Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Weekend Wrap-up: #Techgating and Twitter Parties!
Happy Tuesday to you and happy weekend wrap up! I hope your week, your day, and your month have all been amazing. We've been doing a lot you and I: Twitter parties, launching an app, catching up... and slowing it down to get ready for the holidays! Yes, I said the H word! Can you believe it's only TWO more Thursdays until Thanksgiving and SIX more Thursdays until Christmas!?!?! The red cup is out and everything (praise to PSL all day with sprinkles of nutmeg).
So I'm wrapping up the weekend and the week's happenings.
If you love hosting parties, love football season, or just love awesome gifts, then you're not going to want to miss out on our LIVE #Techgating Twitter party happening this Wednesday, 11/19, with our friends at AT&T @FanForAll. Sign up here . RSVP with your Twitter handle and be sure to use the hashtag #Techgating to participate and for a chance to win fun prizes! We'll contact the winners after the event. I can't wait to chat with you all, share my hosting skills secrets, and talk about how tech obsessed we all are!
As much as I love writing, I also love creating videos - whether they are, my video blogs or my sketch comedy, all are up on my channel now! Click here to check out my latest video blog where I take you around my #Techgating party with my closest friends, show you my DIY tech stations that I'm so proud of, and introduce you to my party's signature hostess drink! It's complete with photo booth props and game day shortcakes! For all of the recipes you see in the video and my game day DIY how to's, click here for that post! I hope this inspires you to get creative with your parties and make them your own with your personal style. Please share your blog posts and photos in the comments so I can check them all out!
Comedy really is my creative outlet. Some people meditate or bake. I write comedy sketches and web series. My latest sketch shows all of my fellow football 'noobs' just how to fit in with the cheering and celebrations by throwing the best party ever! It goes through all of the things you'll need on game day to stay connected to the game and to your friends enjoying it somewhere else. Oh technology, such a beautiful thing. Except when my parents try to Facetime us and aren't sure how to use that feature on their phones! Ha! So click here to laugh out loud at my dance skills (errr lack there of)!
And for some knee slappin' good time giggles, check out the video Corrine and I did together. It's our mother/daughter 'favorites' video. You KNOW Corrine doesn't love the camera as much as I do but she rocks it! Click here to check it out. She steals all of my things like my makeup and my clothes, so it's no wonder they end up in our 'favorites' video as her own! Awww parenthood...gotta love it!
And last but definitely not least; if you love a sense of community, would like to be a part of some awesome collaborations, and would like to be featured here on my blog or over on my YouTube channel, then please download my FREE mobile app! It's totally fun, totally free, and I totally love being a part of all the conversations that are happening over on the app between you all, myself and the rest of our community! So click here to join in on the fun. I'm running a contest right now - #10DaysOfJessmas haha I'm so cheesy! So I pick a winner a day to get a handmade holiday ornament from yours truly. Oh, and I'll be filming myself making them for you so you can be a part of the moment when I glue my fingers together ;)
So that's the week and weekend wrap-up! Please leave a comment below if I'll be seeing you at our live Twitter #Techgating party. (Sign up here) and let me know what's new and exciting with you! I respond to comments so leave 'em all!
Have a superb week and thanks for stopping by for a read!
Hugs,
Jess
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Join our #Techgating Twitter Party and win 1 of 6 tech gifts!!!
Hello! I hope your week is going amazingly! I have some exciting things for you. Yes YOU! So I'm super excited to announce that I'll be hosting another Twitter Party ahhhh!!! Yes I'm a pro now at this Twitter Live thing! This time I'm bringing on some friends to host with me! My amazingly hilarious and talented friends Nikki Limo and Sean Klitzner will both be joining me and we're so excited to get to chat with you all!
The Twitter party will take place next Wednesday, November 19th at 5pm PST (two games are on this day and we'll get a chance to talk about it!) So mark your calendars! We'll talk about the game, tailgating, and of course #Techgating and how you're implementing tech into your game day! I mean I did share all of my hostess secrets with you all in my last video (click here if you haven't seen it). I really want everyone to partake in our party so I'm so happy to announce that we have SIX amazing prizes to give to you all during the event, all courtesy of our sponsors @AT&T @FanForAll! Yes you're correct, that is another form of love. Gifts=love. Makes sense.
