My 5 minute face

A few weeks ago on Making it Lovely, Nicole posted about the products she uses for her 5 minute face and it was a great. I love reading about what women use on a day to day basis and you might even find a new product!

So I thought I'd share with you what I use each day, which seems like it might be a lot but it really literally only takes me 5 minutes.


Before I apply I always moisturize. It's a must.

top right: Loreal Studio Secrets Face Primer, I swear by this stuff. It's a great base and covers pores. And it's lightweight. Neutrogena Healthy Skin Liquid Compact, I break out so easily and this has great coverage without feeling heavy and cakey. Mac Pro Longwear Concealor is a miracle worker and a little bit goes a long way. And for cheek color I use Pixi Sheer Cheek Gel, I LOVE this stuff. I use Sun Kissed and you really look like you just left the beach. The gel is a fun transition away from powder blush, and it just feels so much nicer on your skin and lasts a long time.

top right: Mac Eyeshadow in Saddle, I use this for my eyebrows. For me it's the perfect color to compliment red hair. Then I apply Mac Eyeshadow in Vanilla on lid and as a brow highlight. Maybelline Gel Eyeliner is my favorite, it gives you the perfect winged liner look. And Covergirl Lash Blast in Very Black. It gives you seriously full lashes.

And for lips, it really depends on the day. Lately it's been lipstick in Siren by Covergirl, Maybelline's Coral Crush or Boots No. 7 Tangerine Twist lip gloss.

And that's it!

What are some of your go to make up musts?

Where did my chubby baby go?

So much changes in a year.

Vintage Metal Trays

I started picking up vintage trays at the thrift store with no real purpose in mind, except that I just really loved them.

And the other week I decided to hang them on the wall in my kitchen. It was the only wall space downstairs that I was having trouble decorating.

And I really love how its turning out.

Unconditional Parenting

This morning I woke up really tired.

Ayden started sleep walking and was mumbling about bees in his bed. The other night it was spiders... I'm pretty sure he is having night terrors. Scary thing for a 5 year old.

So I laid next to him to sooth him, and he tossed and turned all night.
Leaving me wide awake at 1:30.

But there is something so magical about being awake when the whole house is sleeping.

And it left me some time to think.

I've been reading this great book called Unconditional Parenting,
and it's opened my eyes to a lot of the ways society has programmed parents to discipline and love our kids. Some points are a little to extreme for me, but some ring so true. 

The author bases his research on what he calls, "Conditional Parenting." Which is all based on rewards and contigent on behavior. And how we as parents don't really teach our children what it means when they make a bad decision, instead we punish and we move on, leaving them uncapable of understanding why they did what they did and that you still love them regardless of their behavior. 

It's pretty mindblowing how much our relationship towards our children effects them for the rest of their lives. Which is why I don't take it lightly and am always trying to read different ways to approach being a mom.

We aren't always going to make the right decisions and we will make mistakes but it's our responsibitly to create an enviroment of love, peace and security for them. They deserve it.

I haven't finished the book yet, but I love where it's headed.

What are some of your go to parenting books?

He made it!

Ayden graduated from preschool on Thursday.

It was such a hard step for me, I have to be honest.

I know he is so ready for kindergarten, but his preschool was so great and I really just didn't want this magical moment in his life to end. 

Crafting and creating art all day? Are you kidding? Who wouldn't want that to last forever...

Because his teachers were so great, I wanted to do something special for them, so I decided to make them my friend Carynn's lemon scrub and it turned out perfect. 

I added grapefruit to it, so the color was a little "fleshy" but the scrub was amazing. I really love the smell of citrus and it was so simple to make.

He made some really great friends this year too.
Look at these sweet boys!

  

At the end of the day I told him that I was so sad he wasn't going to be a rainbow anymore,

and he told me, "Ahh, it's okay mom...I'm still a Fisher."

I think he's pretty excited that he gets to go to Brandon's school now and not the baby school. 
He's an official big kid.

Beach babies

I was REALLY scared to take Lucas to the beach.

REALLY scared.

He is a runner.

And I feared that he'd either run straight into the ocean's grasp or down the coast and never.stop.

And I am a terrible runner.

So when we decided to go I was secretly shaking in my flip flops.

We set up our lil' spot in a corner of Laguna Beach.

And Lucas sat down and played in the sand,

the entire time.

I was actually able to sit down and relax,

which lately with Lucas hasn't been very often.
 

It was so amazing.

And the boys boogie boarded the entire time.

We are planning a ton of weekly beach trips this summer!

8 weeks to a better me: Week 5/Having fun & Loving life!

I could not love this weeks goals any more!

They are so perfect and exactly what I needed to read this week for an extra boost of motivation & inspiration!

Life has just been feeling pretty rough lately. 

And sometimes when it's rough it's hard to see that there is beauty in the world and that it will get better.

It has to rain before the rainbow, right? 

So here are my 3 goals for the week:

1) Spend time outside each day. Being outdoors is a great way to feel connected to something bigger. And it's a great way to calm your mind. Right about now my husband would be calling me a hippie!  ha!

2) Buy fresh flowers for the house, something small to make me smile.

3) And for my third goal, I love what Lauren said about not speaking negatively about your spouse. But not only your spouse I think it's important to not speak negatively about anyone you love. So this week I'm only going to speak words of love. 

xo!