Weekend Recap

Here we are, another Monday has arrived! And I am posting a recap! I know, I'm shocked too, after being a major slacker lately. I had a very relaxing weekend, here are the high points:

Found the cutest, most comfy palazzo pants at Target- 

Had dinner with friends from work on Friday night- 

Painted my nails and toes with Essie Mint Candy Apple- 

Enjoyed some time on the beach (except no swimming because of the whole bacteria thing)-

Had lunch with Adam at one of our weekend spots- 

Drank caramel macchiato and enjoyed some reading- 

Got my July Birchbox- 

And there was a lot of reading, relaxing, and sleeping. Pretty much perfect. How was your weekend? 

Currently...

- Continuing to majorly slack in the blog department. If you left a comment on Friday's post and it has not been responded to yet I am very sorry and I promise I will get to it soon! With the in-laws here this week my schedule has been even more off than it already was and I've been focusing on enjoying time with them in the evenings rather than being online.

Not that you're all waiting on the edge of your seats for my response or anything, but I try to always respond to every comment because it means a lot to me that you all read and comment on my babbling!

- Trying to decide what I should do for my one year blogiversary coming up in August. Has it really been almost a year?? Shut. up.

- Thinking I might need to cut down on my Bloglovin' follows. I always feel bad doing that but my feed is getting outta control and there are just some blogs I follow that I hardly ever or never read and I'm having a hard enough time keeping up with all of my daily reads!

- Really needing to finish planning Adam's half-birthday dinner like now, since it's coming up in about two weeks.

- Wishing Florida didn't have flesh-eating bacteria in the ocean so we could go swimming at the beach without feeling like we're risking our lives. I wish I was kidding. I realize it's not that common for people to actually contract it and die, but really, who wants to take a swim with some flesh-eating bacteria??

- Enjoying the Summer but already looking forward to cooler temps, long sleeves, boots, and pumpkin everything. I realize I live in Florida and we have at least two more months of Summer temps but let me dream.

- Honestly so ready to put the first half of this year behind me. It wasn't horrible or anything, just disappointing and frustrating in a lot of ways and I'm ready to move on.

- Looking forward to eating dinner tonight because my MIL is making her Rigatoni and OMGeeee it's so good!!

 

What are you up to these days?

 

 

 

Fridayeeee!

 

 

You can never have too much of "The Carlton", amirite??

 

So glad this week is over! It felt a little extra long since we had Friday off last week. It kind of felt like we should have today off too, I mean why can't 4 day weeks be a thing? I can be just as productive as I am with a 5 day week. Who do we need to talk to about this? It needs to happen.

 

SO I just found out last night that my in-laws are coming in THIS weekend instead of next weekend like I thought and while that makes me super excited (I LOVE my in-laws, they are like second parents to me) it also makes me realize how not ready my house is! Not that they care at all, they are so laid back and cool, but I'm neurotic about it. So guess who will be cleaning tonight? This girl!

 

I know, you're super jealous of my crazy Friday night plans.

 

Other things this week:

 

1. I've been doing SO much better with my eating and exercise this week, and even have a healthy lunch and snack packed for today, but I'm feeling the pull of the weekend and all the yummy things I want to eat! Why is it SO hard for me to stay on track on the weekends? I feel like it's deeply ingrained in me that Friday= eat it ALL (and I don't mean celery) and that just spills over into the next couple of days and then it's Sunday night and I'm like WHOA what just happened? But seriously, since college this has happened because my friends and I would always go out on Friday nights.

 

2. I found a new thing to be addicted to: Amazon Prime Music. We've been Prime members for years and taken advantage of the streaming shows and movies but I JUST started exploring the music side of it this week and I am in love! I still like Pandora too, but it's been fun to try something new. I like how with Prime you can skip as much as you want (at least I haven't had a problem with skipping yet?) and how you can pick specific songs and make your own playlists. I can't wait to make one for running!

 

 

 



3. I'm also absolutely loving Netflix, duh. I don't know why it took us so long to get it. We've been exploring all of the options and there are SO many shows and movies I can't wait to watch! I just discovered that they have Drop Dead Diva, total guilty pleasure right there. I never got to watch any of the last season, so I don't know what happens at the end and I'm excited to be able to watch it all the way through!

4. Quote of the week: "I'm just trying to figure out if I would rather be skinny or happy." Said by me to Adam last night when trying to decide whether to order fried chicken and fries or a salad for dinner. I chose the salad. This time.

5. There's nothing like a week full of working out after two weeks of not working out to make you realize how in shape you are NOT.

