Sentence A Day: January Edition

1 - Might be the laziest day ever, great way to bring in the new year and don't make me go to work tomorrow, waaaahh!!!

2 - 4am was a slap in the face this morning, can I even call it that?

3 - Man LONGEST week EVER, at least it's Wednesday.

4 - Is it Friday yet, man can this day go any slower?

5 - Our Friday night dinner with friends, something to look forward to :)

6 - Well that was dumb, now I have two big bruises on my hands and I can't use them, not good.

Picture taken 6 days after it happened...imagine this on both hands...

7 - No yoga for me, only 6 days in to the new year and already I can't do my new years goal...grr....

8 - Mini Fox is so excited to be back at gymnastics.

9 - Working from home is the best, why can't everyday be like this?

10 - Back to my workout class, woo hoo, although couldn't do much with my hands, some workout is better than none right?

11 - MNO, just what the soul needed.

12 - I'm determined the clean the pantry today, today is they day.

13 - Legoland, so good to be back!

14 - Back to the Container Store I go, this time I'm bringing a friend.

15 -Used the Sous Vide for the first time, made London Broil and it was AWESOME, what's next?

16 - So apparently my hands are NOT better and I still can't do push-ups, darn it!

17 - Back at my class and I love it, even though I'm still banged up and bruised, dang it.

18 - Mini Fox is so creative, I can't believe she made Rapunzel hair from the packing paper.

19 -  Love our Friday night dinners with friends.

20 -  Made Monkey Bread with the kids and went on a date with Mr. pretty successful day if you ask me.

21 - Made Eggs Benedict for the first time, and I poached the eggs using our new Sous Vide...yummy!

The sauce was cold, so it was starting to separate because the cook always eats last...hehe.

22 - Gymnastics and Trampoline class today, the kids favorite day!

23 - Allergy Shots and shopping without kids, what?!

24 - Sorry guys, still have the Christmas decorations up...it's the slowest process taking it down, one day it won't be up any more.

25 - Girls weekend, Seattle here I come!

26 - Cold, but after a short jog up a hill to the most gorgeous sight, fixed all.

27 - Suppose to rain all day, which means all day shopping!

28 - So sad to be leaving the girls, but happy to see my family again, relaxed and ready to tackle the world again.

29 - What a long day...

30 - These Christmas decorations are coming down darn it!

31 - Back to my workout class, so hard but felt so good!

An InLinkz Link-up

My Seattle Cozy Look

Hi Foxy Friends! It's always hard to get back into the swing of things after a nice long weekend. This week The Blended Blog prompt is Cozy In January. Since I was in Seattle over the weekend, I thought it would be perfect to time to take a cozy outfit picture, since it was 85°F over the weekend. I wore shorts and a t-shirt, that's not fun. But Seattle weather, perfect time to take pictures. Plus we went on a short hike to the most gorgeous view, and why not take pictures, right? Okay enough rambling, here is the outfit.

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I stole the jacket from Abbie, because her jacket was cuter and warmer.

I love being able to take photos somewhere other than my backyard, it was a really nice change of scenery.

 Eye Shadow Palette / Eye Liner / Eye Lashes / Blush

I can't find the exact jacket, but I love the 2-in-1 or 3-in-1 jackets. This is the closest one I found, but it has fur around the hood, which is super cute. I found this perfect one from Jones of New York. This one isn't quite the same, but super cute with a wool coat and sweater under it.

And of course a jumping picture, I think this might be my best one yet...mostly it has to do with the amazing background and the fact that I look like I can jump 10 feet high.

Thanks for continuing to link up and make this link  up successful! Now go out and meet some new people!

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Girls Weekend In Seattle + Vlog

Hello Foxy Friends! This past weekend I went to visit Lana and Deena and Abbie decided to join in on the fun. Deena recapped our weekend pretty nicely, so go over and read her recap...I'll fill in some other details.

First can we talk about how awesome Lana's family is and how welcoming they were to 3 stranger ladies coming to their house, being super loud and then eating like teenage boys? And can we talk about Mr. Lana...man he knows how to cook. It was fantastic, we would go out for the day and come home to hot meal on the table, my dream come true. Really this was the BEST girls weekend away I could have asked for.

There was of course lots of shopping

A little bit of site seeing and hiking, if you can call it that.

And lots of pretty scenery.

I got to go on a Ferry for the first time...with a car. That still blows my mind. How do we not sink?

And then some more shopping.

And lots and lots of eating. I'm fairly certain I ate my weight in food this weekend. But oh so worth it!

 

I couldn't imagine a better tribe. I no longer think of them as my blogging friends, but just friends. I am so happy to have gone on this blogging journey and met up with you and create more memories with you. Until next time! Disneyland in March? Who's in?

