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Life and Random Rambling. . .

Hi everyone!

I know I haven't been posting much lately but I've been super busy. I don't have as much time to relax as I used to. Here's what has been going on in my life:

-I have a couple job interviews this week that I'm very excited about. I was babysitting my friend Brittany's son Adrian but I'm not doing that any more and we need money (doesn't everyone?!) so I'm going back to work. Say a prayer for me about those job interviews!!

-Our car isn't the newest and seems to have a new problem every couple months. Recently the brakes went out on it. They were grinding so loudly, you could hear it from 5 blocks away. Embarrassing!! We definitely didn't have the money to get them fixed at the moment between rent, the cell phone bill, gas, food, and other misc. bills, so my Grandma helped us out. My uncle is a mechanic and not only did he do the brakes, he also replaced a few other things and now our car is working great and it's safe again. Yay!! I'm so happy that my family could help us out because we couldn't have done it on our own.

-I told you guys that I sold my first article, and I'm still so excited about that. I'm currently working on a few more articles and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they'll be sold and published as well.

-Tom's brother and sister-in-law had their baby so we're now a first time aunt and uncle!! I love my nephew to pieces, he is the sweetest little boy ever.

our nephew, Jack Edward.

proud auntie <3

-We celebrated Lexi's 3rd birthday. I can't believe she's already 3. Where has the time gone!? She speaks in  complete sentences, she catches on to things so quickly and she is such a little girl with such a huge personality!! Here are some pics from her birthday party:

-I've still been keeping up with my workout routine but I don't want to say too much about that. I'll show you guys updated pics soon along with my workout routine/schedule/what I eat/etc.

Here are some other new random pics:

Chicago sunrise <3

kissessss ;)

#SkinnyBitchMode #GetItRightGetItTight

My hair is getting SO long!!

01/30/13

baking cookies

Mama && Babygirl 

Nevaeh <3

my big girl. . . 

my favorite pic of her!!

That's it for now, I'm working on a few posts so check back soon. Don't forget to comment!!

xo, Sarah

Adding A Pinterest Button

So I needed an image to add a Pinterest button to my blog. This is the image that will pin on your board if you use the new "Pin It" button. Thanks in advance. ;)

xo, Sarah

Just A Thought . . .

A certain someone should unblock and friend request me...*cough cough* lol...

South Carolina Trip Video

It's finally done!! :)

Click here to view it.

xo, Sarah

I sold my first article!!

I'm very proud to say that I sold my first article ever!! I've been writing since I can remember and saw a link to Constant Content on a survey website that I'm a member of. I was interested in selling some of my work so I decided to give it a try. I wrote a few articles and submitted them. The people in charge of the site will either accept it and list it or reject it and tell you to edit it. (There are certain things that they are extremely picky with, such as grammar, spelling, punctuation, not talking in the first person, etc.) If you have even one mistake they'll send it back to you, tell you what to fix, and then you have to edit it and resend it. Luckily the article I sold didn't have any errors so they listed it right away. Constant Content gives you 65% of the sale price and they take the rest, so you have to price your articles accordingly.

As you can see in the screen shot above, my article sold for $40. Not bad for an hour of work. ;) Now it's going to be published and I am very proud and excited to see what else this will bring. I'm currently working on a few other articles, and I just submitted another one last night. I'm crossing my fingers!! I'll keep everyone updated on what happens with that. :)

xo, Sarah

PS- The South Carolina trip video is edited and done, but I'm having a hard time posting it. I had to reformat it and I finally did that but now I'm getting error messages when I try to post it. Keep an eye out for that, I'll figure it out somehow and it'll be up eventually!! <3

South Carolina Trip

Hey Ya'll. ;)

Yes I said ya'll. I am visiting SC after all. ;) We rented a car yesterday afternoon and started our drive to South Carolina to visit my mom, David, and Nevaeh. Unfortunately our 13 hour trip turned into a 20+ hour trip because of a ridiculous blizzard in Indiana/Kentucky, and we had to stop at a hotel which we weren't planning on doing originally. We got here tonight around 6 PM. I vlogged throughout our drive and when we got here, so when I get home I'm going to edit the video and put all the clips together so you can see our little adventure. Nevaeh didn't know we were coming so it was a total shock to her when we walked through the door. She didn't know what to say or do, she was so surprised. After the initial shock, she gave us hugs and you could see her excitement...it made me so happy. I've been missing this feeling...the feeling of a real family....for a long time, and when I'm with both of my kids, Tom, and my mom is the only time I seem to feel it.

When we got here my mom had dinner ready, so we ate and then we had our own little Christmas. David, Nevaeh, my mom, Tom, Lexi, and I opened all the gifts we got eachother. I vlogged a little during that too and have a ton of pictures I'll post on my Facebook page (facebook.com/hustlababy09) and I'll post a few here too. My mom and David were really intuitive with the gifts, it was sweet. I had told my mom that an air mattress that we were using was completely deflated, and David bought us a really nice queen sized air mattress with an electric pump. I had told my mom I wanted to try Proactiv again because I break out really bad around the time I get my period every month and she remembered when I mentioned it a few months ago and ordered it for me along with a microdermabrasion thing that I can use with it. I already love it. Of course Lexi got spoiled too and Nevaeh was very happy with her stuff that we got her. 

