Valentines Day for Her

Hello Lovelies!

Valentines Day is coming quick and I decided I would share some gift ideas with you. This year I will be continuing my tradition of being alone on Valentines Day, but hey it doesn't mean I can't treat myself to something pretty!

So here are my picks for Valentines Day 2016!

MAC 'Amber Times Nine' Eyeshadow Palette -$40.00

Sole Society 'Benson' Slouchy Faux Leather Tote - $64.95

Kate Spade New York glass water bottle - $30.00

S'well Turquoise Blue Water Bottle $25.00-$45.00

Sole Society Layered Dagger Pendant Necklace - $24.95

Sigma Beauty 'Basic Eyes' Kit - $77.00

Tarte Tartelette Tease Eyeshadow Palette $21.00

Too Faced Melted French Kisses Set - $25.00 *Limited Edition*

That's all for today, I have an explanation for why I didn't blog last month in Fridays post, so don't forget to come back to check that out!

XoXo,

Lori

Links to Love

Hello Lovelies!

I finally have time to sit down and write a post and since it's Friday I decided to get back on track with my Links to Love series.
I'm hoping I can get some more posts scheduled next week, I normally work five days a week, but this upcoming week I only have three days, so unless they ask me to come in, I should be able to get a lot done!

Until then, here's this week's links to love!

Jingle Ball - Demi Lovato - Stone Cold Live

Her voice in this song is perfection!

Ugg 'Aztek' Water Resistant Short Boot

I really like the side zip on these boots.

6 GENIUS TIPS FOR BETTER SMALL TALK

I suck at small talk, it's something I really need to work on.

Becoming Bailey: A Proposal Story: Bailey & Andrew

Such a cute proposal! Congratulations!

LET’S STOP BEING EMBARRASSED THAT WE WANT TO BE BETTER

I really needed to read this, the past few months have been hard and I'm finally starting to feel better. I want to be better and that's hard to do when society is always pushing the "there's people worse off than you" card

What links have you been loving this week? Let me know below!
Happy Friday, Lovelies.

XoXo,

Lori

Happy New Year + Goals for 2016

Hello Lovelies!

It's Day 4 of the New Year, and as promised, I have my goals for 2016 ready for you! I did pretty good with my goals last year, you'll see some have made a reappearance this year, and I'm gonna do my best to get them done!

Here's my goals for 2016!

Blog Related

- Reach 100 blog followers.

-Comment on other blogs more.

-Post more. Get back to a normal blogging schedule.

-Clean up everything, blog content, blog design, social media profiles, EVERYTHING!

-Increase Social Media Reach
-Read More ARCs, request less.

School Related

-Study more.

-Start college.
-Work extra hard in Math.

-Stop being so antisocial and make friends!

Health Related

-Lose 60 pounds or more.

-Be in a size 10 by the end of the year (Currently 18)

-Cut back on desserts
-Worry less and live in the moment.

Okay, so you've seen my new years resolutions, here's a few more things I want to do this year!

Things I Want to Do:

-Open a savings account.

-Buy a new laptop

-Read 30 books.

-Meet with an Army Recruiter.

-Buy my blog URL.
-Buy a pair of high heels.
-Closet clean out party!
-Budget better!
-Backup my photos more often!
-Redecorate my room.
-Diversify my blog.
-Buy a really nice bag.
-Be more present and social online.
-Kick  my snooze button addiction.
-Live more than I work.
-Be Happy

That's it for today, I haven't figured out what my new blogging schedule is going to be so just bear with me a little bit longer. I have three days off next week, so I'm gonna do my best to get things back on up and running!

XoXo,

Lori

2015 Goals Update

Hello lovelies!

Another year is coming to a close, and to be honest I don't know where the year went. Time just keeps speeding up and I wish it would slow down a little.

This year I made a lot of goals, and I achieved most of them, and some I didn't. Because I made so many goals this year I'm not gonna go over all of them, but here's some of them.

Here's my goals for 2015!!!!

Things I Want to Do:

-Open a savings account.

-Buy a new laptop

-Find a pair of glasses and start wearing them.

-Read 60 books.

-Get a job.

-Get my license.

-Look into buying a car.

-Buy a new camera and learn how to use it.

-Nashville 

-Get my hair back to being completely blonde.

-Clean out my closet
-Put more of an effort into finding a church.
-Try Pilates.
-Buy my blog URL.
-Sign up for Google AdSense.

My #1 goal for the year is:

To get my shit together. I'll turn 18 on March 13, it's time to get my shit together!

I think I did pretty good this year, much better than last year.

I'll be back Monday with my goals for 2016!

