MANI MONDAY.....Milani MINT CRUSH and Bling*y Bows

MANI MONDAY.....For a hot minute I thought about taking the holiday today too!!! I had my nails done BUT no post YET.....so a late night post it is!!

(pictured below #milani, #3dnailbows #laurenconrad #thefamegame book)

 Last week @kmart I picked up this new polish on clearance!! I LOVED the color (which is more aqua than green). Milani makes FAB cosmetics....usually around this time of year #kmart discounts cosmetics and I picked this FRESH color up for $1.99. One coat was sufficient.....BUT 2 was better.

LOOK at the quality packaging / bottle....There is a nice enamel color sample on the top....

I ADORE #Mintcrush by #milani

The ONLY thing I don't like is you need a PERFECT polish job (Like with white and neons)

I picked up the lil bows on clearance also!! I have the choice of blue, black, light pink and dark pink.

AND it makes my hands look tan!! 

What color are YOU wearing?!?!?

A DAY IN THE LIFE>>>>

....Pics via m iphone form the past week.....

#manimonday

#extremecouponing 2 boxes of hair color and 2 sprays for $8.36 with TAX

 My lil (who isn't so lil anymore) writing out his Valentines!!

My son and I planted these tulips....good science lesson / experiment here

Bought these BEAUTIFUL BLINGY canisters....saw them a couple weeks ago and passed....since they were still there I figured it was MEANT TO BE!! #ross

Putting together my gym wear.....

Guess what's going on here.....

Did some thrifting.....

Shiny and pretty

Berries and coffee......

Did 15, 309 steps in one day....

What did YOU do this week?!?!?

FOODIE FRIDAY.....The Weekly Menu

You've seen me post about my menu board before (and I TRY to use it weekly). It's a good guide, helps me be prepared with all the ingredients I'll need (I actually try to design the menu around items I ALREADY have. AS a (wanna be) #extremecouponer I pick items up when they are on-sale AND I have a coupon. 

Keep in mind this is (mostly) guide....sometimes we deviate entirely sometimes the days get mixed up....

And sometimes they're SPOT ON!!

Monday....

Cheeseburger, Chips and Veggies

With a Valentine Day theme (I bought these fry containers a couple years ago AFTER Christmas KNOWING I'd use them for Valentine's Day...this year I actually remembered)....

You saw my Valentine Nails on #manimonday 

BUT not sure you saw the lil peep inside....

TUESDAY was Heart Shaped Pasta with Broccoli (WHICH I picked up ON SALE at Target....fresh #Archerfarms broc and cauliflower in a bag that was $1.00 off that day AND they were 2/$5.00 and BOTH bags had $1.00 off coupons SO they were $2.00 each)....

I wanted to make this week's meals special for my family!

ANd I've been sippin on the diet coke (like seriously sipping...this lil bottle lasted me 3 meals because I LOVE a cuppa ice with a splash of soda!

Wednesday was Valentine English Muffin Pizza Day...SO EASY and relatively healthy! 

 I prepped the ingredients I'd be using (I used scissors to cut the tops  of the pepperoni...I noticed they were an odd shape SO I tried to make them more heart like WHICH was dumb...as they cook they get heart shaped)

See what the cheese package says?!?!? By the umbrella? "Cloudy with a chance of mozzarella" It made me smile...photo worthy....

EASY peasy! Slather a teaspoon or two of sauce (I used the leftover sauce from dinner the night before) and the lower right has olive oil (I sometimes like a light version and the olive oil does it).

Pop the slice of cheese on top (OR you can use shredded BUT my store was out)

['Coffee with my bestie at #starbucks and she brought chocolate covered strawberries

AS you can see....there are no pics of the Chili or pot pie that never was!!! Like I said...an outline.....

WIWW...ATHLEISURE

WHAT?!??! Am I speaking a foreign language?!?! NOPE!! Y'all this is a REAL term!! Ad defined by The Urban Dictionary http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=athleisure -  athleisure - An industry term for athletic wear that can be worn away from the gym.

The good news IS if YOU LOVE this look it isn't going anywhere anytime soon!!! In fact I was doing it BEFORE it was cool (as you'll see by some of the older pics!!)

I'm partnering with betabrand https://www.betabrand.com/ to talk about MY athleisure look (which just so happens to be PERFECTLY timed since I go to the gym at least 3x a week and I typically grab my #starbucks after and run the rest of my daily errands)

....so I'm in "leisure" wear A LOT!!! I will preface by saying I am NOT a sweatshirt person....I struggle with that aspect of attire (although I DID style a sweatshirt with my jeans and TOM's wedges here)

MY tips are add accessories....they dress ER'thing up!!! Here I just popped on a scarf....

Here's an uber casual look (and this tunic sweatshirt I have worn to the gym - as you'll see below)

Dressed it up with a lil bling*bling!

Wore it with leopard leggings to the gym

I LOVE taking a nylon jacket INTENDED for working out and making it WORK-CHIC

It works with slacks OR a dress and boots

Or over a tunic sweater and leggings 

For this look from betabrand check out their Women's Navy Executive Pinstripe Hoodie

 

https://www.betabrand.com/womens/outerwear.html?classification=hoodies

The Straight Leg Travel Yoga Pants....SWOON!!!! There's a built in pocket for your credit card SO when traveling it's convenient and close to ya....

Check them out here....https://www.betabrand.com/collections/dress-pant-yoga-pants-collection/womens-travel-inspired-pocket-yoga-pants. as well as the rest of their awesome line!! 

You can wear your yoga pants with a dressy top and sandals and NOBODY'S the wiser!! Who doesn't want clothes that do DOUBLE-DUTY?!??!!

OF COURSE for the gym we all need a pair of bling*bling and pearl @Nikes!!! 

I told you I struggle a bit with the sweatshirts BUT blazers I can RAWK all day long!! My fave mix is a graphic tee and adding just the right chic gym shoes - these @Puma were a SCORE and the color is a perfect neutral!

Below I styled a blazer with a tye-die tee and a pair of slacks and nude sandals for work

If you LOVE this look try Betabrands NEW (like pre-order new) ACTIVE BLAZER in GRAY...a GLORIOUS alternative to black and can be worn ALL YEAR!!! Check it out HERE https://www.betabrand.com/womens/outerwear/womens-charcoal-gray-activewear-casual-blazer.html

HERE I mixed a pair of cargo's with a cute sheer top and OF COURSE jewels!! CASUAL-CHIC

UBER casual work wear....athletic jacket and a pair of denim joggers....

Check out betabrand https://www.betabrand.com/for all your ATHLEISURE looks....they have SO MUCH to offer and can be your one stop shop!!! By being a  Crowd Funded Clothing Community the designs are unique YET affordable!! Linked up to The Pleated Poppy for WIWW http://thepleatedpoppy.com/category/what-i-wore/