So the prizes given will be:
(1) Samsung Galaxy S5 phone
(1) Samsung Galaxy Note 4
(1) Miroir portable projector
(1) Portable Speakers
(1) $500 AT&T Gift card
(1) Portable phone charger
The Twitter party will take place next Wednesday, November 19th at 5pm PST (two games are on this day and we'll get a chance to talk about it!) So mark your calendars! We'll talk about the game, tailgating, and of course #Techgating and how you're implementing tech into your game day! I mean I did share all of my hostess secrets with you all in my last video (click here if you haven't seen it). I really want everyone to partake in our party so I'm so happy to announce that we have SIX amazing prizes to give to you all during the event, all courtesy of our sponsors @AT&T @FanForAll! Yes you're correct, that is another form of love. Gifts=love. Makes sense.
I mean whoa! Pretty awesome right?! So all you have to do to enter for a chance to win one of these rad prizes is sign up for our Twitter Party in the form I've provided below. You'll list your 'name' as your Twitter handle (i.e. @jess_lizama) and your URL as your Twitter web address (i.e. http://twitter.com/jess_lizama). Leave us a comment after you've signed up I love responding to comments.
You'll have to be RSVP'd to the Twitter Party in order to be eligible to win, and at the end of the party we'll DM all of the winners for their information. You're going to want to participate in our party where we'll be asking you some fun questions, challenging you to participate in some fun interactive games, and testing your DIY skills! Just kidding, no but really what are you making for your game day? Perhaps a recipe from my #Techgating party? (hint hint). The games will be a lot of fun, you'll be sharing with us your game day parties, how you're techgating and implementing tech into your game day, all while entering for a chance to win these amazing prizes listed above.
Be sure to use our hashtag #Techgating so we can see all of your responses. Be sure to follow myself, Nikki (@NikkiLimo), Sean (@SeanKlitzner) and AT&T Fan For All (@FanForAll) so you're sure to be included in all of our conversations. I'll be passing some questions and games over to them during the party so you won't want to miss out!
I really can't wait to chat with you all, check out all of your photos from your game day, see your game faces (literally), and give you some cool prizes that we teamed up with @FanForAll to send you home with! So please RSVP below, follow us all on Twitter, and use that hashtag! Easy like 1, 2, 3!!!! Ready set go! :D
Cheers and I can't wait to chat with you all LIVE!
All the hugs,
Jess
Cheers and I can't wait to chat with you all LIVE!
All the hugs,
Jess
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Sunday, November 9, 2014
How To Throw The Best #Techgating Party Ever!
Why yes, my title would make an amazing hashtag! Sooo if you know me personally then you KNOW I'll take any reason to get dressed up and host a shindig of my own! The football season is upon us and I may be THE walking definition of a 'footbal noob', but I still throw the best darn football party anyone's ever seen! I even made a video about it, 2 of them! I'm so excited to share that I've teamed up with AT&T for their #TechGating campaign, which takes tailgating, technology, and social media, and marries them all together to bring you the most interactive and fun social experience, while enjoying the game! Below is a still from our shoot, it's a sketch I wrote for my YouTube channel where I show you how to throw your very own #techgating party, while giving you all the things you'll see and experience at every.single.tailgating.party. Ever.
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Sunday, October 26, 2014
LIVE chat with Anne Curtis, star of Blood Ransom using #BloodRansomMovie Twitter Party!
Hello beautiful people! Mark your calendars my fellow U.S. Twitter users and be sure to follow me because this Wednesday, October 29th at 6pm PST, I'm hosting a Twitter party for the new movie Blood Ransom!!! It features Anne Curtis, Alexander Dreymon, and Caleb Hunt! You'll get to ask all the questions and have them answered by lead actress Anne Curtis, and myself, LIVE this Wednesday! Be sure to use our hashtag #BloodRansomMovie so we can see you! Participate by signing up for the Twitter party below and all U.S. prize winners will be announced at the end of the Twitter party so sign up for your chance! Can't wait to chat with you all!
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Friday, October 24, 2014
If the shoe fits!
