Five on Friday.

Happy Friday!!! I decided to take today off as I am currently coming off of a 12 day in a row work week (work weeks?) and decided I could use a day off. At this point, I'm not really even sure what day it is, let alone what day of the week it is, but according to the calendar, today is in fact Friday, so I thought I would share five random things with you.


ONE.
Despicable Me 3

The day after Christmas, we went to see the movie Sing. The movie was super cute and the kids all enjoyed it; however, I thought it was a little long for a kids movie. BUT, having said that, one of the previews for the movie was Despicable Me 3. Normally I'm either SUPER in to the movies on the trailers or SUPER anti the movies on the trailers. This movie? I'm super in to! I bet I am more excited than Mason, but I can't wait for this movie to come out this summer! I loved the first two (Despicable Me and Despicable Me 2) as well as the Minions movie, so I know we will be taking Mason to see this in theaters!

TWO.
Blue Apron vs Hello Fresh.

I decided to try out one of these meal delivery services. And by I... I mean, I decided that Seth would try it out (lol). But really, I did consult him before ordering, especially since I was volunteering him for the unknown. I've been getting tons of coupons in the mail for Blue Apron, but read this review from Carolina Charm on her experience with Hello Fresh and Blue Apron and so I was torn. Since the coupon that I most recently got in the mail from Blue Apron doesn't expire until February, I thought I would try Hello Fresh first since she seemed to lean towards liking that one more. Our first box comes next week and I'll for sure report back on how we like it (maybe after I get the other one too so I can compare?). Has anyone ever tried either service? Likes? Dislikes? I thought if nothing else, I would use the discount and try out the service and maybe get some new recipes that we could add into the rotation of the same five meals a week :)


THREE.
Girl Scout Cookies New Flavor.

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I heard on the radio the other day that the Girl Scouts were coming out with some new cookies this year. As a Girl Scout cookie lover, I was intrigued. And then they said the magic word -- S'MORES. And not only one kind, there's TWO. Oh man am I in trouble. I am SUCH a sucker for s'mores!


FOUR.
JulieAnnArt Valentine's Day Cards.

all images from JulieAnnArt

One of my favorite shops on Etsy is JulieAnnArt. Her tagline is "straight forward sentiments" and her cards are seriously SO funny. I would buy one of each for every occasion. I can't remember how I first found her, but I follow her on Instagram as well. I love that her cards are meaningful, yet funny, and lighthearted and can make a serious situation just a little bit lighter. My current favorites are all her Valentine's Day cards! I might or might not have bought Seth one of the above cards for Valentine's Day.


FIVE.
Valentine's for Mason's School.

Speaking of Valentine's Day, I was searching Pinterest the other day for things to do for Mason for his school (you know, TRYING to be proactive and start early this year) and I found tons of cute things but then... I was at Target the other day and saw these Paw Patrol valentines and I was done. I wanted it to be non-candy and the puzzle just seemed so fun and I was SOLD. Sometimes you just have to take the easy way out and give yourself some grace. But then I didn't know what to get his teachers... I'm sure they'll get TONS of candy, but really, who doesn't love these Lindt balls? #iknowido

And that's all for today! Have a great weekend!

Do Less. More Often.

Now that 2017 is well under way and the month is more than half over, I figure it might be a good time to share my "resolutions" or "goals" or "word of the year". Also read as : I meant to post this a couple weeks ago, but life got the best of me and time got away from me and here we are now. I didn't want to just skip posting this, so my mantra, better late than never, right? Right.

I posted this picture on Instagram last week and while it is partly a joke (drink more Starbucks and eat more chocolate), it does hold true still.

As we start a new year, a couple days in, people always come up with these elaborate resolutions or goals or words that they want to live by for the year. I've tried and epically failed. Multiple times. So, this year, I have these four words to live by.

Do Less. More Often.

They may seem like little words to most, but they are incredibly hard for me for some reason. I am a people pleaser. I like to make people happy. So when someone asks me to collaborate with them, I almost always say yes. Not only to appease them but because it sounds fun and I genuinely want to. BUT this is where I get myself into trouble. I need to learn to say no. I am TERRIBLE at saying no. When people ask me to do something with them, even if I had planned to do nothing all day and just relax, I always say yes because I WANT to hang out, but because I also don't want to say no. It's a horrible situation I've gotten into. I'm a yes person. (Although surprisingly (or maybe not so), I have no problem saying no to Mason in most cases... like when he wants ice cream from breakfast).

