My new Netbook

Today was a great day.  Alex and I didn't do much except stay home.  Since he wont start school until he is 6yrs old (winter birthday) I teach him "school" in our living room. I bought him different learning books from
walmart,walgreens, and the dollar general. I like them alot because they teach him how to write,matching,connect the dot and other cool things. So that's all we did. We watched Iron Man a few times. Yeah it was a good  day for the both of us. I cant believe how much he is growing.
Frank came home after Alex and I finished dinner. He came home with a surprise for me. That hardly happens but when it does you better believe that its a good surprise. He bought me a netbook. I have been wanting one for a while now. I love it. I will post a picture in a later post because I am just getting to know my new lil purple machine. So far so good. Thanks for stopping by:)
                                                                             xoxo
                                                                           Christina

2011 Bundle Monster Plates!!!

Yay!!!! I woke up this morning at 5:00am and made my purchase for the New Bundle Monster Nail Art Image Plates. These new plates are suppose to be wider to fit the nails. Unlike the older plates that did not cover the whole nail plate. The design all look pretty too. I can not wait to get them. My natural now, so I will post pictures on fake nails once I get them in. Thanks for stopping by.

                                                                                             xoxox
                                                                                             Christina

Fun With Alex

Silly Alex and momma

Yikes---There was a spider on me while I was taking this picture.

 Sometimes I find myself saying things to my son and feel like he's not really paying attention. A few days ago, we went to the grocery store and told him to pick 4 small snack size packages of chips. I wanted him to hurry up and focus on which ones he wanted so I could hurry back home and do some cleaning. I told him that we could have a picnic after the library soon and to hurry up. Tuesday morning came, which is our usual day to go to the library for story time. I had our books in the bag, he had his shoes on and back pack ready. I had my shoes on and purse in hand. Then he said," Mom don't forget about the picnic".  I'm the type of person that goes by a schedule. I feel like my day is ruined if something doesn't go as planned. I looked at his little face and remembered what I had told him at the grocery store. I had completely forgot. My Alex didn't! I put my purse down, washed my hands and made us some sandwiches. I found one of my nieces old Pocahontas lunch boxes and put our sandwiches, chips and drinks in there. I grabbed a blanket and off we were. After story time, we found a nice spot under a huge tree and spread the blanket out. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch together. I'm so glad he reminded me about our picnic. I'm also glad that I just went with the flow and enjoyed my son!

My new haircut

I was finally able to get my haircut today. I so badly wanted to grow out my hair. I wanted to be able to curl it,braid it, and just do different things with it. Unfortunately, long hair ages me. I didn't cut it as short as I usually do. I actually love this cut. It suppose to be a stacked cut,but I don't see any stackness to it. I still love it though. Note to self:" Christina, you look better with short hair". I need to go back and read this once I try to grow out my hair again:)

xoxox
Christina

Tres Leches-Cake Recipe

Bake Cake as directed on box



slide a knife around sides of cake



poke holes with a straw

small can of evaporated milk-I accidentally grabbed the big can
Nestle Media Crema and Sweetened Condensed Milk

Mix the milks in a bowl

pour over on top of cake

let is settle for 30 minutes/refrigerate over night

top with whipped creme and favorite fruit-Enjoy!!

This is my most favorite cake to make. It's a very dangerous cake to have in the house. I can eat this whole cake by myself without any problems!! That is why I only make it for birthdays that are not celebrated at my house. I always bake it and take it..........and leave it.
Tres Leches which means "three milks" is so simple to make but oh so yummy and moist. I love baking cakes. I always use a box cake mix. I'm sure there are some people that prefer to use "from scratch" recipes but I prefer to use Pillsbury cake mixes. I love how they bake and the moisture of them.
To make this cake, all you need is a box of yellow cake mix, small can of evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk and crema media. Nestle Crema Media can be found in the Latin foods isle. After baking the cake as directed in the box, let it rest for about 5 minutes. Gently slide a butter knife around the edges to make sure the cake is not stuck to the sides. Then take a straw and poke holes all over the cake about a 1/2 inch apart. Grab a mixing bowl and combine the three milks and slowly pour over the entire cake. After about 30 minutes cover with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator for at least 3 hours or over night. I choose to store it over night just to make sure all the milks have been absorbed. Afterwards frost with whipped creme and top with your favorite fruit. I always use strawberry's, but you can use peaches, kiwi, pineapple or all of the above.
I promise you will love this cake and so will your guest. Give it a try and let me know if you like it. If you have already made this cake but use a different recipe let me know also.
                                              
                                                                                       xoxo
                                                                                      Christina

Sally Hansen Simple Spa Wax

As Seen in Allure magazine April 2011

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Wax before melted

Melted Wax-I moved the bottom to the top and top to the bottom

Wax applied to small section-No wax strips needed!!!

