Candles

I am a huge fan of lighting scented candles and letting them burn all evening. Every time I light them though my husband complains that he hates the smell and has a headache. I finally thought of a solution...

I took him with me so that he could help pick scents he likes. It actually turned out to be such a fun little adventure. Here's what we ended up with.

Now is the one who lights them!

It's Back!

One of my beauty must haves is back in stores and I am so excited!!!

The Bobbi Brown Lip Tint

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I got a set of these for Christmas 6 years ago and was super scared to try them because they looked so dark. I even went to Neiman's to return the set for something else. When I finally tried the glosses I realized they are beautiful sheer glosses that aren't sticky.

They use to carry the glosses in a range of colors all year but lately they have only carried the clear gloss. The set is only a holiday item and really is a great deal, one full sized tube is $17 but the set of three is only $28. This is the first time I have seen them do full sized tubes like this, it's normally 4 smaller ones. I am totally addicted to them. In Colorado we have trouble keeping our skin from drying out because we have so little humidity but these keep my lips softer than chapstick ever did.

Never Say Never

I just did something I said that I would never in my lifetime ever do!

I spoke in front of at least 80 kids at Young Life club.

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I have lead YL for 5 years total now and I was so sure that I would never speak at club. I never felt called to speak or comfortable. Something changed this year though and when we were scheduling the clubs I finally felt comfortable to sign up to speak.

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I spoke about need and why we need Jesus in our lives. Some how I was completely calm and I was able to speak about what I needed to. It was truly God speaking through me nothing that I could have done on my own!

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But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

My MM

Today is a very special and sad day for me and my family.

Two years ago my Grandmother lost her short battle with Ovarian Cancer.

Her final few years we became very close, since she is gone I cherish the time we did have together. The following is a terrible picture but one of the few I have of her since she lived across the country.

The following is a picture of her in her 20's.

My sadness becomes happiness when I think of the fact that I will get to see her again someday in Heaven. Miss you MM.

Fall tights

My dream fall outfit includes the latest leg wear, tights and leggings. I have owned tights for a while but I never seem to make it out the door with them on. I never seem to have exactly what I need for the outfit to look right. Well I think I have finally found the perfect things to wear with tights...

The second outfit needs to be worn with black tights but you get the idea. The blue silk skirt was a steal from J Crew for only $10 a few months ago.

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I finally figured out that the skirt or dress needs to be above the knee or tailored to fit perfectly at the skinniest part of your leg. I have two simple cotton dresses from J Crew that I love but my husband never liked. I finally realized they hit the thickest part of my leg right at my calf and that's why he didn't like them, they didn't fit correctly. Last week I took them to a new tailor and she blew me away with her knowledge. After the hems were pinned my legs looked half the size! I can't wait to put them on with tights and boots.

Greetings from the Colorado Blizzard

I was suppose to be speaking tonight for the first time at Young Life club...

Instead we are stuck in the Colorado Blizzard of 2009. We have had a great day together so far!

This is what the snow looked like at 9 AM and it hasn't stopped snowing. Day's like this are amazing once you accept that you aren't going anywhere.

We did get a lot done though! We took all of our DVDs out of their cases and put them all alphabetically into sleeves. We have over 500 DVDs, enough to fill over 3 big cases. Most of them my husband had before we got married. Don't worry we recycled the cases.

My husband pulled out Ridley's Halloween costume.

We also watched It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown while we enjoyed chili that had been stewing all day!

Even Ridley deserves a little bowl of chili on a day like this.

Now we are curled up on the couch watching Amityville Horror and enjoying a little something different...

Sweet and salty! I like it but my hubby hated it, that's ok I hate horror movies and remind him every time something gory comes on.

Cleaning Inspiration

What did I do this Friday evening when my husband was busy at the fire house?

My last Friday as a 25 year old?

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I watched my neighbors little two year old.

Exciting right?

I actually love little kids and had a fun time. It also inspired me to make a few changes at my home. Her place was absolutely immaculate, there was no clutter or any hints of dirt.

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I brought the little boy over to my house and really realized even though my place was in order and completely organized it was dirtier than hers. I jumped online for cleaning inspiration, where else than Martha Stewart? I found these great cleaning checklists that have it broken into daily, weekly, monthly and seasonally. Click here to see them. I printed up all that applied and I plan on trying to follow them for a minimum of a month.

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Don't fear they really aren't too daunting especially after I spend way too much on new carpet. The biggest daily one will be sweeping my floor nightly. Luckily I have my shark vacuum, the best home buy I have made!

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Do you clean with lists like these?

Please leave me your cleaning tips you use!