Recently, I've been trying to follow my heart and just do what I want to do (which is partly why this post has taken so long to complete - sleep has won out on multiple occasions lately). You'd think that would be easy since this is my life and I SHOULD be doing what I want to do anyway. But more often than not, I feel like I should be doing a, b, or c when all I really WANT to do is x, y, or z.... a, b, and c being cleaning, blog writing/reading/responding to comments, or something else around the house and x, y, and z being baking cookies with Mason, watching tv, or sleeping. I've been trying to follow my heart and when I want to be lazy and watch tv and fall asleep on the couch at 8:02 pm after Mason goes to bed, I do. I wake up to 40 texts and tons of unresponded to emails, but hey, I got a good nights sleep!

When it all comes down to it, I felt like the blog was my area of "weakness". The area where I was feeling the most guilty and the area that was bringing me the most stress. I always felt like I was letting someone down by not reading their blog post on the day it was posted, not commenting soon enough, not responding to emails fast enough, or who even knows what else. I feel guilty doing what I NEED to do instead of what I WANT to do and it just shouldn't be that way. I feel guilty doing what I WANT to do when I should be doing other things that I NEED to do. I just can't win. I just feel GUILTY all the time. And I'm not ready to give up blogging because I truly do love it (and plan to share my 5 W's of blogging soon!), but I know something has to change.

I find that I'm spreading myself too thin and nobody wins when that happens. I constantly feel stressed. I feel like I'm not present in anything I'm doing. And everyone and everything always gets less than 100% of my attention. And that's not fair. Sometimes I feel like I get annoyed with Mason that he wants my attention ALL the time because I feel like why do I need to watch you watch the iPad or a tv show? But really, he just wants to be near me or with me. He constantly amazes me with how much he knows and what he does and I often get wrapped up watching him play on his own, but really I just need to be more present and be there playing WITH him instead of just watching him.

So, with that, my goal and words for 2017 are to do less, more often.
Easier said than done, but I'm trying!

I want to find more new recipes for us to try and repeat meals each week less often.
I want to browse through my new cookbooks and find healthier meals for us.
I don't want to, but should work out more (or at all).
I want to actually read a book. Even just ONE.
I want to travel more - doesn't have to be far, just more. Palm Springs, San Diego, anywhere!
I want to laugh more and be stressed less.
I want to make the most out of our Disneyland passes because I don't know if we will renew them.
I want to be carefree and just enjoy life.
I want to take advantage of the fact that we can take Mason out of school whenever we want. Because next year, in kindergarten, we can't.
I want to be kind in a world where everyone is so self centered these days.
I want to be in less of a hurry, less of a rush to get things done. Go, go, go go!
I want to actually DO things on my to do list instead of just adding more to it.

I realize that I can't just do whatever I want and do anything willy nilly, but I just want to be less stressed. Lately Mason has been super needy and I'm not sure why, but I want to enjoy the time when he WANTS to be with me because soon enough, that won't happen. I get annoyed that he needs me to help him fall asleep because there's so much I could be doing. But really, HE is my most important work. HE is what I should be doing. I get annoyed that he wants me to watch every little thing that he's doing when all I'm trying to do is check my bank account and pay some bills. I get annoyed that all he's doing is watching the iPad, but he wants me to sit there, right next to him, and just BE there with him. He's growing up by the minute every day, and soon, he won't want to be seen in public with me (I know - jumping the gun a bit, but you get my point), so I need to take advantage now.

So, if I say no to something, please don't take offense to it. More than likely I wanted to say yes and it was EXTREMELY hard for me to say no. I just want to do less, more often.

[A Day in the Life] January 10, 2017.

Even though these are so time consuming to do, I like to have them to look back on to see what a typical day is like. Plus I think life is going to be changing tremendously once Mason starts kindergarten in the fall, so I want to remember what life is like now.

Today is Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Seth is 34 years old, I am 32 years old, and Mason is almost 4 1/2 years old.

5:00am -- My alarm goes off. Hit snooze.