Wear it! With everything am I right?! <---- I should totally do stand up! So style watch... here we go, let's do this Fall style! *Still doing that Fall evoking thing over here in L.A.* Today I'm going to show you how you can wear one pair of shoes, three different ways this season, and yes with open toe heels! I took my current favorite pair of pumps, these Calvin Klein Vivian patent snake print sandals, and styled them three different ways. And even though it's getting cooler out, there are a ton of ways you can still get away with wearing your open toed pumps this Fall season!
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Monday, October 13, 2014
Why you're allowed to let yourself go
Ever since I had my daughter - at 16 - I hear all the time, 'oh don't let yourself go', or I hear people talk about how someone else has 'let themselves go'. What's that supposed to do to our confidence and to our thought process subconsciously? Ah yes, tell us not to go up for that second plate of food, that it's not ok to leave the house without any makeup on, and to not wear sweat pants out to run errands in. What?!?! I love wearing sweat pants and I REALLY love not wearing makeup.
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Meal prep made easy! Dessert for breakfast!
Dessert for breakfast...psshh how many times have you heard that and then the recipe calls for flax seed (which I don't like) and gross protein or raw egg whites. No thank you, I'd rather have ice cream for breakfast, a real dessert. There are many ways I can actually justify having ice cream for breakfast but instead I'll share with you my recipe for proats (protein oats) that is delicious, nutritious, and takes all of 60 seconds to prep! Bam, you wake up with breakfast already made and ready to go!
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Fall look 2: The Line Dance and The Off Duty Ballerina!
Hello! Welcome back for part 2 of 6 of our #StayingOnTrend&StickingToABudget Fall inspired look book! Each week I'm taking one makeup trend and one hairstyle trend that you'll see this Fall and putting them together with a full look! Today is a sleek and simple look, taking the top knot and the smokey eye and pairing them together for a casual business meeting.
Monday, September 29, 2014
Fall Trends: The Metallic Touch and the New Wave- On Trend On A Budget!
So I've been evoking Fall weather to come around sooner than later with my wishful thinking and playing 'layered dress up' in this L.A. heat!!! There are just so many things I love about the Fall season beyond pumpkin spiced EVERYTHING, cooler weather, and the holidays of course. I love Fall fashion…I love layering, I love finding my own style among all of the styles that come out that's unique to my personality. I am in no means a professional stylist, I won't even claim to know what I'm doing, but I do know what I like and I know I like to stay on trend and on a budget!
Friday, September 26, 2014
Girls night! Our Pampering Party
Ah girls night! A time for us ladies to get together with our closest girlfriends, crowd around good food, good music, and catch up! I really love any reason to get together with my friends, but I especially can't wait to see them when I've had one of those 'longest days weeks ever' kind of moments. It's definitely the busy season…it's the summer season, wedding season, and baby shower season (am I right?!), so I've been traveling a ton. An awesome girls night with amazing girls was definitely in order...from left to right, this is Karissa, myself, Sarah, and Whitney. Alexandra is here too, but behind the camera.
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Saturday, August 23, 2014
A Collection Styled by me! Ahhh!
I'm still screaming over this! I am so so excited to finally share with you a collection that I curated, all of the styles I love and wear. From picking out the outfits myself, to styling them, naming them, and hand writing out their packaging post cards, I'm beyond over joyed to give to you my #Glamistree collection.
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Weekend sunforgettable moments
See what I did there? ;) I know, I'm pretty smooth right. So this weekend we joined my FLAMA fam bam at Uforia fest in LA where we saw performances by Becky G., Kid Cudi, and others and it was a blast! I love festival season, I love festival crowds, the food, the dancing, and the fashion! Lets hold hands and frolic on the grass.
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Thursday, August 14, 2014
How to get sexy summer time legs!
What a title huh?! Not just summer time legs, but SEXY summer time legs ladies! So something I've been seeing floating around is this coffee grounds craze....coffee making your skin glow, coffee making your clothes cleaner, coffee disintegrating your cellulite....wait what?! Yes, scrubbing away cellulite with coffee grounds, sounds crazy but let me tell ya..
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Sunday, July 13, 2014
Festival Fashion!
