I'll show you mine - if you show me yours

[Foreword: I was inspired by Sydney from The Daybook to write this blog, every girl keeps her life in her purse, right?]


For some time my younger sister, Hanna, has made fun of me and my purse. Poor purse, what did it ever do to her? All it ever did was hold all my most valuable and most used items and it's always been loyal, stays right by my side through thick and thin. In any case, this is me standing up for myself, and my purse. 

It all started after she saw this:

After that it has been referred to as Mary Poppin's bag - it never seems to end and I can keep pulling stuff out of it - which in all honesty is kind of true.


Exhibit B: These are all the things my purse holds...

1. 2011 planner with a mechanical pencil - plans change that's why God made erasers

2. The actual subject in question - one of my favorite purses :)

3. Wallet from Forever 21

4. Redbox movies - a staple in our house, we <3 movies

5. Tupperwear full of hair ties, bobby pins, Burts Bees chapstick, earrings...etc

6. Fruity and minty gum

7. Tampons and fine tip sharpie - you never know when Uncle Charlie is going to visit, or when you may need to write something permanently

8. Keys

9. Our wedding photo CD discs...I guess just in case? :)

10. Camera and USB cord

11. iFlip video camera from Mom - Christmas present

&

my make-up bag (seen below)

Other items I've been known to have in there as well are a fine tooth comb, bottle of aerosol hairspray, a water bottle, an apple and my phone charger cord. I guess I see a little validity in her assumptions. I'd rather look at it that I'm just well prepared.

While we're at it, i'm going to go ahead and introduce my handy dandy make-up bag as well, PS - I'm kind of a drugstore junkie

1. Life is Good bag from Morrobay, CA - it makes me happy every time I see it

2. Perfume - DKNY Joy [smells deLISH] I'm super sad my sample is almost gone, a bottle costs $80

3. Philosophy Instant Sunshine - bronzer

4. Coralista by Benefit - blush, my favorite :)

5.  Mini Pantine Pro-V hairspray

6. Purple loose eye shadow

7. Brushes

8. Volume Express mascara by Covergirl

9. Lineur eyeliner - blogged about here

10. random lipgloss - don't remember where I got it

11. Maybelline Dream Mousse concealer - for those stubborn things that won't hide with regular cover up

12. Urban Decay eye shadow in Chopper

13. Covergirl Fresh Complexion pocket powder - LOVE this

14. Covergirl Eye Enhancers in Fard Accent - inspiration from Rachel at Tunes & Spoons here

What make-up essentials can you not live without? Do you stalk drug/department stores for good deals on your favorite things? 

I'd love to know - What's in YOUR bag?!

 

Um, so the evening after I wrote this blog, my favorite shiny black purse went to purse heaven. RIP favorite faux alligator purse, you were good to be and held all my favorites. 

I went out yesterday and bought it's replacement, I was pleasantly surprised. I found this little one just waiting to be adopted. I hope it will bring me just as much joy and hold just as many secrets and surprises :)

Hello, sunshine purse! 

What is your life plan?

Last night was a great night spent with family and friends, laughing and drinking. But when the fun was over, and it was just Bryan, Christine and I, we put on Pandora and were just hanging out. 

A song came on by Brad Paisley, it's called "It Did". I'll share the lyrics at the end of this post, but it got me thinking even more about my "life plan". Recently I've been re-evaluating this life plan of mine, for the better and the worse, and I've come to a couple conclusions

This is how I thought and was planning on it to go:

1. Graduate high school

2. Get accepted to & attend college

3. Graduate college

4. Find a good paying job

5. Get married by 25

6. Buy a home

7. Have children by 30

8. Live happily ever after

This is how it's gone so far

1. Graduated high school

2. Went to college for two years and then came home because I realized I wasn't doing what made me happy

3. Was working at a job I hated that paid a lot and traded it in for a job I love that pays the bills

4. Moved in with Bryan and got engaged

5. Got married at 23

6. Living in an apartment until we can afford a house

I feel like I'll never make my dad as proud of me as he would have been if I'd graduated college, and that I might not get the best job because of that as well, but you know, even though the original plan didn't work out exactly like I'd planned, I'm happy. And even though we are not exactly where we want to be financially yet, I'm happy. And even though we don't own our own home yet, I'm happy. I married the love of my life, we have a great support system, jobs, and a place to call our own. I have to remind myself that we are still young and have time to accomplish many things in life

Things don't always work out the way you plan them, but it is all about how you adjust that "life plan" you laid out for yourself in the beginning. And that's what this song reminded me of, don't give up hope because just when you think it can't get any better, it does. At least that's what I took away from it :) Instead of looking at these changes in my life plan, I need to embrace them or I'm going to miss my life!

Artist: Brad Paisley

Song: It Did

Album: 5th Gear

A single red rose and a table for two
a nice chardonnay and an ocean view
ships coming in and stars coming out
we sat and we talked til the place closed down
then we took a long walk down on the beach
Her and that white dress and her bare feet
we stopped and we watched the light house light
I pulled her close and I held on tight
and I said to myself
it doesn’t get better than this
no it doesn’t get better than this

And it did, it did, oh it did.

Fast forward to that next spring
we were looking for a preacher
Picking out rings
Family coming in and friends coming out
To that little white church on the outskirts of town
Me in that tux fighting butterflies
Tears of joy in my mama’s eyes
Her daddy walking her down the aisle
He lifted that veil and I saw that smile
and I said to myself
it doesn’t get better than this
no it doesn’t get better than this


But it did, it did, oh it did

Just when I start thinking it's as good as it can get
This crazy life does something just to let me know
I haven’t seen anything yet

Nine months later nearly to the day
There we were flying down the interstate
Car weaving in, car weaving out
Through traffic running every red light in town
Delivery room and the doctor comes in
I’m right beside her she’s squeezing my hand
One more push and a baby cries
Sweet little angel with his mama’s eyes

And I said to myself
it doesn’t get better than this
no it doesn’t get better than this

But it did, it did, oh it did
Yes, it did