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February 18, 2011
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February 14, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day
Last year she was just a glimmer in our eye
Happy Heart Day!
Happy Heart Day!
Love Is Sweet Valentine's Day Card
Modern greeting cards and party invitations by Shutterfly.
View the entire collection of cards.
February 8, 2011
We've Moved!
I know what you're thinking, "but you JUST MOVED into that house, what are you thinking!?"...RELAX we didn't move houses, we moved blogs! You can now visit us at www.lifeafteridew.com and I think you should because I am hosting a FABULOUS giveaway this week!
I hope you all will join me on this new blog adventure and please update my address!
xo
I hope you all will join me on this new blog adventure and please update my address!
xo
February 7, 2011
My First Giveaway
If you are just here for the giveaway {which I know you are} skip the makeover process and what I bought and ENTER!
As you know I am in the process of a total extreme makeover, mom style.
Up first- MAKEUP! Why did I choose to do this first? It’s the easiest and I am lazy. It’s also the most affordable option to start with. My first stop, Apothica! They carry all my faves {Stila, Smashbox, Bobbi Brown, etc.}, give 5% back, and have free shipping on orders over $49! SCORE! Sign me up!
While I will not switch from my mineral makeup, the one disservice I’ve been doing to myself {and the mineral makeup} is not using a primer, bad girl! First thing in my cart is Pur Minerals Under Control. Now my makeup won’t slide down my face before noon.
Next, I’m always on the hunt for new eye shadows. I have DARK brown eyes and they always say “wear plums” but I feel a little funny with purple on my eyes when I’m not wearing a complimentary color, am I the only one that feels that way? Browns are out for me, they just make my eyes look sunken in and by the end of the night my eyes look like I’ve pulled an all-nighter. And smokey eyes don’t work for EVERY occasion. I NEEDED an every day eye shadow so looks like Too Faced Naked Eye Kit is the solution to my problem. It comes with step by step instructions on how to achieve 3 different looks {for dummies like me} and this set allows you to keep it simple for day or
play it up for night!
For the past couple years my go to blush has been NARS in Orgasm but this frugal mama needed one that was more budget friendly, enter Pur Minerals Pressed Mineral Blush. I am a HUGE fan of mineral makeup and this is A LOT easier on my pocketbook {how old am I? 100?}
I also ordered Laura Geller Eyeliner. Do you know how hard it is to find eyeliner that last past noon? This one promises to be long lasting! Here’s hoping!
Mascara is never something I spend a lot of money on. But there’s no better time than during a makeover to splurge! Hello Stila Major Lash mascara!
I’ll do a complete review WITH before and after pics {for all you picture whores} BUT onto the reason you really clicked this link! Apothica would like to offer one {very lucky} Life After I "Dew" reader a $25 gift card to get yourself something pretty {and make yourself pretty}. The rules are simple, follow my blog {required} and then post about Apothica on your blog, Twitter or Facebook and come back to tell mehow much you love me {also required} which you did {bonus points for doing all 3} and KP will randomly pick a winner next week! Please enter by Friday February 11th! Good luck pretty girls!
As you know I am in the process of a total extreme makeover, mom style.
Up first- MAKEUP! Why did I choose to do this first? It’s the easiest and I am lazy. It’s also the most affordable option to start with. My first stop, Apothica! They carry all my faves {Stila, Smashbox, Bobbi Brown, etc.}, give 5% back, and have free shipping on orders over $49! SCORE! Sign me up!
While I will not switch from my mineral makeup, the one disservice I’ve been doing to myself {and the mineral makeup} is not using a primer, bad girl! First thing in my cart is Pur Minerals Under Control. Now my makeup won’t slide down my face before noon.
