Guilty Pleasures

What is life without guilty pleasures?? Uh.. nothing!   My life has really just calmed down lately and that's weird because I haven't known what it was like to be calmed down since like high school but the calming down thing has really given me time to sit down and do things that make me happy. So I thought I would share my guilty pleasures and maybe you could tell me some of yours... Ok? Great!   1) Diet Mountain Dew. LOVE.... enough said!   2) Say yes to the dress- Atlanta or original. Brides or Bridesmaids I like both.   3) 4 Weddings. Can you believe the budgets those people have? I mean you are seriously just as married if you spend like a couple hundred dollars or a couple hundred thousand dollars.   4) Long Island Medium- (sensing a theme here? TLC) Its so touching. She is so funny too.   5) Peanut Butter and Chocolate- Reese's cups, Reese's pieces, a plain old piece of chocolate and peanut butter on top, peanut butter M&M's. I don't eat these things much anymore but they are my splurge.   6) Last but not least Pinterest- All day every day I love Pinterest. My wedding album has so many different pins in it and anytime I need ideas for anything I automatically pull up my pinterest app.   So tell me, What are your guilty pleasures???   Til Next Time    

My Journey/ struggle

In the sunshiny blog land sometimes ya gotta be real. This is me being real about something I've struggled with for the past two to three years (or longer if I really think about it)   In August 2011 I had my Gallbladder removed. It was an outpatient surgery and I think I only missed two days of work but it was in an attempt to keep me from being nauseous after every meal, in the bathroom after every meal or with constant heartburn. It was seriously miserable and I didn't even know what I could eat that would make me sick. The so called safe foods that some people who had had the same problem before told me were safe weren't always safe for me. I remember I had unseasoned chicken at TGI Fridays one night like a week before my surgery and I thought I was going to have to go to the hospital after.   Well its been going on two years since I had the procedure and I'm no better. Well, there is one improvement and that is that I can eat salad. So I'm now determined to figure out what is keeping me sick. I made a trip to Whole Foods Friday and bought Gluten free foods thinking I would see if maybe that was keeping me sick. I've been Gluten free since Saturday now and while I do feel like that has helped me feel better I am still sick. Very bloated, very nauseous and very afraid to eat anything in fear that I will end up sick. Please pray for me. I have made the decision to go to the doctor because it is so miserable to have to live not knowing if you will regret your meal. Its awful to constantly feel sick and not be sure if you will feel like living a normal life today. Its embarrassing to get back from lunch at work and have to go straight to the bathroom.   I would appreciate your prayers and good thoughts and also any advice you can give me. I am desperate at this point and I know it is wearing on Matt to have to constantly take care of me.     Til Next Time  

It's Ok Thursday!!

It's Ok...     -That I have been in the vicious cycle of diet for 5 days off for seven for the past couple of weeks... Yo Yo dieting at its finest!   -That I cannot stop drinking Diet Mt. Dew. I can stop drinking everything else but please don't take my Diet Mt. Dew.   -That this made my day

  - That I shamelessly promoted Mary Kay on facebook without being too "salesperson-y" by posting this picture of my new gorgeous Mary Kay Nail color.

  -That I really don't want to go out anymore on the weekends. I just want to rest and maybe shop a little.   -That I've put every little bit of food I've seen today straight into my mouth. Oh the perils of working at a bank.   -That I bought an elliptical off someone on Facebook today for less than half of its original price. I'm gonna use that sucker!!   -That I was genuinely upset that I missed Ke$ha's reality debut on MTV... Don't Judge me I like her lol.   What's Ok with you??   Til Next Time  

The Small Stuff

There was a good amount of time there where I was constantly stressed. Stressed over work, stressed over life, stress over my anxiety, and even stress over blogging.   It was like I wasn't satisfied unless I was stressing about something. I wasn't taking the time to enjoy the small stuff.   When I had an office job I was able to blog every day pretty easily, but when I lost that job and had to take a job with limited or no internet access that focused primarily on customer service it made it to where I wasn't able to get up and the morning and blog like I was used to. Then I made a post on here about how I hadn't had time to blog and honestly hadn't had a lot to blog about and got some super sweet feedback from one of my favorite bloggy friends that told me not worry about the frequency but just to blog when I had something to say. That meant so much to me and I really took that to heart. Now that I am less worried about having something to say, I find that I have more that I would like to share.   Right about the time I lost my job my boyfriend and I started having problems too which led to a 3 week long breakup and some things that we have really had to work through but after I realized that life wasn't going to be perfect, that we weren't always going to agree, and that I loved him with all of my heart it made me realize that the small things he does like kiss my forehead or call me his girl and tell me how proud of me he is are really the things that matter. I'm so proud of what our relationship has become and am so glad to say we have talked very seriously about me becoming a Mrs. this year! :)   I have learned so much over the past six months and now I have to say that I am at the happiest point in my life thus far and look forward to future lessons that will lead to even more happiness in the future!!   Also look, I dyed my hair back to original and I'm also happier with that!!!

