How To: Regular Scarf to Infinity with Two Knots!

Okay guys... so this video is like two months old because the blog had issues uploading videos for a while there.  And I ramble A LOT.  Anyway, I haven't posted in a while so I figured I would give this a shot. It's been a crazy year so far in these five months.  I've had lots of emotional trials with so called friends and other people who have entered my life.  I also just had to have my cat who was 17 years old put down last weekend due to congestive heart failure.  I am working on feeling human again... and stable and hopefully more posts will come soon.  Due to the challenges of life and insanity of work I treated myself to two new pairs of flats tonight.  You better believe I am going to do a post on those in the next week!  Gotta love some Targeting!  Alright, hope all is well with all of you and I will be back soon!  Keep on keepin' on!  Oh, and I lost the photos that I mentioned posting... buttttt I am doing a third round with my third color from the Olia line soon so I will try again! :)

Garnier Olia Hair Color Review

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I found this new hair color at Walmart for around $9 and decided to give it a shot.  It boasted of no stinky smell, no amnonia, and the promise to leave my hair healthier than it was before I colored.  So I snatched up 6.43 in Light Natural Auburn to get rid of my freaky growing out highlights and the twenty odd white hairs gracing each side of my head!

I definitely love this product.  It was thicker than normal dyes which was a little odd to get used to at first.  It appears as though you have a lot more dye to work with, but it averages out to what is in every other brand because it is so much thicker.  I didn't notice any smell- at all, seriously.  Then again I'm still having sniffle issues from the flu and I have four pets so my sense of smell may be shot.  My hair was left feeling soft and looking shiny, there were nice curls and waves in it the day after when I first washed it which has NEVER been the case before.  Normally, my hair is flat and plastered to my head with tons of static and crunchy, coarse ends... not the case this time at all.  I'm definitely going to stick with Olia!

P.S. I'm not a big fan of the Rimmel BB Cream after one use.  It wore off fast and didn't blur imperfections as well as the lovely Stila 10 in 1 all day beauty balm that retails for $38.  Obviously in this case you get what you pay for.  I will keep searching though!

Vlog: Polish

Sorry guys!  I can't figure out how to edit my other video clip to just show the crazy dog butting in!  Oh well, love to ya's anyway!

Linking up to Heather @ justlove.ly for Mani Monday!

Vlog: Makeup Overhaul

EEK!  Second Vlog ever and trying not to over judge myself!  Hope you enjoy or at least laugh along with me!

Shop Update: Put a Bow on It

"Put a Bow on It" small felt bow clips will be hitting the shop this evening! $2.00 with $1.00 shipping for a set of two, you choose colors and can mix and match! Sizes are approximately 2 - 2.5 inches and are on a toothless metal clip that stays in place in ANY hair! (mine is straight and super thin/fine) Anyone interested?

Color options are: hot/dark pink, light pink, baby blue, yellow, mustard yellow, dark green, bright green, sage green, gray, white, black, orange, red, plum, lavendar... pictures to follow in shop later!

A Place in This World Shop

Crafting Bug is Kicking Back in Gear!

Alright guys... I have been away FOREVER and I can't tell you the last time I made something!  It's getting to me BAD.

So... I am planning to get to creating and add several new things to the shop over the next couple weeks.  You can use code BLACKFRIDAY20 for 20% off your total order now through December 10th.

Look for singed satin buttercup clips, single flower headbands, and some fun new jewelry, as well as custom options for the patchwork poppy pins :)

Hope all is well on your end!  I'm hoping to feel human and like myself again soon!

Have a wonderful holiday!

Family pic... back to front... Reggie is the gray cat by the gray pillow, Macey is the one eye peeking in the pink hoody just above Tinkerbell who is the orange tabby... and front and center... the photobomber... Charlie

We have a colorguard team in our district for students with special needs and they are AMAZING... every year there is a trivia night to raise money for them... this year was celebrity themed so I tried my hand at Adele.

Wherrreee has my life gone???

Helloooooo!  So where have I been and where is the classroom peek?

Well... I decided to ditch all of my old classroom rules and behavior stuff and revamp it with the bee theme.  Mostly due to the fact that I made the mistake of letting a kiddo give behavior stamps on my charts and then every time I turned my back someone was going stamp crazy... sooooo now we use punch cards!

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(Inspiration from First Grader at Last blog)

How has your October been?

Mine involved body shop drama with my car (had to return it three times), the bank posting several overdraft fees without cause or reason and still fighting me to refund them, a not the way I had requested hair dye and highlight job, resulting in me getting irritated and getting a new hair cut that didn't result anywhere near what I wanted either... and still in over my head with school work!

On a high note... my Master's coursework is FINISHED!  Graduation is December!  YAY ME!

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I miss being creative and crafty and blogging.  Unfortunately, teaching is keeping me INCREDIBLY busy this year and I'm losing out on those other things.  The craft room is a clean up in progress... but I decide halfway through that I should switch the craft room and spare bedroom... except that involves taking apart and rebuilding furniture.

Also, anyone ever had carpet put in their entire house?  How does that work with all of the furniture that needs to be moved around?  Just the thought of all of the things that have to be moved to remove old carpet and lay down new stresses me out!!!  This is not an episode of hoarders here, but I have some serious stuff!

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Welp, that's the randomness rant of the night.  I spent the evening hanging with family with my two poms.  Macey went dressed as a fairy ballerina and Charlie was a Nascar pit crew member.  I love that some people hand out doggie treats and the pups did too.

Hope to get a chance to get back to some real blogging here soon!  Until then, love to all and hope you are rocking life with more stability and finesse than I am at the moment!