XoXo,

Lori

Blogmas Day 20: Weekly Inspiration

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Lori

Blogmas Day 13 Weekly Inspiration

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Lori

Blogmas Day 9: Book Review: Lynette Eason - Rodeo Rescuer

Today I will be reviewing 'Rodeo Rescuer' by Lynette Eason, copy received from Netgalley via Harlequin in exchange for an honest review.

'Rodeo Rescuer' is a romantic suspense novel, it is 288 pages long and it took me about three hours to read. It is available at Amazon (Kindle) for $4.99, and Barnes and Noble (NOOKBook) for $4.99.

About The Book

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Length: 288 Pages

Publisher: Love Inspired, Harlequin

Release Date: September 1, 2015




Book Synopsis
She can't escape!

No matter where she runs, rodeo clown Tonya Waters's stalker always finds her. Now he's managed to track her down on the rodeo circuit. If bull rider Seth Starke hadn't saved her, she'd be dead. But when the handsome cowboy is injured in the ring and Tonya rescues him, Seth seems more determined than ever to keep her safe. But can she risk staying at his Tennessee ranch and bringing danger to his family? As her stalker gets more violent, Tonya and Seth vow to outsmart him before he makes good on his ultimate threat: if he can't have her, no one will.

What did I think?

Like: The ending!
Dislike: Nothing!!!

Would I recommend it?
Yes, I would 100% recommend this book. I loved the first book in this series and I loved this one too.

I think the characters in this book were very realistic and their romance was definitely believeable. I really like that the female lead was a rodeo clown, I've never read a book with a rodeo clown in it before. The ending definitely surprised me, I loved all the action and suspense. The twist at the end was great!

Overall, I loved the book, it was a quick read and I'm really happy that the author chose to add to this series!

Thank you Harlequin via Netgalley for providing me with this book in exchange for an honest review!

Will you be buying this book? Let me know below!

XoXo,
Lori

Blogmas Day 8: December Update

Hello Lovelies!

I hope you're all doing well, today I have an update for you. I've been mostly absent for the past three months and I'm trying to get back into the flow of things.

I wish I could say I've been off on an amazing adventure, but that's not the truth. The truth is I was burnout on everything. I was working so hard trying to juggle work, school, and blogging five days a week that I wasn't taking care of me.

To be honest I'm still working on taking care of me, but we're getting there. A few different things have been going on that I haven't been able to share with y'all, so why not get it out in the open now?

Back in June my back started hurting really bad, so I went to the doctor, two x-rays, an MRI, a trip to Nashville, and a neurosurgeon eventually gave me the diagnosis of early Degenerative Disc Disease in August. Right now we're treating with physical therapy, and I go back to the doctor in Nashville next month, if it's not better (which it's not) then I'll probably have to get a steroid shot in my back.

 On top of all that I had blood work done in August and I was anemic, again, my doctor is retesting me next week and if it I'm still anemic she mentioned the possibility of me needing an iron infusion, which I'm really not looking forward to.

To top it all off last night I dropped my laptop (15.6") on my foot and I'm pretty sure I broke my little toe. It really hurts and I'm really not looking forward to putting on shoes!

Reading: Trail of Secrets by Eileen Goudge
I've read this book many times before and I'm reading it again, it's an old favorite of mine.

Watching: Dr.Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
This is my all time favorite Christmas movie, I watch it year round and I can't get enough!

Listening to: Christmas Music

Dreaming Of: A Wonderful Christmas
Sadly I have to work Christmas Eve, which means I'll miss getting to see my family, open presents, and eating a warm meal. But hopefully Christmas Day will be good even though it won't be the same.

Planning: For the future.
I'm working on a few different things right now with school, work, and blogging. I'm trying to get everything done and I honestly don't have enough time to do any of it.

Trying: A new recipe!
A few days ago at work a woman came through my line and she told me about a two ingredient fudge recipe.

Goal Setting: At least 10 blog posts for December.

I want to have at least 10 blog posts for the month of December, I would love to do more, but 10 would make me happy.

I know I'm a week late, but I'm going to do my best to finish Blogmas and do as many posts as I possibly can this month!

That's all for today and I will definitely have a post up tomorrow!

XoXo,

Lori

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hello Lovelies!

I know I've been absent for the past few months, but I plan on getting back to blogging here in a few days. 

So until then I just wanted to wish all my fellow Americans a very Happy Thanksgiving! Sadly I have to go to work later and I'm really nervous because this is my first Dark Thursday/ Black Friday, I've never worked or shopped the sale so this is a first for me.

XoXo,

Lori

Weekly Inspiration

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Lori