I'm Back..... Sorry for the long abstance... Keep Reading alot has happened...

Hi all. I'm back. Sorry I've been gone for so long. Lots have happen since I posted last. Let me see where to start.

Back in May or June we added a new addition to our family. We adopted a kitten from the Humane Society. Her name is Sassy Pants (boy does she live up to her name too).

If you are looking to adopt a pet the Humane Society is a good way to go. It was an easy process. We love our Sassy & she gets along well with the other animals. This isn't our only new addition to our family. For my birthday my fiancé got me a fish tank & fish. He did an awesome job with all the decorations & the lighting.

The rest of the summer was usually spent out on the lake when the weather was nice. Here are a few pictures for y'all to look at.

 

The storm was brewing

 

Here are some of the flowers & bushes from our flower beds.

1st tomato of the season

1 of our many butterfly bushes

Yes Gelatine Really Does Work

Well I can tell you that soaking your nails in Gelatine really does work. I've been doing it for a while now and they are getting really long. So I suggest that if you have weak, hard to grow nails try soaking them in the Gelatine.

If you do soak your nails in the Gelatine I would love to hear how it worked or is working for you.

You can see the previous post that I have up:

Does Gelatine really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me...

After 1 Week Update on the blog:Does Gelatine really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me...

After 2 Weeks Update on the blog:Does Gelatin really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me...

After 3 Weeks Update on the blog:Does Gelatin really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me...

Here is what my nails look like now.

I have a review up on the Sally Hansen Insta Gel Strips Starter Kit (that is what is on my nails in this picture. The color is Shell We Dance).

Sally Hansen Insta Gel Strips Starter Kit Review

XOXOXO

Elizabeth

Sally Hansen Insta Gel Strips Starter Kit Review

Hello all. I'm doing a review on the Sally Hansen Insta-Gel Strips Starter Kit. Now this is just my opinion and everyone else could have different opinions about this product. I did read a lot of review on it and it seems that it's one of those items either it works for you or it doesn't.

It's been a couple of days now since I've done my nails with this kit. So far it's been really holding up great. The strips are kind of easy to put on if you have the patience for them. You have to have a steady hand to be able to put them on if not they may not turn out so good. I think I'm going to get a bottle of the actual gel polish and see how that works.

I wanted to try something to keep my nails in shape and not break or anything since the weather is getting nicer. When I'm out in the garden tending to the flowers (and weeds, ugh) plus in the summer we will be out on the lake so I know my nails will be brittle then. I'll keep you posted on this kit and keep giving you my opinion on it. 

If you would like to see pictures of me doing my nails in it or have any other questions please leave me a comment below and I will add it or answer your questions.



My nails with the gel on them.

XOXOXO

Elizabeth

SPRING IS HERE!!!

Ok so spring is here (even thought it's not been feeling like it because the weather has been chilly). Can I get an amen? Now we just need the weather to get warm and stay warm. The flowers are in bloom, which makes me so happy. I love when our flowers an trees start to bloom them flowers. I love our butterfly bushes. I always tell people that I have my own butterfly zoo. I'll make sure I get pictures of them and post them on the blog. In the summer I'm the kind of person that's out working in the garden. I have a bunch of weeds to pull when the weather starts warming up. I have a few home made stuff I'm going to give a try. I'll give you my review on them when I try it.  Well thanks for listening to me ramble about the spring and our flowers. Keep coming back for more of my posts.

XOXOXO

                 Elizabeth



Revlon Base & Top Coat... Works awesome...

The one day I was watching a beauty guru that I've been following on youtube. Her youtube name is Melmphs. Here is the link to her youtube page www.youtube.com/user/Melmphs. If you haven't watched any of her videos go give them a look. She is awesome and so funny. But any who, the Revlon base and top coat really do keep your nail polish on longer. I've been using it for the past 2 weeks now and I'm loving this stuff so much. This is just my opinion so go out and try it for yourself.

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth

After 3 Weeks Update on the blog:Does Gelatin really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me...

It's now been 3 weeks and I've soaked my nails in the Gelatine about 4 times now. This time I painted my nails in a lighter color so you could see how much they really did grow. So far they are looking good. You judge for yourself (see the picture for your own eyes) My sister Jenny is going to do the experiment with me (the picture of her nails are below). Keep coming back to see the results.

