Monday Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week

Monday, Monday it’s almost time, don't be late!

The dash is on to decorate!

Among other things.

Sorry but my rhyming skills are only good for two lines, lol
If Mondays are not usually your favorite day,
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.
Each Monday I post a great new find.
With the help of Etsy and my new addiction Pinterest, of course.

This Monday it’s....

Polyvore

The most unique way to discover your style and to stay on top of all the major trends.

Fast becoming my newest obsession I am in love with this site. I discovered it through the lovely Pinterest and am now constantly trying to discover new outfits. I haven't tried to design my own yet, but maybe one day. For now, I'm happily using others inspiration.

Want to know a little more? Here's a snippet from Polyvore...

What is Polyvore?

With 10 million monthly unique visitors, Polyvore is the web's largest community of tastemakers where people can discover their style and set trends around the world. Trendseekers and shoppers alike come to Polyvore to discover the hottest brands, products, trends and looks.

Clip

When people shop, they clip their favorite products. Clips are like visual bookmarks.

Style

Using Polyvore's virtual styling tool, people mix and match products to create sets.

 

Isn't it just amazing! I just know I will be using this site from now on. Especially while participating in WIWW. I need all the help I can get, lol!

My one weakness is out in full force and I'm a little nervous that I'm going to go overboard. Every year at this time I look forward to the one thing that makes this months so fantastic...Candy Corn. Call me crazy, but I love them!! Now luckily, Weight Watchers has the lovely points value system which allows me to indulge in my craving. Nineteen of these little gems are only 4 points, which i know is a lot, but if I can keep myself in check I will do fine. For the last couple of days I have counted out my 19 and then snacked on them throughout the day. So far so good :)

Another thing that I love is pumpkin. It is so very good for you and I'm always on the lookout for recipes to make with it. Skinny Taste is just what the doctor ordered for those that love good low fat recipes. They even put the points values for every recipe...perfect!! I was over the moon when I saw these:

Skinny Pumpkin Cupcakes

It was the perfect combination of pumpkin, candy corns, and cream cheese! So yummy and they definitely helped my with my 2 lbs weight loss this week, wahoo!

WWIW

Week 1

Holy cow this was harder than I thought it was going to be. First of all taking the pictures was, by far, the hardest part. More often than not I was having the Hubby help me out at about 10 at night. I need to get better about doing them first thing. Which means I need a better mirror so that I can do them myself!!!

It was really interesting to see if I could come up with so many outfits. The Hubby was worried about me having to go shopping and I assured him that I wouldn't...too much (but I said that part in my head). I just need some staples that will help me tie more of my clothes together. To be able to mix and match more. One of these days I will get around to that, but for now lets hope I can keep it going with what I have.

shirt - anthropologie

capris - downeast

shoes - mudd

necklace - Lake Powell gift shop :)

 shirt - downeast

pants - seven

shoes - soda

necklace - target

 t-shirt - shade

shirt - american eagle

pants - big star

shoes - paprika

bracelet - h&m

 t-shirt - shade

skirt - target

slippers - old navy

necklace - gift

So don't look too close here...no makeup, hair not done...but at least I wasn't in sweats :) and who doesn't love a good walmart shirt!!

 t-shirt - walmart

jeans - seven

shoes - mudd

t-shirt - shade

grey tank - hollister

cardi - old navy

jeans - seven

shoes - soda

necklace - cookie lee

bracelet - gap (my new favorite purchase, love it!!)

And to be honest I did miss one day...Friday. Cleaning day and Maddie's birthday party combined with The Hubby out of town meant way too busy for a picture and spent most of the day in cutoffs and a t-shirt. But, hey, 6 out of 7 ain't bad, lol!

Tuesday Tips

I know I'm not the only one who's fans look like this...actually mine look a lot worse, lol. I never want to clean them because it makes the worst mess. Well I came across this great tip and I just had to share. Hopefully it will entice you to clean your fans like it did for me :)

All you need = Pillowcase

Monday's Discoveries

Great Finds To Start Your Week

Monday, Monday it’s almost time, don't be late!

The dash is on to decorate!

Among other things.

Sorry but my rhyming skills are only good for two lines, lol
If Mondays are not usually your favorite day,
I thought I'd make them a little brighter.
Each Monday I post a great new find.
With the help of Etsy and my new addiction Pinterest, of course.

This Monday it’s....

 

Owl Cupcakes

 

 

I about died as soon as I saw these cute little cupcakes. Owls are so in and these look so simple even I could handle it. And you can go wrong with oreos, yum!!!

 

And what a bonus...look what else One Charming Party shows in the same post

 

 

How cute is this!!! Makes me want to dive right in!!

The one thing that has changed my world as of late is this little bundle of joy!

Being only 1 point for every 2 ounces = a whole lot of turkey! I usually just cut 6 ounces for 3 points, slice it up, sprinkle some salt, add some veggies and I'm ready to go. Or on other days I will cut smaller portions and have a great sandwich or use it for snacking. Either way it has really helped me get through this week.

This week, rocked! I have done really well and have lost 1.5 :) So excited about that!! I know my weight loss will be slow seeing as I'm almost to my goal. I'll be happy with anything in the negative column.

I have been so busy this week filling orders and trying to prepare Maddie's birthday party. I'm sure that helped keep my mind off of the bad stuff. I guess that could have gone either way, too, since I am well known for stress eating. But, here's to keeping it positive and diving into week two :)