Weekly Obsessions

Hey guys! TGIF!!! Here are a couple little delights I have been loving this week :)

 

First is my Cedar Street Wallet by Kate Spade! My bf got this for me for my bday, so I've been using it a few weeks now.  And oh em geeeee I just love it.  I have mine in "Rosy Dawn" which is a pretty dusty rose color (not that the name didn't give it away or anything).  These come in sooo many cute colors - perfect for Spring/Summer! (I am totally feeling that coral one I put above).  The wallet I had before was SO HUGE.  Like, the size of a small purse.  This one is great because it's not too big, but also has enough room to hold the goods!  Perfect size a cross over purse too.  AND! If you aren't signed up for Kate's emails already (like how I refer to her as though she's my friend?) you need to! Because she often does 40-75% off sales! Yes please :)

 

Next!  Is this tinted moisturizer from Laura Mercier.  OK, so not gonna lie, I kinda cringed at the price tag on this one.  But honestly, it's kinda perfect for summer.  You can get a good amount of coverage off it, without looking too heavy (a must for those harsh summer rays).  Also it's slightly glowy which I am always a fan of.

 

Lastly! Is the FitBit!  I ALSO got this for my bday, and I'm kind of obsessed.  According to this bad boy, you should aim for making 10,000 steps in a day.  Um, guys.  That's alot!  Especially if you have a desk job like me.  SO I look at it like a challenge.  It slightly vibrates every 2,000 steps and lights up (those are those little lights you see on the pic).  So you'll just be moseying along and you'll hit one of your milestones!  It's so fun and motivating, that you actually WANT to keep walking to hit the next!  So - see the dead last parking spot at Target?  Yeah, that baby is all mine.

 

Hope you guys have a great weekend!!

What I Eat in a Day!

Here is a typical rundown of what I eat in a work day! 

 

If I'm being honest here, I spend nearly all of my time before work perfecting my winged liner.  SO - that doesn't leave me a whole lot of time to grab breakfast/lunch/snacks.  I also tend to work long hours, and usually have stuff to do after work (aka watch Jaclyn Hill's latest toturial on YouTube) so the work days are all about grab and go for me.

 

LASTLY - I am sorta still attempting that 21 day fix my friend Nicole has me on (OMG GIRL - that DVD is HARD!).   I didn't do it over the weekend because lets be real, I had too much fun going on to follow any rules.  BUT regardless, this is all stuff I like, and would probably have anyways.

 

Breakfast:

2 hardboiled eggs and some strawberries.  Sometimes eggs freak me out a little, but these are fresh off the farm which made me feel ok about them.

 

Snack:

Some greek yogurt and about half of this banana.  I know I know, I'm supposed to get plain because these kind have too much sugar.  But this was all I had.  I mixed in some banana.  And it was delish :)  

 

Lunch:

Just a plain ole salad with tuna.  There is lettuce, cabbage, red onion, carrots and some cherry tomatoes on this.  Oh and tuna of course.

And I also had some plain whole grain pita chips.  Honestly these are kind of meh.  BUT to spice it up I added some onion powder to the bag and shook it around.  It sorta tasted like Fungions after - def an improvement!

Snack:

Later in the afternoon a had a snack of some veggies and plain hummus!

 Dinner:

And finally for dinner!  I had some brussel sprouts (one of my faves!) a small sweet potato I cut up like fries and cooked in a frying pan with soem Pam and garlic powder, AND a bean veggie burger. 

 

 



All Matte Makeup

 

Going back to work after a 3 day weekend can be rough.  (I knew I hit my snooze button this AM.  Twice.)

 

I was so not in the mood to fuss with my makeup, so I decided to keep it simple and just do a basic every day all matte look.

 

On my eyes I have the Too Faced Natural Matte Palette.  This is such a great every day/can do no wrong palette.  I got it a few weeks ago and it's totally becoming my faves.  I also tried my new Kat Von D eyeliner - I like!

 

For my lips I used Becca Beach Tint in Watermelon.  This stuff is kind of drying, but I just use some lip balm over it and I'm good to go.  It is super pretty and smells sooo good, so it's def worth it.

 

And LASTLY - I needed a little JLo glow in my life, so I used an oldie but a goodie - The Balm Hot Mama.  I got this off Hautelook for maybe 10 bucks.  The Balm actually goes on Hautelook all the time, so be on the lookout, they get some good stuff sometimes!

Memorial Day Canoeing Adventure

For Memorial Day, Nils and I decided to go canoeing! (Nils very outdoorsy and I...well let's just say I try ;) I have fun and totally enjoy it, but I'd seriously be clueless in the wilderness alone!)

 

So we he loaded up the gear...

 

...grabbed some snacks...

 

...and were off!

 

We must have picked a good day too, because we saw a bunch of wildlife! Birds of all kinds, turtles, muskrats, beavers, etc.  It was sooo much fun!

 

 

 

Hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend as well! xoxo

 

 

 

 



Harrisville Getaway!

I woke up bright and early Saturday AM to hit the road for Harrisville!  My cousins have a lake house there, and a bunch of my family went up for the weekend.

 

It was sooo fun!  The house is super rustic and mismatched, and I love that kind of stuff.  I kept saying "It's so cute!" and my cousin would get mad and say, "Ash it's not CUTE.  This is a hunting cabin - it's manly."

 

 

 

It was right in front of a lake - and it was an absolutely gorgeous day!

 

We had a fire, made food and played cards all night.  And needless to say...

 

 

A great time was had by all :)

 

 

 



Little Sephora Haul

I came home from dog sitting Friday night to find this little gem on my doorstep.

 

I don't know about you guys, but seeing a new box from Sephora arrive seriously warms my heart.

 

So what did I get?!

 

I went on to get eyeliner, and I ended up getting the Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper (black) because I hear everyone rave about it.  The tip is super fine, so it seems like it would be easy to work with.  I'm excited to see how it performs!

 

SINCE I was on there, I got some goods for my hair too because it's looking a little fried lately.  I ended up getting Living Proof Perfect Hair Day.  It smells like grapefruit, which I am a huge fan of. 

 

And lastly!  It was Memorial Day weekend and I was looking PALE.  I mean, I am pale, so that was no surprise, but I figured no better time to get a little self tan action going.  I have a bunch of self tanners I need to use up, so I ended up getting the ONLY tanning mitt they had in stock (apparently other people had the same idea I did).  I used it Saturday AM, and it does the job just fine. 

 

I scored some great freebies too!  It was my birthday month, so I had 2 Nars lip crayons for my Beauty Insider gift.  I also got a Dior Mascara and some Bare Essentials powder.  I'm going to TRY and embrace tinted moisturize and mineral powder for the summer, because sometimes my cake face isn't completely appropriate for the beach (but I love me some cake face so that doesn't stop me).  So we'll see how that goes ;)

 





Friday Night Date Night

Friday after work my boyfriend (Nils) and I decided to meet at Not Your Average Joes for a quick bite and then go to the movies!

 

I got there before him and decided to find some seats at the bar.  It was Friday, and 5:30pm.  SO, naturally the first thing on MY mind was...

 

 

A nice chilled glass of pinot ;)

 

He came shortly after.  They gave us some bread and some yummy evoo.  I ordered a Roasted Tomato Flatbread pizza - it was really good and a perfect little Friday treat.

 



 

Soon enough it was time for the movie, so we scooted on over to the theatre.  Inside the theatre was a little bar - which I could not pass up!  I got another pinot and I couldn't of been happier.  We saw Mad Max in 3D.  Normally these types of movies aren't my fave, BUT I actually did like it! 

 

 

Great little kick off to the weekend :)