Stepping on Dinosaurs

Today I feel like if I have Mumps...my throat hurts and it feels really swollen, like I have a lump in it...lovely. But I still did my Leslie Samson Cardio burning exercise! I don't feel so hot right now, so I'm not really caring that I keep stepping on Dinosaurs- cause they multiply here- nor that the big lego blocks are the worst thing to give to your kids when their Mom has OCD...but he loves it so all over they stay.

Bad timing to get sick, my schedule is crazy for the next 6 weeks but we are going to NYC this weekend. My lovely Sister in law, is due in September so we are having a small baby shower at the park. Should be lovely but not fancy, she is after all one of the simplest woman I've ever met in my life. She doesn't care for fashion, or makeup, or bags or heels. It's the strangest thing, but she is seriously a great SIL and a great friend.

Then I'll be at the Airport on Sunday picking up the Mom-ster and my Daddy-o, I can't wait to see them {yes, you read correct, and I'm not even being sarcastic}, should be fun to have an excuse to go out more, visit Georgetown cupcakes {which I will only have 1/2 of one} and shopping, apparently the Mom-ster comes with a plan of attacking all the store...my poor, poor Dad :)

On to some other stuff...I'm trying my hardest the work the coupon thing, sometimes I dont get it, some days I score. I actually signed up thru FB and got 2 coupons of $2.99 for Herbal Essences and Aussie and this is what I got:

I pay $0.40 total because the gal at WM combined the 2 coupons, score! I haven't use HE in ages but is free so I will give it a go (this one is for Long hair) and the Aussie I heard great things about it, even though I don't need that much conditioner but it smells SOOOOOOO good I had to get it.

And here is the stuff I got in the mail this week:

First I won this cereal package from the lovely Molly of Stilettos & Diapers, which includes this little contraption in which you can carry a bowl, a container for the milk and even the spoon!

This has been perfect for a snack for the little guy, and I got to try the Cinnamon burst which I LOVED.

I also order these trousers Jeans from QVC, they where on sale, and 3 payments...yeah, that works for me. They are still on sale but I actually got them for a few dollars less last week. I'll post a pic of me wearing them this weekend.

Oh, and next week I should have my Birchbox box and new nail polishes from Zoya (don't worry, got them on sale buy one get two, which is the only way I purchase them. If you are interested in their deals make sure to open a free account with them, they will send you an email when the next promo becomes available. Here are the colors I choose:

Zoya Jem (Jem, the music’s contagious, Outrageous! Jem is my name, no one else is the same, Jem is my name, JEM!- totally 80's kid)

Zoya Envy

Zoya Cynthia

and finally Zoya Angelina, and yes I was going for a dark period on nail polishes :)

I hope you guys are being healthy, staying beautiful and specially, sane!

Over & out

***pics of nails are totally NOT mine, I saved them from Google images when I was deciding on the colors and now have no clue where they are from***

How to steal Plutonium and get away with it :)

You thought I actually knew how to do that? Geez, someone needs a vacation. I'm not that smart (or stupid). L.P.A (long post alert)
The lack of post has a great explanation, I have been doing all sorts of boring things around the house, including organizing my craft closet (yay!) and doing all sort of mundane stuff. House work takes time.

You see, I was Layoff (fired?-all semantics) last Saturday. I have now join the unemployed statics of America. It is so funny that they always wait 10 minutes before your shift ends to call you in the office and tell you that you are being layoff. I am not one to make a scene ever (ok, maybe if you throw away my cookies but that's a story for another day) and they agreed to be used as a reference.

I am actually doing very good. When we had the little guy we always talked that we where going to see if it was more convenient for me to be home or work. I am only sad because I work with amazing people (well, most of them) and the people that I helped due to being bilingual. I miss them. I am not sad...yet. And I'm sure I would missed getting dressed up in the morning, the lunch breaks, etc. But now I get to have time to be home and take care of it, not having to rush to make dinner, doing each chore at my own pace instead of trying to get everything done on my one day off during the week. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, and the new door that opens is always better. (BTW- I already have an interview set up)

On to next one.
The same day (Saturday) we had planned to go out to dinner for Japanese (my favorite)! I decided that it was still my Birthday week and I was going to have a great time with the family. So glad we did, plus the location-one that we haven't been before- was really nice. Oh, and the fact they had deep fried cheesecake helped TONS.


I was forced to dance to the tune of Happy Birthday- Shakira got nothing on me!