This was at the Louisville Zoo the weekend before last!! We're so happy!!! If only you could see the beautiful Tiger that was in front of us!!

   

Reflections on the past year!!! :)

I've had this blog for over a year now... I actually never thought it would be something I would stay with for this long. I didn't have any big plans for my blog I just knew that my life was feeling a little haphazard and I needed a place where I could streamline all my crazy thoughts into one place. Little did I know that my blog would evolve into so much more.   Since around August my blogging has been a little hit or miss...So much life has happened in those months since I got off track and while I wish I would have shared it all with you, to be completely honest most of it would have been way too personal. There for a little while if I would have blogged every day I would have lost a lot of followers for simply being too depressing. Life happens... we learn from it and move on.   In the time that I have only been blogging sporadically I have worked at a daycare, a bank and Monday is my first day at a new bank. My life has finally seemed to turn back into the direction i've always wanted it to go in. One thing I've learned, dont turn your back on God things will not go well.   Blogging is something I love, It keeps me sane, gives me a sense of community and makes me feel like I am doing something worthwhile. What I need to learn is that I'm not writing for followers, If someone follows me I want it to be because they like what I'm writing for myself. Of course I want to be someone that people go to for advice on beauty, as a Mary Kay consultant I do feel qualified for that. I would also love to be a fashion guru, but more importantly I just want to write about what I WANT to write about.   Sorry for the lack of pictures I know it makes it somewhat boring. I want all my followers to know I love you dearly and nothing makes me happier than your beautiful comments.... I love you all!!   Til Next Time    

Say My Name

  You know those blogs you've been following forever? You don't even know when you started following them you just know you think they are fabulous. Brunch With Amber is one of those blogs for me. I don't know when I started following her but I know hers was one of the first ones I followed and she is awesome but I always wondered how she chose her blog name, basically because the word Brunch isn't even in my normal vocabulary. That's why I was excited when I saw her one time link up called Say My Name where we could explain how we came up with our blog names. Not only would I get to find out how she came up with hers but I would get to explain mine which I have been planning on doing anyway. Two birds-One Stone!!    
  My blog name is sort of one of those things that I didn't think about very long. I liked how it sounded and to be honest it fits perfectly. I started my blog kind of out of curiosity. I didn't think it would grow into very much and I sure didn't know if I would be able to keep doing it on a regular basis but I did know I love to write, I love being social and I love getting my ideas out there.   When it came time to choose my name I think I stewed over a couple of names but there is a Ke$ha song (yes I know most people think she is terrible, but I love her for some odd reason) called Crazy, Beautiful Life. I was in college, I was working full time selling advertising for a radio station, I had a wonderful boyfriend, and crazy awesome friends. It all really fit for me so I chose that.   Little did I know that the name would, a year later, be even more fitting than it is now. I love my Blog name and I wouldn't change it for anything. It fits and that's all I need it to do.   I'm very interested, How did you get your blog name or if you don't have a blog what would you name your blog if you had one?   Til Next Time  

I need opinions!

This coming Thursday I'm having one of those parties that everyone is always dreading to hear about but they are so fun and I look forward to them.   This particular one is Premier Jewelry. I have quite a few things from them including this super cute statement necklace and a spoon ring and I love everything I have. So I jumped at the chance to have one. Here's the thing, I want to have one of those parties where everyone ooh's and ahh's at my food. I want to have nice finger foods and drinks so everyone can feel at home and not like they are just there to buy jewelry because to me the fun thing about these things is that you get to spend some fun girl time with your friends and family. (first that means I have to clean, If my grandma sees my room the way it is she will DIE)   SOO.... What I'm asking for is suggestions... What is your favorite finger foods to serve at get togethers and what is the recipe. Also easy punch ideas.    I'm leaning less towards something like this ^ (let's be honest this fills no one up)   and more toward something like this That's more like it!!!!   ALSO.... I've really missed this whole blogging thing... THAT IS ALL!   Til Next Time...