Christmas already...

We will soon be entering December and Christmas will be here before we know it! I LOVE Christmas. Always have, always will. I love spending time with my family, buying presents for others and getting excited about watching them open the gifts, baking and making treats for friends and neighbors and making new traditions.

I have so many ideas for Christmas decor this year! The hubs and I put up our outdoor lights and wreath this afternoon and I plan on getting the tree up this week.

Above are some of my favorite Christmas inspiration pictures! They all vary- but they are all so beautiful!

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Happy Thanksgiving...

Wishing you all a very happy Thanksgiving!

~Jessica

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P90X...what am I thinking?!

So today starts day 1 of my 90 day P90X journey. I am so terrified and excited all at the same time. I have a few friends who have done 1-3 rounds of P90X and look AMAZING! I really was working hard before I got sick this summer and lost 14lbs. My motivation really declined while sick and I have gained 9 of the 14 back. I really need something to keep me motivated and working hard!

Our contract on our gym membership expired, so we decided to conserve some of that money and do an at home exercise together. Plus this will give us something to do during the short evenings of winter rather than just watch tv and snack :)

I will let you know how it goes!!

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Friday Fashions...

So, I believe last week I did not do a post and I didn't snap a pic this morning either of my outfit.

I did however purchase some new jewelry and highlighted my hair by myself and wanted to post some pictures.

On to jewelry: I have wanted a skeleton key necklace for quite some time and I found one at TJMAXX the other day on clearance for $2.00! It's gold ( I do not wear much gold) but I love it, it's perfect for fall. Well I was just flabbergasted when I went into Target the other day and noticed a pair of earrings that would match it perfectly in their clearance bin for $.50!

Now to hair: I LOVE my hairdresser....did I mention that I love her?! She listens to exactly what I want and gives me her honest opinion. She colors my hair beautifully and I always feel fantastic after visiting her. However, with the horrible economy and crappy real estate market I do not have $85 to spend every 3 months on my hair.

Enter Sally beauty...I had 6 month roots going on and it wasn't pretty...I was desperate. They recommended Kaleidicolors Violet bleach and Loreal Volume 20 developer. I pulled my hair through the cap, heated it with my blow dryer and voila...beautiful blonde highlights. I was so happy and most of all it cost me less than $10 bucks!

My chin looks so weird...I think the neck of the sweater is making it look that way!

Have a great weekend!

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Creating Faux Mercury Glass

I love the look of mercury glass but hate the price tag. So I decided to try an attempt at creating my own mercury glass looking vases. They didn't come out really looking like mercury glass, but I actually LOVE the way they turned out and it was a simple project.

1st- start by covering the outside of your vases. You are going to be spraying the inside and do not want any extra paint on the outside of the vase.

Next, I used the Krylon brand "Looking Glass" spray paint. I picked it up at Hobby Lobby for around $7. I started spraying the inside of the vase in nice and even sprays.

This was after the first coat of paint!

And here is the final product! I love how they turned out! Now I need to get some flowers and put them in my newly painted vases!

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Friday Fashions

No Friday outfit today. I am feeling a bit under the weather and my blow dryer decided to die on me while getting ready this morning.

Today is my last full day as a full time employee with my current company (until I find a new job), so I am celebrating by wearing jeans, a long sleeve t-shirt, comfy shoes and hair in a pony tail. Not very fashionable, but we are pretty low key around here. In fact I dress up more than most people in the office...except the receptionist, she is our fashion queen! So today is my fashion day off!

But, I didn't want to leave you empty handed so I am adding 3 of my current wants for fall! I won't be getting them any time soon with being jobless and all, but I can still drool at the pics!

Enjoy!

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Going into the closet...

A girl can dream can't she? Oh, how I would love to have a large closet for all my clothes, baubles and accessories!

Do you have an awesome closet?!

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