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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Beauty Time Tuesday-recent empties

I really love getting rid of things. There is something so satisfying about using something until it is all the way gone. Ever since I started empties post, it is even more satisfying to see all of the things I have recently emptied. 

Bath and Body Works body cream-I love this body cream although this isn’t my favorite scent. 
Suave dry shampoo-The was the first dry shampoo I ever used, and I loved it. I got sick of it for several years and decided to try it again. It is ok. 
Ahava lotion-This came from FabFitFun. It worked well and I like it fine. 
Deep sleep body cocoon-Another FabFitFun item. This product was ok but not my favorite. The smell wasn’t my favorite, and I honestly didn’t notice much benefit from using it.  
Native deodorant -LOVE. After trying a few different brands of natural deodorant, Native is by far my favorite. 
Olaplex system-I heard a lot about Olaplex but kind of thought it was mostly for blondes. I was definitely wrong. I love the hair mask and the shampoo and conditioner. They smell great and work well. I would definitely buy it again. 
Panache moisturizer-Teresa created these products as a solution for all for all of the chemicals in our products. They are all so nice and work great. 
Estée Lauder night serum-I got this complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes. It lasted for much longer than I expected for a sample size. It felt so nice on my skin, and I am happy I got to try it.  
Lancôme difinicils mascara-I love this mascara so much. 

Are you like me? Do you love emptying things?


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Blogging the Bach season 17

This season has for better or worse been interesting. I have had a lot of commentary, but most of it hasn’t been written down anywhere. I watched the first couple of episodes with Celsey, went to Brenna’s birthday party for the 3rd episode and watched the next couple by myself on HULU. 

The whole Clare situation was unlike nothing we have ever seen. I am happy she found love. I wish her all the best, and I am happy to be done with her part of the season. So far I really like Tayshia, and it’s been fun to have a whole new storyline. 

Brenna planned the cutest most fun birthday cocktail party. We all dressed up for the first time in forever and enjoyed delicious food, yummy drinks, Brenna trivia, and watched Bachelorette together. Every detail was perfect and it was so much fun. 
With the birthday girl 


Jemaica, Brenna, Natasha, Jenny


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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Blogging the Bach 17.2


After the previews at the end of last episode, I am really ready to see what happens. 

Date 1-Group date I’m looking for a guy who speaks to my heart. 
We forgot they are stuck inside the resort the whole time. They follow actual hearts on the ground to make it to Clare. The date is all about love languages. The date starts out with all of the guys giving Clare words of affirmation. She was emotional and said it feels good. We thought it felt awkward. The night part, quality time, got off to a really rough start. Clare got upset pretty quickly that she didn’t feel like the guys were giving her enough attention. It was weird. Maybe there was a lot more time than it seemed on the show, but her meltdown seemed a little premature.  Dale pulled her away and suddenly everything was fine. A few more guys have time with Clare, and Riley get the rose.  

Date 2-Jason Love Will Set us Free
Jason and Clare write letters and their flaws and throw them away. Jason opens up about his past and mistakes he made. Clare isn’t scared and totally understands all he says. They kiss. He gets the rose and they burn her bachelor finale dress. The whole state of California is on fire and they are burning a dress. I am a little confused. 

Date 3-Group Date
Dodgeball starts and Clare decides to make it strip. The blue team loses every round and they all had to walk back totally naked. It was a bit much. We also discussed how this date could never happen in reverse. The red team gets to stay for the night. Eazy pulls her aside to talk-good thing after the last group date. He rubs her feet..with her heels on. Blake M is not ok with not getting time with her and decides to show up. The guys are really mad. She talks to him for one half of a second and then send him back. Chases gets the rose. 

Cocktail Party/Rose Ceremony
We thought the rose ceremony was going to happen but instead it was just the cocktail party. Clare is still very into Dale. The whole thing is kind of intense. Give those 2 a room. 

To be continued...


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Friday, October 16, 2020

Blogging the Bach 17.1

This might be one of the most anticipated seasons of any of the bachelor shows. It feels like forever since Clare was announced as the bachelorette, and with all of the other rumors about the show we have really been looking forward to the start of this season. 

Our schedules are all messed up since it is on Tuesday this season. We are going to continue with our Monday night dinners and watching on Tuesdays for whoever wants to except for this week. Celsey and I are watching and can’t wait to get this thing going. 

