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Favorites+ Working Mom Wardrobe Series

A lot of times I find something and I can’t wait to share with people. Tarte is no longer selling my favorite lipstick, LipSurgence in “Buff”. So where do I look for advice…fellow bloggers. I read about Kate from The Small Things Blog loved BITE lipstick. Of course I didn’t create my own. But I found a color that is pretty similar to what I wanted in a neutral lip color. This is the “Nude Almond”. What I love most about it is the taste/flavor. It’s not overpowering and it doesn’t taste like wax like a lot of lipsticks.

Another item I picked up was Formula X nail polish from Sephora. I really like this neutral lavender for spring. This is my second week wearing it and I’m getting chips, but the first week it held up pretty well.

In my Birchbox for May I received this BB Golden Glow crème. I have very fair skin and actually looks really good on me. It doesn’t give me a streaky fake tan look. Just a nice golden accent to my skin.

Another favorite item is this “Time to Get Stuff Done!” mug from Click & Blossom. I also ordered a really cute t-shirt but it’s way too small…if I can’t return it I may just give it away to one of y’all 🙂 It’s too small for my boobage! Darn.

So, I know there are a lot of fashion bloggers out there and I love seeing how they style things. Honestly, my style is pretty simple & because I work full-time I have to find things I can work into my every day life AND the work week. So I’d love to see how you style your work wardrobe. Follow along on Instagram and TAG YOURSELF #workingwardrobe

Here’s my #workingwardrobe for today. Picture courtesy of Connor 🙂

For details on this outfit visit my Instagram and click on the picture:

Tolalu Kids: Custom Kid Activities & Gifts

I received Tolalu products in exchange for a post about the personalized gifts for kids. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

A few weeks ago I ordered some fun items from a company called Tolalu for Connor. Tolalu has beautifully designed, high quality customized products for children and parents.

Tolalu produces a range of affordable, tailor made products:

Calendars, Placemats, Growth charts, Stickers, Storybooks, Items for Mom and more!

At Tolalu you can customize your items by gender, color, & name.

All Tolalu product designs are first viewed by kids for their feedback. Only after getting their approval is the product introduced to customer.

When Connor is old enough to do “major” chores we are certainly going to use this chart. He loves it and keeps asking what it’s for. Right now his chores consist of sorting the laundry by color 🙂

I also created a personalized place mat to use during meal time. He likes seeing the dragon and all our pictures and he knows that’s HIS seat.

There are lots of fun activity books to choose from too. These are great for rainy indoor days where you need some busy work. Everything in the activity booklet is totally customized for your child too.

The last thing I got was some stickers with his name on them. He loves to trade stickers with all his friends at school.

I can definitely tell these are “kid approved” items because Connor certainly approved himself. He enjoyed everything! Tolalu has great personalized items for your children and the prices are SO GOOD too!

Check them out on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

Five on Friday

1. I know I’m a crazy person and keep changing my blog design. I am legit cray cray!

I bought this “FAMILY” sign while in Arkansas and just love it….hoping to find a place to put it soon!

2. I’ve been using the ItWorks! Hair, Skin, Nails vitamins for about a month and 3 weeks ago I had NO roots. Seriously this stuff works. My hair has grown at least a couple of inches. I’m trying to grow it out as much as I can before my sister’s wedding.

3. I’m seriously addicted to sno-cones right now. I don’t like syrup though….too much makes me gag. So I get mostly ice with a little bit of strawberry on top!

4. My favorite color is green. I found these cute flats that feel like slippers the other day at Steinmart. SO COMFY!

5. Today is my 33rd birthday (or I’m 30 again…ahem….) I am so blessed and thankful for another year of life. My sweet boys made my day and got me a pretty necklace and tonight we’re going out with friends. It’s gonna be a good year 🙂

HAPPY FRIDAY Y’ALL!!!

Finish This Link Up: Week 21

Welcome to Week 21 of Finish This! If you’re new to these parts, welcome. This link-up is hosted by NICOLE (Three 31) LISA (Coastlined), JEN (The Arizona Russums), & me aka BECKY (The Java Mama) and we’re so glad you’re here. If you’ve joined us before, thanks for returning! Be sure to add your post to the link-up. If you don’t have a blog, don’t worry. Simply answer the prompts in a comment.

