Celebrations Big & Small

I have been kinda really stressed out lately...

Life is just busy and my spirit has just been down in the dumps lately..

So tonight I am celebrating the little things. 

Like, finding the perfect nail polish for our wedding day, while shopping for my nail polish swap partner Lin that was hosted by the fabulous Meghan:

J's reaction to my nail polish. "You are going to wear skin colored nail polish on our wedding day? You'll change your mind"

We'll see.. haha

Finding the perfect nail polish is a huge feat for me.. considering how obsessed I am with nail polish!

I am also celebrating the fact that I have had our engagement pictures for a few weeks now and I still can't stop looking at them... here's a sneak peek!

Tomorrow I am officially, Miss Gaglio Kindergarten teacher. Ready or not, here I come!

It's ok!

I am linking up with Neely for ITS OK Thursday!

IT'S OK....

That I have looked at the preview of our engagement pictures a hundred times since yesterday evening..

That I worry about everything in the entire world and always fear the "worst case scenario"

That I have been going home to relax at night instead of being productive

That I have way to many nail polishes and still want new ones

To spend hours looking at make up online =]

15 day Challenge.. take 2!

A few months back I tried failed to do a 15 day challenge.. 

I thought I'd try again though! =]

So here it is.... 

 

Let's get started, Day 1!

{15 Fun Facts About Me!}

1. I have an unhealthy obsession with nail polish. I love buying it, looking at it, and painting it on my nails!

2. I cry a lot.. happy tears, sad tears, mad tears, excited tears, thankful tears.. Usually tears are involved with every emotion.

3. I am getting married in less than a year! (To the absolute love of my life and the best man I have ever know {Besides my Dad} )

4. I graduate with a teaching degree in less than 6 months!

5. I am messy. (My fiance does not love this part about me!)

6. I love to read.. I could get lost in a book for hours!

7. Nothing in the world is more important to me than family. I love my family and my family-to-be more than words can describe.

8. I have dated Josh for 3.5 years.

9. We have a dog named Rosco and he turned 3 yesterday! (He is basically treated like a child!)

10. I feel most content when I am with family or keeping busy.

11. I have spent the past 4 years of my life coaching cheerleading at a high school. I have learned so much and I love all of the girls I have coached to pieces.

12. I am currently obsessed with Big Brother, Prison Break, and Breaking Bad. (Way to much TV watching lately)

13. I love kids (hence why I am going into teaching) and I can't wait to have my own kiddo's someday.

14. I have tried very hard to be healthy the past few months and I feel a lot better since doing so.

15. I love helping others and lifting them up in any way I can. 

Whew.. that was harder than I thought it would be!

Okay, the challenge is on! If you are up for it, join me! 

Post a comment with your link below so we can all link up! 

Check out these other 15 day challenges:

Katie (One of my beautiful bridesmaids!) 

An Accident, A Solution, & My 5 Summer Beauty Needs

 Once Upon A Time...

There was a little girl named Sami. She loved to sit on the bathroom sink while she did her makeup. Well one day, Sami fell off the sink and hurt her ribs.

...True Story...

I really did fall off the sink a few weeks ago. Josh had to pick me up and wipe the tears away. It was pretty pathetic. After the "accident" I decided I needed to have a new make up set up. Sooooo, I took my Desk and made it a Vanity... take a look!

PS, See that little jar? That's an old candle jar! How eco-friendly of me?

Now onto the drawers...

Meet my children, I mean, my nail polish collection...

Now onto my Top 5 beauty products of the summer! 

I am so excited about all of these products!!

1. Turquoise & Caicos by Essie

This is a beautiful turquoise color! The picture doesn't do it justice! 

2. Baby Lips by Maybelline

I am obsessed with baby lips! They are so moisturizing and a great deal. I think they run for $4 at target! They are pretty sheer but you can definitely see the color on your lips! The first picture shows #30 peach kisses, #25 pink punch, #15 Cherry Me, and #05 Quenched. The second picture is of pink punch, by far my favorite color!

3. Hoola by Benefit

This bronzer is a must have! There is no sparkle in it so it gives you a super natural "glow". I am still on my sample size, I've had it for a few months too! I will buy a full size when I run out!

