Fetish Friday... PINTEREST!

Well, isn't it convenient that the day I come back to my poor, lonely, forgotten blog... it just happens to be Fetish Friday!!! For today I feel the need to share my fetish over Pinterest! How wonderful is this site... seriously??!!!

DIY fun crafts! Like This

Amazing Recipes like this one!

Wonderful thoughts and messages to share!

And who doesn't love some awesome beauty and hair tips?!?

While this week's fetish friday post is rather short... you really don't want me to start posting ALL of the great things I've pinned... do you? (26 Boards, 718 pins, 141 likes... and growing)

First official product review! Philips SatinPerfect HP6576/50

Don't be fooled by this happy looking woman portrayed in the photo above... using an epilator will not cause this reaction! lol!

Recently I found a site called Bzz Agent where you sign up to try products and services and then talk about your experiences with them. Basically, I signed up and filled out a bunch of short surveys that could pinpoint me as a consumer... the types of things that I buy and use. Then I waited... to get a Bzz Campaign invitation in my email. It's a first come, first serve, type of thing and unfortunately I wasn't quick enough with the first invite I received. The next one though... I was ready and jumped on it! The next step is start talking... and then after you receive your product... report back about it honestly. The more "bzz" you put out... the more campaigns you will be invited to because, lets face it... with the days of facebook and twitter at our fingertips, "word of mouth" is the key! Check it out: http://www.bzzagent.com/pg/How-it-Works

My very first Bzz Campaign was for a Philips SatinPerfect HP6576/50
Let me tell you, when I first heard about it, I had no clue what an epilator was! All I knew was every time I mentioned anything about it to one of my close friends or family, they would say something along the lines of, "good luck, I hope they are better than they use to be, you are excited about this?... do you know what it is?, IT'S GONNA HURT!" I did a bit of research while I was waiting to receive it in the mail and I admit... I was nervous.

When it finally came in the mail, I was so excited... once again. (and slightly clueless) It came with all these nifty little attachments as well as a pair of LED lighted tweezers! HOW COOL IS THAT! I popped my head into my bosses office to show her what I got and she was just as impressed as I was. That feeling quickly faded though after I got home and began to prepare for the inevitable torture I was about to inflict on myself.

The "instructions" that came with the kit were not very informative, and so it took me a few minutes to put the right pieces together. My husband followed me into the bathroom, obviously intrigued and wanting to witness my reaction. I sat down, crossed my left leg over my right leg and turned the Philips SatinPerfect Epilator on... WHOA... it was LOUD! Thankfully anyone within ear shot knew of the product I had received and would not be assuming anything else... but needless to say... neighbors would question the sound if I lived in an apartment! Hmmm... Anyway... the sound and the motion had me rethinking the entire thing and it took a few pep talks to inch my epilator holding hand closer to my hair filled leg. OW OW OW OW OW OW!!!!

Ok, so I didn't get very far during my first attempt... and decided to shave my legs the very next morning and give myself a few days to prepare for my second attempt. I am happy to report that I did build up enough courage to give it another go... at ripping out my leg hairs voluntarily. This time I was in the comfort of my bedroom... watching one of my favorite shows... and forcing myself to use my new "torture device" during commercial breaks (which I normally fastforward through). Well, just as I expected... it hurt this time too. But... through the course of the show, I was able to (somewhat) remove the hairs on both legs... from the knees down. While I need to perfect my epilating skills a bit, it is something I think I could continue to do... especially since the results are supposed to last a few weeks! After my second session I noticed that I still felt some pricklies on my legs, obviously from breaking the hairs off just at the skin by moving a little too fast. But, with the pain that I was causing, I think I did pretty well without having full user instructions.

Pros- design/look, attachments... including an electric shaving head, lighted tweezers, 40min worth of cordless use, overall purpose and results. (supposedly, the pain decreases after extended use as your body gets use to it, and your hair is supposed to come back finer... we'll see)

Cons- IT'S LOUD! the instructions that come with it are very basic, if you have never had your leg hairs yanked out by the roots... this is gonna HURT!

I will be continuing to use the Philips Satin Perfect Epilator and hopefully will be able to report back in a few months with better results.

I'm Back!

I'd like to say that I've been doing a lot of wonderful and exciting things which has caused my absence... but that is unfortunately not the case. I've just been... living... I guess. Lets see... I've been going to school, taking classes online that is, and it's been going pretty well. My sweet sunshine is well into her second year and while she doesn't seem to be suffering much from the terrible two's syndrome, I do expect that she will come down with a bad case of trying three's as many have reported their children suffered from.

Life in general seems to be filled with endless challenging days lately. Although... I just keep reaching for that silver lining and hoping with the coming of Spring... will also be some happier, stress free days. Until then... I am going to try to keep up with this little blog of mine and look for all the shiny things in my world each day until looking for them isn't necessary anymore! :)
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What happened to crayons and character folders?

Well I have gone back to school and to say that I feel over my head with everything would be an understatement!  Things have changed so much from what I always knew school to be like.  Even when I took a couple years of college courses back in California, it was laid back and enjoyable.  This time I'm doing it all online and its costing me a small fortune that I hope someday I will be able to pay off.  These days I need about a ton of software and text books and "toolbox" full of art supplies... For an online graphic design program? And let's not forget the high tech laptop that my dad just got for me... So now there is absolutely no turning back now that he has jumped on board with all of this. 

Things have been looking stormy lately with so many things going on, I'm hoping the clouds part soon.

Fetish Friday!

Wow it's been a long time... once again. But I have good reason... LIFE IS CRAZY!

Anyway, for today's post I just wanted to share all the toddler/kid stuff that I'm crazy about and want for my sunshine!

I love "old timey" styles!

There's just something about this one that makes my heart melt!


Gotta love "Baby K Designs"!!!!!

Couldn't be more true... and I'm going to make sure she knows!

I also WISH I had an amazing DSLR camera so I could take amazing photos of my sunshine and not have to rely on taking her anywhere to get them done. They never measure up to my expectations. I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY!!!

Fetish Friday

AWESOME SHOES!!!

The crazy, the beautiful, and the... um... "what is that?"...

I'm not going to give my opinion on any of these, some I think are gorgeous, some are hideous... but either way I think it's amazing what they can do with the accessory that goes on your feet!

I don't have any crazy collection of shoes, my collection is rather small and kind of boring. But I've always been fascinated by "different" looking shoes. There is a pair that will forever stick out in my mind that I saw a girl wearing in my senior year of high school. I went to three different high schools and the one I was at during my final year had the richest kids in the area. They walked around in all the fashions and had the money to do so. One girl wore the fashions that I would have chosen for myself... which included a pair of beautiful heals, burgundy on the front toe part, open in the back, and the heal looked like an intricate antique table leg! They were gorgeous!!! Sadly I was not able to find them under any search I tried online, but I will always remember them! <3









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WHERE ARE THE BREAKS??

My sweet girl is officially 18 months old today and I would like to know which joker thinks it's funny to keep pushing the fast forward button... things are going by way too fast! Her check up at the doctors is also tonight and I have a big list of questions and concerns for the doctor this time... mostly concerning how stubborn Audrey is. Sadly I feel that this trait is going to cause a losing battle for me since her Dad is the most stubborn person I know, my Mom is the second most stubborn and the list of relatives goes on from there... including me somewhere in there. Must have something to do with the European background... otherwise I have no clue what it's from. I'm mostly Swedish and Lithuanian... her Dad is a mix of German, (german... stubborn... no way! lol) as well as a little bit from all over that area.

Despite being really stubborn, she is the sweetest, happiest child I have ever known, and I feel blessed to know that she is mine!
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