It pulled out a lot of hairs!!

This is what I used to do my lip--I promise I am not as hairy as Chubaka

I have been seeing a lot of ads for the Sally Hansen Simple Spa Wax Warmer Kit. I have been using a product called Moom. I bought it at Marshall's for $9.00. It came with a big roll of reusable wax strips.  I only waxed my upper lip and nothing else. Since I was the only one using waxing,I did not mind reusing the strips.  There were a few things that I liked about it. The price was great for it. The reusable strips were great too. All you had to do was rinse them with warm water and let air dry. The container was small and easy to store. The things I did not like about it was that I had to wax sometimes the beginning of the week and end of the week. I'm not Chubaka or anything but the strips sometimes would not pull all the hairs out. I also did not like having to get out of the shower then walking to the kitchen to warm the wax up. I like to have a little privacy and I would get embarrassed when Frank would see me warming up the wax. After seeing the advertisement for the Sally Hansen wax, I knew I had to have it. I searched Target and nothing. CVS and Walgreen's nothing. Finally I went to WalMart and there it was. It cost $20.00---yikes!! I could not believe I payed that. But being a one income family, I figured it would pay it self off after 2 waxes. The instructions said it takes 25 minutes to warm up after you plug it in. I don't know if it was because this was my first time using it, but mine took about 40 minutes. It did not melt completely,but i just moved it around till I was able to get to the melted part. Application was easy. The instructions stated that using talcum powder helped with making sure all the oils were off your face. I applied the wax over the powder in small sections. It really did not hurt at all. The most painful spots were in the middle section of the upper lip. That was a little painful. It removed so much more hair that the Moom wax. This wax system doesn't even require waxing strips which is awesome. All you do is apply the wax, let it cool of for a few seconds, then pull. Easy!! I love this.I think this is totally worth it. I totally like this because you can just plug it in before you shower and wax as soon as you get out. No more going to the kitchen with wax in hand:)
               
                                                                                 xoxo
                                                                           Christina

BzzAgent-Loreal Paris The One Sweep Eyeshadow and Double Extend Eye Illuminator Review

Loreal Paris-One Sweep Eyeshadow Playful for Brown Eyes

Instrucion on back

Loreal Paris Double Extend Eye Illuminator in Black Quartz for Brown Eyes

Step 1



Step 2




Right Eye





Left Eye

  I am affiliated with BzzAgent. These products were given to me to review and express my own personal opinions through word of mouth. The One Sweep Eyeshadow by Loreal Paris retails for $9.95. The color I received was Playful for brown eyes. The mascara I received was the Double Extend Eye Illuminator in Black Quartz. It retails for $10.95.  I'm sure many of you have seen advertisements in magazines or television for these products.

  I am going to start with the eyeshadow first. At first glance the product seems awesome. Who wouldn't like to save an extra 5 minutes putting on eyeshadow or making sure that you blended all your colors evenly to not look like a clown. The eyeshadow came nicely packaged. It has a mirror inside the 3 shade palette and a sponge applicator that looks like it would cover your eyelid with product. The pictured instructions are adhered to the back. It show you how to apply to the right eye and left eye. The colors for the brown eyes are a purple tone, grey tone and pinkish tone. They are all shimmery.  The application was very easy but I wish the colors where more pigmented. I even had primer on my lids. The eyeshadow did not cover my whole lid. It only did half at the most.  It did not reach my brow bone at all. It did not apply evenly like the pictures in the magazines show. Even after a few coats, the color still wasn't dark enough for me. For almost $10.00, I don't think I would buy this product. I would rather spend the extra 5 minutes blending my eyeshadow with my everyday eyeshadow brushes.

 Now for the mascara.To begin with, my eyelashes are super short. This mascara is something that I really liked. It did lengthen my lashes. It did not make them fuller but that was not what it was being advertised for. After applying 2 coats of Step 1 my lashes looked really pretty. After Step 2, my eyes looked brighter. I did not look as sleepy/tired anymore. Step 2 has these little bronzy pearls that really make your eyes stand out. I love it. If it would make my lashes look fuller I would most definitely buy this product.

 For more information about BzzAgent go to www.BzzAgent.com. Thank you BzzAgent for allowing and giving me these products to review.



One of those weeks.....