The best mistake I ever made … was getting married young. Looking back I don’t think Terence or I had a clue what we were getting in to. But I’m thankful God has allowed us many more years on Earth together than most and that we found each other when we did. I don’t regret any of it. Of course we struggled…but we wouldn’t be who we are today without leaning on each other during those difficult times. We will celebrate 13 years of marriage this August.

From this mistake, I learned … Life is what you make of it. Keep working and trying hard. If you get knocked down then get back up again. If you put your mind to something and make goals work together to achieve them! Nobody got anywhere by sitting around wishing they were some place else….you have to at least try! Try….and if you don’t succeed try again….eventually someone will give you a chance 🙂

When I’m anxious, I tell myself … take a Xanax. No really! Ha ha! Take a deep breath and relax. What’s the worst that could happen? This Earth is only temporary.

All I really want to do is … HAVE A MAID. Gaaaaahhhh…..I get overwhelmed a lot. But I push myself. AndI’man OCD neat freak darn it!

In other news did y’all hear about that guy that ordered the world’s most expensive Starbucks drink in Dallas this morning then used his birthday reward to pay for it??? OMG. Seriously…60 shots of espresso!!! I would have a heart attack. You can read the article HERE. I like my coffee, but DANG.

LINK UP HERE!!!

Prompts for WEEK 22 (June 4) are:
I conquer fear …
I follow my heart …
I feed my soul by …
I used to worry about ____ but then I …

Week 25 Surprise coming soooooooooooon!!!!!

A Day Made for Lemonade

Connor and his cousin Ellie have wanted to do a lemonade stand since last summer. Earlier this year I found this cute stand at Ikea for only $14.99! I thought when the day came we could use it and the kids could finally have a lemonade day.

On Memorial day they finally got the chance to sell some lemonade. Well, to a few people anyway. They weren’t so much interested in selling it as they were drinking it 🙂

But it’s all about memories and fun right? These two just adore each other and I’m glad we had a nice day to set up a fun little lemonade stand.

CaringBridge #TheOther364

“I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for CaringBridge. I received product a promotional item to thank me for my participation. #MC ”

CaringBridge exists to connect people with their community of support in times of need. In anticipation of Father’s Day, CaringBridge created #theother364 campaign and needs your help!

They want help catching dads in action—not just on Father’s Day, but #theother364 days a year too—whether making breakfast, packing lunch, helping with homework, taking on light saber attacks, building awesome forts, or otherwise being great dads by:

Take a quick (under 30 seconds) video of Dad doing an act your family appreciate
Submit your video here by May 29^th, 2014 https://theother364.strutta.com/about
CaringBridge will select their favorites, and edit them together into a Father’s Day tribute to Dads — celebrating them on #TheOther364 days of the year in their announcement of the final video.

My M&M’s Wedding Creation #MC

“I participated in an Ambassador Program on behalf of Millennial Central for MY M&M’S. I received product samples to facilitate my review and to thank me for my participation.”

When my sister was living in Vegas years ago one of the first places I wanted to go was the M&M store. It was AMAZING! You can find anything and everything M&M related and it’s like a rainbow exploded in there 🙂 In a good way!

I remember seeing how you could create your own custom M&M’S. I have some friends who have had custom M&M’S made and been very happy with it. My M&M’S is a great addition to a wedding, birthday, anniversary, or any celebration!

My twin sister, Bonnie, is getting married in less than a month. I ordered some custom M&M’S in their wedding colors (Gold & Fuchsia) and added a picture of her and Vinny to one side of the M&M’S. They turned out amazing!

MY M&M’S offers a unique opportunity to add a level of personalization and customization to chocolate and gifts. MY M&M’S® is an exclusive online custom printing solution for personalizing an event or occasion. The collection consists of 25 vibrant colors, 20 of which are available for adding custom printed messages and images.

Ordering is quick and easy. Visit mymms.com to upload a photo portrait, type a printed
message and choose from among 25 MY M&M’S colors, including 20 customizable color
options that can feature your photos, images and messages.

MY M&M’S offers the following products, and more, that are perfect for weddings and
special occasions:
o Silver Favor Tins
o Elegant Lace Favor Bags
o Party Favor Packs
o Bulk Products

I will be posting one more time over the few weeks and show you exactly how I ordered and used the custom M&M’S at the wedding. I’m so excited about these and they’ll be the perfect personalized touch for the wedding!

Copywright The Java Mama/Becky Branch 2014