Wednesday Words of Wisdom

"There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go."

- Richard Bach

photo via Dustjacket Attic 

{Weekend Highlights} Long Holiday Weekend

 

What a wonderful weekend!

* Overnight road trip to Norwalk, CT to visit with lifelong friends.

 

* Took a detour on the way back home Saturday to the Palisades Parkway Mall where Lil Diva & I found some serious deals. (More on that later in the week).

* Attended my friend's BBQ Sunday evening.... was great to catch up & relax.

* Took in the rays & enjoyed time by the shore Sunday with a day at the beach.

* Watched the spectacular fireworks displays from the comforts of our bedroom windows. With Mr. Man having to work today, we decided to pass on heading back to the beach.

This morning, Lil Diva and I met up with one of her good friends and went to the movies.  They wanted to see Monte Carlo with Selena Gomez.  The movie was really cute.  Perfect for the tween set.  I loved the film locations(Paris & Monte Carlo).  It was a great way to still relax after the long busy weekend.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week!

(P.S. The cutie above....is none other than Lil Diva striking a pose at the beach, LOL.)

{Happy Birthday, America}

 235 years young!

 Wishing Everyone....

 A Healthy & Happy....

Independence Day!!!

All photos via Weheartit

{TGIF} Start of the Holiday Weekend!

Our holiday weekend starts now.... Wishing everyone a fun filled Independence Day weekend!

photo via Pinterest

{What's Playing.....} Beyonce - 4

Bought this album on Tuesday....Love it.  These are two tracks I am enjoying very much.

The Best Thing I Never Had (each of us can relate to this song at one point in our life...)


I Was Here (I literally got chills listening to this song!  I think this is the goal of most people who aim high, who strive to make a mark in this world.....Beautiful!)

Wednesday Words of Wisdom

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No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change.

- Barbara de Angelis

photo via Brown Eyed Belle

{What a Bargain} Sonia Kashuk

Sonia Kashuk Gold Mine seven piece brush set

It never fails.

I go into Target (or Tar-Jay as we lovingly call it), with the intentions of having tunnel vision and just picking up the two things I required from them.  The zebra printed sheet set for Lil Diva's bed, and Lil Man's Pediasure (long story short...he has the worst appetite, and he has been prescribed to drink two servings of it per day in order to insure he has all the necessary nutrients).   

So far so good.... I have made it past the dollar spot...past the jewelry section, and almost made it past cosmetics when I see a woman walking past me with a friend, holding in her hands the cute teal colored box walking past me.  My savvy bargain hunter vision has also spotted the red and white sale tag on the corner of her box.  All this takes place in mere nano-seconds really.  So instead of turning left towards the section where the Pediasure is located at, I veer right, straight towards cosmetics. One adorable box is on the shelf....with the sale sticker affixed to it.

I had seen this brush set reviewed and recommended in several magazines throughout the Spring.  Even a few of the make up blogs I follow mentioned it back in March.  Seems the thoughts were unanimous, these brushes were great for the price.  The set almost made it home with me a couple of times between April and May, but I always seemed to put it back when I saw something else I could spend my $24.99 on.

Lucky thing I did!  This bargain shopper got this set with 7 amazing brushes and a cute storage clutch which was the last one sitting on the shelf for an amazing 50% off the regular price!  For those that frequent the Sonia Kashuk section of Target, you know this an awesome deal.  They very rarely markdown these items, if ever.

$12.49! Now that's a bargain! Seems fate had a hand and knew I just had to have it!