Changing things up a bit...

Well, I have been thinking about my lovely little blog and what exactly I wanted for it.  At first I started this blog to be a place for me to share my current favorites, beauty items, and my wish list, but after giving it a LOT of though I have decided to make my blog about more than just beauty.  I want this to be about anything and everything I'm loving.  Family, friends, beauty or fashion....whatever it may be!

Now, on to the more important stuff...... 2012 resolution's anyone?!

1.) Try to spend as much time as possible with my 2 beautiful babies and my hubs.  As a stay at home mom, I feel like I can get an extremely short fuse with my family sometimes.  I mean I am home 24/7, a girl needs some space to breathe, right?  But in 2012, I am going to try and spend less time worrying about the mess they are making, and more time helping them make the mess and enjoy every single moment of it:)

This is my little guy on Christmas <3

My baby girl <3

2.) Forgive, Forget & MOVE ON!!!!!  Nuff said ;)

3.) Beauty related - I am going to try my hardest to go more natural with my makeup.  I feel like I have been in a makeup rut for some time now.....and I think I need to find some new "go-to" products.

4.) Fashion related - I want to be more daring when it comes to my wardrobe.  I mean my closet consists of jeans, black, and.....um.....my 2 favorite pairs of riding boots (for now anyways).  I have been following some new blogs and have found some amazing girls with amazing style!  So here's to brighter colors, staple pieces and no.more.black. (well, maybe just here and there:)

5.) Maintain my 4.0 GPA....I neeeeeeeed to do this!!!!

So there are some of my new 2012 resolutions.  Hope everyone out there has a SAFE and HAPPY New Year!!!!  2011 was a good year, but 2012 is going to be an AMAZING year!!!!

My Wish List *02/07/11*

Ok, so I am going to start doing a weekly wish-list of things I have been eyeing:)))   Here goes week number one (which was actually last weeks!)

1.) Revlon Lip Butters!!!  Am I the ONLY one who has not tried these yet?!  I saw these in CVS today when I was getting a prescription filled and wanted to try one so bad (plus the packaging is A freakin DORABLE!!) !  But they were sold out:(  Boo!!!!

2.) Bare Escentuals Ready eyeshadow quad in The Truth.  These colors are right up my alley and from what I have heard are great.  My only problem is the $30 price tag....YIKES!  I have worn Bare Escentuals on and off for a few years and love their current eyeshadows ( the loose ones) but hate the fallout from them....so I quit using them.  So maybe I'll eventually give these a try.  I guess now would be a good time to get it since Sephora just sent out gift cards to their VIB's:)

3.) While I'm on the Bare Escentuals kick....this is new too!  They have their Mineral Veil in a on the go compact now!  It's called the Ready! SPF 15 Touch Up Veil.  It comes in two shades, but this looks great for keeping your purse or gym bag!  It retails for $22 and has great reviews so far.

4.) My last wish list item for the week is the Coach Poppy perfume.  This stuff smells absolutely heavenly and I have been wanting to try it for a while.  I have a ton of perfume's I am trying to use up though.  It is a bit pricey, ranging from $45 for the 1 oz. bottle and the price goes up all the way to $85 for the 3.4 oz.  

So there is my wish list, which I am sure will be growing...I do have my Sephora VIB card to use before the 14th so some of these items may get crossed off this week;) 

Hope everyone has an awesome week!  One of my kids is sick and I have finals next week, yay me!  

XOXO,

Natalie <3

The beginning of a beautiful thing!

Hello!!!!!  I have been thinking all day long about what my first post could be on.  I knew it had to be something good, so I have decided to give you an inside scoop as to what you can expect from me and this blog in the future.  I wanted to give you some ideas of what makes me, well, me.  Things that make me happy, things about my family and my life.  I am a firefighter/military spouse, a housewife, a mom, a student, a Christian, a beauty/fashionaholic and a lover all of things sweet.  So here are a few  of my favorite things.  This will become daily blog talk, by the way, so please, enjoy:)

1) I love to get new ideas.  Whether it be fashion/beauty, food, crafts for the two little adorable monkey's in my life, decorating, etc....I LOVE to be inspired.  And I have been introduced to a website where I can get whatever inspiration I am looking for....PINTEREST!!!!!!  I know everyone probably has heard of it by now, it is becoming extremely popular.  If you haven't checked it out....what are you waiting for?!  It is especially a must see for mommy's and wive's!!!  P.S. They have an app for when your on the go!  I am literally on mine ALL the time!!!

2.) Pandora radio has become one of my favorite things and is constantly playing in the background at my house.  My husband works long shifts, so Pandora has become one of my favorite things to keep my mind off of him not being home.  Especially now that it is Christmas:)

3.) Need I say more???  This Michael Kors Vanilla Hamilton tote has become my current top "wish list" item....and my husband has been  well informed ;)  This bag is P E R F E C T for mommy's constantly on the go, like me.  I dread having to carry a diaper bag, a purse, my son's little backpack (in case of emergencies, ya know?).  I could alleviate so much weight if I had this bag!  It could hold my iPad, all my "purse" essentials, the must-have's for my baby girl and my son's essentials!!!  ( Note to self:  Remind hubs one more time of how gorgeous this bag is!!!)

4.) I'm a mom to a 3 year old and a 9 month old....oh, and a student!  Dark circles have found permanent homes underneath my poor eyes!  The Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser does exactly what it says, it erases!  This stuff is amazing and has become my best friend.  If you have dark circles, give this stuff a go, you won't be sorry!!!! 

OK, so there are a few of my favorite things as of this current moment in time.  More to come, this is definitely just the beginning!!!  Enjoy!!!

***Natalie***