wear it wednesday...blingy bling

a little bit of bling can go a long way. i have been so excited to share this necklace. it is so cute and adds so much to the outfit. i got it from happiness boutique-online boutique. i got it so fast i after i ordered it and i'm been dying to wear it ever since.

they have a lot of great pieces of jewelry, and i am impressed so far. exact necklace can be found here. use code aubreyzaruba for 10% off your order through July 12.

photos-becky

blogging the bach 12.something

this season of the bachelorette is so weird for me. 2 episodes in one week and then a week off plus i feel like i have missed so much this season already. i have pretty much missed half of the show so far. i texted a friend that i am so lost. her response "she likes jordan. she's trying to send chad home, but he is still around for some unknown reason. that's literally all that's happened all season."

monday night tradish is on hold this week due to work and concerts and sickness,etc. 

who's watching-michelle, becky, brie, jessi

chad comes back

what i saw

i don't know what was happening, but all of a sudden chad was back. i'm immediately nervous

cake smashing??? what did i miss when i turned my head for 3 seconds?

what i heard

we have to pay attention for one split second--michelle

what i thought

i keep reading that people like chad. who are these people? he really is the literal worst.

rose ceremony

what i saw

i turned around and saw someone (who knows who) with paper. is someone reading a poem?

what i heard

oh shoot. we're supposed to be watching this--becky

i bet it will go to a commercial--brie when the music got really dramatic

what i thought

i still have no idea who anyone is. by this point i should have some clue what is going on and who is doing it, but i am currently lost

jordan-let's seal the deal

what i saw

dudes back at the house trying to create drama. is it just me or are these guys more dramatic than other seasons?

so basically the dudes see an article about jojo's ex chad. they get upset. she gets upset. there's a lot of crying and everyone is there for the right reasons.

what i heard

basically nothing. no one had anything to say.

what i thought

has he really not had a one on one yet?

jojo really likes jordan. it seems early in the season for us to know who she really really likes so i have my doubts about him.

i can't stand to be away from you-luke, derek, chase, evan, james, vinny, grant, wells, and probably someone else

what i saw

dudes at a spa. is this real?

rolling down the sand-i answered the phone for 2 minutes and missed the entire day date

everyone is kissing jojo and talking serious talk

what i heard

people were talking but not about anything really

what i thought

i like the guys, and i like jojo. i am not really into this season. i'm not really sure why.

love is within our reach--robby

what i saw

robby and jojo probably have a good date. brie was doing some henna on my foot and i pretty much missed the whole thing. i saw the end when robby said he's there for the right reasons and gets the rose. he's falling in love like everyone else there.

what i heard

please fall off-brie as they are about to jump off the cliff

what i thought

we're really starting to like robby

pre-cocktail party/rose ceremony

what i saw

i thought i was seeing the cocktail party until chris harrison comes in and says there isn't a cocktail party. clearly i am still not paying attention.

things seem pretty intense

what i heard
all these guys are hot--becky

what i thought
i am struggling to get into this season. i am kind of lost about what is going on, and i have no clue who anyone is. is it because chad had taken over the whole season so far? is it because i have missed half of what is going on? whatever it is, it's a struggle

who's still here-derek, jordan, robby, luke, chase, alex, james, wells

how's the season going for you? i mostly feel like i have a lot of questions.

random rambling...my raw unfiltered real messy life

i like to think my life is pretty put together. sometimes it is and sometimes it just isn't. what is about life in general and especially social media that makes us feel like everything has to be perfect?!?

i have been doing a daily photo for several years. i generally try to make the prompt fit whatever i am doing that day. i try to shove all the stuff out of the way,  take decent photos, edit them to look as good as possible, and unintentionally make my life look like i have it all together.

the prompt yesterday was "no filter". i'm pretty sure the prompt was talking about not filtering a photo before posting it, but it made me think a little deeper-about life. it's not very often we see a very raw picture on social media anywhere. everything is filtered and edited to present a certain image. i posted the above picture as my photo-a picture of laundry everywhere, a strand of pearls that broke all over my floor, shoes that need to be put away, bags for the recycle bin, a humidifier that i should start using again, art that never got hung up when i moved a year ago, carpet that desperately needs to be vacuumed, etc.

