Color For Colour!!

I mentioned my girl Coloured Beautiful from YouTube but, i didn't share with you a few of her must haves and tutorials. Here are her FAVs.   I LOVE these!!  I will definitely be posting her link tomorrow.

PIXIWOO WHO?

I am always on the hunt for new make up techniques (even though i hardly use them) , tutorials and products to be on the look out for, well pixiwoo is definitely on point with the latest techniques, makeup must haves and much more.  Now normally i follow colouredbeautiful on YouTube and when she gave these two British girls their props, I had to check them out!  They are amazing!  They also have a FAB makeup brush set at Target.  Super inexpensive and the BEST.  Check out http://pixiwoo.blogspot.com

Dip Baby Dip!

Once again I am on a food kick and of course it's one of the recipe's from my favorite newly found website Best Bites.  They have done it again with their "Doctored Up Seven Layer Dip".  For a spin on this recipe, I would definitely incorporate my favorite meat or poultry.  Click on http://www.ourbestbites.com for the recipe. This one will definitely be a touchdown at all the football parties.

Sweet and Spicey Honey Grilled Shrimp

 

http://www.ourbestbites.com   So if you are anything like me, you LOVE seafood, especially SHRIMP.  I found the trendiest website created by two friends and they have delicious fun recipes!!  This one is definitely a crowd pleaser.  Click on the website for the recipe.

~Reclaiming Me~

It's been almost three years since the birth of my daughter Alivia and I am still in the process of reclaiming me.  Before I had my daughter I was pretty fashion forward; never afraid to experiment with my clothing, hair or make up.  I had found my own since of style and it fit me!  I am in the military so being in good physical condition and maintaining  my weight was never an issue.  I admired my curves and the exaggerated flare of my nose. It was me. 
When I turned thirty i still was maintaining my body weight that I had since my mid 20s.  Not bad.  Several months after my 32nd birthday I found out I was pregnant with my daughter Alivia.  I told myself and my friends that I was going to bounce back in no time.  I only gained 30lbs during my pregnancy and the weight went immediately.  I was right back at my normal 150lbs.  That was two years ago and today I am weighing in with an extra 20lbs of weight that just can't seem to get rid of..

This past Saturday I finally broke down an bought me two "fat girl" dresses for church because everything in my closet is too small unless there is an ounce of spandex in the fabric!  I swore up and down i would never buy clothes to fit my weight gain.  So far I have bought 3 pairs of jeans and 2 dresses and the rest of the time I'm in t-shirts and warm up pants. 

It seems as though all my style went out of the door after the baby.  I get insecure about my clothes because I have a belly now.  Never had that!  No fitted t-shirts, shirts, tank tops or anything! Nothing that might show off that bulge. I started to lose something in me.  Didn't really wear make up anymore or do my hair  (unless i had an event, then i would get it done) or even try to find clothes that fit the extra weight that i had put on.  I wore what was comfortable and convenient.

Where did that fun, trendy, full of life woman run off to?  I have to find her and I am on my search of reclaiming me...Follow me in my up close and personal journal of reclaiming me; ALL of me.