A blast it head banger!

~Shannon's recipe of the week~ String Pie

Hey girlies! This is gonna be a weekly treat courtesy of my bestie Shannon :). She is gonna contribute a weekly yummy delicious recipe that I'm sure you all will LOVE. We may do more than once a week- so keep checking by. 

Totally unrelated.... how fantastic are some of the people on X-Factor?!  Truly amazing talent. It just went off so I'm still on the high lol. I love love love Joshua that sang "At Last". CHILLS! 

Peaceful day, Halloween decorating  and tacos :).

1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. chopped green pepper
1 (15 1/2 oz.) jar spaghetti sauce
8 oz. spaghetti, hot cooked and drained
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp. butter
1 c. cottage cheese
1/2 c. (2 oz.) shredded Mozzarella cheese

Cook beef, onion and green pepper in large skillet over medium-high heat until meat is brown, stirring to separate meat. Drain fat. Stir in spaghetti sauce; mix well.

Combine spaghetti, parmesan cheese, eggs and butter in large bowl; mix well. Place in bottom of 13x9-inch pan. Spread cottage cheese over top. Pour sauce mixture over cottage cheese. Sprinkle Mozzarella cheese over top. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven until cheese melts, about 20 minutes.

Another song I've been loving...

Super duper awesome chick!

A few products I'm loving at the moment...

Top Photo~ Too Faced Naked Palate ~ Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy Perfume ~ Mac lip gloss in "Lust" ~ Mac lipstick in "Honey Love" ~ Milani blush in "Dolce Pink (Rite-Aid $5) ~ Maybelline gel liner in black.

Middle Photo ~ Ahhhh! The Body Shop Body Butter in coconut. It's amazingly moisturizing and smells soooooo yummy!!!

Third photo ~ Maybelline Smokey quad in Charcoal (I think)... Best drugstore quad in my opinion to get the perfect everyday smokey eye!

Club Chic ooh la la!

Tank ~ Goodwill

White Blazer ~ Forever 21

Jeans ~ Angels 

Ring ~ Forever 21

Necklace ~ Claires

Shoes ~ Steve Madden (Goodwill find)

Clutch ~ Lulu's

Girl's Night Out!

Dress ~ Wet Seal

Denim shirt ~ Ross's

Boots ~ Shoe Sensation 

Necklace and rings ~ Forever 21

Silver cuff bracelet ~ Roses (who knew huh?)

Earrings ~ Forever 21

Bangle Bracelets and studded black bracelet ~ Agaci

Black & White Chic (my version)

White flowly satin top ~ Old Navy

Blazer ~ Goodwill

Leggings ~ Forever 21

Boots ~ Steve Madden Troopa Combat Boots

Purse ~ Kenneth Cole

Necklace ~ gift from my mama

Earrings ~ Guess (Ross's on clearance for $2.49!!)

Silver charm bracelet ~ American Eagle

Black studded cuff ~ Agaci

Snake ring ~ Forever 21

Color!

Top ~ Old Navy

Leggings ~ Forever 21

Boots ~ Steve Madden Troopa Combat Boots

Necklace ~ Forever 21

Gold cuff bracelet ~ gift from my mama :)

Purse ~ Marc Ecko
Black shorts ~ Walmart (*high five*, love bargains)

~ Navy Love ~

Hat ~ Forever 21

Sheer pin-stiped button up shirt ~ Goodwill 

Slouchy white satin cami ~ Old Navy

Navy leggings ~ Forever 21

Grey suede booties ~ Goodwill

Purse ~ Old Navy

White stretchy cuff bracelet ~ Forever 21

Lipstick ~ Mac Honey Love

~Like a Lady~

White ruffled top ~ Old Navy

Brown skirt ~ Old Navy

Cream cardigan ~ Agaci

Wedges ~ Cato's

Purse ~ Coco Chanel (Birthday gift from my mama, knock off of course, love it)

Ring, necklace, and bracelet ~ Forever 21

Blahs....