an unfiltered look at my life quickly shows that i am so not doing it all. i do really well at some things, and other things i am no where close. i don't have it all together by any means. sometimes it feels good to just let people know that things aren't always what they seem. 

please tell me i'm not the only one that feels this way...

he or she..what will it be???

before amberly was even expecting baby #2 she started talking to me about a gender reveal party. they decided on a piñata, and I was so excited to make it for them. 

i started with a pre made present piñata. it was fine, but i wanted something a little cuter. 

after I stuffed the piñata to reveal the gender, i wrapped it like a present and tied a bow-very simple way to make it much cuter. if you do this make sure to cut slits to hang the piñata.

it's a girl!

piñatas are quickly becoming my fave gender reveal. 

what would you do...upcycling

i love to throw things away. if i don't need it anymore, i don't want it. i am no minimalist by any means, but i hate keeping stuff i won't ever use. 

working with kids has kind of turned me into a hoarder of containers. i spend a large part of my work day helping kids learn how to put things in and out. so many containers are so great for that type of play so i store and then upcycle them.

this month for what would you do we want to know...what would you upcycle?

this is one of my favorite toys and such an easy upcycling project
supplies-formula can, juice lids from juice concentrate or canning lids, stickers, exacto knife
1. remove labels from formula can
2. cut slit in the lid of the can with exacto knife
3. put stickers on juice/canning lids
so quick and so easy. kids learn to put the lids in the can. they also learn the names of the objects on the stickers. it really is one of my favorite toys.

do you like to upcycle? what are some of your favorite upcycled projects? 

beauty time tuesday...major makeup shopping

a couple of months ago i signed up for an online pilot makeup course with michelle money. the course was originally planned for one week, but it ended up extending a few weeks longer. in addition to learning a lot of great things about makeup, i also made some great friends.

last week i met up with some of the local girls from the makeup course for makeup shopping and dinner. i have worn makeup as long as i can remember. i feel like i have a pretty good handle on makeup, but it is always fun to try some new products. i stocked up on a few faves as well as got a few new things to try.

batiste dry shampoo|MAC expensive pink eye shadow|NYX butter gloss-cherry custard and addis abbaba|sun bum chapstick|bare minerals foundation|real lash mascara sample|urban decay naked skin sample|buxom pallet-cashmere craving, champagne buzz, mink magnet, invite only, gimme gorgeous, star treatment

we shopped at ulta, sephora, and nordstrom and ended the night with dinner at cheesecake factory. 

we had such a fun night shopping and eating and chatting. who knew a week long makeup course would end with such good friends.

michelle is starting another makeup course june 27. the course teaches so much about makeup and so much more. more info can be found on her website. i highly suggest checking it out. while we're talking about makeup, what is your number 1 must have?

memorial weekend happs

my life has been a little bit all over the place lately. i can't seem to get on top of things, and i am running myself ragged. memorial weekend was exactly what i needed-the perfect escape from all responsibilities. packing is about my least favorite part of travel, but a quick weekend getaway is a little more manageable than bigger trips.

sage, michelle, stefanie, and i left early friday afternoon and went to st. george for the weekend. we listened to all kinds of old school music and pretty much sang the whole way down. it was one of the most fun drives of my whole life.

we got into town and met michelle and stefanie's mom, sister, and aunt at tj maxx for some quick shopping before heading to applebees to appetizer dinner. we ordered basically one of everything. we had so much food.

stef and i got up early on saturday and went to a big long walk before heading to breakfast and then the pool. we spent basically all day in the hot sun at the pool. it was perfect.

after the pool we went to mesquite to play bingo. mostly we just laughed a lot and had a fun time.

we went to kayenta for brunch and spent more time at the pool and relaxing at the house. it was the most perfect weekend, and we all wanted to stay there instead of coming back to reality.

how was your memorial weekend? any exciting happs?

wear it wednesday...styling a t shirt 3

now that it's summer i pretty much want to wear a white v neck t-shirt every single day. i have at least 3 or 4 of them. do you think people would notice if i wore a different white v neck every day?!?

it's one of my faves because it's so easy to dress it up or dress it down. adding a denim jacket is the perfect way to dress it up just a little.

old navy jacket|walmart white v neck|walmart skirt|old navy flip flops

blogging the bach 12.3

i was too busy celebrating becky's birthday last week to have one single clue what happened. i had good intentions to go back and watch. you know what they say about good intentions... basically all i heard is that chad is the worst. i'm sure we'll see more of that this week. 