5:09am -- Snooze alarm goes off again. Hit snooze. Again. I don't remember hitting snooze this time?

5:18am -- Snooze alarm goes off again. Hit snooze. AGAIN.

5:22am -- I get a text. What time is it???

5:29am -- I FINALLY decide to get up. It annoys Seth to no end that I hit snooze so many times since his alarm goes off at 5:30am and he should get up then to get ready for work. I do this every morning. I'm sure he hates me. I get out of bed RIGHT before his alarm goes off so he thinks I'm up on time. I'm not. Ever. I put in my contacts, brush my teeth, and shower.

5:52am -- Out of the shower and head back into our room to get ready for the day.

5:56am -- I think I hear Mason moving. We still use the monitor (and I probably will until the thing dies on me because I'm nosy and like to see what he's doing in there) so I click to see if he's up.  He is moving, so I think maybe wake up won't be as bad today as it has been the past couple days (I've had to wake him up instead of him waking on his own) but who knows, he'll probably fall back asleep.

6:01am -- He's covered himself back up (which he can't seem to do at 2am but can do at 6am???) and is back asleep. I'm screwed for wake up for sure.

6:01-6:38am -- I text the person back who texted me, make to do list notes to myself, and get ready. It takes me ten times as long to get ready in the morning because I'm always so distracted by texting, checking my email/Facebook/Instagram, and trying to jot down things I don't want to forget. Everyday. You'd think I'd learn to ignore my phone, but I don't. I do my make up, dry my hair, and straighten it. It's Day 3 of my new hair cut and I'm impressed with myself that I've continued to do it every morning instead of just put it in bun like normal. Getting my hair cut short did what I wanted it to do and I'm back to actually getting ready fully in the mornings rather than just throwing my hair up. every. day.

6:38am -- I'm finally done. I head downstairs and turn on my computer (that I rarely do anymore since I've been so late lately but had a couple things I wanted to check and do real fast). I finish writing a card to my friend for her baby shower so I can mail it this morning while Mason is at speech.

7:03am -- Realize I'm definitely running late and figure out what to make myself for lunch to take to work, for breakfast right now, and head upstairs to wake Mason up. I hate having to wake him up in the mornings because he obviously is still tired and I just feel bad in general having to wake him from sleeping. Never wake a sleeping baby [child]. Every morning that I have to wake him up, I wish I didn't have to work and I could stay home and let him sleep as long as he wanted. Though I'm sure that's a double edged sword where if I had my way, he'd wake up at 4:30am everyday. The grass isn't always greener like we assume.

7:19am -- I've finally woken Mason up and we head downstairs for our respective breakfasts. I get him some milk and put a waffle in the toaster for him and I pour myself some honey nut cheerios and add some strawberries on top. I hope that I can finish it in the next 10 minutes so I can run upstairs and get myself changed, grab Mason's clothes, and get back downstairs to change him and leave by 7:40am. I don't have high hopes but challenge accepted!

7:43am -- We finally leave the house, a little later than I’d like, but hopefully we won’t be late.

7:54am -- We arrive at the school with just enough time to park, take a selfie (#priorities), and walk down the street to the classroom. He grabs my hand to hold it while we walk down the street and my heart practically explodes. I LOVE when HE initiates the hand holding!

8:00am -- I drop Mason off at speech, walk back to the car, head to post office to mail my letter and check the PO Box, and stop at Starbucks. It's a sad day because it's officially officially not red cup season anymore (I got one the week before and it made me happy) AND there are no more holiday drinks (I was loving the Chestnut Praline Latte!). I debate trying the new Butterscotch Latte, but decide to just go with my boring Vanilla Latte. It tastes good but I'm disappointed. I should have branched out. 

I head back to the school, park, make some calls, post a picture on Instagram, scroll through Instagram and Facebook, text Desiree, and wait for it to be time to go back to get Mason. Facebook tells me that On This Day in 2012, we announced that we were pregnant with Mason!

8:55am -- I get out of car and walk to get Mason.

9:00am -- Pick Mason up at speech and head back to the car to drop Mason off at school and head to work.

9:15am -- Arrive at Mason's school and drop him off.