Orginial post: Does Gelatine really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me...

Week 1 post: After 1 Week Update on the blog:Does Gelatin really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me...

Week 2 post: After 2 Weeks Update on the blog: Does Gelatin really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me...

Nails at 3 weeks

Nails at 2 weeks

Nails at 1 week

Nails after I 1st soaked them in the Gelatine

 

 

 

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth

 

After 2 Weeks Update on the blog:Does Gelatin really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me...

It's now been 2 weeks and I've soaked my nails in the Gelatine about 3 times now. It really does seem like my nails are growing. You judge for yourself (see the picture for your own eyes) My sister Jenny is going to do the experiment with me (the picture of her nails are below). Keep coming back to see the results.

Orginial post: Does Gelatine really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me... 

Week 1 post: After 1 Week Update on the blog:Does Gelatin really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me... 

 

Nails at 2 weeks

Nails at 1 Week

Nails before I soaked in Gelatine

Ok here are my sister Jenny's nails before we soaked her nails in the Gelatine. Keep coming back for her results.

Jenny's nails before we soaked in Gelatine

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth

After 1 Week Update on the blog:Does Gelatine really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me...

Hey everyone it's been a week now since I soaked my nails in the Gelatine and to be honest it really does seem like my nails are growing. Keep coming back to see the results.

 

Nails at 1 Week

 

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth



Here is a little tip if you want your DIAMOND to sparkle and shine....

Us ladies do love our DIAMONDS specially when they are so shiny they are blinding. Well if you want to know how to do it them keep on reading. 

It's really easy all you need to do is get a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol, get some of the rubbing alcohol on the q-tip and rub your diamond down with the q-tip. After your all done your gonna have a diamond that's sparkling any way you move it.

XOXOXO

                 Elizabeth

Does Gelatine really help your nails grow??? Come find out with me...

Hi all... The other day (Friday, Feb 22) I figured I would do a little test to see if it's true if Gelatin (I know it sounds really crazy) really helps your nails grow...

So if you would like to keep following my progress with this little test or would like to do it with me then let me know because I would love to know how it's going for you.

Here is what I did.  I soaked my nail in the Gelatin for 2 minutes (here is the recipe to follow):

Mix 3 teaspoons of the Gelatin with 1 cup of boiling water. Let the mixture cool enough to soak your fingers in. Soak your fingers for 2 minutes. After your done wash and dry your hands. You can save the left over Gelatin for about 2 months. Next time you go to use the Gelatin mixture just microwave it.

 

After I soaked my nails I filed them and cleaned up my cuticle. Next I put a base coat on my nails, I used Orly Top 2 Bottom, then painted them with Orly (not sure of what the name of the color is but it's a natural color).

 





So here is the end results of what my nails look like. I'll keep posting picture of the length of my nails.

If you have any questions about this process or anything please let me know.

XOXOXO

                 Elizabeth

How to clean your make-up brushes

I try to clean my make-up brushes at least once a week. It's easy once you keep up with cleaning them. If you don't keep them clean then you can get all kinds of nasty bacteria in your brushes (yuck who wants that?!!).

To start off you will need a few things.

• Baby shampoo (I use this for my brushes, but brush cleaner works too)
• 2 bowls (1 to put some shampoo in & 1 for warm water)
• Dry clean towel

Get all your brushes together that you want to wash (yes I have alot to wash)

Dip your brush in the bowl of warm water then in the bowl with the baby shampoo and scrub the brush with your hand. Make sure you rinse your brush under warm running water.

When your done rinsing the brush squeeze the excess water out and put you brush back to the original shape.

Depending on how many brushes you are washing make sure you rinse out the bowl that has the baby shampoo and add some more (gross, I had to do this a couple times since I had alot of my brushes to wash).

After your all done you will have some happy make up brushes ready to use after they are all dried.

 

 

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth

My view on Revlon Photoready Airbrush Foundation

Lately I've been using the Revlon Photoready Airbrush foundation and so far I'm loving it. It's so light and fluffy (or should I say mousse). I'll let your all know about after a month if I still like it. Most of the time I have oily skin so it's hard to find a good foundation without it running off my face by the end of the day (not sure if you wanted to know that, haha).

 

 

 

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth

For your pets that have to take medication

This is just my review on this product from Greenies.