Alex (my baby) and Momma

This week was one of those weeks where I felt totally blah. Some times its hard to see what my husband sees when he tells me I am beautiful. Some times all I see is bumpy,snaggle,rolls,pouch,flat and just gross.I couldn't stand the way my hair looked. I decided to dye it. My husband likes it when I color it red. So I chose a red color by Garnier Nutresse. After coloring it, I realized it was not the red I usually buy. Then I didn't like the length of my hair and wanted to cut it all off. This usually happens all the time. I haven't had my hair this long since way before I got married and that was almost 10 years ago. I usually chop it off to chin length.  I kind of like it long and so does Frank. While on the treadmill, I was looking through my April edition of my All You magazine. I saw a hair style that i really liked. It was a pony tail with volume on top and no bangs. I always cover at least half of my forehead. I have a slight widows peak,but not too much. I actually like the way I looked with no bangs. I was definitely glad I did not cut my hair. This works well on 2nd day unwashed hair. I was reading one of Kandee Johnsons blogs on how to have beachy hair. She said to get a empty spray bottle and add water and salt. Ive been spraying my hair after i shower at night and the next day it looks really pretty. Its not as straight and it has some bounce/wave to it. I like it. Sometimes all you need is just a little tweak to get you feeling good about yourself again. I am ending this week feeling a whole lot better. I'm gonna love my imperfect nose, I'm going to love my little snaggle tooth (lost my retainer), I am going to love my pouch because that's where my baby came out of, and I'm gonna try that much harder on the treadmill to get that round booty. My baby looks like me and I think he's gorgeous!
                                                  
                                                                                  xoxo
                                                                               Christina

Reveal Spray Mop-A Clean House is a Happy House!!

Reveal Spray Mop

Pad attaches with velcro base.

I have been wanting to try this mop out for a long time. It was on sale last week at Target for $20.00. I did'nt have time to pick it up then. This weeks sunday newspaper had a coupon for $3.00 off. After the coupon, I payed $20.00 and some change.
I can not stand for my house to be dirty or too messy. I firmly believe God blessed us with this house. And I'm going to take care of it because He gave it to us. I dont mind my sons toys in the game room or a few more toys in the living room. I can tolerate that, but having dirty floors, a yucky bathroom, or dirty sinks gross me out! Ok enough of that rant. On with this review of this Awesome Mop
The mop is a Reveal Spray Mop by RubberMaid. It comes with a refillable bottle and one microfiber cleaning pad. The base is super wide and it swivels.It allows you to get into that space between the wall and the toilet bowl and around the toilet bowl too!! All you do is fill the bottle up with water then add cleaner. It sure is going to save me money with the cleaner part because you dont need to add so much. Sometimes I get carried away and add a lot into the bucket when I am using a regular mop. After you attach the bottle, you are now ready to mop. You just squeeze the trigger and a spray of water/solution mix comes out and you mop that area. Drying time is so much faster too. It picks up dirt from the floors easliy. I love it!! No more mops for me. I think this is better that the Swifter because you dont have to spend more money buying refill pad because the microfiber cleaning pad is reusable after being washed. I had a Shark too but it broke last year. I almost like this better than the Shark too because it is cordless. Although I did like the steam from the Shark. But all in all I love my new Reveal Spray Mop. I totally recommend it!!

                                                                                    xoxox
                                                                                   Christina

Room Make Over part 3-Light Switch Plates

I really did not want my light switch plates to be white and I for sure did not want to spend the money to buy new ones. What I did buy though was a bottle of Mod Podge. I used a coupon for 40% off at Michael's and payed about $6.00 for it. I grabbed a sheet of white scrapbook paper that I have in my closet and searched on line for "free zebra print pattern". It took a while but I found it. If you do this search through the Bing search engine. I saved the picture that I liked, then printed it. I like using the scrapbook paper because its a little thicker than the regular printer paper. I cut the excess off the paper. I laid the switch plate over the paper and using an exacto knife I cut around where the switch is. I also made a small hole where the nails go to nail it to the wall. Next I folded the paper around the plate and proceeded to Mod Podge. I just put a small amount in the lid and used it that way. I used a regular sponge brush to apply the Mod Podge to the plate and slowly pressed down on the paper. I used a plastic card to scrape it that way no bubbles would show. After a few minutes, I applied a thin coat of Mod Podge on top to give it a shine. It dried fairly fast. After it dried completely, I hung it on the wall.
This is my first time to Mod Podge and I love it!!!!
     
                                                                                   xoxox
                                                                                   Christina

Room Make Over part 2

Plain wall

Black wall

Sponged Paraid Red

I really wanted my room to look like nothing I have ever had. Growing up my room was always a pink color. I hated it!! Once I got my own room, my dad painted it purple, which is my favorite color ever. It's crazy how I came back to pink. This pink is in between a red and pink. It's very pretty. Frank painted the back wall black. When he finished that I started sponging the pink color over it. Frank painted the rest of the walls.  We finished a little after midnight. When we woke up to look at it, it was kind of blotchy. So we headed out to Lowe's to buy one more gallon of pink. He said we probably should have put primer on the walls first. After the second coat, everything looked perfect. We then hung up the head board after the paint was completely dry.
Thanks for stopping by my page. I'll show you what else we did tomorrow!!
                                                         xoxo
                                                      Christina