9:28-10:52am -- Arrive at work. I talk to my co-workers, get messages from any calls that I missed, check emails, check voicemails, and have some oranges for a snack. Do some odds and ends while waiting for my co-worker to get to work with the mail. I feel like it seems like I've done nothing at all, yet the time has gone by so quickly.

10:52 -- Have some time before my co-worker gets here with the mail, so I check for transfer information for Mason for kindergarten on the school district's website. It's finally posted!

11:10am-3:30pm -- My co-worker arrives with the mail. I process the payments, call the customers to confirm their passes for this weekend's event will be held at will call for them, have lunch, print their passes, update the will call list, and get everything put away in it's proper area. Send more emails, get the deposit information ready, and send off an email with our updated numbers to the bosses.

3:30pm -- Leave work, head to the bank to make our deposit, and then head home. Softball is canceled for Seth due to the rain and he is able to get Mason after work, so I head home to get some stuff done.

4:00pm -- Arrive home.

4:02pm -- Drop all my stuff off on the counter and immediately go upstairs to get changed into leggings and fuzzy sock slippers.

4:05pm -- Tackle the to do list which includes making a to do list (transferring from my phone to my planner) and adding things to the to do list that I already did... just so I could check them off (sad, but true).

4:06-5:30pm -- Get some Oreos and some milk. Forgot to take my antibiotic for my cold after lunch and (even though I still feel mostly full from lunch and it would probably be ok) it says to take with food or with milk... so cookies and milk it is! Look up umbrellas on Amazon. We've literally gotten more rain in the past month than we have in the past four years and I don't think my umbrella is used to being used so much. Also probably need to invest in an umbrella for Mason because carrying him and an umbrella is not working so well anymore. Since when do umbrellas cost $25?? I thought they only cost like $10... but maybe that was back in 2000 when I probably bought the one I have now. Submit reimbursement form for our Dependent Care Flex Spending Account.

5:30pm -- Put dinner in the oven that Seth prepped the night before. Get broccoli ready.

5:52pm -- Seth and Mason come home.

5:53pm -- Mason runs over to me to say hi and immediately wants to play trains.

5:57pm -- That was short lived. Now he wants to play Hot Dots.

6:10pm -- Dinner is ready. This is crazy early for us. Normally Seth doesn't even start it until 6pm, but since we prepped the night before thinking that he would be at softball during dinner time (and I could just pop it in the oven to heat up), it made it fast and easy. We're having the enchilada bake from the Mix and Match Mama's Eats cookbook that I got for Christmas.

6:48pm -- I realize that President Obama's farewell address is on TV and turn it on.

7:00-7:30pm -- President Obama's speech is over and it's bath time! I get the water ready and then get Mason. I attempt to "shoot for Cheerios" (our encouragement to use the potty) but he refuses. Seriously, why is it so frustrating to argue with a kid?? I say he needs to try and he just says no over and over. I say yes and he says no. I feel like my parents are laughing at me knowing this is happening right now... We finish the bath and get changed, brush teeth, add oils to the diffuser, and then make our way downstairs to watch one show before bed time.

7:30-8:00pm -- Paw Patrol.

8:00pm -- Seth takes Mason upstairs to read a book and go to bed.

8:13pm -- I'm guessing story time is over now because Mason starts yelling out "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!" in the MOST heart breaking voice. He's normally amazing at going to bed, but every so often he goes through these spurts of not being able to go to bed alone. Sometimes he falls asleep just fine but then cries around midnight and we bring him into our bed. (This doesn't always work or last long because he KICKS and I am always at the foot to the face end and he kicked me so hard in the mouth the other night that Seth brought him back to his room). Recently (the past two nights), he cries like something is terribly wrong when you try to leave him in his room. Monday night I had to lay in there until he fell asleep and I'm guessing that's what Seth is doing right now too.

9:00-10:00pm -- THIS. IS. US. I love this show so much!

10:01pm -- It's a miracle I made it to this late at night! Lately I've been falling asleep at like 8:02pm, right after Mason goes to bed, so it's impressive that the show kept my attention while laying on the couch and I didn't fall asleep.

10:02pm-11:00pm -- Finish some stuff on the computer, jot down some notes for this post, get it started a bit, and then head to bed... still shocked that I made it to this late at night! Take out contacts and head to bed.

