Current Favorite: Nail polish

 

 

I have a new favorite nail polish every day of the week because I am addicted to it. But right now, this one is pretty fabulous....and with the Fall coming (hate me if you will for saying that) I cannot wait to wear this all the time! Browns I think work really well on us pale girls.

 

 

Revlon Colorstay Foundation

I like this foundation a lot and have been using it for about 3 years. I own a number of high-end foundations and find myself always keeping this one in my rotation of use, it can hold its' own with the big girls! Here are a few reasons why.

 

1. Well priced

2. Easily available (CVS, Walgreens, Ulta)

3. Great color match to my fair, fair skin

4. Nice coverage while still allowing freckles to show through

5. Stays on a long time

6. Does not break me out

7. A little bit goes a long way

8. Nice feel both when applying and as you wear it...no face suffocation happening here.

 

Lemonade the old fashion way

I found this Juice King beauty at a garage sale for $1. It was in wonderful shape and for whatever reason I have always wanted to have one in my kitchen. It makes me feel old fashion in the best sense.  Score for me. The kiddos and I enjoyed whipping up a few (very tart) lemonades that afternoon. This little juicer works amazingly well which only makes how adorable it is even better.

 

 

 

Cheers to Summer drinks and garage sale finds!

Sundried Tomato Pesto

 

Super fast, super easy, super yummy.

All my children ate it.

Win.

 

Recipe here.

 

 

Inside the sketchbook

   If you have a sketchbook or any place you doodle, sketch, or work on lettering then I want to see it. Seeing how other people fill pages when there is no agenda or end goal gives me endless inspiration and happiness. Even when work is incomplete I find it fascinating to see how each person's brain explores ideas. I often pour over pinterest, instagram and google images with the search word sketches or doodles. I especially do this when my own creative juices are running a bit dry. I have not been sketching much as of late-but have indeed been working out my creative addiction in other areas. I did want to share a glimpse into my sketchbook as of late. To be honest, I dislike the pages (minus a tiny image here or there) I have done recently....but if someone said that to me I would still plead with them to see inside. So here you are. And PLEASE PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE if you sketch or doodle AT ALL share it with me!! You can either link to a blog post you do, or email me directly....I would so love it! I mean it.

I think one of the tiny images on this page I literally copied from someone's sketchbook, so if it was you..I am not trying to pretend I came up with it...it just is how I force myself to try new styles.

I love banners, but have a hard time creating them. I was trying my best here.

no, she has no arms....like I said...I was not planning on sharing this

PS: if you have children please get them sketchbooks...even if they are not at all artistically inclined at this point in their lives.