Dollar Store Jackpot!

Honey and I decided to have a movie night tonight while hubs was at work. We recorded Wreck It Ralph for her to watch with a babysitter last night and she never watched it. So we watched it tonight. 

I told her we would go to the dollar store and get some candy to have with the movie, and I also wanted to check out the Halloween decor. 

And because I can't go to the dollar store without going down the beauty aisle, I hit jackpot. 

Essie Sleek Sticks. Essie's version of nail wraps or nail stickers. For $1/each. Guys. These usually retail for around $10 a pop everywhere else. I'm not sure if they are retired styles or what, and I don't really care!  I bought 10 of them for the price of one!  

And here is where it gets photo heavy. I think I got one of each style; I didn't like a red with glitter that was available so I doubled up on one style. 

I got two of the very first style. And to be honest, I just realized as I was posting these that they had names on the side of the packaging. Hello!  So I got two of Glam It On. 

And there is one more, but of course I had to try them out tonight!!  So this is the one I chose for my mani tonight. 

It's called Over the Moon and I love the glitter gradient effect!!  I saved the ones I didn't use, because they can always be used as accent nails in a future mani!

 

They went on easily enough, just like the Sally Hansen stickers go on. And came with a file and a plastic cuticle pusher that I used to smooth out any air bubbles. Air bubbles seem common, but maybe I'm just not used to using the stickers? But I'm happy with the value!

So what do you think?  Did I hit the jackpot?

Where Have I Been?

I know I know.  It's been too long.
But I wanted to let you know why.

I've really been getting back into my health and fitness again.  I joined Beachbody and started with the 21 Day Fix.  And I loved it and it's results so much (15.5 inches lost in 21 days!!) that I became a Beachbody coach!

So I'm now selling the products, and running challenge groups with other ladies (and gents) who want to do a round or two of the Fix or other Beachbody workout programs.

And I just started another blog, sharing my story.  And I will be posting fitness tips, recipes, workouts, beachbody promotions, etc.  So come check it out here!

Hope to see you there!

Kat

Zoya Naturel Deux

I just got an email from Zoya that they are expanding their popular Spring/Summer naturel line with 6 new, darker neutral shades, perfect for fall!!

From the pictures the look absolutely gorgeous, and I need to get my hands on these!  Presale starts July 21st and the polishes are the standard $9.

I do know that three colors are brown shades and three are plum shades, and I have the names and what colors they are, but I don't have a picture with names next to the color. Starting with the browns we have:
Spencer: A caramel creme
Chanelle: A toasted almond creme
Emilia: A dark chocolate creme

And for the plum shades we have:
Marnie: Deep warm plum
Aubrey: Medium mauve
and Madeline: muted rose.

If any more information comes out I'll be sure to let you all know!

Kat

Septoplasty Recovery: Day Of/Day One

It's done!!  I wasn't as nervous going into the OR as I though I would be! I did have some trouble sleeping last night, mostly because I was afraid of missing my alarm. 

We got there at 645 and by 7 I was in the pre op room getting changed and vitals and everything. By 730, the nurse was walking me into the OR. There they put these amazing leg massagers on me, to help prevent blood clots. They also did the anesthesia in the OR which I have never had done before; usually it's done beforehand. The last thing I remember is a nurse asking if I was excited to get started. 

And then they were waking me up in the recovery room. That was terribly uncomfortable. My throat was so numb from the intubation tube it was hard to swallow. And I could feel blood dripping out of my nose (sorry if that's tmi).  But they quickly padded it for me to catch it all. 

Pain meds came next, quite a cocktail of IV drugs. The pain wasn't so much pain as it was burning in my nostrils. That time in the recovery room went quickly; why doesn't the work day go that quickly?!  After some quick vitals and discharge instructions, I was on my way home. 

I doubled up my pain pills and was in and out of sleep all afternoon with no pain. I did have to change the drip pad under my nose several times. It's about 12 hours later and im not bleeding much at all.  

So far day one has been better than expected!

Kat

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I'm Nervous for Tomorrow

This is a 100000% non nail related post.  And for that I apologize, but it's a look into what's about to go down here tomorrow, June 2nd.

