drug store haul...

living in the boonies of canada means buying your make up and girlies necessities at the drug store or ordering online (which can sometimes be pricy).  i guess this can be a positive thing anyways, because if lived anywhere in the general area of a sephora i would be in deep, deep trouble.

that said, i still manage to do a little bit of damage at the drug store so i thought i would share a couple of my recent purchases.

 Revlon Photo Ready Foundation and Concealer...I just picked this up today and I'm really excited to try it out.  I have terrible skin so finding a good foundation is frustrating.

 Getting a little excited over fall and the darker colors for lips and nail polishes that are popping up.
Left to right: Sally Hansen Diamond Strength polish in Tyin' the Knot; Essie Lacquer in It's Genius; and Joe Fresh polish in Cloud.

 Tried this out this morning and I love it.  It's a Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Bordeaux.  It's really more of a deep plum, it looks really pink in that photo.

 Another new lipgloss, this is Moisture Renew Cream Lipgloss by Rimmel in Red Action (it was on sale, bonus!) Haven't tried this one yet but color looks amazing in person, red with a bit of plum.

 Something I was excited to find in the drug store, a gel liner! With the brush included.  This one is by Maybeline Eye Studio.  I'm hoping this one works out because at 13.99, it's a lot more cost effective than ordering the liner and a separate brush from Sephora.

My last new product is an all-in-one base and top coat from Essie, and it also claims to grow your nails faster...we shall see!

A lot of new girlie goodies that this Mama surely needed.

Hope you all had a great weekend!

xo,

Melissa

this week in cell phone land....

things have been quiet here in blog land since I got operated...but I still managed to take some pics with my cell phone.....

 avery playing with sippy cups

 my office door last week when i was super busy

 new tights

 4 am, surgery day

 day after surgery 

 little monkey came to visit (he's with my parents while mama recovers)

 new cell phone

 boot lust!! (american eagle)

 fall @ the beach

 my luvs

 lazy bloggie pics, pay no attention to my unmade bed

 new ruche coat!

putting together outfits with new ruche clothes

xo,

melissa

Live from my couch...

http://instagr.am/p/Q6gOh/ Two thumbs up for recovery mode, which is going a lot better then I anticipated. I actually want to get out of the house, but where can one go when dragging surgical drains? So indoors I stay. I'm missing Avery like crazy, he was able to stop by for minute today but it's hard when he wants to be in mama's arms but can't. *soul crush* I'm schedule to have my stitches and drains removed on Sunday, that is exciting news. As for returning to work, my goal is on Tuesday but we shall see. Until later my blogger buddies! Xo, Melissa

i heart this today....

uber drooling over this ah-mazing chevon printed shift dress from shop sosie.  it's a little embarrassing how many times it's been in my cart and i chicken out at check out time.

another reason why i loathe shipping prices/duty to canada.

but i'll still drool over pretties like this,

xo,

melissa

happy tuesday!

today is actually my 'friday' since it's my last day of work for the week!! my surgery is tomorrow am...i'm anxious and excited...i've never been put to sleep before so this will be a brad new experience.  i hope i don't say anything crazy while i'm 'high', but jamie promised that if i do, he'll take a video.

now that's true love people!

blouse/pants: ruche

shoes: threadsence

xo,

melissa

last week in instagram...

1. bubs in his halloween costume. 2. avery's line up of cans. 3. new floral tights. 4. new boots 5. new camera! 6. dyed my hair 7. cuppa-cakes for my bosses


xo,

melissa

bosses day...

tomorrow is bosses day!! i baked up this yummy treat to give to both of my bosses tomorrow, i hope they enjoy!

xo,

melissa

well hello.

fall is here!! last weekend avery came home from a nine day trip camping with my parents, grandparents, brother, and niece in the woods.  if he could talk, he would surely say he had a fantastic time running around with ella, going to bed late + getting up early and going for four wheeler drives with grandpa.

...while mama and dada enjoyed a whole week of alone time!

xo,

melissa

pretties

 in this outfit, i got a serious case of the pretties.

dress//tights//shoes//ruche

xo,

melissa

go to pants...

 i used to be a jeans only person...gradually that moved into skirts, then dresses, and now pants!
ok, i know i only have one pair of pants, but i just happen to LOVE these changing corduroy pants from ruche. i was hesistant to order them because they were cord's, which i wasn't really in love with, but i'm glad i went ahead and ordered them anyways, because they are an absolute fave! i love how they are stylish, but super comfortable and they are my 'go to' pants whether i just want to be stylish, comfortable, or whatever...they look great no matter what!! i am super bummed i missed out on grabbing their navy velvet ones!

pants//ruche

top//ruche

shoes//aldo

watch//michael kors

xo, 

melissa

i'm alive....

just a lame blogger at the moment.
and i forgot my memory card at work, so behold some fancy iphone shots, sans shoes.

xo,

melissa