I've been blessed beyond to have a mom to always told me to believe in myself. I think that's why I've always felt there is NOTHING I can't do. She instilled that in me. And I try to do that for my children. And I've also been blessed to have friends who feel the same, friends that that's what they're all about... helping others GROW. We all have sparkle in us. It needs to SHINE! Is your sparkle radiating or are you in a … [Read more...]
Transition Weather Wear
Most can agree that where I live, in Oklahoma City, mother nature lately has seemed like a woman going thru severe PMS, if not THE CHANGE. One day we have freezing temperatures, snow on the ground, and less than a week later we have weather warm enough for shorts. REALLY? Well, today mother nature seemed wishy washy. What do we wear when we seem to be in limbo? I call it "transition wear". I paid a visit to sweet Courtney at Bow and Arrow … [Read more...]
Artist Love: Rita Ortloff
Rita and I had met LONG ago when our boys were in a toddler program and after that our boys took separate paths for school and Rita and I had lost touch. But not long ago, we were reconnected thru a mutual friend, and through the awesomeness of social media I found here again, and BOY was I excited! You'll see why I was biting my nails to introduce her to you!!! Meet Rita Ortloff. I stumbled across her and her work … [Read more...]
Office REVEAL
So finally. I am here with the REVEAL. I have had this long over due. The decisions, the thinking, the analysis on all of it... You can see the discussions of it HERE and HERE, along with before pics. Because TODAY my friends, you get the AFTER!! So, needless to say, I ended up KEEPING the dark wood, as it was advised it's SUCH a classic thing, the wood IS an expensive thing to ruin if I paint it anything else, resale value of the house, … [Read more...]
A New Eye: White Eyeliner
I think most women can agree we love it when we have two things goin on for us when we get ready for the day: Great Hair Great Makeup Well, today I'm talking makeup, and I'm getting into a new eye thing I wanted to share with you makeup lovers. Not sure if it's THAT new, but I find it a refreshing look especially with spring just around the corner. White eyeliner. WHA??? Yes. White eyeliner. I actually bought mine in Greece last year … [Read more...]
Loooooooove
What a way to end the week.... celebrating love. We shouldn't have to DESIGNATE a day for this. I think showing our love for others shouldn't be for one day only. Anyone who knows me personally knows I'm a passionate person. I'm very affectionate and show my feelings. If I love you, you KNOW it. And as dorky as I am, even some of my girlfriends and I say "I love you." to each other .... The Mister overheard me one day on the phone and … [Read more...]
The AWESOME Shop from Target
Two of my FAVORITE things... TOGETHER!! In case you didn't know, Target has created a site that has curated their most pinned items from Pinterest. BRILLIANT. Basically, its most popular items pinned get a spot in the shop! Um HELLO? Genius! Makes total sense, right??? It's like the marriage of the most amazing shopping/good stuff/fashion/trendy/style/domestic entities! {did you understand that at all???} So meet The Awesome … [Read more...]
Vintage and Fringe Fashion
Are you OVER this cold and snow or WHAT? I know being originally from Chi-town, I must say I DO love the snow and the cold as it reminds me of my childhood. I love to FEEL the seasons. Winter wouldn't feel like winter to me if we didn't have some snow, wear some fur, and bring out the warm boots. Even for just a little bit. I admit I love to FEEL winter. And today I enjoyed what I hope (and think) will be the last of our winter days. With … [Read more...]
A little love from me to you…
I can't pass Valentine's Day without giving some love to you, my readers. Here's the deal... I poured a tiny bit of my heart out to you on Friday, but not fully. Most of you know I began my blog as a vehicle to vent about living a life ON PURPOSE and sharing all of my passions with you. I hope I have made some kind of a difference in your life, even if it's been by simply getting a new recipe I've shared! But I truly have discovered my love … [Read more...]
Brussel Sprouts Newbie
If you're a personal friend of mine on Facebook, you might have recently seen the discussion on brussel sprouts. This was a pretty lengthy discussion, believe it or not, so this post has had peeps I'm sure ANXIOUSLY awaiting it, at the edges of their seats! {ha! seriously NOT!} Exciting stuff, I know, right? Well, I'm a newbie at this brussel sprouts thing, so I ventured out and purchased some, especially since my focus is on getting healthy … [Read more...]