The show starts with hearing all about COVID and how it delayed things-Umm they know we all know about COVID right?! Next up they show us how the guys reacted to COVID and what they did during their quarantine. 

The men start arriving and some of them are major dorks or at least acting like it. Dale comes out. Her smile is huge. Their interaction seemed totally normal, and she said she thinks she just met her husband. The guys are all there and everyone starts having their one on one time with Clare. The next thing we know the drama starts. Things are better with some of the other guys, and it seems like there might be some decent guys here. I am excited to see how this all unfolds. 


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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

Beauty Time Tuesday-Recent Empties


I used to do a monthly empties post and somewhere along the way I got out of the habit of doing those. I have been collecting this pile of empties for several months. A lot these products are favorites I have been using for a while and a few are newer things I recently tried. 

Everyone lotion-This is a much lighter lotion than what I am used to. I really like it, but I am not sure if it is hydrating enough for my dry winter skin. I already bought a new one so I guess i will find out this winter. 
OUAI leave in spray-I got this in my FabFitFun box. My hair gets so tangled, and I really like using a leave in spray. I like this one fine. 
COOLA setting spray-I was a little skeptical of this and ended up loving it. 
Lancôme teinte idol foundation-All time fave foundation
Bix sexy hair hairspray-love
Bath and body works lotion-love 
Crude cleansing oil-I use oil with the tinkle razor but I haven’t really been too in love with cleansing with oil. 
Laneige sleep mask-LOVE. Worth the Money. Lasts forever. 
Native deodorant-This is my favorite cleaner deodorant  
Urban decay eye primer-LOVE
Victorias Secret roller ball perfume-Love the roller balls. They offer the right amount of fragrance without being too overpowering. 
Urban decay perversion mascara-LOVE
Tarte lights, camera, lashes mascara -LOVE

I sometimes wonder why I am using nicer more expensive makeup to sit on zoom calls all day, but I can’t seem to get away from it. Do you have any drugstore faves? I am not opposed to trying some more budget friendly things. I just want to make sure it is something I am likely to like. 




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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Unblogged bloggable-cutting board craft

Celsey found out about this wood working class way before the chaos of 2020. I have a few tools, but I haven’t done much with them. It was such a fun night, and we felt so happy that we were able to make our cutting boards. 

The first step was to trace the shape we wanted. 

We cut the wood and sanded it down before staining it. 
It was not nearly as hard as I thought even though I was nervous at first. 

Our completed crafts. It was so fun and they were all unique. I have used mine so many times over the past year. It is perfect for a charcuterie board. 







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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Wear it Wednesday..custom jewelry

I grew up in the south so everything is monogrammed and names are on everything. My name isn’t necessarily unique, but it is also not the most common name. I rarely find my name on anything so if I want anything with my name, I have to find something I can customize. My niece is the same way. She has wanted a necklace with her name on it for awhile, but she hasn’t been able to find one in the stores. I have worked with oNecklace a few times in the past. When they reached out to collaborate again, I instantly thought to surprise my niece with a necklace with her name. She got it right as school was getting started for her. Even though she is full distance learning for now, it is fun to have a new accessory for those zoom classes. 




I told her mom the package was coming, but Karlee was surprised when it came in the mail. She never finds anything with her name since she has the ee spelling at the end of her name. It was fun to surprise her with something fun. It was very easy to get the necklace with her name. I sent them the necklace i wanted with the spelling and they shipped it right to her. If you are interested in something custom, oNecklace is a very simple and affordable way to go. Thanks to oNecklace for helping me surprise her. She loved it! 

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Beauty Time Tuesday-Empties


When I started doing empties posts I used so many products and bought quite a few new products often. When I moved I realized just how many things I have so I am trying to use up what I have before buying more things. I am slowly using things up which is always my favorite thing ever. It’s been a while since I have done an empties post so things have built up quite a bit. 

