I just want to say thank you to my friends, family and readers for all your love and support. I am very blessed to have such great people in my life. I hope you all have a lovely Thanksgiving! I am counting my blessings……. Cheers!
Archives for November 2013
Preparing For Company
Also if you haven’t heard I am IN LOVE WITH Rent The Runway . Use it for parties, work events, weddings, you name it! I am getting a cute little number for next weeks WGC Luncheon. I have used them several times now and not been disappointed once. What a cleaver idea…. wish I thought of it. Cheers!
This week starting my LOCAL GIFT GUIDE…..STAY TUNED! Gifts from Silk & Burlap – Relish Decor & http://www.loveoliveoilvinegar.com just to name a few……
To all my freinds and family out there – Thank you for your support advice and unconditional love. I hope we can catch up and I’d love to hear from you but please make sure during this time of year to stop and take care of yourself too. Your worth it! ( espiceally to me) I Love you bunches!
Thanks for stopping by,
XOXO LORI
Here’s To You Fella’s
Hellllooooooooo,
Normally I focus more on my wish lists or female driven gifts for the Holiday’s – however this year I find myself here at home with 3 out of the 4 men in my life. ( I miss you Vinny) And my only daughter away at first year college. Needless to say I am out numbered but enjoying it most of the time…… (please don’t just drop your things everywhere as you come home and can anyone else ever put the seat down in the bathroom?) That being said – I have had the opportunity to “style” my men and they all look damn good if I do say so myself…. Here are a few things I love and have gotten them – or something similar – BTW – the 212 Sexy Men cologne is so great – a must if you can find it. So before I start on my local + online finds I wanted to take care of the “boys” first. Love you guys! xoxoxoxo
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY,
XOXO LORI
BUSY BUSY BUSY
Hey There,
Boy things here sure are busy! We just arrived home from a quick trip to Puerto Rico for some much needed R&R. We stayed at the lovely Dorado Beach Resort by Ritz Carlton. You can view my photos on FB and Instagram. Was just what the Doctor ordered and a great way to celebrate my 44th B-Day!
However came home to chilly DC weather – and lots of projects. We are in process of building a new home with Wormald Homes – Yeah !!!!!!
just met with vintagesecurity.com at the home site to go over wireless stuff ( thanks Jennifer) + remodeling one of our restaurants The Tasting Room – Frederick, MD & opening our 3rd location for our Black Hog BBQ restaurant.
See Busy Busy….. I am design consultant for the projects. This will be my 6th & 7th project with my husband – I learn more and more each day. So much timing comes into play – tons of fabulous choices. We have a wonderful architect and love our contractors. Right now we are just ordering fixtures, tables, chairs, flooring, bar equipment etc… for TR renovation.
Considering my ADD things are going smoothly so far…….LOL. I do walk in circles several times a day and forget why I walked in a room but Oh well…..I will be posting pictures along the way – so stay tuned!
Yesterday I went to my first Pure Barre class in Fairfax, VA to check it out. I heard great things about these work outs & they did not disappoint. Sore in all the right places….. progress photo’s to follow….. Running out the door to BOD Event Mtg I am tired already and its not quite 9:30! LOL
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY,
XOXO LORI
Just think'in
D-Lish DIY Shave Cream
seriously love this stuff!
my hair, to mix with some vitamins, in my bath scrubs, and this past summer I’ve started
using it as shaving cream! I don’t know if that’s weird or just borderline
brilliant (I am going with brilliant – I say if you can’t pump yourself up why
would anyone else?) but either way, I thought it was finally time that I share
it with you. BTW – not just for summer this is perfect all year long – even more so in the dry cold winter ahead. Besides it makes you smell YUMMY!!!!
as a shaving cream:
Coconut oil is safe for your
body (and the environment). Our skin is our body’s largest
organ and when we put chemicals (i.e. most commercial beauty products) on our
skin, we’re putting these chemicals into our bodies. That scares me. It’s also
nice to know that I’m not adding more chemicals into our water supply.
Coconut oil is affordable. I know some brands can get a little pricey, but when you
compare the cost of a little coconut oil to commercial beauty products, you’re
saving big bucks, trust me.
Coconut oil doubles as a
moisturizer. Thus, it saves time because you
simply slather it on once and you’re ready to go!
Coconut oil has antifungal and
antibacterial properties. This is especially
helpful if you are prone to razor burn or are shaving delicate skin.
use it to shave:
you get the closest shave.
palms before applying to the skin. It’s usually easiest to apply the coconut
oil to dry legs, but since I’m usually in the bath and mine are already wet, I
usually apply it with my legs slightly damp.
razor will allow you to get the closest shave and you’re less like to have
razor burn because you won’t have to repeat areas. Rinse the blade in-between
strokes, or wipe the blade on a damp washcloth to remove the used oil.
shaving. My DIY body scrubs are usually a mix of oil, salt
or sugar, and other ingredients to add fragrance.
make the tub slippery! So be careful getting in or out of the tub/shower. I usually keep a Scrubbing Bubbles handy and spray
it down as soon as I exit. This means I won’t have extra cleanup to do later
& I won’t have to worry about slipping the next time I get in.
Great Little Finds That Don’t Break The Bank $$$$$
So sometimes I complain about all the wasted product that’s hard to scoop out from the bottom of beauty jars which is a total and complete waste of money. Yes times are that tough my friends ( plus I like my $$..don’t you?) that I need to fuss over the scrapings at the bottom of the barrel so to speak. And it doesn’t help that brands are raising prices on everything so getting every last drop of expensive beauty cream is worth it. I’ve seen a couple of different scoops that are supposed to help pick up product before and never got around to buying any until I recently came across the MAKEUP MISER SPATULA a few weeks ago. They contain three different sizes in a pack and I scooped (bad pun) them up right away.
It is a versatile cosmetic bag and storage tote with a glimmering reflective finish.
It is great to keep in your gym bag – travel bag (look above) – purse – for late nights & early mornings – $5.99 – $6.49 (I won’t tell…..)