Have a lovely weekend ladies!

Confessions of a no-good, very bad blogger

I am a horrible blogger, you guys. I didn't really mean to just totally check out this past week, but it happened. I didn't post (obviously) and I didn't read any blogs or comment. I am ashamed.

I think I just needed a break though, I was feeling really worn out and uninspired. I still kind of feel that way, but I'm trying to get back to it and I feel like a confession post is a good way to do that.

- Another thing that was a big fail for me is working out. As in, I didn't do it for two weeks. I started back again on Monday and yikes. My muscles are screaming at me. #outofshapealready

- At work I'm filling in for someone on maternity leave until August, and I'm really starting to hit my stride with everything I'm doing. Just in time to give it up when she gets back. I've learned a lot though and it's always good to cross-train, in case a position in that department opens up in the future.

- I'm trying to switch to hot tea instead of coffee, and while I'm enjoying the tea I still end up having coffee at some point during the day. Kind of defeats the purpose. #addict

- I'm back on my meal plan but I keep thinking of all these new restaurants and dessert places I want to try on the weekends. I just want to eat ice cream and cheeseburgers, is that so wrong? #weekendsarefortreatingyoself

- Hurley reeeaaally needs a haircut and we keep putting it off. He's starting to look like a small sasquatch. #stillcute

- We booked our vacation in the mountains! I am SO excited! The mountains are one of my favorite places in the world, and I can't wait to soak up views like this:

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- I took pictures of my 4th of July outfit to do a fashion post and I can't decide if I love them or hate them. #SOnotafashionblogger #awkward

I think that's all I got today. What has everyone been up to??

Friday Favorites: Summer Beauty Finds

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Happy Friday y'all!

Summer beauty is kind of it's own animal because it's HOT and you're usually a little more busy with all of the fun outdoor activities so you're looking for easy and light, and you're also looking for bright, fun colors to match the season. These are just some of my recent finds that I am loving!

*Disclaimer- I am not, nor have I ever claimed to be, an expert or a beauty blogger. Also I'm cheap so this stuff is not high end. Just so you know*

Oil of Olay 4-in-1 Daily Facial Cloths

Amazon

Even though my Summer routine doesn't change like it used to as a kid, I still feel like Summer is the time to kick back and relax, you know? So any little thing that can save me a few minutes in my routine is much appeciated! Or they're handy if you stay up way too late watching Netflix or you stumble in after a late movie at the theater and you can barely keeps your eyes open to brush your teeth and wash your face...not that I would know what that's like...

I like that these still foam up with water so they feel like they get my face more clean than the wet-wipe type cloths, plus they would be so much easier to pack for those Summer trips than a bottle of liquid cleanser.

Wet n' Wild Megalast in I Need A Refresh-Mint

Amazon

Ok so it had mint in the name and I actually bought it because I wanted a mint green polish, but once it's on my nails to me it's really more of an aqua. It worked out great though because it is the perfect summer color!

*FYI Essie's Mint Candy Apple is the perfect mint green, so now I own that one too.

NYC Liquid Lipshine in Soho Peach

Amazon

I LOVE this color, it's gorgeous on top of a mauve lipstick like this one or by itself, it has a nice amount of shimmer but not too much, and it's actually not super sticky which is amazing for a gloss like this!

Marcelle Waterproof Eyeliner in Blue Lagoon

Birchbox

I got this in my June Birchbox and at first I was like, "hmm not so sure about this" because I don't usually wear colored eyeliners. But I thought I would give it a shot and I actually love it! It's a gorgeous color and it's a soft, blendable consistency so I drew a somewhat thick line and then blended it to where it looked more like an intense eyeshadow. Then I used my usual grey liner on top and it looked fabulous! Just the right amount of drama and pop of color without making me look like a clown or a 5 year old that got into mom's makeup. Now I want all of the other colors!

*P.S. if you want to sign up for Birchbox you can do so here!*

 Curl Keeper Gel

Amazon

This was another Birchbox find, actually from a few months ago but it's really coming in handy now that the Florida humidity is in full force AND I'm too lazy to straighten my hair every day (or like, ever). It defines my natural curl really well without making my hair feel crunchy and gross.

What are you loving lately for Summer beauty? 

Also here's a few funnies because I just can't do a Friday post without funnies, it's like a law. 

Hope you all have a lovely weekend! If you need me I'll be curled up on the couch binge-watching Gilmore Girls on Netflix and probably eating something bad for me. Cheers to the weekend!