Detective Cake-Stache

 Yah, I know. Mustache photos are probably getting old but for the record this is my first. I picked up these absolutely, utterly and completely adorable mustache sewing pins at The Queen Bee Market from Creme de la Gems. My kids and I have been playing with them everyday. Uh,  I mean.... I do not let my toddlers play with sewing pins, I just let them look at them. 



I love these super fun sewing pins so much. I want to collect some more!

My BOOTS!

Anyone remember last year when I offered a reward for the mysterious boots {HERE}? After months of searching we came up empty handed...

 Well, I just had the urge to search again and holy GUACAMOLE I found them!!! Thank you AMAZON! The only down fall is it's 3:45am and I can't call anyone or even scream and run around the studio doing my happy dance. Instead I emailed my sister the link so she can get in on the perfect booties also. Sorry to my blog for being the second to hear the good news. You can bet your britches I added all FOUR colors to my Amazon favorites widget on the left. Are my bold, all caps and large words getting annoying? I use them when I am very VERY excited!



It being 3:45am I almost went crazy and bought them in ALL four colors but reason piped in so I didn't... Or because it's 3:45am I ignored the voice of reason when it told me to buy all four colors.  Crap.

Nothing to do now but wait in agony for them to show up on my door. One thing is for sure, when they do get here, I will have a very intimate photo shoot with those suckers on my feet!

fReAkInG out people!!!!

Did I ever tell you...

I joined a gym?
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If you are done laughing now I will continue...

I joined a gym for some much needed away time from the stresses of work and because let us face it, My muscles could use a little stimulation after sitting in the studio day in and day out. The real shocker is I have actually been going to the gym! And I like it. The first couple of days my Nike shoes were really tearing up my feet. So I tell the Boss I need new workout shoes and he says "Maybe you just need to break these ones in." and I said back to him "These are like 4 years old, I got them when we first got married." So he says to me... get this "Yah, but you need to wear them more than 3 or 4 times to wear them in." huh hemmm... I can't repeat what happened after that because this blog is rated G for NO Violence. Embarrassingly enough the man was right. So I stuck it out another week with the Nikes but the Nikes wore me out and not the other way around. So I text the Boss a graphic picture of my bloody socks and shoes and my ouchy foot and he text me back in his queasy grossed out text tone "Yeah u need new shoes-" So glad we agreed that time Boss ;)

I immediately head on over to the shoe store to try on all the latest athletic shoes and one shoe stood out above allllll the rest as far as fit and comfort. That would be the Ryka running shoes. They were simply divine. But I didn't want running shoes (not quite that devoted yet) because I stick to my studio classes. So I go online and do a little research and I am blown away by the concept behind the Ryka shoes and the women who design them and guess what! They have studio shoes! So then I hit up Amazon.com because I know they will have the lowest prices and I buy me the Ryka Studio Flex Low in Black.



They got to me in TWO days and my feet have been pampered ever since. So that is why you will find my Ryka shoes in my Amazon List of Favorites in the left sidebar. I'm obsessed. Currently converting my sisters over to the dark side. And when I say dark side I mean Black because I think black athletic shoes are sophisticated and sexy and they go with everything (because when you are red, hot and sweaty at the gym at least your shoes still look good). That last bit about the dark side and sexy workout shoes may be a bit of fluff... But aren't they pretty?

Ok. Shutting up now.

Disclaimer: Apologies to the Boss for throwing him under the bus for what he said about me not working out. Ever. In his defense he was right and he meant it in the sweetest way possible. The truth hurts, (sorry I punched you babe! jk)  I don't punch. Anymore.

Pores No More

Lots of you inquire about the products I love and use so I thought that from now on it would be fun to spotlight and feature my favorite products that I use regularly.

Try not to be grossed out by my close up pictures when I talk about this product that is completely new to me. I am so incredibly excited to post about it, excited enough to share embarrassing graphic pictures of my makeup free face and gigantic exposed pores. I have large and unattractive pores that I inherited from genetics. Last time I was at Sephora I was testing several different products that would conceal my pores when I was introduced to Dr. Brandt Pores No More pore refiner. I was so impressed I bought it right then and didn't even think to look at the price! $45 Ouch, but oh so worth it! Pores No More doubles as a filler for your pores as well as a primer to even out skin tone and texture. It is so divinely silky and light it's absolutely decadent on your skin. I Love it because I can truly put a light layer on as a quick cover up and still look suitable for the public when I don't have time to apply foundation or makeup. The serum is concentrate with a hint of neutral color and a very tiny bit goes a very long way so one bottle will be sure to last an exceptionally long time. You can see in the close up of the before and after pictures that the product really stands on it's own. I don't have any concealer or makeup on in either picture and I didn't touch up the photos but the improvement is so dramatic!

I was also given a free sample of Dr. Brandt's Pore No More Vacuum Cleaner which is an intense mask like serum you apply over your pores. After you apply it you let it sit for 5-10 minutes while it dries and sucks out all the icky gunk from your pores and then you remove with hot water or a warm wet towel. I was impressed by the Vacuum Cleaner serum but probably won't opt to get it until I can budget for it ;)

I know this isn't the most glamorous product I could feature but for me my pores are such an insecurity that this product has instantly become a favorite and of course a necessity!