I've recently started noticing (like within the last year and a half) problems breathing.  Usually trouble catching my breath most of the time.  After visiting the doctor and being tested for asthma (negative, by the way), I started noticing that I was almost constantly congested.  Mostly in my right nostril, but it would go to my left occasionally, usually when I slept on that side.

So my GP recommended me to an ENT for further testing.  He noticed that I have a deviated septum; slightly, nothing serious.  And on top of that, my nasal turbinates are too big and my nasal valves collapse when I breathe.  Awesome.  So those things all combined create a perfect storm of not being able to breathe correctly through my nose.

He prescribed that I start using Breathe Right strips at night, and use nasal gel and spray to help open things up through out the day.  And the only thing that worked were the strips, and even that didn't last.  And it was only at night that I would wear them.

Next step: SURGERY.  Yikes.  Tomorrow.  At 7:45 am.  No food or drink after midnight tonight, and be at the surgical center an hour early.  I'm freaking out.  I took "before" pictures of my nose last night, because there is a chance the surgery could alter the shape and appearance of it.  Is that weird?

So, as often as I can, I will come here and try to document how things go.  What pain am I in.  Hows the swelling?  I'm reading there is a lot of gross drainage, and I will keep that to myself.  You're welcome.

And soon, we will be back to nails and reviews and  pretty things.

Wish me luck!

Kat

Graze Subscription Box

A few weeks ago I found a new subscription box!  You know I love my subscription boxes!

This one can be found at graze.com, and it's a weekly (or bi-weekly, or how ever often you would like it) box and each one is only $6.  Their motto is "Snacking Reinvented", and each box comes with 4 different snacks per box.

To start, head to their website, and fill out your info.  Then they take you to the page with all their available snacks. These people have everything!  Nuts, dips and dippers, seeds, some chocolate.  I looked through each page, and as soon as I thought I found the best sounding snack, I found another that sounded even better; Toffee apple dippers (apple chips with toffee dip), salted fudge and peanut cookie (?!), honeycomb and chocolate flapjacks, those sort of resemble a granola bar.

The lists go on and on. If you're gluten free, they have snacks for you.  If you are vegan, there are selections you can choose from. And enough that you can get a different box plenty of times, so you won't get the same items over and over again unless you want to.

After selecting all of the ones I would like to try, or thought I would already LOVE, and the ones to trash (meaning never send to me, like pistachios), I could NOT WAIT to get this box.  It said it would be here around the 26th, which of course was Memorial Day (in the States) so no mail. Bummer. BUT! When I got home today it was waiting for me, and I couldn't wait to dig in and see what I got!

Starting with my least favorite (they are going in Hubs lunch tomorrow) salty BBQ corn.  Smoked cashews and jumbo corn with a BBQ flavor.  I'm not a huge cashew fan, but I know my amazing husband, Josh, likes them so I'll share the ones I don't like with him ;)

Next, Fruit and Seed Flapjacks, "rustic rolled oat flapjack with mixed seeds and dried fruit".  These are the granola bar looking ones I mentioned above.

Third, Shangri-La which is a mix on lingonberries, dried pineapple, almond slices, and pumpkin seeds. Love love love pumpkin seeds, can't wait to try this one!

And last, the one I'm most looking forward to, Toffee Apple. This is granny smith apple chips with a toffee dipping sauce.  And the little container it comes in says it's only 70 calories!  How can you beat that!?

Just by first glance (I haven't tasted any yet, because I'm waiting to bring it to work tomorrow), I give my first box an A-.  Only because of the cashews, and like I said, I'll give them to Josh anyways.  I just switched my subscription from every other week to every week; at $6 I feel it's totally worth it! I'll update on taste and freshness once I try everything!

If this box interests you, GOOD!  I have a code for you!  Just go right here and it will have my friendcode already input into the system, and you will get not only your FIRST box absolutely FREE, but you'll get your FIFTH box free as well!

Happy snacking!

Kat

Destash Sale!

Just a quick drop by to let you all know that I have a destash site up now!!  If you're interested go to www.katsdestash.storenvy.com. I'll activate the link tomorrow morning. Or you can go to my Instagram bio and it's there!!  Happy browsing/shopping!

Kat