Next, I’m always on the hunt for new eye shadows. I have DARK brown eyes and they always say “wear plums” but I feel a little funny with purple on my eyes when I’m not wearing a complimentary color, am I the only one that feels that way? Browns are out for me, they just make my eyes look sunken in and by the end of the night my eyes look like I’ve pulled an all-nighter. And smokey eyes don’t work for EVERY occasion. I NEEDED an every day eye shadow so looks like Too Faced Naked Eye Kit is the solution to my problem. It comes with step by step instructions on how to achieve 3 different looks {for dummies like me} and this set allows you to keep it simple for day or
play it up for night!
For the past couple years my go to blush has been NARS in Orgasm but this frugal mama needed one that was more budget friendly, enter Pur Minerals Pressed Mineral Blush. I am a HUGE fan of mineral makeup and this is A LOT easier on my pocketbook {how old am I? 100?}I also ordered Laura Geller Eyeliner. Do you know how hard it is to find eyeliner that last past noon? This one promises to be long lasting! Here’s hoping!
Mascara is never something I spend a lot of money on. But there’s no better time than during a makeover to splurge! Hello Stila Major Lash mascara!
I’ll do a complete review WITH before and after pics {for all you picture whores} BUT onto the reason you really clicked this link! Apothica would like to offer one {very lucky} Life After I "Dew" reader a $25 gift card to get yourself something pretty {and make yourself pretty}. The rules are simple, follow my blog {required} and then post about Apothica on your blog, Twitter or Facebook and come back to tell me
February 6, 2011
Silent Sunday
We've had a sick little girl this weekend, she passed out on the couch while watching Dora
February 5, 2011
What I'm Wearing
I want to start posting my lame outfits in hopes that 1. I will actually get dressed every day, in something other than JimBob's sweats and 2. someone will say "hey that looks stupid" and point me in the right direction. If you don't like Old Navy or non-pregnant girls wearing maternity clothes you should probably stop reading.
Tank- Old NavyPlaid top- Motherhood {yes maternity}Jeans- Old NavyFlats-Old NavyNecklace- American Eagle
February 4, 2011
Dinner With the Dews
Let me preface this by saying I have a REALLY good make-from-scratch Shepherd's Pie recipe but mama needs QUICK dinners these days so HALLELUJAH for Kraft.com!
I was hesitant to try this because my recipe is SO GOOD, but figured "HEY it's worth a try!" and boy am I glad I gave it a go! Not only was it MUCH easier than making it by scratch, it also tastes REALLY good!
what you need
1 pkt. (1/2 of 11.75-oz. pkg.) VELVEETA Cheesy Mashed Potatoes {I used Bob Evans}
1 lb. lean ground beef {aka venison for those married to a hunter}
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables {peas, carrots, corn, celery, okra, potato}
1 cup beef gravy
make it
HEAT oven to 375°F.
PREPARE Potatoes as directed on package. Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet; drain. I added rosemary,thyme, salt & pepper to my meat mixture {haha meat mixture, ok I'm immature}
ADD vegetables and gravy to meat; mix well. Spoon into 8-inch square baking dish; cover with prepared Potatoes.
BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until heated through and lightly browned.
February 3, 2011
Love Her Style
So I know some girls have been OBSESSED with Kate Middleton for {well}} EVER, long before the engagement of the century even. I, however, am just now jumping on the future princess bandwagon {have I been hiding under a rock?!} This girl has some SERIOUS style and here are a few looks that leave me green with envy {as if the title of PRINCESS didn't do it}.
So casual cute, this is perfect for shopping or taking the kids {in my case} to the park!
Love this for just hanging out or running errands
How effortless is this outfit? LOVE
Not that just anyone can pull off this hat, BUT, she looks GREAT
I don't know what's going on in this pic, but I do know I LOVE the outfit! L.O.V.E., love.
Can someone PLEASE look for less this for me?!
What a perfect night on the town look! Or New Years!
Who says you can't do brown and black together? She's doing it JUST right!
Head to toe awesomeness.
Was this dress made for her?! Fits like a glove!
Again with the hats, but can you deny the total cuteness of this look? Didn't think so.
Just wrap this up in a box, I'll take the whole look!
