Meal Planning Monday!!

So today I sat down and had to plan our weekly meals, which is something I am whole heartedly trying to do EVERY week, it's the sticking to it that is actually the hardest part.

But in a effort to save money and avoid the dreaded 5:30 conversation...ah what are we having for dinner tonight hon?  I dunno, what do you think?  And I have to mention that I sooooo hate this convo!!!  We usually end up arguing or eating not very healthy foods.

So today here is the weekly meals:

Monday - Matt works nights, so anything I want.  It ended up being a hashbrown casserole (which was soooo friggen yummy) and a tuna sandwich.  Made dinner for tomorrow.
Tuesday - Chicken Pot Pie
Wednesday - Bithia's Beefy Koren Dish that I can't pronouce, but is super yummy.
Thursday - BBQ Night at the school
Friday - BBQ Ranch Chicken Homemade Pizza
Saturday - Club Sandwich
Sunday - Spagetti

I will let ya know how it turns out!!! LOL  The most that I am most worried about the Chicken Pot Pie.  I have never made it by myself before, it looks good and smells good, so I'm thinking two out of three ain't bad!

Things I am Loving and Hating!

So I thought I would, for the first time, write about makeup!  Which is something I love love love!!!  But not only the things I love but hate too.  I think I am gonna keep this up every now and again when I notice something good or bad about different products.  Anyways here it goes...

L’Oreal Paris Studio Line Indestructible For Women

Okay so I don’t use a lot of hair spray…well not since I was in junior high and I was so very cool to have the back combed hair sprayed bangs!! Anyways, so I thought I could use some for a little volume, just in case, as I have very thick hair and it tends to look weighted down, especially in the summer. So I used this stuff for the first time when I went down to Portland for the Lady Gaga concert. I decided to go a little out there with my faux hawk ponytail and I used a lot of this stuff…but honestly I probably didn’t have to use so much cause my hair did not move ALL NIGHT!!! It was awesome! Now remember I was dancing for 2 plus hours, it’s the middle of summer, hot and sweaty and the hair didn’t move an inch!! I so love this hair spray! And it doesn’t make your hair feel sticky or heavy and hard, my hair still looked good without looking like I OVERDOSED on product. So I would definitely recommend this product.  (please remember this picture of myself was taken at about 1am!! LOL)

EyeStudio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner by Maybelline

So again this stuff I used for the first time in Portland. My friend had some and I had been wanting to try it, so she let use it for myself and as well when I did her makeup. For applying it on someone else and as well myself I have to say I instantly loved it! It is a really great drug store product!!  I have bought one other eyeliner like this before that cost me a bit more than this product and it dried out!! I was pissed!! So when I finally bought this product I was pretty happy with not only the product itself but it also comes with a little brush! The brush itself is pretty good, although I wish it was an angle brush, but it’s okay though it works really well. One thing I have noticed though is that the liner will last longer if I set it with a black shadow, but that goes with any liner really. For the money and what you get with this product, I would definitely recommend it, especially if you don’t want to pay a fortune for a non drugstore product.

Shine Sensational Lip Gloss by Maybelline

I love this stuff!! I picked up this product a month or two ago, it’s called Peach Sorbet. Not only is it super fragrant, but it isn’t sticky at all!!! It moisturizes really well and is shiny without looking “not age appropriate”. The color isn’t very strong, which is fine for me but then again I got one that doesn’t have a huge color to it. I also love to put it on top of any lip color and it just adds that little pop.

Pure Luxe Cosmetics

I bought a bunch of their eye shadows a while back now. How I came upon them was one of the makeup videos I watched on youtube mentioned them, so I thought I would try them out. So if you get one of their shadows in the sample size which is 1/8 a tsp in a jar and they were only a $1.00. I know that doesn’t sound like much but honestly these shadows are highly pigmented and you really don’t need a lot of product on your brush. And as well shipping was only $6.00 and I must have got about 20 shadows. If you go to their website you will find that they have shade under the sun. I have been toying with the idea of getting more, but I should probably either use what I have or get a larger makeup case!! Anyways, you should try them, they are really good!!!

The POREfessional by Benefit

So I got this stuff in a sample from a Benefit counter. The purpose of this product is it is supposed to minimize the appearance of your pores (hence the clever name) and create a super smooth skin. So yes it does give you a super smooth skin but about the minimizing the pores…well I don’t notice much of a difference. (Maybe my pores are too big LOL, it’s possible) But actually, I don’t really care for how it makes my skin feel. I have used the Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer and it is supposed to do the same thing as well as increase the longevity of your foundation. And I find it doesn’t make my skin feel funny, just nice a smooth. And when you add the foundation (which just to mention I did use on top of the Benefit product) your pores disappear! Anyways in a nutshell I am glad I didn’t pay $28.00 for this little tube, because I would have been pretty disappointed.

Clear Moisture Shampoo and Conditioner by Redken

So I am very disappointed with this product, mostly because I bought a huge bottle of the shampoo and conditioner. But I thought I would try something new and since I loved the All Soft shampoo and conditioner of course I thought this one would be the same, not so. So the product states it’s for:

Lightweight Moisture for Normal/dry hair

Infuse normal to dry hair with weightless moisture. Redken's exclusive Interbond Conditioning System, combined with a unique, ultra-light Micro-Moisture Complex, helps restore, rebalance and retain the optimum level without over moisturizing. Hair is replenished, light and shiny

Yeah it didn’t do that for me. For me it dries my hair out and I tend of have lots of knots. With the All Soft product it was always awesome! But now I am suck with these two huge bottles!!! LOL trying very hard to pawn it off on my hubby and kid so I can justify buying two new huge bottles of the All Soft again! So for me, it didn’t work, but it might on a different hair type, just not mine.

Sorry I've haven't been posting

Okay my dear blog....I have to apologize that I haven't written anything in a while.  I have been crazy busy planning and organizing my mother-in-law's surprise birthday party!!  So I haven't had time or energy to do so.

On another note, now that it is over, it turned out great!!!  I loved spending time with my Brother and Sister in law's and my nephew and niece!! 

Now Emma is starting school tomorrow!  I am totally nervous for her!  I can't believe that summer is over! damn it!!!