Outfit of the day

Alright, I'm going to be honest here for a moment, and you'll probably judge me for it... but here goes. I wore the same outfit 2 days in a row. I can't help that it was super super ridiculously comfy though, and that it's my very favorite skirt. And I wasn't dirty or stinky yesterday - promise! 

So I guess technically this isn't an outfit of today day, it's an outfit of 2 days. *grin*

Sorry, I cut my head off, I was making a stupid face. And yes, my arm is like that because I had just done a "bend and snap" legally blonde style. 

On to the outfit.  

I have a lot of tank tops, mostly from old navy, and my favorite thing to do is layer them up (also because some of them are thin and my bra shows through ;) ). Anyways, this is my favorite colour combo, navy blue and sea foam green. I wasn't sure if the cobalt blue chevron maxi skirt would be too much cool shade for one outfit, but decided after a very small amount of deliberation that it was just fine. This is my comfy, casual daytime outfit that works for playing with the kids, and then if I decide to go out at night I could pop on some chunky jewelry and a pair of fancy sandals. 

What's your favorite comfy casual outfit of the day (or 2 days)?

**I'm just an ordinary girl who likes to dress her body as flattering as possible. I like to look nice, but I'm no professional at styling myself -- I'm just learning as I go. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all, please.**

Outfit of the Day

I think awhile back I might have mentioned wanting to add some fashion-y type stuff to this old blog... so why not start now?!

A few weekends ago I went on a little shopping trip with my bff, and came home with this little dress. It's perfectly "me". It's exactly the style I would be drawn to at any store. I love the fun colours of the flowers on the lace, and I like that it's not crazy flashy. Since I'm off to church later this evening, I've put a little chambray button down with it, and tied it in the front to "dress it down" a bit. I often pass up more "fancy" looking dresses, because I don't usually have anywhere to wear them. I'm planning to wear this dress to a wedding later this summer, and I love that I can dress it down, or dress it up, and it still won't be uber fancified. (**really must try to remember to pull out my real camera for this ootd thing, iPhone pictures just don't do the dress justice!)

This dress is definitely going to be a staple in my wardrobe, so happy with the find!

**I'm just an ordinary girl who likes to dress her body as flattering as possible. I like to look nice, but I'm no professional at styling myself -- I'm just learning as I go. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all, please.**

ImPressManicure by Broadway Nails

So, awhile back I subscribed to a website called Influenster. They basically find makeup/nail/hair brands who would like to have their newest products tested and reviewed by the masses, and those of us subscribed get the opportunity to be selected to review said products based on a little quiz of our style/interests. Pretty neat, and who doesn't love to get their hands on some free stuff at the cost of writing a review and tweeting/instagramming about it!?

You know in the nail polish isle/section of a store, they've got stick on manicures now? They're hard, inflexible pieces that poorly fit your finger nails, and the glue fails within a day or two? I only tried those once before I decided that they weren't for me. I'd much rather paint my nails. Only problem with that is I don't have an artsy bone in my body, so if I want a fancy flower or swirl, I'm basically stuck paying for a manicure at a salon, and let's face it, I'm way too cheap for that!

So imagine my surprise when my Voxbox from Influenster arrived with stick on manicures inside.

 I'll be honest, I was very skeptical, and I put off using them for awhile. But, after having applied a fresh coat of nail polish only 2 days ago to find it all chipping and peeling off, I decided I'd give this ImPressManicure a shot.

The instructions were easy to go through and I followed them to the letter. The packaging says "Lasts Up to a Week" *when applied properly* -- I took that very literally and made sure I did just as the instructions said!

The manicure set includes 24 nail covers, in 12 different sizes. I was able to find close matches for each of my nails. My pinky fingers were the only real trouble, and that's because they were in between the 2 smallest sizes. No biggy though, I chose the smallest I could and while there is some of my bare nail peeking out at the sides, I'm not upset by it. All the other finger nails covered almost perfectly.

The first thing I was surprised by was the flexibility of the nail covers. I anticipated hard and unbendable, but these flexed out to cover my nails seamlessly. And when I accidentally put one on crooked, I was able to carefully peel it off, it wasn't brittle or painful, and it sort of stretched and went right back to it's shape. It also went right back on, straight this time, and feels just as secure to the nail as the ones I didn't have to reposition.

My only qualm with the manicure is that it feels a little too long for me. I don't particularly like to have long nails, but that's a matter of personal preference, not product quality. I have trimmed them down to suite my preference, and they look just as good a little shorter. :)

I've had the nails on for almost 5 days now, and I'm impressed that they haven't fallen off yet! I'm not particularly easy on my nails, and packing moving boxes certainly doesn't lend any more care to my hands, but these nails have stayed on strong! Only one nails feels a little loose, and it's the nail I put on crooked and had to correct.

