2011? What happened to 07!

My my my.... how time is flying by faster each day!

First of all, I hope everyone had wonderful Christmas weekend!! My Christmas was quite busy between my family gatherings and Brett's family stuff as well! I was nervous going into this Christmas season at first because I have been pretty poor lately. So, instead of buying all sorts of gifts and gift cards this season; I went thrift shopping. I bought a couple dozen mugs, tea, and some chocolate goodies. I put the goodies in the mug and wrapped the mugs in newspaper! It looked pretty neat when I was all done. I need to get use to taking more pictures.. The reference to 07 pertains to the year I graduated High School! In a couple of months I will be getting my Bachelor Degree in Sustainable Business!! AHHHH!!! toot toot! very nice

This would be the first Christmas that I got gift cards for Goodwill... and let me tell YOU..I am ecstatic!! I have been working on my internship portfolio as well at Goodwill. I should be all done in the next day or two! I am also brainstorming a non-profit organization.. I talked to Nick about it and he suggested to write a basic business plan. I will share more details when I get that finished but it is really exciting!! He loved the idea so it makes me eager to work on it! :)

Also to fellow bloggers...people who pass through.. I would like to do a "Share Your Wealth" series.. this will involve sharing secret tricks and treats that you have picked up along your life and share with other people- email me for some collaboration yes?!

Outfit

Cardigan- AE

Floral Tank Top/ One Girls Treasure/ Express $6

Skirt- Salvation Army $3.99

Tights- forever 21

Knee highs- Kohls

Red& White vintage shoes- Salvation Army $4.99

Make the most out of the rest of 2010!!!

Share The Wealth

To avoid yellowing nails- always use a base coat. Nails can turn yellow from using dark nail polish too often!

Living in the moment..

Ah, I can finally say that I am done with the most difficult semester of my college career thus far! I am a strong believer that anything can be accomplished if you put your mind to it..along with surrounding yourself in a positive environment! phhewwww! I'm not working much at all since my main job is on campus and unfortunately for me, Aquinas is closed for most of break! bahum. However, this means I can take the mental break I really...really need. My break started out with a couple surprises from Brett! We went to Robinette's to spend some time outside! We ended up buying some hard apple cider for the Holiday Party we were invited to later that evening and sampling the best cotton candy confetti ice cream! yumm (my favorite flavor)! The next stop was a real treat...even sweeter than the ice cream :) Brett took me to Holistic Health for a full body massage!! Oh. my. heavenly. father. it was amazing! I passed out. I remember waking up to shift over and thinking I drooled all over because, let me just throw it out there.. I am a drooler. Later on we met up with a few friends for dinner at Hopcat, the Holiday Party, and then I rushed on over to Calvin to see my friend Liza before she left for South America! Lucky gal! The rest of my weekend was consumed by sleep, laziness, work, HP 7, and PF Changs. I have a very fond love for PF Changs. I cannot wait for them to build one in Grand Rapids (which is currently in the process)! Oh! I also went thrifting with my dear friend Amanda. I found a vintage Dooney and Bourke purse for $4.99! Amanda ended up stealing my prize for the day...hahaha jk! We were hunting for a new purse for her; I still need a picture of it! I found a shirt and a skirt at Salvation Army.

White Button up- One Girls Treasure $9

Brown Belt- Goodwill

Floral Skirt- Forever 21

Blue Purse- Hand me down from my Aunt! $0

Tights- AE

Brown tie up boots- Target $29

I am in love with the boots I got from Target this year!! I need to take some pictures ( I am working on that!) and show them off! I got a really hot sassy, in my opinion, pair of black tie up boots by Dolce Vita. My friend Amber got the same pair- thats how hot! hahaa I also seen the same brown boots at Aldo and American Eagle for well over $70! psssh no thanks.

Have a wonderful week!

Quick Update

I am just a few days away from a well deserved break!! I am greatly looking forward to being a couch potato, watching way too much SVU, and eating mass amounts of chips and salsa! I will also be finishing up my huge project at Goodwill....good things in store ;) ! Just wanted to share this site to all that are looking for good deals or living on a tight budget:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grand-Rapids-Tightwad/300072339527

Features daily deals to movies, restaurants, and other fun events!

Take care!