil as a deep conditioner. I looovvveee my hair today, it's amazing! I also used it as a moisturizer after I shaved my legs and olive oil is now my only eye makeup remover.
Anyway, just wanted to share these things with you. Have a great Thanksgiving!

XOXO,
MMM

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you have a great Thanksgiving and get to spend some time with your friends and family no matter where you are. Thank you so much for reading and supporting this blog and helping my dream come true. I love you all more than you'll ever know. Wishing you all the best Turkey Day ever!




XOXO,
MMM

Image from drawingstep.com

AHHH!

OK, reallllyyyyy quick post here. Just wanted to let you know Lush's Christmas stuff is up! So amazing! My thoughts will come soon. Check out the products online. 

XOXO,
MMM

Fall Nails!

Hey everyone!
I'm sorry I haven't posted in so long. I miss you guys! This evening I decided to spend some time with my family. We flopped down on the couch and watched project runway and then one of  my favorite shows, Modern Family (suggested by my dad in an attempt to escape Project Runway.) I pained my nails a beautiful Essie color, Bahama Mama. Despite the summery sounding name, it is a great color for fall. After that was done I decided to paint on a sparkly coat to give my nails a little oomph. I used a Sally Hanson nail polish in Disco Ball. I actually thought it was white (and as you'll see it looks white in the bottle) but it's colored. I'm a little dissapointed, but I do like the way it turned out. Here are some pictures.

Here are some pictures of the polishes I used:

And I have been loving Lush's lemony flutter cuticle butter. This is just a sample sized container, but you can see the lovely consistency of the cuticle cream: 

XOXO,

MMM

Updates

I'd like to begin this post my apologizing. I'm sorry I haven't written on here for so long. As I'm sure you know, life is crazy. Things have been insanely busy and if you're reading this, that's amazing. I am so grateful to you for sticking with me during the crazy launch of this blog and I hope to keep posting here for a long time. Now, without further ado, let's get into the blog post.

So I thought I'd do a little update/check in. First of all: I've been sick. I stayed home yesterday and am home today. My best friend has been San Pellegrino Sparkling Orange Beverages. I love these. They taste amazing and have been perfect for when I've been sick. They give me that much-needed hydration and the vitamin C helps fight my cold.


The deliciousness that is the 
San Pellegrino Sparkling 
Orange Beverage.


Another thing I've been loving are Lush products. Today I took a bath with my last bit of the Sunny Side bubble bar. I cocktailed it with a piece of MMM. Let me tell you: I love both of these products but I would not recommend cocktailing a bath melt with a bubble bar. The oils from the bath melt sorta ruined the bubbles. Anyway, the scents were very nice together and I could justify using two Lush products (which is something I normally don't do) since it is my birthday tomorrow and I think I might get a Lush gift card! If I don't, though, I will order from there anyway. There are a number of things I want to buy, but I'm just holding back to wait and see if I get a Lush surprise. Either way, lots of Lush products will be coming my way soon!

Funny story, we are living in an apartment temporarily while our house is being redone and the stopper for our bathtub is nowhere to be found. I reeeeeaaaaallllyyyy wanted to take a bath, though: nothing better to make you feel better when you're sick! I tried using aluminum foil as a stopper but that didn't work. So I had to resort to using some Duct Tape. We just moved in a few weeks ago and I only had some mustache duct tape. So there I was, relaxing in Lush bath drinking a (you guessed it!) San Pellegrino orange drink, with mustache duct tape on my drain!

So that's basically what's been going on in my life. Comment down below and let me know what's been going on in yours!


Happy Fall!
XOXO,
MMM

Ins and Outs

Well, it's been a long time since I've done a good, proper Ins and Outs. I'm not even sure if I've ever done one on this blog. Let's get started.


Ins:
-Good food. I'm visiting my grandmother right now and having lots of fun cooking and eating great food with her. We bought lots of kale this morning for smoothies and I'm so excited to drink them!
-School supplies. I went school supply shopping recently and had so much fun. I love school supply shopping so much! I went to Target and Staples and got the cutest notebooks ever at Target.
-Books. I have been reading like crazy (when am I not?!) and have read some amazing books recently. Hopefully I'll be able to do a few reviews soon.
-My birthday! It's coming soon (September 19th) and I am so excited!
-Coziness. With the new season comes the coziness that I love


Outs:
-Homework. School is starting in a week and I'm excited but I  have not missed the crazy amount of homework my school gives me. I hope I'll be able to blog with all my work.
-Backpack shopping. I have been looking for a new backpack and let me tell you this- it drains energy. And it's a lot harder than I would expect.
-Construction. Our house is being renovated and it is crazy! There is dust everywhere and the last time I saw the house there was a hole in the kitchen that let you see all the way through the floor down to the basement.
-The feeling of things being temporary. I'm staying with my grandparents now and when I get back we'll have to move to an apartment for a bit to avoid the craziness of the construction. Then we'll move back in before the house is done. Things are just too temporary. Plus I really want to decorate my room. Which I can't, because I won't see it until April or so. Macbarbie07's new video totally made me want to do some re- decorating.


I hope you enjoyed this little post. See you later!


XOXO,
MMM