Influenster

What is Influenster?

Influenster is a community of people who review and answer questions about products and experiences. Members can get exclusive deals for products, promotions, and more!

I joined a few weeks ago and am working on a few "Expert Badges" which match my blog's focus: "Pop Culture", "Sweet Tooth", "Beauty Queen" and "Fashionista". You can earn badges and improve your score by completing surveys, answering questions, and completing reviews. You can unlock 5 badges, so pick categories you're interested in. There are 16 Expert Badges to choose from.

I haven't gotten into it too much, but I'm loving the ability to review products and give my honest opinion, as well as answer other people's questions.

So if you're interested in sharing products, experiences, and have an active social media life, head on over and see what it's all about! 

Weekend Update!

Well, that weekend went fast!

I got so much done... I always feel so behind when I come home from a trip. This weekend consisted of catching up on cleaning, laundry, and some diy projects I've been wanting to do.

I was on-call for work this weekend, so couldn't really do much else but it was so nice to just chill.

I can't wait to show you what I made- the yellow flower is a hint! 
I also made a couple bracelets... I used to love making jewelry and haven't done it in a few years so I decided to get back to it.

I went shopping... and found an adorable lace top that I'll no doubt be wearing to work this week. I've really tried to cut down on the shopping this month (and done a decent job) but I found clothes I actually liked at Kohl's and just had to.

Can you believe the amount of sprinkles I got on my soft serve? I ate the whole thing... of course!

Sunday evening I baked some fluffy chocolate chip cookies that were amazing! I used this recipe found on Pinterest... usually I don't like to stray from the regular Tollhouse recipe, but I decided to try this one and am so glad I did!

I finally feel like I'm back in one piece after a relaxing weekend.
This week will be a short one... the Baltimore Grand Prix is in town, and my office is located right downtown... so I'll be in the office the first half of the week, working from home on Thursday, and off work on Friday! 
Chris bought us tickets to the practice rounds on Friday... I'm hoping to either meet Patrick Dempsey or Arie from the Bachelorette. I probably won't, but I'll be stalking them down  keeping an eye out! Kidding, kidding, Chris...
(That's how he got me to go last year. Told me Patrick Dempsey would be there. I looked and couldn't find him anywhere... It was sad)

That's last year.

I'm pretty sure it was the best day of Chris' life thus far. Hoping this year will top it!

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Of course, I am linking up with Sami, Dana, and Leeann for Weekend Update!



How was your weekend? I hope it was great!

A Relaxing Weekend!

Why does every weekend fly by like crazy?
I'm happy to say that we hardly did anything this weekend! 
After a busy couple weeks, it was nice to relax and just do whatever.

On Friday, Chris made me a super nice dinner. 
He's a great cook and I've recently taken over in the kitchen out of convenience because of our schedules. It was nice to have him jump back in, and I wasn't allowed to know what he was making. It was fun to watch him cook and just sit and enjoy a glass of wine :)

He made risotto with shrimp and asparagus. The yellow is lemon zest. Yum! 

The rest of the weekend was just spent relaxing and running errands but it was nice. I even finished a book and started another which is a miracle!

On the way home last night there was a double rainbow... it was pouring and super sunny at the same time. Gorgeous!

I've also proudly had a solid week of calorie counting. I'm not interested in losing too much weight...more-so watching what I eat and feeling better. No matter what, I am not giving up my wine and cocktails. Or my desserts (in moderation)...Never!! Pizza is also still part of my life.
 I've been using My Fitness Pal to count calories... I've used a few of these apps and this is definitely my favorite. Does anyone else use My Fitness Pal or one like it? You can also log your workouts which I'll hopefully be starting soon. Emphasis on "hopefully" :)


In other news, we watched the second half of Freedom Writers last night (now I actually want to see the whole thing). It was good and all, but was anyone else extremely disappointed with Patrick Dempsey's character being such a jerk? I didn't think it was possible to ruin McDreamy. Plus, I've heard he is nice in real life (or maybe I just made that up, I don't know). 



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Now that I've stalked the heck out of him on google images, he's okay in my book again.
#icanthelpit #sorryimnotsorry


I just used hashtags. I am officially losing it.

Of course, I'm linking up with Leeann, Sami, and Dana for Weekend Update!








How was your weekend?

15 Day Challenge: Day 14

Wow it's the second to last day of the challenge! :(

Linking up with Sar at life of love!

{14} If you were only allowed to watch one movie for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

Clueless!

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I don't even think this one needs explanation. I just love it and have since I first saw it. It's so 90's which makes me laugh when I watch it now. My favorite scene is the driving test when Cher crashes into every other car on the road.. hilarious! I was also envious of Cher's closet and "dressing system" on the computer (who wasn't?!) Plus, who doesn't love Paul Rudd? And, of course, Brittany Murphy- she was great in this movie!

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 Best movie ever :)

What's your favorite movie?