I think I like this because it most closely resembles something I could actually do myself
And, as if I weren't dreaming of summer already, this outfit makes me scream BRING ON SPRING!
I'd have to say, with her fashion sense, she's ready to take the Princess title in style!
February 2, 2011
So What Wednesday
This week I'm saying SO WHAT if...
- I like to go grocery shopping. We don’t get out much, can you tell? Or it could be that the night we go {Friday nights} our Kroger does wine tasting!
- I can’t start working until I read all my blogs for the day. I’m reading them in Google Reader and cannot comment {sorry girlies} but I promise I know what’s going on in ALL of your lives.
- I prefer talk radio to music.
- I pull pranks on my boss all.the.time.
- I do mini workouts in the bathroom stall at work. Squats, lunges, push ups on the wall, etc. I have to maximize my time now since my home-life is run by a 5 month old.
- My favorite part of the day is when I come home and put on sweatpants.
- I wish I could ask for clothes for KP for MY birthday. Never mind, that is sick.
- All my FB updates have been food related lately. I just got my cooking mojo back and it feels GOOD!
What are you saying SO WHAT to?
February 1, 2011
Not SuperMom
You know her. The one who wakes up refreshed {because HER baby sleeps all night}, puts on the cutest {but baby friendly} outfit, has sex with her husband {on a regular basis}, cleans her house, has dinner ready for her husband when he gets home, makes time for her friends, works out {and is back into her pre-pregnancy clothes}, and even has time to read a book every once in a while. That’s the mom I wish I could be.
I read A LOT of blogs, A LOT. Most of the blogs I read are mommy blogs and I often find myself comparing. Not comparing children {mine’s the best, duh.}but mothering styles. Lifestyles. Decisions. Abilities. And I find myself in a constant struggle. HOW do these women seem to do it ALL?
I am a working mom and therein lay my biggest challenge. I am gone the majority of my waking day. I wake up at 5 am, after yet another wakeful night with KP, and the madness starts. I immediately jump in the shower and get ready for my day in approximately 45 minutes. I usually have another 30-45 minutes before KP wakes up so I frantically run around like a chicken with my head cut off and pick up anything left over from the night before, load the dishwasher, wash the bottles from yesterday {and last night}, feed the dogs, set out the food for dinner, make a cup of coffee {if I’m lucky}, and then feed KP and we’re out the door. By 8 o’clock {A.M.} I’m exhausted.
The evenings are just as crazy. We play with KP, feed, bathe, play some more, then its na-night time. That’s when we finally eat dinner and talk like married people do. Sometimes I’m lucky to squeeze in a 20 minute walk run but mostly I’d rather sleep. Sex? I said I’d rather sleep. So I do. I am usually in bed by 9 o’clock on a late night}.
Pathetic.
I do not have the option to stay home. I know what Dr. Laura is thinking, “yes you do! You just have to MAKE it work”. Well unless someone is willing to pay off my CC debt and student loans, or I win the lottery, we cannot “make it work”. In a few years my goal is to be a SAHM but for now I have to work. Then I think about KP. I should be the one she spends the most of her time with, not grandma. Although I am BEYOND lucky and grateful that my mother in law can be her
caretaker, I can’t help but feel selfish guilty that I’M not the one. I am her mommy. I should be spending the majority of my day with her, not in this 3x4 cube doing work I’m not proud of. Work that doesn't challenge me. Work that means NOTHING to me. I hate knowing that I’m spending this precious time away from her doing something that doesn't even make me happy. But it pays the bills.
At the same time, I am finding myself mourning our husband-wife days. I want to go on a date with Jimmy. I want to just RELAX with him. But then if we get a babysitter, I feel guilty. Like we are “getting rid” of Kendall. I know we shouldn't feel that way and that we deserve a night {here and there} to ourselves. Are we {moms} allowed to say that? Well…I just did.
So, working moms, how do you “do it all”? Am I being too hard on myself by thinking I can do everything I want to do? I need to find a balance soon because I’m falling apart.
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