A Big Box of Scentsy!

Look what just showed up at my doorstep! A big box full of fun, new Scentsy products! 

A friend is starting up a new Scentsy business and when she asked if I would review some products on my blog, I couldn't say no! I didn't know anything about Scentsy, but I couldn't wait to try it out. Here's what I learned about how it works. It's pretty simple. First you pick your warmer, then you pick your scents.
I picked the Angora warmer, and it looks so good in my kitchen! There are so many cute ones, I'm already thinking about what I should get next!

All you do is plug in the warmer and turn it on, then put one of the little scent cubes in. There's a light bulb in the bottom that melts the wax. When it starts to melt, then the room starts to smell amazing! It's like a candle, without the flame.

In my big Scentsy box I also got a few different sample scents to try and a bag of little samples just to smell. There are so many different delicious scents, it's hard to decide which ones are my favorites!

After trying everything out for a few days, here are my favorite things about Scentsy: 

1. I love the different scents! The second one I tried was Coconut & Lemongrass and I loved it so much that I didn't want to try any of the others. It smells like summer, and with this everlasting winter, it is just what I need to cheer me up a little! I also like the White Tea & Cactus, and Just Breathe.

2. I love that there is no flame to worry about. True story - the other night I left the house and forgot to turn off the warmer. It was so nice that I didn't have to worry about it burning down my house, like I would have if I'd left a candle burning. Plus, when I got home 4 hours later, my house smelled delicious!

If you want to see more of the warmers and scents that Scentsy offers, I'm hosting an on-line party, so feel free to check it out here. You can also go directly to Cristina's website to see everything.

Check it out, and if you want to smell any of the sample scents, come on over!  

Sunday Snapshots: Failure

Remember that time I decided I was going to take a picture every day for a whole year? Well, it hasn't even been a month, and I've already failed. I lasted about 2 weeks before I realized I didn't have enough pictures for the third week!

I think I failed for 2 main reasons.

1. It's hard to remember to take a picture everyday.
2. When I did remember, my pictures were not interesting.

I guess that's one New Year's resolution I can cross off the list already! Oh well, it was fun while it lasted...

Sunday Snapshots: Week 2

My pictures for the week aren't super exciting, mostly because I was stuck in the house for most of the beginning of the week since it was so cold and snowy here. Oh well, at least I have one for each day. So far, so good!

Sunday Snapshots: Week 1

I don't know if this is still a thing, but I've decided to jump on the bandwagon (if there still is one) of taking a picture everyday for a year. So far I'm doing really well. As in, I have 5 pictures for the first 5 days of January. We'll see how it goes from here, especially since I have to go back to work on Tuesday and be all responsible and busy again. But for now, I'll stick with - I'm doing really well! See for yourself...

Also, I'm thinking about trying out the hoop nose-ring. (See: the biggest picture. Look closely, it's there.) Any thoughts?

New Year, New Clothing Choices!

Today I put on a pair of jeans for the first time in over a month! It felt a little bit strange, I'm not gonna lie. I kind of missed my fleece-lined leggings (seriously, those things are amazing!) But since it was all of about 8 degrees here today, with snow drifts up to my knees, I decided it was time to put on some pants. I also decided to do a little reflecting on Dressember.

I didn't wear all of the dresses I own. Not even close. Mostly because I wore the same few dresses over and over, with different sweaters or tights. But also because I own way too many clothes!

And after reading some of the book 7, in which the author gives away 7 things she owns everyday for a month, I felt like it was time to clean out the closet, or at least start in on the dresses. I kept the ones I wore during Dressember and the ones I know I've worn in the past few months. The rest, I tried on and thought about why I still had them in my closet. By the end, my floor looked like this

I had 9 dresese and 5 pairs of tights to get rid of.

And I still have plenty left hanging in the closet.

 

So now my question is: What do I do now?

 

I could save it and have a garage sale in the summer, but that really only helps me buy more stuff with the money I make, and do I really need more stuff? (NO)

 

I could give it to Goodwill, but somehow that doesn't feel like a very personal or meaningful way to give something away.

 

For now, I put the dresses and tights in my extra closet, and I'm going to continue to clean out my closets and look for more stuff to give away. I'm not sure if I'll do 7 things a day, but I'm going to try. In the meantime, I'll be thinking of what I'm going to do with all of the extra stuff I find in my house.

 

Any ideas?

Last Day, Hooray!

Well, don't look too hard at these pictures from the last day, because apparently by this point in Dressember I am so lazy that I am having a hard time making decisions about what to wear. I am definitely wearing the same dress as yesterday. Just picked it up right off the chair where I left it last night and put it right back on. I didn't even find a new sweater, that's how lazy I am. But I do have different (fleece-lined) tights on, so that's something, right? It's just so cold here, and this dress is like wearing sweatpants, only in the form of a dress, and I just couldn't help myself! And I can't even be sure that I won't put it on again tomorrow, but at least I won't have to post a picture of it!

Thanks for coming along on my Dressember adventure. I had fun, raised a little money for a great organization, and even managed to stay warm most of the time!

Stay tuned for more projects coming up soon. I just started reading Seven: an experimental mutiny against excess by Jen Hatmaker, and the entire book seems like one big New Year's resolution to me right now! Be warned, it might get a little crazy around here...

Happy Dressember and Happy New Year!

 

 

2 Days Left

Dressember is almost over and I'm pretty excited - it's getting really cold around here! But before it ends, I'm using today to show off a Christmas present made by my Grandma. She knitted boot cuffs for all of the her granddaughters, and they turned out super cute! And even though they're just cuffs, they still added some extra warmth on a day where the high was about 10 degrees!

So far the Dressember campaign has raised over $100,000. There are a few more days left to be part of it. Stay tuned for 1 more day of dresses...