Spring Cleaning with Meijer Beauty!

23 Monday Feb 2015

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beauty, cleaning, makeup, meijer, refresh, spring

Good morning!! Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!! It has been quite snowy and cold here the last few days! This girl has literally been trapped in her house for four days straight. Needless to say I am going a bit stir crazy. Reorganizing, cleaning my beauty products, and dreaming of spring is the only way I am getting through these bitter temps. Here are some of my spring cleaning tips to get you started on the path to a fresh new look for spring!

1. Toss out any expired products, stat!

2. I don’t know about you, but I acquire quite a bit of beauty products that I simply will not use. I get samples through box subscriptions that are just the wrong color or that I don’t use in my normal skin routine. Solution: have a trade party! Get a few of your friends together, pop some bubbly, and trade those products for things you will actually use!

3. Take every. single. thing. out of your shower and give it a good scrub. Then replace it with staples that you will use every time you get in the shower. I find that I tend to clutter my products and it makes it hard to find what I need to use. Simplifying can help you to maintain a consistent beauty routine!

4. Trade out seasonal colors and clean those brushes. Every season I try to dedicate a Saturday afternoon to makeup rotation. For spring, trade out those reds for pinks and reintroduce your bronzers! I also try to make sure I have foundations that have SPF in them for those warmer days where I might be outside more often!

5. The final piece I am adding to my mix of spring cleaning, is a consistent night and morning routine. I am trying to be better about flossing–Hi, Mom!–and now that my 30’s are rapidly approaching–a more consistent anti-aging routine. You can never start too early? Am I right?!

What are your spring cleaning and beauty tips? Just a few more weeks, friends! We can do this and let’s refresh our spring beauty routine with Meijer this season!! Head here to take a peek at their beauty book for some beauty tips and money saving coupons!

Happy Monday!
Erin

*I was compensated for this post, but all opinions are my own.

A Winner + A Giveaway!

09 Monday Feb 2015

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beauty, chocolate, Essie, giveaway, Lindt, rifle paper co., Stationery, thanks, Wedding, winner

Good morning, friends!! Hope you all had an amazing weekend! We have big news this morning!! Natalie and Tad won best dress and their wedding portrait placed 2nd! We cannot thank you all enough for voting and for supporting this lil’ blog!

As a small token of our appreciation, we wanted to give away a few goodies that we simply cannot live without.

1. This Lindt chocolate bar is to die for. To die.
2. These cards are so perfect for the emerging spring weather. The wellies card goes fast in this pack. Darling.
3. Essie polish in Secret Story
4. These pens bring a level of happiness to my life that is just not right. I love the medium ball and the colors are perfection.

Giveaway ends Friday February 13, 2015 and is only open to U.S. residents! Enter through the Rafflecopter widget below!

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Thank you again for all of your support! We hope you have a great start to the week!
Erin and Natalie

Also a huge thank you to Benfield Photography for taking these amazing photos! You are the best!

It’s the Freakin’ Weekend!

06 Friday Feb 2015

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Good morning!! Phew! What a week! I for one am SO looking forward to the weekend! I have big plans this weekend for conquering all of my ‘to-dos’…I plan on doing a little online shopping…particularly this calming body wash. I am also running dangerously low on all of my beauty staples. Sephora to the rescue!

Oh, and how cute is the new digital download from designlovefest?? I had to download immediately.

Hope all you lovelies have something swell up your sleeves for the weekend! Stay tuned for a little giveaway on Monday!

Have a great weekend!
Erin

*Freakin’ Weekend Watercolor Image Credit!

Columbus Blogger Brunch!

28 Wednesday Jan 2015

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Good Morning! So, have I told you about the amazing group of ladies I have met via blogging in Columbus? These girls are such an amazing collection of talent and personality. I so look forward to our get togethers! This last weekend we met for brunch at Milestone 229–I was slightly late due to teaching Saturday school (excuse the hair), but it was seriously such a blast. There is just something so wonderful about meeting with likeminded people to discuss things you all truly care about.

To check out some of these fabulous bloggers head on over to Instagram and check out the hashtag #614bloggerbrunch. You won’t regret it!

AND and a huge thank you to our fabulous hosts, Candace, Anna, and Belinda!

Have a great day!
Erin

*Images Taken by Jason Read & Edited by Kimberly J Photography.

Class Pass: Columbus!

13 Tuesday Jan 2015

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class, Columbus, Fitness, gym, health, resolutions, working out

Good morning! Exciting news!! Class Pass has finally arrived in Columbus! I have been hearing about Class Pass from my Chicago friends and was so jealous! I nearly squealed when I heard it was coming here!

So what is Class Pass? Class Pass is an alternative gym membership. It allows you to have unlimited access to hundreds of classes in your area for only $79/month. You can go to pretty much any studio in your area up to three times per month. I seriously cannot get enough. I have gone somewhere new almost every day since they launched at the end of December. I have never felt better.

Typical gyms can only offer one class at a time, maybe two. I can go onto my Class Pass and have about 5 or 6 classes every hour that I can choose from. I have done Barre, TRX, Lagree, Yoga, Piyo, and Crossfit. Their dashboard is super easy to use and it tells you everything you need to know about the class before you go.

To say I’m obsessed is an understatement and so is the rest of Columbus. There is already a waitlist. BUT if you sign up through this link, you can skip the waitlist and receive a $50 credit (this week only)! Not in Columbus? No fear! Just go here to see a full list of cities which include DC, Atlanta, Charlotte, Portland, and more!! And an awesome feature is that once you sign up, you can use that same membership in any city Class Pass is offered!

So get out there and start #livingthesweatylife!

Happy Tuesday, friends!
Erin

*I was gifted a one month membership to try out Class Pass, but all opinions are my own