Here is a look at April’s Birchbox :
This months box was “okay” I definitely liked last month a lot better…..regardless the box is ALWAYS worth more than the $10 you pay. I used some of the Befine cleanser last night & it definitely scrubs well.
7 Random Facts about me:
1. I love to shop on Ebay. I am always looking for a good bargain. If I see something in the store I’ll immediately look for it on sale online.
2. I hate it when people smack food or breathe too loud. I know. Freakishly stupid and probably things people can’t help. I annoy my twin sister when I crunch ice. Sometimes I do it just BECAUSE!!! Har har har!!!
3. I often imagine what it would be like to have a little girl…and lately that thought has been popping up more in my mind. Although I would love to give Connor a sibling (boy or girl) the time just isn’t right yet. I want to give Connor a great quality of life and in order to do that we have to plan accordingly. We are big PLANNERS can you tell? We like to be prepared.
4. We’ve been looking at buying a bigger house with a separate office and extra bedroom. But I don’t know if I want to take that step or if it’s worth it. I don’t want to be house poor. We do, however, need to decorate and finally make the home we DO have a “home” and I think we will be just fine 🙂
Decorating tips and advice welcome!!!
5. Several people have asked before what my drink of choice is at Starbucks – it’s an iced caramel macchiatto. By the way Dr. Oz recommends you drink 3 cups of coffee a day and it does wonders to prevent cancer! *wink* *wink* Just don’t add whole milk, sugar, and all that whip….it’s naughty.
6. I cannot stop thinking about when our next trip will be. Will it be here in the US or overseas again? I think I have officially caught the travel bug.
7. I am on meds for anxiety. I often feel like I can never keep up and it overwhelms me. I love blogging, but sometimes I just feel so stupefied by everything & start comparing and that is the LAST thing I need in my life. So I blog for me, myself, and my family. That.is.it. I love reading all your blogs…when I have a chance to catch up! My blog friends and readers mean so much to me and I love hearing all your voices every day! OCD issues…..I got em!
I would like to nominate these wonderful blogs for this award:
I don’t know who to nominate-I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!
Whoever wants to join in on the fun just go for it 🙂 I love to read about your randomness!
The rules for this award are as followed:
Nominate 15 Fellow Bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award
Add an image of the Versatile Blogger Award
Thank the blogger who nominated you in a post with a link to their site.
Share 7 completely random facts about yourself.
Include this set of rules.
Inform each nominated blogger of their nomination.
I made cupcakes and used some extra green sprinkles I had left over from Connor’s party. Naughty-since we are trying to watch our waistlines.
We visited the Old Navy scary people…..
And Connor wanted to ride the doggy…uhm no. Hence the screaming and whaling when we took him away from there….
Pancakes on Sunday morning
Connor also like to give kisses to everything and everyone. So he made me makeout with his Woody doll! Sorry Woody I’m taken 😉
From Melissa’s blog:
“I am a crazy, busy & silly Mother of 3 children. Pearson is 7, Mackenzie is 6, and Killian is 4. I married my soul mate, Clay, in August of 2010 and he loves my 3 as if they were his own. I guess you could say he married all of us 🙂 We couldn’t be happier and we are extremely blessed.”
Glad to have you as part of the posse Melissa and you can read more about her life HERE!
I also have a great review and recipe about Country Crock on my review site HERE!
This post is sponsored by Country Crock. I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective, and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
We’ve used Country Crock in our house for as long as I can remember. My Mom used it growing up and I still use it to cook with today. It’s rich, creamy texture just can’t be beat. I love to bake and cook, and almost every recipe calls for some sort of butter. What I don’t like is how fatty it is. There are lots of alternatives out there on the market today.
I don’t like HARD butter either. I mean have you ever tried to butter your bread with regular ole butter? My bread doesn’t do so good. Country Crock is so rich and creamy, spreads on nicely, and comes in all sorts of different varieties. The cinnamon and honey spreads are delicious for breakfast!
Here is a recipe I like to use Country Crock with & it’s one your kids will love to eat too!
RECIPE
1/4 cup low-fat Swiss cheese,shredded
basil, chives, rosemary, etc.)
DIRECTIONS
On the stove top melt Country Crock® Spread in a pan.
bright green but firm.
garnish and finely chop remaining 2/3.
in cheese and mix well. Stir in the chopped broccoli,
for about 35-40 minutes until a knife inserted in center
fresh herbs and reserved broccoli fl orets into the sides of
your “swamp.”
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Look at all the goodies we scored!!! Woohoo! I love to play with new makeup and stuff 🙂
So as you can see I’ve changed the name of this ole blog. And I am also going to change the domain name to https://www.thejavamama.com/ soon so if you would PLEASE update your linky-poos when the time comes I would very much appreciate it!
(Right now I can’t figure out how to change one custom domain in Blogger and re-direct it to another custom domain in Blogger???) If you know can you HELP???
I really wanted to get away from using our actual names and do something a little bit sassy and this seemed to fit my style and blog. It’s going to take awhile to get everything the way I want it…but it will happen EVENTUALLY!
I am also in the process of updating the Starbucks posse on the sidebar. If you would like to be included email me at beckylbranch@gmail.com