It's festival season! With our Burning Man and Coachella, and the umpteen other festivals happening this summer I thought I'd share with you my all time staple festival fashions, and carry along must haves! Since I'm headed to Uforia Fest next month with my FLAMA fam bam (which I hope to see you at), here are some things that I will make sure to pack with me. Grab your satchel and let's do it!
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Thursday, June 26, 2014
The Beauty Of Confidence
As a woman, heck as a human, I have my fair share of insecurities. It's something we learn living in a society built on image and status, but it's also something we unwillingly accept from judgements passed on to us from others. Something I always try to teach my daughter is that the the one thing you can wear everyday, the one thing only you can give yourself, the most beautiful accessory, is confidence. "Confidence and being comfortable are things you can see on the outside when you feel them on the inside." - Carrie Underwood
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Style Watch with Pop Basic
Basics are all you need to dress up or dress down for any event and today's style watch features Pop Basic and how I styled myself in this business chic outfit for an occasion.
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Saturday, May 31, 2014
My nighttime skin care routine
So a few posts ago, I talked about my morning skin care routine, if you missed that click here, and today I share with you my night time skin care routine. When we sleep, our skin really gets to work healing and renewing so here are some products I use to make the most out of that process! Seems like a gazillion things to do but you'll thank me when people ask how your skin looks so glowy!
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Friday, May 30, 2014
Lovely Letters - A Snail Mail Exchange
Perhaps it's that I needed to remind myself to slow down, or that I love receiving actual letters in the mail that I can touch and read, or perhaps it's that I love surprises and meeting new people. Well in fact, it's all of that. I love meeting new people, especially when they are in another country, I love corresponding via snail mail, I love purchasing stamps, and I love the idea of these lovely letters.
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Monday, May 26, 2014
My Beach Bag Essentials
Summer is upon us here in Los Angeles, thought it's usually warm and sunny, it's been especially warm lately and we've been finding ourselves at the beach or prowling for a pool to dip into a lot these days. Thought I'd share with you the things I pack with me each time, my beach bag essentials! You can pack this bag for the beach, to go pool side, or even for any time you hike or spend an extended period of time outside. These are just some of my must have items for my skin and lips to keep my protected, hydrated, and refreshed.
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Saturday, May 17, 2014
Best Frangrances For The Summer- My Faves
If you know me than you know I'm ALL about fragrances! I have about 20 perfumes at home, it's a problem I know. Anything that makes my skin or hair smell divine, I'm all about. I always have at least 2 different perfumes with me at any given time. I also ALWAYS have a roller ball of some sort ON me ALL the time, just in case! haha. I've changed my sense of smell over the past few months, switched out my current faves, and today I'll share with you my favorite summer fragrances and why I love them so much!
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
How To Keep Your Skin Young
So being the mother of a 16 year old can make you feel really old. I mean I'm no spring chicken y'all! But I do a million different things to keep my skin looking and feeling youthful, radiant, and healthy. Here is my updated morning and night time skin care routines. Below is my fresh face with only ONE filter on it, I mean, it's as bare as it can get so I figured I'd help myself out with some lighting!
This takes about 3-4 minutes each day to complete and it's worth it! I mean hopefully my skin will look like this forever....or until I wake up looking like Freddie Kruger one day. You know what they say....Asian don't raisin...until one day, unexpectedly, we wake up looking 109!!!
This takes about 3-4 minutes each day to complete and it's worth it! I mean hopefully my skin will look like this forever....or until I wake up looking like Freddie Kruger one day. You know what they say....Asian don't raisin...until one day, unexpectedly, we wake up looking 109!!!
Monday, May 12, 2014
OOTD - Movin' and groovin'!
I may have a slight love obsession with leggings. I mean I have them in every color imaginable, exhibit A below. So today I met with my dream team over at Game Show Network and we have a new show concept coming up and I'm so excited about it. Pretty much hosting is all I want to do right now so it's all I've been doing. I like using words and energy and tossing them at an audience. Also this is what I wore today, here's today OOTD- style watch - dressing up leggings so that you can perform normal every day functions without looking like you just came from the gym ;)
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Saturday, May 10, 2014
Getting my fix!
