It's Almost Here

I can't believe how close we are to Christmas. For the first year ever, I think I can say I am fully prepared ALREADY! This might actually be a Christmas miracle. I am usually one of those crazies running around the 23rd maybe even Christmas Eve getting those last few gifts. Not this year! I am all done and fully wrapped.

Do you love the Holiday Season as much as me? Are you all ready?

Hot Yoga

When Bill and I moved to NYC I had to forgo a couple of personal training sessions I had purchased as a package to get in shape for our wedding. Since I have been traveling back and forth I have often thought I should finish them out while I'm there, but to scared to make the call because I know how hard they make you work. Well last week I took the plunge and jumped back into getting healthy, and with that came a hot yoga class too.

I have often thought about trying a hot yoga class, but to hesitant due to the heat. My physical fitness routine was non existent and enough was enough. I decided I shouldn't judge unless I had first hand experience so I gave it a try, and happy to say I was pleasantly wrong. What an enjoyable experience I had.

My friend joined me and we went to The Funky Buddha Yoga Hothouse in Grand Rapids, MI.

I can't believe how much it loosened me up, and I believe it was because of the heat. It also helped relieve some stress. The room was 95 degrees, but it wasn't like in your face, sauna kind of heat. It was more like, "well it's hot in here and it is going to make me sweat, but I'm not miserable."

Surprised to admit I think I would go again.

Have you tried hot yoga? What did you think? If you have been thinking about giving it a try I would definitely encourage you to try it out!

Holiday Gift Ideas for Him

Guys are hard to shop for, plain and simple. I came up with a few ideas for any guys in you life that you are still struggling to find that perfect holiday gift for. Happy Shopping.

 

1. Bag // 2. Tie // 3. Scarf // 4. Watch // 5. Kindle // 6. Iphone Case

It's Friday!

TGIF! I can't believe it is Friday, but I especially can't believe it's only 11 days till Christmas. Thankfully I pretty much have all my Christmas shopping done and wrapped. Gasp!? I know, me actually being prepared this year, big surprise!

To start out our Christmas shopping, Bill and I knocked out a lot of gifts at the Holiday Markets in New York before I headed back to Michigan.

 

Etsy opened a Holiday Shop where you could view some shop owner's items and speak directly with them. Some of the shop owners were working right as you browsed. It was an awesome way to see the behind the scenes of Etsy and some of the shops.

After that we headed over to Bryant Park where we browsed the Holiday Shops set up there. The little glass kiosks transform the park into a great shopping experience. The variety of goodies sold make for great one of a kind gifts.

We shopped till we dropped literally and then headed back to Jersey.

Where do you do most of your shopping for the Holidays?

December Birchbox

For those of you who haven't signed up for Birchbox yet, you should because it is amazing. I look forward to mine each month with so much excitement. Whoever said a box was boring was so wrong. 

You pay $10 a month and receive a box in the mail full of sample size products to try out and review. If you love them you can purchase the products online at the birchbox store. Also you get points for then reviewing the products as well as points for dollars spent. With 100 points you receive $10 off any purchase. To find out more click here.

This month my box didn't disappoint. I was surprised on how large the samples were. 

To start I dove right in and ate my Dark Chocolate Peppermint Holiday Fortune cookie. For some weird reason I love fortune cookies and this one was great. I mean what girl doesn't love chocolate. If you don't your crazy!

Eyeko supplied a Skinny Liquid Eyeliner which I am excited to try out because I usually use a pencil.

Everyone has been talking about the new CC creams and now I get to try out Juice Beauty's Stem Cellular Repair CC Cream. This went right in my makeup bag. 

Juicy Couture sample is sweet with a little bit of floral notes. It's nice to always have new perfumes to try.

Lastly, since you know I am a hair girl, I am super excited about this large Advanced Volume Shampoo sample from Nick Chavez Beverly Hills.

Pretty Ponytail

So you want to know what to do with all those curls from yesterdays tutorial? Well your in luck because that's exactly what I am going to show you today.

This tutorial is great for putting your hair up in a little fancier way than just a boring old ponytail.

Curling and Setting your Hair

This tutorial is great for a fancy updo that needs to be super curly or have a lot of texture. Also, this is great for those of you that have hair that doesn't hold curls. If you wanted a similar look with not quite as tight of curls you could use a little bigger curling iron than a 1" like I did.

This tutorial is going to be 2 parts in 2 days. I wanted to show you how to curl your hair like this first (part 1). The part 2 of this tutorial, which will be tomorrow, will be how to put these tight curls up into a fancy ponytail.