I'm Dreaming Pink

I’ve recently joined Mary Kay. It all happened so fast. It started with going to an Easter egg hunt with my consultant, and then I ended up staying for the rest of the sales meeting. I learned a lot just from the meeting itself. At the end of the meeting there was a question and answer session and I found myself asking all kinds of questions. I’m not normally like that. As this went on I kept getting a good feeling about all the information being shared with me. So I stayed after the meeting and listened to the facts about the company. I continued to ask many questions. I found out that I had one day left to get that month’s special for signing up. I left with the information and the feeling that I really wanted to do it, but I needed to talk to Ian about it. I knew he would support my decision, but I have been busy at work lately so I knew that concern would be brought up. Which I have been really busy lately, but I do the same thing day after day. I need something new and different in my life and I think joining Mary Kay has been perfect for that so far. This is something that I enjoy that I can do for myself. Plus I’ve always had a love for makeup and skin products. I think that all started from a Mary Kay party I went to when I was in 7th grade. So I decided to join. My decision really shocked me. I usually have to think about something for a while and then I change my mind a million times before I actually decide what I want. Then after I’ve made my decision I still feel like it’s the wrong one. I am so happy with my decision though. It’s been really good for me to get out and meet new people and change my routine. I do well with goal making and structure and I have found that so much in my new adventure.

We all know my favorite show is Friends. Shortly after I had joined I was watching an episode while doing something else and I heard this line come from Monica. It really caught my attention because it’s exactly how I felt. “I know it’s a little sudden, and it’s a little rushed, and it’s totally not like me to do something like this, but that doesn’t mean I can’t, right?”

This whole experience has been so good for me. My sister pointed out to me that I’ve been in a skirt more times in the last 2 weeks, than I have in the last 2 years. It’s been fun to get dressed up again. I haven’t thought that since high school. I’m so grateful for the job I have now. It’s really taught me a lot about running a business and how so many things work in the business world.

I feel I have been doing well so far. I’ve met both challenges I’ve had, even when I didn’t think the second one was possible. My actions and results have shocked me a little bit. I usually have a hard time with change, even if it’s good change, but this has been so great. I asked Ian if it was bad that I really wanted to jump right into this and really do it. At first I thought I’d do it just a little bit, but I’ve realized what my true desire is. I know when I put my mind towards something that I want, I get it. I am quite stubborn like that.

When I first started working with ribbon, that was all I could see when I closed my eyes. Now all I seem to dream about is Mary Kay products. I think it’s pretty funny. I’m so excited to keep making goals and progressing. I love that I get to do this with one of my closest friends. As much as I love my husband, it’s nice to get out and be around other women. I also get to work with another friend from my current job who has just signed up under me. I had a recruit before my first party! I was definitely not expecting that to happen any time soon. I’m so glad to have such a wonderful director also. She is so helpful and supportive. This is definitely a new adventure for me and I’m loving every minute of it.

My Latest Blog

I have created a blog for my hair bows. I sell them in the store I work at and they have been going pretty good. I figured I'd try making a blog for them and see how that does. If you have any friends with little girls, pass me along. I also find that alot of older girls like to wear my bows too. It's something fun to keep me occupied when I'm not working :)

http://simpledesignbows.blogspot.com/

This is one of my favorites. It's very simple and plain, but I love it!

Recipezaar

Recipezaar.com is by far my most favorite website for recipes. It is so easy to use and I can always find good ideas for dinner. I love that you can search for any food ingredient, and it will pull up a huge list with recipes involving that. Then I sort the list by rating, and I‘ve found some really good recipes. I also like to look at the categories they already have listed and sort those by rating too. I love to just sit and browse recipes, saving them to my cookbook. Then when I need an idea for dinner, I can look at my saved recipes and find something I’ve been wanting to try. Maybe one day I’ll be brave enough to post some of my own recipes on Recipezaar. I thought I’d post the links to some of my favorite recipes from this website.

Spinach & Four-Cheese Manicotti
http://www.recipezaar.com/Kittencals-Spinach-Four-Cheese-Manicotti-Vegetarian-72308

I use the filling to fill jumbo shells and substitute cottage cheese for ricotta. It’s cheaper and I like the texture better.


Curry Chicken with Coconut and Peanuts
http://www.recipezaar.com/Curry-Chicken-with-Coconut-and-Peanuts-37139


Chicken Breasts in Lemon Cream Sauce
http://www.recipezaar.com/Chicken-Breasts-in-lemon-cream-sauce-50342


Absolute Best Ever Lasagna
http://www.recipezaar.com/Absolute-Best-Ever-Lasagna-28768


Delicious Chicken Pot Pie
http://www.recipezaar.com/Delicious-Chicken-Pot-Pie-10744


Beef and Broccoli
http://www.recipezaar.com/Sassys-Beef-and-Broccoli-39554


Cilantro Rice
http://www.recipezaar.com/Cilantro-Rice-28113

Technically it's still February...

I love that Valentine’s Day is almost exactly 6 months from our Anniversary. It’s a couple weeks later, but we had a really good Valentine’s Day.



My most favorite flowers are lilies and orchids. This year for Valentine's Day Ian got me orchids. I love them. He is so sweet and thoughtful. It was the perfect gift. I love that the idea came from me getting him a bamboo plant last year for Valentine’s. It is called a lucky bamboo plant, and that it is. Our bedroom gets hardly any sunlight, and has extreme temperatures in the winter and summer, but it is still thriving a year later.



I love my husband with all of my heart and can't imagine my life without him. I am so lucky to have found him. There are so many things I love about him. He is so patient with me and always seems to be there when I need him the most. I love that he supports me in everything I do. He always makes me laugh and we have so much fun together. He makes me happier than I ever thought I could be. He is so perfect for me and I hope to be the wife he deserves. I can’t imagine anyone else by my side to learn and grow with. Here’s to many more years! I love you Ian!

11 Year Upgrade

Ian and I have recently bought my realistic dream car!! It's a 2002 Silver Honda Accord and I love it so much. It was a desparately needed upgrade. I'm sure my little red '91 Accord is still a good car, I just got sick of fixing everything that went wrong. I decided I'd rather be making a car payment than paying $200+ everytime something went wrong. I was also sick of it dying in unconvenient places such as the bank drive through... I'm just glad it never died at a stop light! I'm so happy we were able to find the car I had in mind. We are definately an Accord family! Ian and I currently own three, looking to sell one :) Buying this car has been a great learning experience for us. This purchase was a little more complicated than normal with it being a used car, from a private party, and out of state. Our incompetant loan officer didn't help either, but everything finally worked out. Of course the day we were able to go back down to Utah to pick it up, the weather had to be horrible. The trip down wasn't too bad. Coming home was in pouring rain, dense fog, and snow. It was definately an adventure. I'm really glad I had a friend to drive home with me. It's always fun driving in scary weather in a different, new car, when I can't see very well at night. But we made it and now I have the car of my dreams!