what's on my...

i saw this over on ali edward's blog and thought it would be fun to do...

vanity --> my vanity is also used as a desk...so half of it is tons of makeup, brushes and my mirror and the other half is my imac...

perennial to do list --> laundry . vacuum . project life . exercise . read books . organize . prepare things to sell . try my hand at new crafts...

refrigerator shelves --> mamma chia drink . chia kombucha . raspberries . blackberries . blueberries, strawberries . melon . pickles . unsweetened coconut milk . tomatoes . kale . spinach . salad mix...

itinerary --> nothing much right now... going to the gulf coast in the fall.  trying to plan a trip w/ some girlfriends...

fantasy itinerary --> nyc . california . chicago . hawaii . england . france . greece . italy . spain . carribean...this could go on and on...

playlist --> nkotb - i like the remix . pink - just give me a reason . vicci - come along . rochelle diamante - queen bee...

nightstand --> a lot of books and magazines...

workout plan --> ummm....get moving...lol...

iphone --> candy crush . facebook . instagram . pic tap go . texts...

top 5 list --> eating clean and healthy . exercise . grow spiritually . save more/spend less . meaningful relationships...

bucket list --> travel. buy new car. buy house. revamp blog...

mind --> see top 5 list above...

blogroll --> pink peonies . vivianna does makeup . kelly purkey . amy tangerine . page evans . stephanie howell ...but seriously the list of blogs i follow is pretty out of control...these were just the first ones that came to mind that i really look forward to each day...

walls of your favorite room in your house --> nail polish rack, pics of painted necklaces...

last credit card statement --> studio calico . two peas in a bucket . skillshare...

screensaver --> old vogue magazine covers

tv every night --> csi . touch . ncis . ncis: los angeles . movies . youtube ...

- jess

project life: june 2012 - part 3

update of the project life album!

- jess

project life update - june 2012

more pages from my project life: year 29 album...

- jess

project life: year 29 - june - part 2

i'm going to try this week to post all the pics from my project life album.  this album is still really far behind in being completed, but it is something i am going to really focus on this month.

these are two postcards i purchased at the gift shop of the museum

i simply cut the logo from the bag they used when i purchased the post cards from the gift shop

come back this week to see more pics from my project life!

- jess

empties video - volume 2

i have a new post up on youtube that i wanted to share over here on the blog as well.  enjoy!

- jess

3 polish reviews

goodmorning!

today i have 3 nail polishes to review.  all of them are lovely brown shades.

first i wore opi suzi says da from the 2007 fall/winter russian collection.  it's a chocolate cream shade that pulls on the red side.  even with 2 coats if you are in the right light the red really comes through and reminds me of a chocolate covered cherry.

when i went to put suzi says da away i noticed i had another opi polish that looked very similar only with shimmer.  it is esspresso your style from the fall 2007 deliciously dark collection.  i really think they are nearly the same base shade but the addition of the shimmer in the espresso your style polish really adds a nice depth to the color.  i also added orly's so go-diva glitter as a top coat on my ring and middle fingers which matches perfectly. 

as with all other opi polishes i had minimal tip wear only for the first 3 days and then chipping after that.

i'm definitely a fan of the chocolate shade of polishes.  i was hoping i'd like one over the other so i could remove one from my collection but they are all keepers!

- jess

throwback thursday

hello!

how about a pic circa 1984-ish for a little throwback thursday!?!

this is me and my grandma at her house in michigan.  i'm sure she made our matching outfits as she was a seamstress and it was very common for the women in our family to have matching outfits ;-) i thought i'd share this photo today as my grandma's birthday is coming up this saturday and she will be 85!  both of her parents lived to be 94 so she's got some pretty good genes and i'm hoping the longevity genes passed down to me as well!

- jess