Hi! I know it's been a bit since I've written a post on here, so much is going on, so lets catch up! If you watch me on YouTube than you know I'm vlogging daily on my channel now. Click here to check those out, it's 'vlog a day in May', which means I pick up my camera every day and video blog my life. I'm used to doing comedy, writing sketches, being impersonal about things so this is very different for me, but I like it! Also I started a blog with my daughter Corrine, click here for it, it's called spoiledpeaches.com and she and I take turns over there writing posts. It's a way for she and I to stay connected while she is away at college so I'm starting now! So today I'll share with you my style watch for the week, it's a few pieces I received from Stitch Fix.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
An Apology
A few things have happened very recently that makes me want to talk about apologies. I had a very inspiring conversation with Elissa Kravetz of The Farley Project, she is so inspirational and uplifting, and my amazing friend Miya was there with me. If you know Miya, you know she is one of the most positive and genuine people you'll ever meet. We all talked about bullying today, about emotions, and about apologies.
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Sunday, April 20, 2014
OOTD - Mini Skirts and Crop Tops!
As much as I love lounging around in tees and leggings, and sporting my favorite casual chic styles, I really love to get all dressed up for a night out! In this case it was for a luncheon and then dinner party later that afternoon. So bring on the mini skirts and high heels I say!
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Friday, April 18, 2014
Cozy Casual and Kimono Crazed Inspired Outfits!
Here's my style watch for the weekend, I'm back with my Cotton Supply Co. tees and today I'm showing you how I take two of my favorite tees, same from yesterday's post, and pair them up with different patterns.
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Thursday, April 17, 2014
The Types Of Couples In Couples Therapy!
So besides reading my rambles here on my blog, you can also see me live on YouTube, where I have 3 channels! Yes three! haha. I do sketch comedy amongst other things, and the sketch featured below in particular, I'm super proud of! The Types Of Couples In Couples Therapy!
Tex Mex Curry Quinoa With An Asian Chicken Stir Fry Recipe!
Welcome to day 5 of my '6 courses in 6 days' recipe plan for you! Today we have a Tex Mex inspired curry quinoa with an Asian inpired chicken stir fry combo! The quinoa is vegetarian and gluten free friendly, yayy for my child, and the chicken is spicy but not too spicy, packed with flavor, and a great compliment to the curried quinoa! I'm taking you to Texas and then Asia today! Let's goooo!
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Stye Watch - Urban Casual Meets Casual Chic!
It's style watch time! So besides sharing the recipes I love, listing my favorite things to do, and my lifestyle tips, I will also bring you my favorite fashion trends! This is some of my personal style and my spin on some of the current trends.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
A Mediterranean inspired Coponata dish recipe!
For those of you out there on a cleanse, or if you're gluten free, or vegan, this one's for YOU! So the night Fr. Leo came over to cook up a storm, one of our friends was on a cleanse (I know right, I felt so bad that all this carb dense food was staring at him!) and my daughter is a gluten free vegetarian, soooo we had to make something that wasn't all carbs and meat haha! This dish was refreshing to our palettes and diet friendly to our friends. Win win baby! So lets get cookin shall we!
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Tuesday, April 15, 2014
The yummiest pasta a la norcina recipe ever!
Yes, I dare say yummiest! This dish is a creamy Italian sweet sausage pasta sauce over al dente rigatoni, and it's the comfort food to end all comfort foods. Deeeliishhh! It's day 3 of our 6 courses in 6 days and this won't fail to impress! So grab your vino and meet me in the kitchen!
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Monday, April 14, 2014
Bacon wrapped pork tenderloin with mango chutney recipe!
Oh it tastes even better than it sounds! Welcome to day 2 of our, 6 courses in 6 days, menu extravaganza! Today we're making a bacon wrapped pork tenderloin with rosemary and cumin, a top a bed of creamy coconut rice, and then topped with mango chutney! Mango chutney! I mean, I can't even describe how delicious this dish is! When people came over I kept blurting out what it was before Fr. Leo even got a chance to plate it! So wipe the drool and grab a fork, here we go!
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Sunday, April 13, 2014
Asian Sliders With Homemade Cilantro Aioli Recipe!
