Friday, May 16, 2014

Friday Giveaway!

Happy Friday!! Today is the first day this week where the weather isn't supposed to be in the 100's!  Everyone is constantly complaining about the heat, but it is a dry heat and I not-so-secretly LOVE it.  It reminds me of summers in Bakersfield growing up, where 100 degrees is the average. Here are 5 other things that I am currently loving!
-ONE-

Don't forget to enter the AllieClay giveaway! (Posted Wednesday)  We're giving away a PERSONALIZED small cosmetic bag and a kroakie.  Browse through her Etsy shop and look at all of the adorable fabric options.  

-TWO-
I have been using this mascara for about a month now and I absolutely LOVE it.  I went to the eye doctor earlier this week and she asked me if I had been using Latisse because my lashes looked so long!  Nope no Latisse, just this.  I already have fairly long lashes, but my main problem is clumps.  Spider lashes that are all clumped together in sections. The reason I love this mascara is because it does an awesome job at separating and extending the lashes.  I use multiple coats.

-THREE-
One Day Contacts
 After some eye issues, and several different doctor visits later, I switched to 1 Day contacts.  My eyes were constantly red and I was getting the worst headaches and didn't know why.  No drops seemed to take away the redness.  I made an appointment at an optometrist near my work and went in during my lunch break and he did not see anything wrong and told me it was "probably allergies."  I had no other reactions, no stuffy nose, my eyes weren't watery, nothing.  Long story short, I ended up in urgent care with severely red eyes and in pain. She didn't see anything either, but gave me antibiotics drop and told me to use them for 24 hours and if there was no improvement to see an ophthalmologist (who knew this existed...not me!)  The drops helped a little bit but I ended up going to see the ophthalmologist, who was a God send.  If anyone is in the Newport Beach area, her name is Dr. Carla Barnett.  She looked at my eyes for maybe 2 minutes and knew exactly what was wrong.  She said that my eyes could no longer handle the toxicity of the solution used to clean my lenses!  I told her I had been wearing those lenses and using the same solution for 10 years, but she said it is something that happens over time.  So I have been wearing the 1 Day for 3 days now and really like them.  They are more expensive, but totally worth it to have healthy eyes finally!  She said it may take a full month to clear up completely, but the redness has already gone away and no more headaches! Woohoo!

-FOUR-   
Oil Pulling?
Has anyone tried it!?  I tried it for about a week, but I haven't seen many changes.  20 minutes is a LONG TIME to swish it around!  I have opted to do 10 minutes in the morning and 10 minutes at night. But, I'm not so sure I will continue to do it unless I know I will see some results (it isn't the most enjoyable thing).

-FIVE-
Crazy Baby!!

We are babysitting this crazy baby on Saturday!  I haven't seen her since Easter, but there were so many people at my parent's house and she was running around the entire day.  My sister and brother in law have a wedding so I said we would drive up for the day and spend the night.  We will have a long day of swimming and snow cones!  Can't wait.  Also, my younger sister will be in town from San Francisco, so I am excited for that.

Lastly, (SIX!?)  Here are the pictures I promised last week of Jeff's golf basket. 



I made him take this right after he woke up!  I had it set up so that was the first thing that he saw when he walked out of the bedroom.  We had a great day!

Have a great weekend! 
XO Nicci

1 comment:

  1. You did such a great job with his basket!! I haven't tried any of MAC's mascaras before but totally should as I love all their other products! Hope you have a great weekend!

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