If you have a pet that has to take medication (pills) and can't get them to take it, then Pill Pockets from Greenies are what you probably are looking for. We buy them for our dog and we have no problem with her taking her medication. She thinks she is getting a treat so she is actually excited about taking her medication. The even make them for cats. They have all different kinds of flavors for your pet. You can usually find them at any pet store or even your vet may carry them.

 

 

 

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth

How to get nice smooth LEGS....

This is how I get my smooth LEGS... 

Things you will need

• Clean wash cloth
• Body Wash (what ever one you use will work)
• Hair Conditioner (in the past I was always asking what else can I with this stuff)
• New or Semi New Razor (doesn't matter what kind but I use the Quttro)
• Lotion (what ever one you use will work, sometimes I even use Coconut Oil)

You can do this in the shower or bath

1. Exfoliate your legs with the wash cloth
2. Shave those legs with the hair conditioner
3. Exfoliate your legs again with the wash cloth
4. Shave those legs again (trust me it works)

When your all done in the shower or bath and dry off put some lotion on your nice exfoliated legs.

 

 

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth

 

 

Baked French Toast

8 slices of Texas Toast (any toast will do but you will have to watch how much you soak your bread if it is thinner bread)

5 eggs
2/3 cups milk
1/2 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tbs cinnamon

Spray baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Mix together eggs, milk and vanilla in a mixing bowl. In a separate mixing bowl mix the sugar and cinnamon together. Take the sugar and cinnamon mixture and slowly mix it with the egg mixture. Mix till it's well mixed.

Take your bread and dip it in the egg mixture. then put the slice into your baking pan. Do this to all the slices of bread. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night.

In the morning preheat the oven to 375. You can sprinkle a little more sugar and cinnamon on the top of the bread if you wish too. Let cook for about 10 to 15 minutes. It should just start getting a little brown on top. Let stand for about 1 minutes, then serve.

 

 

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth

Posts to come!!!

Check back in the next couple of days. I'm gonna be posting more things. I've just been working on my blog page.  Thanks all. 

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth

 

A Twist on Grilled Cheese

Hello all. Today I made myself a grilled cheese and thought this would be something good to put on the blog. So here we go.

I've always loved grilled cheese sandwiches (but who doesn't, right), but I always thought that they were a little to blah, so the one day a little after I had meet my fiance he was making us a grilled cheese sandwiches, BUT instead of using butter (the way I grew up making grilled cheese sandwiches) he pulled out the mayo. I said "Um why are you going to put that on the grilled cheese"? He said "This is the way I make mine. Just give it a try I promise you it will be good". So I trusted him and BOOM I now have a new way of making my grilled cheese sandwiches. It gives the sandwich so much more flavor. It is soooo good. I promise you try it and you may just like it. If you do try to make it this way please leave me a comment on what you thought of it.  I'm glad I was able to give you my (or should I say our) little twist on grilled cheese sandwiches. Yummy.

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth

New to the blogging world....

Well I'm trying this blogging thing. I'm new at it so I'm gonna try my best at making it a good place to blog about things. I'm gonna blog about things that I know that I think will be helpful to people.

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth

Our Dog Trixie & Congestive Heart Failure

What is Congestive Heart Failure?

Congestive heart failure (CHF) in pets is a serious, life-threatening condition that occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood to the body. This results in retention of fluid in the lungs or other parts of the body. Heart failure in dogs and cats may occur because of a defect in heart contractility due to a weakness in the heart muscle, or in other cases, because of the inability of the heart to fill adequately. Because of reduced blood flow to vital organs, congestive heart failure may result in abnormalities in your pet's organ function, including renal failure, hepatitis/liver congestion, or pancreatitis. A subnormal body temperature may be seen because of lowered blood flow to the brain and vital organs. Pets with congestive heart failure may also experience weight loss because of changes in appetite and nutrient utilization by the tissues of the body.

As of right now Trixie is taking 3 different kinds of medication. She gets 2 of her medication in the morning then 3 different medication at night. The medication that she's on is Enalapril, Vetmedin (generic is Pimobendan) & Furosemide.

We know the medication that she is on won't heal with the Congestive Heart Failure, but it will make it so that she isn't bothered by it.

She is a trooper and she's just being silly as ever. 

XOXOXO

                Elizabeth