who's watching-celsey, mandi, alicia, lacy, amanda, megan

chase-let's get physical

what i saw

chase is pretty cute

jojo has the cutest high pony

some serious awkwardness

what i heard

i would not do hot yoga with a guy--amanda

i hate this so much and i love hot yoga--megan

this is a terrible date. did they get their budget cut again?--lacy

if they wouldn't have done the yim yam, he wouldn't be getting this rose--mandi

budget cuts--megan

what i thought

i don't have anything to compare to after missing everything last week, but i really like chase and jojo together.

jordan, grant, wells, james f, christian, ali, daniel, vinny, nick, adam, alex, chad-love has no secrets

what i saw

boy drama

chad is straight up out of control

what i heard

i really like his face, but he's just so short--megan

he loves this date--megan about evan

you're a radio dj. this should be easy for you--megan

he's really never seen this show because he just thinks everything is ridiculous--megan

she's probably never going to plan a crossfit date so he's never going to be happy--cel

don't be the tattle tale. that never works out. and you're the ugly one--lacy

oh how quickly he changed his tune--megan

what's he going to break this time?--mandi

villians gotta vil--megan quoting jj

what i thought

a lot of awkward dates happening so far this season

chad is actually the worst. he says he doesn't want to come off as a complete jerk. too late.

james t-let's kick it old school

what i saw

not always a fan of the old school look

what i heard

he's cute in a dorky kind of way--megan

did they just hire him off the street for half a second to be the security guard--lacy

look at all these people whose careers have now peaked from being on the bachelorette--lacy

this is the most special you have ever felt?--megan

did they lose their date budget?--lacy

singer/songwriter-is he completely broke?--amanda

this is a legitimate question--amanda

but then i rebounded real quick when i found out i would be the bachelorette--megan

jojo, do you know where liars go?--amanda

what i thought

this date is boring. can we fast forward?

pool party/rose ceremony

what i saw

going to tattle tale to chris h is probably not the best idea-scratch that. it is not a good idea.

what i heard

evan is just not stuck on getting chad home-pansy--amanda

what i thought

we're all mad at the to be continued

word tally-so the word tally was a little off tonight. i put someone else in charge, and things did not go well.

my favorite so far is definitely chase. i'll pick my final four by next week. who are your faves?

one little word: june goals

i have no clue what happened to may. it was gone before i even had a chance to think about my goals.  

yearly goals to be still

1. morning and night quiet time-i continue to do well with mornings and need to improve with night time.

2. attend the temple monthly-yes Draper

3. color once a week-FAIL-i need to buy a kid coloring book-same-still failing

4. prayer book-keep list of people i need to remember to pray for-the list is beside my bed. i have been doing ok with this 

may goals

1. no treats for 30 days- i mostly did really well until memorial day weekend and then did really bad

2. wake up 15 minutes early to allow time for morning meditation and journaling-i think this happened twice 

3. increase my water intake to more than 100 oz-check

4. be in bed by midnight-big FAIL

june goals

1. quiet time before bed for at least 5 minutes

2. be in bed by midnight

my life has been completely unbalanced lately. i need to really focus on being a little more still and getting more sleep before worrying about any other goals.

how were your may goals? what are you working on for june? grab the button and link up below.

unblogged bloggable...happy birthday

a few months ago my co-worker ingrid found out i make cakes. she showed me a few inspiration pictures and the outfit her babe was wearing to the party. i don't use my giant cupcake pan often enough. this cake was really fun and not too hard to make. even though it wasn't too hard, i was so thankful to have celsey's help with it.

blogging the bach 11.2 AKA becky's birthday party

monday night tradish was on holiday pause this week with everyone traveling back from memorial weekend trips. we decided to watch on our own and pick up next week. 

i can't exactly say i watched or even tell you one single thing that happened, but the show was on in the background of becky's birthday party. we have plans to celebrate next weekend, but we couldn't miss celebrating on the actual day. 

michelle invited all the local money talks girls to come watch and celebrate. we had a fun crowd. i definitely did much more chatting and laughing than actual watching. 

the pictures make it look like some people actually watched. i have no idea if they did or not. i'm so serious when i say i have no idea what happened. all i know is we had a really fun time celebrating becky. who watched this week? fill me in.