It's cook out season! The air is cooler and fresher, and it stays warmer out longer, thanks to Mr. Sun not going away too quickly these days. So what better way to kick off the weekend than with an Asian slider recipe on toasted buns, and home made cilantro aioli! So it was my birthday last week and our dear friend Fr. Leo came by to treat some friends and I to this incredible 6 course meal! So grab your appetite and lets start cookin because today is day one of six!
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Saturday, April 5, 2014
All natural skin tonic in a spritzer!
When I say tonic I don't mean the beverage type unfortunatley. Leaving that for another post oh don't your worry, but when I say tonic I mean skin tonic. A spritzer for your face. A natural, home made, DIY toner that smells fantabulous (that's fantastic married to fabulous), and leaves your skin feeling refreshed and looking brighter! Spring time is in full force here in LA, the air is colder and my skin is more dry than ever, so if you need a pick me up, this one's for you!
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Friday, April 4, 2014
The super fruit, super charged, energizing smoothie!
I've been on a smoothie kick lately, just throwing everything I have into my blender and enjoying these yummy treats for breakfast or as post workout recovery fuel. Today's smoothie recipe is my new all time favorite. I used Pitaya which is a super fruit... dragon fruit! We're getting fancy! This antioxidant rich, vitamin packed, energy boosting recipe will leave you feeling refreshed, refueled, and re-energized! Isn't the color just so pretty!? Go grab your blender and run to the kitchen!
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
DIY Peppermint Lavender Sugar Scrub
Sugar scrubs are an amazing way to exfoliate, hydrate, and calm your skin, but they can get pricey! Have no fear, Jess is here, and I'm gonna show you how you can make a variation of scrubs with what you already have in your kitchen! In under ten mintues, and less than ten bucks, if you have some of the ingredients already, you're set! Today we're making a peppermint lavender sugar scrub, oh la la. Read on!
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Sunday, March 30, 2014
Sunday Quote: Contentment
Happy Sunday! Take today to sleep in, be lazy, cook your favorite meal, and indulge. For the week ahead, reserve today for self care and to spread love to those around you.
I took this photo while on a hike at Red Rock with my lil fam bam and the view from the top is incredible. Blog on that adventure coming soon!
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Making eating healthy easy!
I don't know about you, but when people say 'eating healthy', I automatically think "oh yum, rabbit food! Salads! No sugar! No carbs! Ummm... no thanks!!!"
I personally love to cook, even more so I love to bake! I like when food tastes good, and I like food in general, don't we all? I mean, social events revolve around food and we celebrate all things in life with food - all the foods. So thanks to a few of my friends' different recipes, today I give you the yummiest dish to make for lunch or dinner, and this super healthy dish makes eating healthy, super easy.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Angeles State Park Adventures!
I love LA but sometimes you just gotta get away and enjoy some fresh air, and unplug for a while. This weekend we took a trip to Angeles National Park and hiked the most beautiful 6 miles I've seen in a long time, picked pine cones bigger than my head, and had a picnic outside with the birds and the bugs. It was awesome!
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Shepherd's Pie and Irish Guinness Geniuses!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! I'm half Irish so this is my day to go around telling people that, whilst wearing green, dawning "Kiss Me I'm Irish" buttons, and consuming all things corned beef and green on this day! Oh and Irish jager bombs, must not forget those! So happy St. Patrick's Day to you, cheers if you're Irish, kiss kiss to you all, and today I give you the yummiest Irish Shepherd's pie recipe. Paired with traditional Irish jagerbomb beverages but of course! I changed the name to Irish Guinness Genius because it has Guinness which is well genius duh.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
How to make your hair more healthy
Hair can be such a beautiful thing! It can also be an over processed, fried, dried out, stringy situation that you cover up with a hat or better yet, do what I do and when in doubt, BUN. IT. UP!
So here are some things I do to keep my locks feeling and looking healthy, shiny, and bouncy! Vavavoom!
So here are some things I do to keep my locks feeling and looking healthy, shiny, and bouncy! Vavavoom!
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Vegan nail polish?!