Another rambling. I was browsing to my ever loving youtube makeup guru's and one recommended Fortune Cookie Soaps...they are adorable. If you go to Groupon you can get amazing deals, including purchasing $5 that will give you $15 to spend on the Fortune cookie soaps...spent $5 and get $10 extra? Yes, thank you.
The soaps are about $2.49 to $2.99, not bad at all for a cute gift. Here are some of their items:




The one below is called Boogeyman and I cannot wait to try it





The one above is Fall soap (duh). the fortune soaps can be ordered to come in a cute Chinese take out box, how cute is that? I figure I will get a few as cute inexpensive gifts. I figure if I start getting things like that I will be done way before Christmas. If only clothes shopping for the boys would be that easy :)

Last week I did really good with my water intake and writing down my food consumption, this week? not so much. I will give myself a rest and will go back to my goals on Monday.

So I must leave you now, E! investigate is calling on to me.

Over & out

Del Amor y otros Demonios

The tittle is from a favorite book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, is called " Of Love and other Demons"

My job has been kind of crazy lately, getting really big, really fast and
that means more work. Believe me when I said that I am GRATEFUL
in every way possible for this job. I first started with the company in another State
and then moved to MD when they expanded here. It was a blessing
'cause Hubs hated his job in NYC (actually, I hated that place with every.fiber.of.my.been.!!!
They where horrible and didn't follow thru with his promises, and so many other complaints.
Hubs really wanted to moved and when we find out the Co. was expanding it was like a prayer
answered. (FYI: hubs works in the Law field)

In this time an age where I know tons of people who have been lay off and are much
worst off than we are, having a job thats thriving is a blessing. I'm also so greatful
that my schedule is kind of unconventional: kind of half a day on Wednesday's and another
day off during the week- so then half day Saturday. Ya' know what that means????

Well~ it means that we get to spend more time with Little guy!!! He only goes 3 full days to daycare and hangs out with me on my days off and with Daddy on Saturday's! Thats truly a blessing. With Big guy (older son) I spent his first year at home with him, plus my Mom was right there so he was never placed on daycare. I was very happy of that. With Little guy, we don't have that option, but at least we feel we get to be with him more :)

I've been reading a lot of blogs in regards living a frugal life and we have done some MAJOR twiking to try to manage our finances. I mean daycare is almost as much as rent (actually what a lot of people DO pay in rent!) plus the whole dieaper.milk.clothes.etc...
We are not getting an additional income and we have all these extra stuff to pay for.

I have become a coupon queen of sorts (not like "Balancing Beauty and Bedlam" http://inpassionatepursuit.blogspot.com/ she is like my hero!!!) but I'm trying my best.
I'm obsessed with Halloween and I was making sure I purchase everything I need it with coupons from Michael's and the Dollar store (love the ideas that are out in blogland). It took me a few weeks, but it was oh.so.worth.it.

I purchase only things on sale now and make sure we get our bang for the buck. I have a coupon book in my purse now!!! - I'm not great, but we are trying. (I was MEGA excited when I score a shirt and a sweater from my favorite store Anne Taylor for less than $15!) Our meals are where we spent probably the most since I try to get what we like, but hey-there is always CVS for Extra Care Dollars and the new Up and Up line at Target- believe me, those things DO help.

I just have to say, if you are struggling- hang in there- God always- always- provides!!!
He doesn't forget about you. Those things that you think you can't live without suddenly are not as important. When I get to see how lucky we are, how blessed, how much more we have than othes do (some people spend thousands to get a baby and we have two beautiful and healthy children... Some are lonely~ we have each other) I say: no matter what it WILL be OK.

shoes, shoes and YES ~ more shoes!!!

OK, so I kept thinking that doing one shoe at a time was going to take way too many post, turns out I was right. Instead I'm posting my Summer shoes now and then in a later post I will show you the fall/winter one's. Of course that I sometimes wear a sandal in the winter for a party or something. And there are some shoes I wear year round...so without further ado here they are:

That mess is my side of the closet, behind that pile with the pink box on top are more plastic shoe boxes, also not in the picture are plastic containerswith my boots.

Black and cream one is one of my faves. I wear the brow ones all the time.

Camel buckle one is Enzo Angiolini, to the left is a ankle wrap sandal from Victoria's Secret.

Red one is Kenneth Cole, cream is Candy's, then Nine West, Anne Klein and the last one Alfani.

Hello lover! My ultimate favorite shoe by Chinesse Laundy, bought on sell 75% off on Amazon.

These are just the hang out one's: Nike's, ADIDAS, Croks (the red one is missing from this shot) Rocketdogs, Birkerstocks (I have another open sandal one- also hiding) then the Maryjanes, blak and white Alfani, yellow Banana Republic, and the best flip flops ever from Eddie Bauer...oh there is a high heeled blue flip flop from a Brazilian brand that are in my car.

As you can tell 80% of my shoes are high heels, I mean I am only 5'0" tall. And yes, I was able to wear these thru out my pregnancy. Thats all for now, until the fall one's come out.