We'll only be here for a few days (we're leaving on the 1st) but driving through a crazy blizzard, being in the car for 20+ hours, and having to spend money we didn't have on a hotel was worth it. I love my family and will do anything for them. I wish we could stay longer but there is stuff at home we need to take care of. 

I'm going to watch some TV and go to bed. I'll keep vlogging and taking pics and I'll post them when I get home. :)

xo, Sarah

Christmas Haul Part 3

You know the drill by now. Here we go:

Stuff for other people:

Men's Pajama Pants- Target $12.99

My Look Color Your Own Messenger Bag- Target $10.19

Spongebob Bath Set- Target $4.98 on clearance

Fusion ProGlide Shaving Kit- Target (lost other receipt)

Misc. Stocking Stuffers- Target

More Misc. Stocking Stuffers- Target

Disney Princess Walkie Talkies- Target $17.48

Strawberry Shortcake Movie- Target $5.00

Bodycology Gift Set- Walmart

Disney Princess Keys- Walmart $3.00

 Stuff for me:

Slippers- Aeropostale $7.95 at 70% off

Bootcut Jeans- Aeropostale $19.80 @ 60% off

close up so you can see the wash of the jeans

Sweatpants- Aeropostale $8.55 @ 70% off

Misc. Stuff I needed- Target

 After the crazy sale Aeropostale was having the other day, I had to go back and get a few more things. I also got some gifts for other people there but I'll have to take pictures of those later (I forgot.). I hope everyone has an amazing Christmas Eve tomorrow && Christmas on Tuesday!!

xo, Sarah

Christmas Haul Part 2

Dun dun dun dun dunnnnn....

Let's look at the damages from yesterday's trip back to the mall (&& to Marshalls). Also- if your name is Mom, Mike, Jenny, or Asia, do not read this post until after Christmas or Lexi will punch you in the head. #ThatIsAll.

Things I bought for other people:

MORE Bath and Body Works stuff

 I seriously think we bought out Bath and Body Works...we spent over $150 there in the past 2 days. Yikes....

Dora the Explorer Backpack- Marshalls $9.99

4 Pack Onesies- Marshalls $7.99

Sweatpants- Aeropostale $10 on sale from $42.50

 Aeropostale had the best deals ever. I'm going back today to see what else I can get. I got a pair of jeans for $9!!! They have really good quality jeans so I want to see if I can find another pair or two and also get a few more gifts for people from there because they have the best sale going on right now.

Here's what I got for me with some Christmas money:

Ed Hardy Born Wild Perfume- Marshalls $16.99

view of the perfume bottle

Hanes 6 pack of Socks- Marshalls $3.99

Skinny Jeans- Aeropostale $9.00 on sale from $44.50

view of the front

"Boyfriend" Sweatpants- Aeropostale $10 on sale from $44.50

 Today we need to go to Target and back to Aeropostale. Hopefully that will be the end of Christmas shopping because this is getting tiring. Plus people are nuts and I had an extreme urge to elbow someone in the face yesterday on more than one occasion. Ahh, the joys of Christmas shopping. hahaha ;) I'll post a Part 3 soon.

xo, Sarah

Christmas Haul Part 1

I got a lot of my Christmas shopping done earlier in the month and some throughout the year, but there were still a few things I needed to get. (Plus my dad gave me money for Christmas already and I went and bought some clothes/accessories with that.) There will be a Part 2 to this later and possibly a Part 3. We had a lot of people to shop for. Here we go:

Bath and Body Works Gifts for cousins/aunts/etc.

If you see something you like and want to know the product name and/or price, comment and ask me and I'll  let you know. I didn't want to type out all $96 worth of items. LOL.

Here is the stuff I got for myself:

Cranberry Woods 3-Wick Candle - Bath and Body Works 2/$20

Gray Cardigan- Wet Seal $17.70 @ 40% off

Gray Sequined Gloves- Wet Seal $4.50 @ 40% off

What they look like on...

Two Finger Key Ring- Forever 21 $3.80

again

What it looks like on...

Silver Circle Ring- Forever 21 $1.50

Basic Black Cami- Forever 21 $2.80

Coral Bow Belt- Forever 21 $4.80

Close up of the bow part of the belt. 

 (It looks peach in the 2nd picture but the color of the belt in the 1st picture is more true to life.)

 Metallic Pink Heart Belt- Forever 21 $3.80

again

Basic Black Ankle Length Leggings- Forever 21 $5.80

Coral Leopard Print Cardigan- Charlotte Russe $28.99

 (Christmas gift to myself. hahaha) ^^

Hello Kitty PJ Pants- Walmart $10

from farther away

Like I said, most of my Christmas shopping for other people is done so this is mostly stuff that I bought with some of my Christmas money. I haven't gone shopping for clothes in a while so it feels good to finally have some new stuff in my wardrobe. ;) Stay tuned for a part 2!

xo, Sarah