 4. Natural Eye Palette by Too Faced

These are my go to colors! This palette has 9 colors. Some of the shadows are matte, some are sparkly, and some are shimmery. It is kind of expensive. I think it is $36, but it will last a LONG time and is worth the money!

5. Erase Paste by Benefit

I have been on a Benefit kick lately! I love using this under my eyes. It hides the darkness under my eyes and brightens! It is around $26 I believe! This product will also last you a very long time. I have had mine for months and it is still very full!

What is your summer beauty must have?!

What does your beauty routine say about you?

I haven't always been nail polish and make-up obsessed. It's actually a relatively new (past few years) thing for me. 

I think that my beauty obsession started when I met my friend Myranda. I started becoming interested in make up and what not. My sorority is what changed my daily routine though. Now I know you probably are thinking, "Oh, how typical.." But really it isn't how you would expect.

One of my sisters talked to us about how important it is to present yourself in a classy manner, starting on the outside. Michelle is pretty much perfect. If you can find a flaw on her, I don't know how! Whenever I see her she is dressed cute, hair done, natural make up, etc. She made me realize a lot of things. The first thing being that you represent a lot of people. Someone may recognize you across a room and look at you and recognize you as an employee from a certain company or any given organization. 

Not only does your appearance represent others, but it also gives off a million first impressions. Think about it.. what is the first thing you do when you meet someone? You look at them. What kind of impression do you want to give off? That you're sloppy and don't take care of yourself. Of course not. 

So the moral of the story.... Before you leave in the morning take a look at yourself and ask what kind of impression am I going to make today? (Now I'm not saying cake the make-up on.. I'm just saying take care of yourself!) The real moral of the story is though, I am going to start blogging more about beauty! 

Get ready for it!

Day 4: Favorite Color and Knuffle Bunny

Day 4: Favorite Color

PINK! 

Who would've guessed it?! Besides the nail polish and Bride magazine I use everything else everyday.

I don't necessarily like wearing pink, but I sure do like my things pink!

I am taking a class about teaching reading this semester. We began a reading log to help us read a lot of different children's literature so that we can place the perfect book to child. Here is the first book on my log...

Knuffle Bunny

By: Mo Willems

 It's about a little gal named Trixie who looses her bunny at the laundromat. 

It's a short picture book with some amazing art in it. 

The picture are photographs with the characters painted on top.

I also started reading Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary. I remember a lot of people reading this in elementary, but I think I just stuck to her books about Ramona.

What was your favorite book as a child!?

Birchbox Review

I began getting Birchbox in November. Birchbox is a monthly subscription (much like a magazine). You pay $10 and get 4-5 beauty samples in the mail. This may seem like a lot of money, but if you buy high quality make up I think it's worth it. They also have a points program for every box you get, and every review you do you get 10 points. When you get 100 points you get $10 to spend in the Birchbox store. For my december box I got 70 points after doing the reviews (Thats almost to $10 =] ). You also get 50 points if one of your friends join..

Okay, enough explaining...

Here is my december birchbox

It looks like this when it comes in the mail...

The inside looks like this..

 When you open the box inside you'll find a card with the "theme" for the month and what products you are getting. It also gives you the price of the full size products.

All of the products I recieved in my December Box..

This is probably my favorite item that I recieved. It is the Incoco nail strips. The picture doesn't do them quite enough justice. They are sparkley and I can't wait to try them out! 

 The next products that I got was the Ahava Body Lotion and the Jouer Lip Gloss. I also really liked both of these products.

 The following products were my "bonus" products. There is always a little extra non-beauty product in the boxes. This months was the show stopper fashion tape and an enegery drink mix. I'm not sure if I'll use these products, not really my kind of thing!

 The next product was the amiko hair oil. I haven't used this, but my friend has and she really liked it. One down side to this product was that it leaked all over my box.

 This box also came with a $20 off a $75 purchase. Not too shabby!

This was my November Birch box.. minus one thing.

Two lotions..

 A lip treatment and a perfume. The perfume is Twirl by Kate Spade. I LOVE this perfume.

 This was Novembers "bonus". It is a hair tie. I am surprised with how much I like this!

The last product I got was a Zoya nail polish.  I was SO excited to get this because I had been wanting to try Zoya nail polish for a long time! I really liked it. I haven't used it a whole lot, but when I tested it out it seemed to really stay!

Interested in joining birchbox?

http://www.birchbox.com?raf=nr6vb