Dove dry shampoo-this is supposed to be unscented, but it smells to me. I do not like the smell at all. 
Terre mere toner-This came in my FabFitFun box. It is very lightweight and I love it. I actually put it in a spray bottle, and I am loving applying toner that way. 
Batiste volumizing dry shampoo-I love this and need to buy more. 
Bath and Body works body creams-I switched to a cleaner lotion for a while. I really love this body cream. 
Murad Collagen cream-This also came from FabFit Fun and I love it. 
Tarocco foot cream-another fabfitfun product that smells so good 
Morphe lip gloss-light and a slight shimmer
Lancôme eyelash primer-I don’t necessarily have a preference on brand, but I do need a primer
Mary Kay mascara-love this as my final mascara
Tarte maneater mascara-I usually really like this mascara. Maybe this tube is dried out because I didn’t love it as much this time.  
Klorane shampoo-I got this sample with dry shampoo and liked it enough that I wanted to include it in this post. I need to buy the full size. 
Lancôme primer-I have posted about this before. I had no idea there was lotion primer as opposed to a gel. I really like the lotion so much better.  

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

Utah Family Vacation

I have been holding my breath since March hoping that my family would still be able to come to Utah this summer. Chelsea and Jeff were supposed to have a family reunion with the Vocana family and planned Kyler’s baptism around the reunion since his birthday was the same week. The reunion ended up getting canceled due to COVID, but the trip and baptism still happened. They spent a few days visiting friends before our family time.  

They came over to my house for lunch and to see where I live. It was fun to have them here. 
Mom and Dad flew in that evening and our first stop was Cafe Rio. It was only my second time eating in a restaurant since COVID started. There was almost no one there so that was nice. 
We didn’t have set plans for Tuesday morning so we went up to Silver Lake up Big Cottonwood Canyon to hike around. They kids loved all the little animals and the deer we saw. We packed a picnic and enjoyed the cooler temperatures up there. 


After being friends with Celsey and her family for years and years, she finally got to meet my family. Her parents invited us over to swim in their pool and then have pizza for dinner. The kids had fun meeting each other and playing together and it was fun to get the families together. 
Kyler celebrated his 8th birthday while they were here. He is pretty easy going and wasn’t super particular about what he wanted to do for his birthday. He started the day with birthday donuts and swimming. We went to In N Out for lunch and Classic Fun center for jumping and skating. The main thing he said he wanted was to go to a trampoline place. The kids loved running around and jumping and decided they wanted to skate towards the end. All of the kids ended up skating and having fun. I held Kenzie’s hands and helped her skate. 


It was pretty hot inside the fun center so the kids happily enjoyed a snow cone. 

Malea and her family were on their way home from Yellowstone and happened to be staying in Sandy that night. Malea and Abby stopped by for a quick visit. It was fun to see them. After they left, Jeff’s parents came over for dinner and birthday brownies and more swimming. I haven’t been with any of their kids on their birthday for a while so it was really fun to celebrate all day. 
Kyler’s baptism was one of the big reasons for the trip. With all of the restrictions we weren’t sure at one point if we would be able to have the baptism. Fortunately we were still able to have it, and Kyler had all the people that could be there in person to celebrate with him. It was a very initiate and special baptism since everyone there was there for him. Even his uncle Kyle presided over the baptism since he is in the bishopric. It was a different experience all being in masks, but it was still a special day. 






Kenzie put on my heels during the lunch and refused to take them off. She was very committed to wearing them even in her family picture and walking up the stairs. 

After everything was all cleaned up, we got checked out of the hotel and sent them on their way to spend a couple of days with the Vocana family. I took mom and dad to St. George. It was so nice to spend time with family after not really knowing how long it would be before we could see family with COVID restrictions. 

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Summer Break 2020

There are a lot of great things about my job. One of them is our frequent breaks. Every year we get a week off around the 4th of July. I often like to go on vacation, but with COVID this year was a little different. I really wanted to go somewhere but couldn’t decide if it was a good idea. I went back and forth a few times and ultimately decided it was best to stay home. I took advantage of the time to relax and also get some things done. Chelsea suggested a goal to get one productive things accomplished each day. That really helped me to not waste the whole week. I also made some time to do a few fun things too. 

Ale and I hiked around silver lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon. It was nice and cool and so beautiful up there. It was nice to get outside and enjoy nature. 
July is wildflower season and I tried to take full advantage of flowers I saw
Lisa was in town so we met for an outside lunch with Jackie. 
I am hiking more this summer than over before and it has been so fun. Brooke, Ale, Stacha, and I hiked in Suncrest on a Friday evening. The weather was perfect and the sunset was beautiful. 
This summer and summer break like most of the rest of 2020 are different than the norm, but I am trying to make the best of it. It is much slower paced and home based which is kind of nice at times. 

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