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Thursday Confessions + May 2016 Reads

Happy Thursday!  I’ve decided to combine my confessions with my May book review because I was not thrilled with the one book I read in May.  I would rather not waste an entire post on it, so let’s get right to it.

May 2016 Reads

the crown by kiera class review summary

The Crown by Kiera Cass (Selection Book #5)

I wrapped up the Selection series with the last book.  The first three books follow America Singer and Prince Maxon, and books four and five follow their daughter, Eadlyn.  I was so unhappy with this book and a few of the things in it that I will not be recommending it to any of my students.  The first three books are appropriate for seventh grade girls, and so I will only be recommending those books to them–not books four and five.

(I’m also reading the end of The 5th Wave trilogy this month, and I’m not loving it either.  I’m done reading series after this one!)


Now onto Thursday Confessions!


Dustin and I bought a wiffle bat and ball set to play…..with each other.  Since it’s just us two and zero children, we have to find ways to entertain ourselves.  We’re also pretty competitive against one another.  We only had a little bit of time Tuesday night to get out in the backyard and pitch to each other and no time last night, and it’s making me want to play tonight if it’s not raining when D gets off work!


We haven’t installed a sprinkler system yet, so Dustin sets out a few sprinklers each night to water our grass.  It drives me crazy when he walks back in the house after moving a sprinkler because there’s grass all over his shoes and he tracks it all over the hardwood.  And then I’m sweeping it up….multiple times a night.  Our next house will have a legit mudroom that we will enter into from the garage where people can leave their dirty shoes.


Also on the topic of cleaning–I’m confessing that I don’t clean our entire house.  As in, I only clean the rooms we use.  I’m sure that sounds bad but I do clean everything like once a six months haha!  When we built our house, we built it to live in for a very long time with a bigger family so we have lots of unused rooms.  Why clean them when no one uses them??


I hate cleaning our tile shower–I was talking to Janie about this yesterday and we both agreed it’s the worst thing ever to clean.


I’m enjoying watching the first hour or two the The Today Show every morning!


I still need to buy one more bathing suit for our vacation–ughhhh.  I feel like buying bathing suits are the worst.  I bought a one piece this year from Victoria’s Secret and I love it so I want one more.  But I’m longer waisted so I’m having a harder time finding one.  I’m too afraid to order online but I may have to last minute.  I’m going shopping Saturday and I’ll end up ordering online if I don’t find anything in a store.  Anyone else as picky as I am when it comes to bathing suit shopping?


That’s it for my confessions today–what’s going on with you?

Linking up with Leigh 

New Make Up Review: Primer and Bronzer

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Who loves buying new make up–raise your hand??  Me!  Me!  Me!  

I had to take a little break from make up buying after I reached VIB status at Sephora in a month.  I know.  But then I ran out of a few things and needed to restock before our vacation this summer, and I wanted to share my purchases with y’all!

Make up for me has been an evolution.  I remember dying to wear make up in junior high and feeling so cool when my mom let me have lip gloss and clear mascara in sixth grade.  Then seventh grade through ninth grade I wore it all–foundation, eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara.  I quit wearing foundation in tenth and eleventh grade and just wore eye make up. I know that sounds strange, but I had great skin and didn’t need foundation.

Fast forward a few years, and after watching Jacyln Hill make up videos one night with one of my best friends, I was hooked on make up.

laura mercier primer make up forever step 1 primer


My skin has gotten oiler since I’ve gotten older so my need for a good primer is a must. 

  
I was using Laura Mercier and it was okay, but I occasionally needed to blot my face once a day.  And that’s something that gets on my nerves.  When I was in Sephora a few days ago, I told them my issue and they recommended the Make Up Forever primer.

I already use this Make Up Forever foundation and am so obsessed with it.  I seriously could write an entire post on how it’s the best foundation I’ve ever used.

make up forever step 1 base mattifying primer
This is what the MUF primer looks like out of the tube.  Let me be honest, it’s like putting a layer of plastic over your skin.  It felt so weird the first day I used it and I just knew I was going to hate it and return it.  And that day ended and my skin looked way better than it normally did after a long day.  And so I used it a second day and there’s a picture at the bottom of this post of my skin for you to decide how it looks!  (I contemplated a before picture, but my skin thinks I’m still a teenager.)

When I went to Sephora I also went to find a new bronzer.  I had been using a left over Bare Minerals bronzer and wasn’t thrilled with it.

tarte park ave princess bronzer waterproof
 I strolled around the make up section and told myself I would not spend over $40 on bronzer.  Then I found this Tarte bronzer!

tarte park ave princess bronzer waterproof
 The packaging is really cute and the best part?  It’s WATERPROOF!  I love how natural it looks, and it lasted through the sweltering Alabama heat for an entire day.

So you can decide for yourself–I took this picture after wearing this make up all day long and even sweating during one part of the day.  I think my new primer and bronzer worked pretty good!

Linking up with Jenn and Kristy

Weekend Recap: Memorial Day 2016 Edition

Yesterday was jam-packed with family time.  I wish I could say that I was spending today recuperating and relaxing–except that I have lots to accomplish off of my list since yesterday was so busy!

I started off the morning with a short 1-mile run and squats and a plank.  Then Dustin and I headed to meet up with my dad’s side of the family to decorate my gran’s grave.  This is something we do together each year.


Then we headed up to my mom and stepdad’s house for a cookout and some homemade ice cream!

 This is where I get my love of aprons from 🙂


 Getting ready for a self-timed family picture


Then we headed home to change clothes and play golf (I drove the golf cart)

 Eight of us makes for 5 hours of golf playing!  It was really hot and really long and I was over it after 2 hours.  But I was glad to be able to spend time with my family today!


They teamed up on the back 9 and this team came in 2nd–Dustin and my cousin Alex played a good game!

I am thankful for the men and women who serve in the US military and have made sacrifices that make fun days like yesterday possible.  We live in a country where we don’t have to fear for our safety, and because of that, I am thankful for those who risked it all!

How was your Memorial Day?