When I heard 'Vegan' nail polish I was like 'oh man, nail polish just went all hipster on us!' <---- true thought, is this an LA state of mind? But I really loved the colors so I gave it a go and hey, try before you buy right...or is that you break you buy? Whatever the case, this is my review of the Color Secrets Vegan nail polish and their lip gloss...pssst I'll tell you if things suck when they suck, so here goes my thoughts.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Spring into bold prints and splashes of blush
Spring time means a change in fashion for the ladies, and a change in time for the fellas! I put together this photo set for you of some of my favorite things to pair together at the moment. Gotta love this California weather!
Chocolate raspberry chia seed pudding
Today I'm bringing you all the noms, with this easy, home made, healthy, and super delicious recipe! I took the traditional chia seed pudding recipe and added some of my personal favorites to create one of the yummiest treats this side of chocolate pudding!
Friday, March 7, 2014
Naturally longer, thicker eyelashes
Yes you read that correctly, naturally!!!! So I get asked all the time if my eyelashes are real and yes there are real, butttt, there's a but. While I naturally have long lashes, they are very fine, and there are things I do to make them more better. No we don't use proper grammar here.
Well about a month and a half ago for like a good solid 2 weeks, I was just being lazy and not washing my makeup off before bed. Basically just leaving the tar that we call mascara on my lashes for beyond the amount of time you should have tar on your lashes. AND THEY STARTED TO FALL OUT! Ahhhhhhhh! (insert home alone scene here)
Well now they are back, and in full force, I feel like I have Snuffleupagus lashes actually, and the following regime is what I did to get them back, and I did this religiously for a solid month! Seems like a lil over kill, and a shit ton of work but this is the trick! Also, I don't know about you, but to have your eyelashes fall out is just not a hot look to sport and I hate falsies, so onward we go.
Well about a month and a half ago for like a good solid 2 weeks, I was just being lazy and not washing my makeup off before bed. Basically just leaving the tar that we call mascara on my lashes for beyond the amount of time you should have tar on your lashes. AND THEY STARTED TO FALL OUT! Ahhhhhhhh! (insert home alone scene here)
Well now they are back, and in full force, I feel like I have Snuffleupagus lashes actually, and the following regime is what I did to get them back, and I did this religiously for a solid month! Seems like a lil over kill, and a shit ton of work but this is the trick! Also, I don't know about you, but to have your eyelashes fall out is just not a hot look to sport and I hate falsies, so onward we go.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Drugstore Dupes!
Drugstore products comparable to their high end twinsie products!
Soooo unless you just really love spending money on a ton of beauty products or just really love a particular name brand makeup item, I think there is a cheaper AND just as fabulous dupe out there. To prove it, here are my picks for best bank friendly dupes!
Foundation. Foundation is well- the foundation of your makeup, the base of your face - I realize I'm turning into a rapper here, but you're pickin up what I'm layin down.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Silk Peel - youthful and glowing skin
Why yes, that IS me in the photo above! Phhhh I wish! No, really, I have aging skin. Boom, there I said it. I'll admit it dammit, I'm no spring chicken. I'm raising a sixteen year old, and I have student loan debt, AND the California sun to age me and
Luckily, I do about umteen trillion things to my skin daily and I will share my secrets with you here because lets face it, we are all going to age. We are all going to get old but I'll be damned if I don't slow the process as much as I can until I wake up as Freddy Krueger one day!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Recipe to end all other French toast recipes
Ahoy! I have a blog now! Yes I am on Tumblr also, but here will be my words, my rants, my thoughts, my videos my blah blah blah.
My first blog will be a secret recipe that my mom used to make and this recipe willbeat end all other French toast recipes. I mean it! And if you're not into the baking of it all, click on the linkies above and it'll take you to your desired destination. Disclaimer this whole code html updating stuffs is pretty new to me so my apologies if it takes you to a blank page, I'm workin on it ;)
Now please keep all hands and feet within in your box and lets start cooking! ps they may not look like the game changer to all breakfast plates.....but it is.
My first blog will be a secret recipe that my mom used to make and this recipe will
Now please keep all hands and feet within in your box and lets start cooking! ps they may not look like the game changer to all breakfast plates.....but it is.
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