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Five on Friday!


Only ONE more Friday until Christmas!!! Can you believe it?!


 

one. Last weekend we had our friends Sara and Wyn over for a game night. We played our faaaaavorite game — The Game of…THINGS! We’ve owned this game for years and used to play it a lot when we hosted regular game nights before kids. It is SO fun and hilarious. And the more people playing the more fun the game is.

two. I recently snagged a new work dress! The fit is so flattering, the material is really high quality and it’s comfortable — which is important because I drive a LOT for work and like to be comfortable when I travel. Another travel perk? I’ve worn this dress twice this week in different cities! Oh, and it’s on sale right now too!


three. On Tuesday McKinsey hosted her annual gift exchange! There were 18 girls in attendance this year and lots of good gifts.The candles are always the most fought over gifts…and they were again this year. I brought a Volcano candle (stolen 3x!) and left with a Benefit Cosmetics Set (stolen 2x!)!! You can read about how our exchange works here and previous gift exchanges: 2016 | 2015 | 2013

four. We got a little snow last weekend!!! Caroline was SOOOOOO excited. And we were too. It’s always a huge deal in Charlotte when we get some flurries. 

Cowl-Neck Sweater (on sale) | Leggings (on sale) | Sueded Booties (on sale)



five. Tom Tom had an eye doctor appointment yesterday! He is obsessed with his Superman Cape right now and insisted on wearing it to his appointment, and to breakfast, and to school yesterday. Although Thomas didn’t tolerate the dilating, pressure check, alignment exam or eye exam portions of the visit we got a great report from Dr. D! Now that he is talking a lot more we were able to do an eye chart exam which was really incredible. We started with ginormous pictures of animals on the screen and went all the way down to a size smaller than the palm of my hand. We are so grateful and blessed for such amazing progress.

Happy weekend, friends!



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Five on Friday!

Three day weekend ahead! Daycare is closed for MLK day so that means we have an extra day to chase our minis around.

one. We did it! We did it! We finally moved Thomas to the nursery this week (at 6 months old – eeep!)! We kicked Caroline out of our room around 12 weeks old but things were different for Thomas. We have been super afraid of how this would go down and although it’s only been 4 nights…so far, so good (I hope I’m not jinxing myself)! Caroline sleeps 7:30 pm – 7 am and Thomas sleeps 7:30 pm to somewhere between 6-7 am. So we were worried that Thomas babbling at 6 am would mean both kids would be up and ready to go. So far, that is definitely the case, but we’re hoping the excitement of having brother next to Caroline will wear on her soon and she’ll extend her snooze back to 7 am. Regardless, we let them both hang out until about 6:45 and for the most part Caroline will play with her stuffed animals and Thomas will eat his foot. So until one of them really starts to lose it, we hurriedly try to get ready for the day.

However, on a separate issue, our bedtime routine is getting out of control. It now takes a solid 55 minutes to get Caroline down for “nigh-nigh.” We have to read like 20 books, then sing at least 6 songs, say her bedtime prayer and then attempt to put her down. Of course that doesn’t work so we have to do the same drill over and over until she points to her crib and says “nigh nigh.” Help! How do we fix this? I can only sing Jesus Loves Me so many times and I really hate letting her cry it out when she was so good about peacefully putting herself to sleep until recently!

two. Time to get serious about my meal planning. I picked up this adorable dry erase board from the Target dollar aisle after seeing Steph post her menu.

three. You must read Stephanie’s life changing (no, seriously, life changing!!!) tutorial on how to fix an iPhone setting that is completely eating up your battery life. My iPhone goes from fully charged to completely dead in a matter of hours these days. This one simple left swipe has been huge in extending my snapchat addiction battery life. Go read her post now! Heck, read all her posts. She’s one of my favorite bloggers.

four. So I’ve come a long way in my primer game (see picture below!). Back before kids I’d happily shell out $42 for one tiny piece of makeup. But as diapers and formula began to add up, I scaled back and went cheap and my face has paid for it over the years. It’s taken a few baby steps to get there but last weekend I used some Christmas gift cards and splurged on Smashbox Photo Finish Hydrating Primer. If you don’t have super dry skin like me, you could probably purchase the cheaper one but I have the worst skin ever so I need all of the hydration I can get. And if I’m being honest, this primer has completely changed the way my makeup stays on my face and I think one bottle will take me pretty far. So I’m going to have to agree with all the hype around this fabulous product. Would love to know if there are any other products worth splurging on. My Ulta gift cards are burning a hole through my pocket. I also need some type of deep cleansing mask to get rid of my daily shedding skin. Any fellow super dry ladies out there with an awesome product rec?

five. Several mama friends sent me this yesterday and I had to pass it on to the other mamas out there that watch wayyyyyy too much Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!

