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Updates & Fall To Do List

Hi everyone, long time no chat right?  Just wanted to stop in and give some updates and share my Fall to do list.  First, things have been pretty busy in the C household.  With house projects and all the other fun stuff, there's no time left anymore.  ;)  I can't believe it's already October!  Secondly, I have a full time job!  Totally unexpected but a total blessing as well.  The place where I have been freelancing for about a year now has finally asked me to go full time.  It was quite a shock when I received the call.  I start on Monday.  I've already started shopping for new clothes, to which my hubby said the money I make at this job is my spending money.  I'm sure I'll make him regret those words in a few months. ;)  Though he already asked if we could upgrade our TV once the job the was official, haha.  

Okay, so here is my Fall To Do List:

• Have a housewarming party.
• Pick apples from our local farm.  This is actually a tradition we've done every year since we started dating.  I hope to get out there before the season ends.
• Make chili.
• Take a stroll and enjoy the leaves turning.
• Clean out more of my closet and purge.
• Go pumpkin picking and paint them or glitterize them.
• Attend a high school football game and drink hot chocolate or apple cider.
• Decorate the house with fall decor.
• Scarves, leggings, and boots. (This weekend it's suppose to be 80 degrees, boo.)
• Hand out candy to trick or treaters.
• Rock dark nails. 
• Have a mini bonfire with s'mores.
• Try a new hairstyle.

What's on your Fall To Do List?

MIMM: Exciting News!

We bought a house! We finally closed this past Thursday after waiting for 2 months so that the sellers could find a new place to live. We're currently painting and moving things in.... I hope to have pictures in the near future!

Linking up with Katie for MIMM.

Friday Favorites

Friday Favs 8/16 by alatteinspiration featuring sequin tops

1. How cute and festive is this Sequin 3/4 Sleeve Polka Dot Top?  It has all of my favorite things in one item.  It can be paired with dark skinnies and cognac boots for the weekend or be tucked into a pencil skirt for work.

2. ABC's Mistresses- I didn't have high hopes for this show when I first started watching it, but boy I have gotten sucked into it.  It's sort of Sex and the City but in a suburbia setting, with each woman having their own separate problems.  I like to tune in because you never know what's going to pop up next.

3. C9 Women's Seamless Bra with Removable Cups is seriously the most comfortable sports bra ever, plus it doesn't give you a uni-boob. I needed some new sports bras since mine are about oh, 3 years old?  I ordered 4 and I am seriously thinking about ordering more.  But don't delay, they are selling out fast online and in stores.

4. Organix Morrocean Argan Oil Shampoo and Conditioner is amazeballs.  I have thick, wavy hair that sometimes gets frizzy.  Since using this shampoo I have noticed a difference in my hair.  I can even go to bed without blowdrying it and it's not as frizzy as it use to be in the morning.  I was skeptical at first with the conditioner since it didn't feel heavy hence I didn't think it would work on my hair but it does.  I definitely recommend this if you're looking to try a new shampoo and conditioner.

5. Tabasco Green Jalapeno Hot Sauce, I blame this on Chipotle since this is where I was introduced to this amazingness.  No joke that hubs and I can go through half a bottle in one sitting at Chipotle.  I'm seriously considering buying a gallon of it.  Yup no shame at all.

6. Cheesy Kale Chips are so addicting.  I make mine with nutritional yeast which has a cheesy flavor.  (You can read more about nutritional yeast or nooch here.)  The other day I made with garlic powder to and it was delicious as well.  There are a lot of variations out there but here is my quick and easy method to making them.

Recipe:

• Set oven to 300 degrees and spray baking sheet with non stick cooking spray. 
•  Wash and dry kale making sure that leaves are completely dry.  
• Place onto baking sheet and spray with cooking spray. 
•  Generously sprinkle nutritional yeast and garlic powder.  
• Place into oven for about 45 minutes or until crispy.  
• Enjoy!

Linking up with Lauren for Friday's Fab Favorites and Katie for Some Thing's I'm Loving.

Blog Feature and Liebster Award

Just popping in, to say hello.  The beautiful Wendy at Fashionable Heart featured me on her blog for the month of August.  And Emily at Eager Emily was so sweet to nominate me for a Liebster Award.  Emily is in school but runs her own photography business on the side.  This girl is talented!  If you live in there Metro Atlantic area, please check her out.

Rules: 

To be awarded the Liebster your blog has to have less than 200 followers. The award helps spread the knowledge of great bloggers.

1. Answer the 11 questions asked by the blogger awarding you the award.
2. Choose 11 more blogs for the award, you cannot give the award to the person awarding you. The people you award must have under 200 followers and you must give the person awarding you the award a shout out in your post.
3. Ask a set of 11 new questions.
4. Contact the 11 bloggers to let them know they have been nominated.

1.What is your favorite item you have thrifted? I've gotten some pretty nice bracelets and scarves from Goodwill.  I love the fact that they're all unique and that no one else will have them.

2. Did you buy make up in your last shopping trip? If so what? Hmm, I just bought some Burt's Bees Lotion from Whole Foods.  It's pretty good and emollient.

3. Do you run out of foundation before you start trying new ones? I try not to, but sometimes a new item tickles my fancy and I want to try it asap.  I want to try Kiehls BB cream but I am trying to finish the powder I am currently using now.

4. What type of camera do you use to take your photographs? iPhone, I would love to learn how to use a fancy camera like a Canon Rebel.

5. The top 5 items you carry in your purse at all times. iPhone, lipgloss, Quest bar, pen, and bandaids.

6. What is your favorite scent? Vanilla or anything with a warm, musky scent to it. :)

7. Do you tweeze, wax, or thread your eyebrows? Tweeze.

8. What is/was your favorite subject in school?  Hmm, in high school it was chorus and college I would say a lot of my Communication courses, especially the capstone course Criticism of Media and Society.

9. What is your favorite holiday? Thanksgiving and Christmas!  I love the holiday atmosphere its so special and magical to me.  It's horrible that retailers push it earlier and earlier every year.  I always look forward to being with family and friends during the season.   

10. What color eyeshadow do you wear most often?  Ever since I got the Naked 2 Palette the shadow that I always use for my base is Bootycall.

11. If you won the lottery what would you do? I would save some, then donate some to charity and then go on a shopping spree at Lululemon.


Instead of picking only 11 blogs, I decide to chose all of my readers!  Here are my 11 questions:
1. What are you wearing?
2. What is your favorite memory from this summer?
3. Do you have any pets? If so what are their names?
4. Any current obsessions?
5. Name a random tidbit about yourself.
6. Anything memorable happen so far this year?
7. Favorite TV show?
8. What was the last book you read?
9. If you had a $1000 gift card to Sephora what would you buy? 
10.  Facbook, Twitter, or Instagram?
11. What are your weekend plans?

Leave your answers in the comments below! :)