And of course there is a video/Vlog. Man remembering to Vlog is hard work. But here it is.

2017 Beach Family Pictures

Happy Monday Foxy Friends! Just getting back from the most fantastic trip to Seattle with some fellow Blogger friends. I realized that I never shared our family photos. We took them in La Jolla Scrips Pier.

Of course a family jumping picture

The kids were so done at the end and just wanted to play in the sand...this is how we do angels, in the sand in Southern California.

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Friday Favorites #148 + Announcement!

Happy Friday Foxy Friends. Right now I'm with friends for a little girls getaway. I'm so excited to be visiting friends, and will tell you all about it next week! I just hope I don't completely freeze my butt off, we all know I'm a wimp when it comes to weather. Mr. likes to say I have a 3 degree window of comfort...I'm not going to deny that, at all. Okay let's get to my favorites of the week.

In case you missed it this week:

Monday: 5 Tips For Moms To Take Care Of Themselves
Tuesday: 5 Tips to Organize Your Home
Wednesday:Light Weight Tunic
Thursday: Boxy Charm Unboxing

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Something super excited to announce! The Blended Blog ladies and I want to connect to more of our readers, so we thought we would open our blogs for you all to share something on our blogs! See details below:

Do you have an anecdote you want to share?

An experience to relate?

A funny tale?

A hard thing that's still happening?

Something on your heart?

None of the above but something burning to be in print?

If you answered yes to any of these, then will you to be my guest on my blog?

With my Blended Blog besties, we're launching a fun new series and I'd love for you to be part of the conversation.

Here are the details:

Each week will have a different topic, if you’re feeling extra wordy, feel free to submit for more than one theme. The theme for February and March is Fostering Strength, here are the topics:

Feb 12-16: A Portrait of Love: Talk about what love looks like to you.  Be creative. Here are 3 examples of very different versions of the post- you can really go anywhere with this Glenna, Jordan, Sara.
 

Feb 19-24: Watch Embrace (rentable on Amazon for $4.99) and create a post using one or some of the questions in the discussion guide (here)- tell us what you took from this film.

              

Feb 26- March 2: Affirmations and self-talk: share your tips, what do you do to build up your confidence? Life hack survival tips: What do you do well that helps you get through life? See an example of a post here.

March 5-10: I’m *insert your age here* and I tried it : any fun trends you want to share that you’ve tried? Or that you’ve been dying to try and just need that little push ? Have you accomplished something that you are really proud of? Here’s an example of what Abbie tried at 35.

March 12-16: 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 somethings.  Talk about this period in your life and what you’re going through.   Here are a few examples: Jodi, Renee

March 18-23: A woman you admire : tell us about the strong women in your life.

*DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION for February guest posts is Feb 9th and deadline for March articles is Feb 28th. 

 

Our goal is to reach out to our reader community because we know there are some great voices out there with stories to be told.  

I will include a bio of your awesomeness and your words. I'm sorry to say that I'm not paid so neither will you but I would love to promote any links you have to your amazingness and send you free hugs. You don't have to be a blogger to participate!

To sum up, in the words of of the lovely Malyn, "I was never at the cool mom table but we made our own table and we're all invited."

You in?

Comment on this post, email foxysdomesticside@gmail.com or message me on Facebook if you've got a great idea or an already formulated post!

You do NOT have to a professional blogger/writer/person. You do have to be yourself.

Can't wait to hear from YOU!

I am sure you have all heard about it, but I saw The Greatest Showman a couple of weeks ago, and OMG, this is the BEST movie. You have to go see it on the Big Screen! The music, wow, speechless. I really hope it wins some awards. Anyway, can't wait for it to come out on video so I can buy it and just watch it on repeat.

This baby's reaction getting glasses is just the cutest.

Only three things today, I figured the big announcement would count for 3 things...so what are you waiting for? Pick a topic and sign up! I can't wait to hear what you have to say!

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January Boxy Charm Unboxing

Hi Foxy Friends! I know two Boxy Charms a few weeks apart. I guess because I just got into the subscription service, that my first box came a little late? I'm not sure, but in any case. I love what I got in this new box!

Here's my unboxing video I did. It would mean the world to me if you clicked on it and gave it a thumbs up.

What's in the Box:

Girlactik Lip Paint - $23

Crown Cosmetics Metals Eye Shadow Palette - $25

It Cosmetics Brow Pencil - $24

Pur Bronze and Cheek Palatte- $34

Dr. Brandt Pores No More - $38

So I got all of these products and I only paid $19.33, I mean what a great deal! I have used the lipstick a few times and it's awesome! Great color, and super hydrating, considering it's a lip paint. Highly reccomend, I haven't tried the other products yet, but will let you know!