It's been about a week since I started my blog, but slacked off already because of a horrible funk. Depression is the devil. So I'm sitting here watching Jersey Shores..... I don't feel as crazy now ;) lol. I do like J-Wow though and her raspy voice. Anyways... my apologies for my lack of blogging, but to be honest I really haven't had that much to share that would be interesting *sigh*. I take that back,, Thursday I went to the mall and did a little shopping. Retail therapy is good, but I have serious buyer's remorse immediately following. Then I get home and go through my bags, and I'm filled with such.... joy? Haha, so sad! I scored and stocked up on Old Navy flip flops (eight pair :/), BUT they were only 99 cents! Come on! I'll be ready for next summer. Then I headed to Ulta and bought some of the Real Techniques makeup brushes (the pixiwoo sisters on youtube, watch them, Samantha designed the brush line) which are INCREDIBLE and so pretty and so afforadable! From there went to Forever 21 and purchased some bits and bobs. I will post pics soon. I'm still getting the hang of this blogging and figuring out what to write about so hang in there with me please. xoxo Jamie

I am seriously in love with this maxi skirt from Express.

My current jam, oh yeah.

My FIRST time ahhh!!

Omg, I am blogging! I have went back and forth for months deciding if I should. "Is it a stupid idea?", "Will anyone even read this crap?",  "Can I handle the insulting comments from mean people?". Anyways, as you can tell, I decided to freaking blog. Who cares if me and my best friend (Hey Shannon) are the only ones who will be reading this? Right? I hope not though :p... I've watched the beauty gurus on youtube for a couple of years (BeautyCrush & Kandee Johnson <3) and have followed their blogs. Although as much as I LOVE watching tutorials (from hair to makeup to hauls to OOTD videos), sadly, I more than likely will not be doing videos, for now anyways. I'm just toooo damn shy lol. I seriously need to work on that. I will, I promise. So don't rule out video tutorials just yet ;). I do admit though, that sometimes watching tutorials makes me feel like a big fat loser. Well ok, not really, but let's be real mmmk? I'm 33, not 16. I don't own every single product Mac has produced or twenty Nars blushes or even the latest, most coolest outfit from H&M. If I had money coming out of my ass, then why yes, of course I would. I'm not a hater though, so good on those gals who do. Let's be real (2).... I don't think every single girl dresses to the nines and has flawless hair and makeup every single day. If you do, I don't like you. I'm not kidding. Yes, I'm kidding :). Is that even possible? Definitely not for moi. I'm a 33 year old housewife (retired hairstylist lol), and those that are close to me know  that most days I live in pajamas, no makeup, and the hair is up. They also know why as well. Which leads me to let's be real (3).... I suffer with bipolar, depression, anxiety, and ocd, which on most days, wreaks freaking havoc on my life. So when I have good days, I rock the absolute freaking hell out of them. I never take those days for granted. I don't really give a crap if people wanna judge me on my issues. It's part of me, but it's not who I am. Who knows, maybe I can help others who deal with the same problems. I am more than happy to talk to or try to help anyone who deals with the same issues as well as grief. I lost my dad June 30th, 2010. He had a massive heart attack. It was the worst day of my life. Life is tough. Life is hard, but it DOES go on. I won't give up, even on my toughest of days. Gosh is this too long? Okay, so what am I about? LIFE~LOVE~FAMILY~HOME~FRIENDS~MUSIC~MAKEUP~FASHION. Day to day life is stressful. We all need a little silly time at the end of the day. Maybe I can make you smile, make you think, make you wanna get your ass to Sephora and buy the damn lipstick. I mainly hope to make you feel important and feel like the pretty girl that you are, inside and out, and to give you a few minutes of distraction from whatever may be causing you distress, even if it's just for a short while. We all need that. So many have done that for me when I needed it most (thank you BeautyCrush & Kandee Johnson). Thank you for reading and please comment/follow, whatever it is that you do in the world of blogging. And please let me know if there is anything you'd like to see me blog about, I will do my best. I will always comment back :). Also, thank your lucky stars that there is one more blogger to add to the already gazillon beauty blogger population. xoxo Jamie