I love how shiny and smooth the nail covers are, and I really like that they aren't too thick. Sometimes gel nails (from the salon) can be put on way too thick, and these are just right. I've gotten a lot of compliments on them, and I have to say I really really like the design I'm wearing.

Overall, I'm extremely ImPressed by the ImPressManicure by Broadway Nails. They've come out with a brilliant new concept to the dated, hard, stick on manicure!

*Disclaimer* I received two sets of ImPressManicure by Broadway Nails to facilitate this review, care of Influenster. The opinions are completely my own.

**I'm not sure if this reviewing products thing will be a regular feature on the blog, but I'm interested in your opinion on if you liked this review, or if you aren't a fan of the reviews you've seen on blogs. Thanks for your input ;)**

Maybe I should change the name of my blog...

To something like "I only write on Thursdays so I'm thankful"...

I really need to start planning out at least 1 more post a week. Even I'm boring myself these days. Though, if I have nothing else to say except what I'm thankful for, life can't be that boring. I am at the very least keeping things in perspective.

And honestly, life is far from boring. Taking care of 3+ kids really keeps me on my toes. And getting the house ready to move. And attempting to keep it clean/deep clean it for the move. All very time consuming.

I've started planning out what the boys new bedroom will look like. I picked up some bunk beds (with the help of my big brother) over the weekend, and I'm pretty excited for the boys to get into them. We took them straight over to the new place, so it'll still be 2 months before the boys get to use them, but I'm working on bedding now for them. Below are some screenshots of the fabrics I'm going to use to sew duvet covers for the boys. The Car one will be for Elliott, the Planes for Thomas, and the Zig Zag I'm going to put as the reversible side for both duvets. I've picked out some matching accent colors for pillow covers and curtains. I'm pretty excited. It's going to look pretty cool once it's all put together. :)

Thomas had made specific requests that there be orange in his new bedroom. So this is how I plan to add orange without it being overwhelming. I don't remember what colour their room is at this current moment, but I think I'd like to paint it a nice beige like the background of the cars fabric has. And possibly do some accent stripes in the teal and orange. We'll see.

I'm really enjoying planning this all out. We know that for a minimum we'll be at this place for 5 years, so I can make things fairly permanent. I've got lots of ideas for the master bedroom too. We want to get a new bed (the one we've had has been around for a good 20 years), and we're hoping it'll be a King size. I've got designs for how we want to do the bed frame all ready to go. We're going to make a base out of Ikea shelving units laid on their sides. That we we'll have under the bed storage. I'd like to make a "headboard" out of the same idea too. We both have some nick-nacks we'd like on display, and I think this is the best way to get them all up where we can enjoy them. :) 

I really have to stop looking at puppies. I keep finding puppies I want really badly, but we can't get one until we've moved, and realistically, we should probably get settled before we get a puppy. Haha. :) I found one little girl pup that wouldn't be ready to be adopted for another few weeks, but she sadly passed away, and all of her siblings are spoken for. Ah well. All in good time. I'm really just so thrilled to add a fur baby to our family!

Naps are wrapping up here, and I'd better take advantage of the quiet and unload that dishwasher before I've got 2 more sets of hands trying to "help"!

I Heart Makeup

Have you ever heard of Ipsy?

I hadn't either until today. My SIL posted a link to her facebook, and being that I love makeup so much, I clicked immediately. I'm so excited to see what's in my glam bag.

There's a lot of the "deliver it right to your door" things going on right now. I've seen this kind of thing for tea, fruits and veggies, candles, healthy snack options... which I really think is a cool idea. That's kind of why I jumped on this one so fast. If I had to think about how much money I spend monthly on makeup and nail polish, it'd probably be about $10-20. Some months more, some less. So this Ipsy thing sounds pretty good at roughly $14/month (including shipping). I filled out a questionnaire about my "relationship" with makeup, tell them I'm see through pale with strawberry blonde hair and green eyes, and they will send me personalized makeup each month. I think I'm probably going to watch the mailbox like a hawk each month!

Anyways, if you like makeup, go check this site out through the link below :)

Ipsy... beauty by you

I've recently decided I can't live without my Revlon Skinlights, and my primer. I like to have that smooth base to put my foundation on, and I love the way the skinlights isn't glittery or obnoxious, just creates a nice light. What are some of your favorite makeup products? Anything you can't live without?

**Disclaimer -- I was in no way contacted to write a post about Ipsy. It was my own idea to write a blog post about it. I am a consumer, and have earned nothing in writing this post, except the joy of sharing something fun like makeup right to your door!**