11:00pm -- Good night!

[$10 at Target] January.

I'm excited to be back again today co-hosting this link up with Becky and some other fabulous ladies!  If you posted today as well, don't forget to link up with us below and then hop around and check out how the rest of my co-hosts (and everyone else!) spent their $10!

For this month's $10 at Target, I really had no clue what I was looking for.... again. I thought at first that I would get some goodies in the dollar section since Valentine's Day is coming up, but by the time I got there, a lot had been picked over and all the good stuff was gone. I seriously should have looked on the day after Christmas or something! People at my Target are intense. But regardless, I was still able to find some good stuff!

Window clings, a heart garland, some Oreos, and a heart dish. The window clings are for Mason to decorate the window for Valentine's Day. I had wanted more, but again, the whole section was totally picked over and I randomly found these sitting on top of some other stuff that they didn't even belong with, so I settled for one. This heart garland is super cute and while I am not 100% sure where I'm going to hang it yet, the hearts are made out of wood and then painted, and I just couldn't pass it up.

Mint Oreos... how I love thee. You see, one day a while back, I sent Seth to the grocery store. On the list? Oreos. I expected our normal double stuffed ones, but he came back with mint. Ugh. Mint? I was pretty mad (so silly!) because they "weren't what I wanted". I mean, I love mint! But I just didn't expect these. Begrudgingly, I ate some and I LOVED them. They literally taste like Girl Scout Cookies Thin Mints and are amazing. I was craving some Thin Mints and since it's not Girl Scout Cookie season yet, I splurged on these! Plus it was about time I bought some food again, right? ;)

I've been wanting to put my jewelry in some sort of cute dish that isn't the paper box that it came in for some time now and this fits the bill!

So, how'd I do on my budget?

Since I bought these along with some other items, I don't have a receipt to show, but here's the breakdown.

Window Clings : $1.00
Heart Garland : $3.00
Mint Oreos : $2.99
Heart Tray : $3.00
Minus RED Card discount : ($0.50)
Tax (8%) : $0.76

Total : $10.25

Over again! Oops.

I guess that's what happens when you spend $10 and your discount isn't as much as your tax is. But hey, a quarter is not that bad!

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Next month, we'll be sharing our hauls on Monday, February 20th. Mark your calendars, get your shopping on, and link up with us on the 20th and show us what you got!

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[Stitch Fix] Fix #13 -- Help Me Choose!

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It's fix reveal day (again)! One of my favorite days! Gosh, I went like two months without posting anything about Stitch Fix and now within two days, I have two posts! When it rains, it pours... amazing clothes ;)

In case you haven't heard of Stitch Fix, it's basically a personal shopping service. You fill out your online profile by answering some questions about likes/dislikes, style, sizing, etc and then can write a note about what you're interested in as well as link a Pinterest style board to help your stylist know what you're looking for and what you're style is. Then your personal stylist gathers some items that she thinks you'd like and sends them to you. You try them on in the comfort of your own home and decide what you do and don't want to keep and then you have three days to send back whatever you don't want. Easy peasy! The styling fee is $20 and if you send back all the items, you lose the $20. If you keep one (or more) items, they deduct the $20 styling fee from your total and you pay the difference. And if you keep all five items, they deduct the $20 from the total and you get a 25% discount on all the items. Pretty great! If you're interested in signing up, if you want to use my referral code then I'll get small credit to my account and will be forever grateful.

If you missed it yesterday, I revealed that for my 12th Fix, I had requested a new stylist. While I did like my old stylist, I felt like she was thisclose to nailing my actual style. I always liked the things she sent me, but they just weren't quite me. So, I requested Desiree's stylist, Raquel. I always LOVE everything that Desiree gets in her fixes and figured that if we had a similar style, that Raquel would surely hit the nail on the head for me too. And sure enough.... SHE DID! Check out my FIRST 5/5 fix here!

For this fix, I finally was able to do something that I've been wanting to do -- I've been wanting to schedule a fix to arrive on a weekend day so I could take pictures and then post and have you guys help me choose what to keep. For almost all of my fixes, I schedule it, I take pictures, I decide what to keep, and then a couple weeks later, I post about it, and you all LOVE something that I sent back and I immediately regret sending it back. No more! I still have time to check out and need your input! For this fix, I asked for Raquel again... so you know it's going to be good ;)

So now... on to my fix!