Wanna join Darci, April, Natasha and I on the
Friday fun? You can link-up on any of our four blogs every Friday! All you have
to do is…





1.)
Write your post about five things you’re lovin’ this week (or any five things
you want to share!).

2.) Share the logo on your blog and link back. 

3.)
Link-up at the bottom of the post so some new readers can check out your five
things and say hello!

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Sunday 24th of January 2016

I use the Smashbox Photofinish Primer too, and love it! That little bottle will definitely last you a long time!

ash

Thursday 21st of January 2016

Just echoing ourlifeoverseas's recommendation for Clinque Moisture Surge. I use the Moisture Surge Overnight Masque and I can't even begin to tell you the difference it makes--I also have extra dry skin and struggle with flakiness and this has eliminated it. ELIMINATED IT! One bottle lasts for a long time (I'm using mine for my second winter) and it's totally worth the cost ($34 for a 3.4oz bottle).

The Wiscott's

Wednesday 20th of January 2016

I just started following you on snapchat - your kiddos are so cute and funny - thanks for the iphone info that helps alot - bedtime is rough even at 4 years old but she is getting better

Kristen [Playground Prepster]

Tuesday 19th of January 2016

I love following you on snapchat!! You have the cutest kiddos!! I've heard so many amazing things about the smashbox primer - I have to put it on my list of items to try. Sorry about bedtime! At least the nursery is crazy cute :)

Sara

Tuesday 19th of January 2016

My oldest (who's 6.5 now) was sooooooo hard to get down. He was also my baby that woke up at 3am every.single.night until he was 14 months old. Probably didn't help that I always gave him a bottle. ha! Anyway...once we moved him into a big boy bed (at 2), I got serious about his night-night routine. Mostly because I was pregnant with #2. I used to have to lay in bed with him for over an hour, sing 15 songs and read book after book. Finally, I just got firm. He got to choose ONE book. He could choose whatever book he wanted, but he only got ONE (don't think he didn't choose the absolute longest book every time!). Then I told him he would get 3 songs and that was it. I also gave him lots of reminders throughout the evening that this is what would be happening. And I reminded him about how tired Mommy was from her day at work and that I needed to get my rest as well. It took a couple of weeks for him to get used to it, but he finally did. We still do this same routine to this day. Except now he reads a book to me! :) Good luck, Momma. You gotta stay strong. I love Rodan + Fields Microdermabrasion Paste. I have super dry skin and I use this about 3X per week. It's a little pricey, but it lasts forever! I've had my tub since last February and it's only half way used even now.

Five on Friday!


 Happy Friday Y’all!

THE GOOD LIFE BLOG


– ONE – New holiday flannel sheets! I’ve never owned a set of flannel sheets before but I just couldn’t pass them up on the end cap at Target last week. They were only $24 for a King set so I took them home with me, washed them and we’ve been sleeping like champs ever since! You can find the sheet set {here} in all sorts of festive patterns!


– TWO – Another Target purchase…festive sweater mugs! I couldn’t decide on which color I liked best so I got one of each!




– THREE – Magic Stars, not to be confused with Lucky Charms. Magic Stars (the Harris Teeter brand of Lucky Charms) are $3.00 less a box which is serious savings when you go through several boxes a week these days! I just can’t get enough!




– FOUR – Sunday I got all dolled up for our Christmas shoot and absolutely loved my hair and makeup — done by the fabulous and talented mommy-to-be Lindsey Regan Thorne! Confession – I refused to wash my hair and face so I could make it last two days and got a tons of compliments at the office on my day #2 makeup. Sneak peek photos from our shoot to debut on the blog next week!


 



– FIVE – White Chocolate Raspberry coffee creamer!!!!!




Wanna join  Darci, April, Natasha and I on the Friday fun? You can link-up on any of our four blogs every Friday! All you have to do is…

1.)  Write  your post about five things you’re lovin’ this week (or any five things you want to share!).
2.)  Share the logo above on your blog and link back.
3.)  Link-up at the bottom of the post so some new readers can check out your five things and say hello!



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