Don't hesitate, just do it!

Anyone else an over-thinker? I am one of those people that has a very hard time getting out of my own head. I over-think, I worry, I debate way too much... and sometimes I have to remind myself that I could spend my whole life contemplating things and never actually accomplish anything. So today is a reminder to myself, and hopefully an inspiration to others, to just stop hesitating and go DO! :-)
Happy Thursday y'all!

Today was a good day

Happy Friday! Hope everyone's wknd is starting out great! I'm big chillin in Austin for a few days & as always, I'm loving being here & seeing my brother & boyfriend. Today I got up early and enjoyed a walk with Cozmo first thing. It was early enough to be tolerable outside haha (man it's been hot lately!). After breakfast and cooling off, I brewed some coffee & enjoyed my morning computer time and got some work done. How nice is it to be able to receive online orders & ship out product, all from the comforts of my bedroom & workout attire... yeah, ridiculously nice is the answer! After a shower & some girly primping, I picked up a hot lunch for Chris & drove to the range. He's so busy with his new job, he doesn't have time to leave for food. But being busy means he's happy... he loves instructing and I'll just go ahead & say you won't find a better shooting instructor around! And it's pretty hot seeing your man in his element ;-) For the rest of the afternoon, I was able to hang out with my bro, the other Chris :-) Cozmo and I even took a nice nap! You can see our fun pics cuddling in bed ;-) Haha love this dog!!

All in all, great Friday! And now I'm just waiting for Chris to get off work so I can spend a little time with my boo <3 Hope everyone has a great Friday night! I feel so blessed to have time with people & puppies I love! :-)

Road trip!

My view, inside & outside the car yesterday as I drove to Austin :-)
Mo Monkey, Mo Monkey, Mo!

Another "job"

Well, I haven't done a great job of keeping up with my blog lately... fail... but I do have various reasons for it :-) One of which I'm actually pretty excited to start talking about & finding more blogs about... extreme couponing!
Yes I am someone that has watched the TLC show Extreme Couponing since it first aired. I remember seeing the first episode and I was immediately hooked on the idea & the show itself. Perhaps I don't want to be that extreme, but I decided this is something I need to start doing. Let's be honest... isn't every 20-something living on some sort of budget? If you're not, that's great & good for you haha but even with money to spend, doesn't it bother you to know you're paying more than you have to be?
Well, it bothers me :-) And as much time as it requires to teach yourself to coupon, I totally see it as worth it!
So the last few weeks I've been clipping & sorting & researching & reviewing stores' ads... I've made a couple of short shopping trips... I'm really just dipping my toes into the water at this point... but I have found some great deals! Check out some of the items I've ended up with :-) I will be happy to give a product & price breakdown a little later, but at this point my laptop is broken & I'm blogging from my cell phone... another hurdle to me blogging every day! But what I can say now is that, on average, I have been saving between 50-60% on these shopping trips, which is great, but still far less savings than I know can be achieved. This is a learning process. Some items I have managed to get completely free!
Are you a couponer? Do you have suggestions or blogs you follow? Do you think I'm nuts for starting this process? Haha I'm curious what you all think! I don't plan on stocking up on items I don't need or will never use... I don't really plan on my stockpile taking over an entire room in my home... but hey, we'll see, right? ;-)

Fun food for the 4th!

Are you hosting a 4th of July party? Or attending one? The 4th just seems to be the ultimate backyard barbecue day of summer, doesn't it? Make it fun with lots of red, white & blue! Don't spend a ton of money on decorations... you can show your patriotic pride with the food you serve. Guests of all ages will enjoy these snacks!

Doughnut Hole "Kabobs", great for brunch!

Rice Krispy Treat "Firecrackers"

Red White & Blue Bundt cake

Various desserts

Firecracker Cupcakes

Fruit Tray

Rice Krispy Treats

Various food ideas

These ideas are so cute! And they're all relatively easy to make! See details about these ideas, including links to the original bloggers, and much more on my pinterest boards! And don't forget to search pinterest for more ideas for tomorrow and other holidays!

Hope everyone has a happy and safe Independence Day. God bless America! And never forget freedom isn't free!

America

America by texassass featuring a stripe dress

Makeup Monday: Summer's here!

Happy Summer!! Today's Makeup Monday is to remind you to change up those makeup looks for the season change! Here's a few makeup artist looks, put together by professionals to save you the time and effort!

Cinnamon Summer

Flirty Fashionista

Radiant Attraction

Simply Glamorous

Get the step-by-step instructions on my website, as well as other summer looks :-)

Happy Friday!

Remember me?

Hey y'all! Remember me? Yeah I'm still alive and I still have a blog... life's just been a little crazy lately!! So my apologies to my, what 3 followers? Ha! :-) But no really, sorry for my neglect, just a lot going on and certain things and people have taken priority lately. But I'm ready to get back in the swing of things! :-) Cheers to Thursday... family dinner time with my second family... see y'all tomorrow!!

Operation Sunscreen 2012

Friends, I am currently participating in another fundraiser, and this one is very near and dear to my heart! Join me in supporting our military men and women by sending them a Sun Protection Care Package! Each package ($30) includes 2 sunscreens to bless one of our brave men or women in Iraq. When you purchase a Sun Protection Care Package, I match it by donating another care package! You are blessing 2 people for the price of 1! I am NOT making any profit on your purchase... this is 100% about our military and making sure they are able to protect themselves in very harsh, hot conditions with countless hours of sun exposure.

This is a tax-deductible charitable donation. All Sun Protection Care Packages will be purchased by me and shipped directly from Mary Kay, Inc. to The Soldier's Angel Foundation (it is soldiersangels.org, sorry the pic below is incorrect with ".com"). You will receive a tax receipt from me with the charity's information.

Mary Kay® Sun Care Sunscreen Broad Spectrum is recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation, so you can be sure you are sending a quality product. For further information about the sunscreen you are purchasing, and to begin the donation process, please visit my website. Your donation is as easy as a few clicks! Please checkout online with the number of sunscreens you want. Remember, each set is 2 sunscreens, so if you want to donate 1 set ($30 donation) you will enter "2" in the quantity blank; 2 sets ($60) is "4" in the quantity blank; 3 sets ($90) is "6" and so on.

Also, to ensure that your order is designated as a donation and not just a personal sunscreen order, please use code "OP SUN" in the Customer Comments box during checkout. Your tax receipt will be mailed to your billing address unless another address is otherwise noted in the customer comments. (Credit or Debit card will be the only payment accepted for this fundraiser. This is to ensure your payment security by keeping numbers private. Transactions are processed by Propay and at no time am I shown anything more than the last 4 digits of your card)

Should you have any questions, please email me
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your support! Semper Fi ;-)