Papermoon | Cresson Knit Top

Size : M | Color : Blue | $38

 

I had actually forgotten that I pinned this top until Raquel mentioned it! When I saw it on Pinterest, I loved the blue color and I loved the stripes. I also loved that the sleeves were a solid blue whereas the body was striped. When I got it in person, it was a lot more "see through" than I envisioned. I'm not really sure if "see through" is the right word, but the stitching is not very tight and if you hold it up to the light (or... don't wear a tank top underneath), you could totally see through it (or see your bra through it). In this picture, I paired it with a black tank top underneath and looking at the picture, you can't even really tell it's there except at the bottom. When I first tried it on, I thought it was a bit too boxy/big, but looking at these pictures, I kind of like it! Ahh. It's funny how you can think one way when you first see something, then try it on, feel the same way, and then see a picture and think a completely different way. Thoughts??

(PS Mason insisted on being in lots of my pictures this time, which I thought was super cute. In one a little bit further down, he even tried to pose like me!)

My Thoughts : Undecided.

Market & Spruce | Wilco Solid Quilted Vest

Size : M | Color : Dark Green | $68

I must admit, I was pretty excited to get a vest in my fix! This quilted vest wasn't quite the type I was thinking of wanting, I was looking for something more like my jacket from my 12th fix (that type of material), but this was still super cute none the less! I love the green and I love the idea of the vest but... I'm just not sure how often I'd wear it! It is a little small for my liking and was super tight in the bust area when I zipped it up. You can't tell in the picture, but it's very snug. The pockets are also a little higher than I think they should be, which I think would be annoying to me. I like the idea, I like the look of my outfit... but there's just something that I can't fully commit to.

My Thoughts : Leaning Towards Returning.

Laila Jayde | Bowie Solid Dolman Sleeve Top

Size : M | Color : Grey | $58

I love dolmans! There was a time when my stylist would send me a dolman and I'd automatically keep it because it was a dolman. My love runs deep. That being said, I'm leaning towards keeping this one! You can't tell since I'm wearing a scarf, but it is a v-neck dolman. It's solid grey and SUPER soft and comfortable. I don't really NEED another dolman, but I love the simplicity of this outfit and how it looks super cute and put together, yet still casual.

My Thoughts : Leaning Toward Keeping.

Liverpool | Elizabeth Super Skinny Jean

Size : 10 | Color : Black | $78

THESE JEANS. They aren't quite my beloved Kut from the Kloth jeans, but they are pretty amazing! I actually had some blue ones sent to me many fixes ago and the stretchy, maternity pant-like waistband is what turned me off. But this time... that part is what made me want them! No, I am not pregnant, but for those of you who have had kids, wasn't that the best part of the pants? No buttons! I love the fact that there is no button on these because sometimes that annoying button sticks out and then your shirt pokes out funny and sometimes you just want the shirt to lay flat! 

These jeans were overall super comfortable though slightly tight in the waist. Obviously you don't want them to be too big so they fall off and they fit everywhere else (a flattering skinny jean), so I'm seriously thinking of keeping them!

My Thoughts : Probably Keep.

DV8 | Bria Wedge Bootie

Size : 9 | Color : Taupe | $80

When I first pulled these booties out of the box, I was excited and then disappointed. I really don't need any new booties as I have one pair that I rarely wear, but the detailing on the side made them so cute!!! I also wasn't sure about how I'd feel about there being a heel, but I kept an open mind and tried them on.

First thoughts, I like them! The color is perfect, the detailing on the side is amazing, and they were actually pretty comfortable for having a heel!

Second thoughts, I don't need them and I'd probably never wear them... or not often enough to justify the $80 price tag. That and I'd really prefer less of a heel. That and they were a little bit big (though I'm sure I could exchange, or at least try).

My Thoughts : Leaning Toward Returning.

This is where you come in now! Help! What should I keep? What should I return? I truly like them all, but really should NOT spend that much to make it a 5/5. Plus there was some fit issues and things I just don't need. But I want to hear your input! What do you think looks best?

Please help! What should I keep? What should I return?