Sunday, February 24, 2013

h a u l a g e :))

I love reading/watching people's clothing, beauty, whatever (lol) hauls. I thought you guys might like seeing mine. This is a collective haul of things I've purchased in the last couple weeks. A lot of it was bought on sale, some was purchased in stores and some online. This was all bought with my own money and/or gift cards. Let's do this...

The first (and BEST) thing I've gotten in the past couple weeks is my Samsung Galaxy S3!! It was between that or the iPhone 5 but after being convinced by Tom who scours the internet for info on phones ALL THE TIME and knows a lot more about them than I do, I bought this one. I also read a ton of reviews which said that the Samsung Galaxy S3 is the top phone on the market at the moment, so I went with it.



Wet Seal:
"Orange" Lace Heart Dolman (it's actually more peach)- Wet Seal $22.50

"Uptown" Gray Skinny Jeans- Wet Seal $15 (on sale)
back pockets of the skinny jeans (above)

Reese Black V-Neck- Wet Seal $6.50 (I got 2 of these, both in black.)
6 Cute Flower Earring Set- Wet Seal  $3.38 (1/2 off + 10% off entire purchase for texting Wet Seal)

Rhinestone Love Cuff- Wet Seal $4.72 (1/2 off + 10% off entire purchase for texting Wet Seal)

view of the heart on the cuff. :)



Victoria's Secret:
5 for $25 panties (regularly between $8.50-$10.50 each)  - Victoria's Secret
Pink Knit Top- Victoria's Secret $26.99 (on sale from  $49.50)

the back

yayyy for sales :)) haha

Forever XXI:


Pink Bow Ring- Forever 21 $3.80

picture from the Forever XXI website (it's clearer than mine)

Pink and Gold Ring Set- Forever 21 $3.80

Pink Ring Set- Forever 21 $3.80

Pink Knit Top- Forever 21 $5.80
Hello Kitty Sleeveless Tee- Forever 21 $22.80
 (This top looked huge when I pulled it out of the box but once I tried it on it fit really nicely. It's supposed to be a little big on top and it's banded at the bottom. I got it in a size medium.)



close up of the sequined Hello Kitty
Chococat Pillow Bedding Set- Forever 21 (FREE because I had a coupon code for Buy 1 Get 1 Free any Hello Kitty item.)

Sheet Set
Gauzy White Top- Forever 21 $19.80

It's longer in the back.

Hi-Lo Studded Pocket Top- Forever 21 $19.80

I love the back because it's a lot longer, I can wear it with leggings (or jeans, or shorts, etc.).


Walmart:

GIGANTIC lighter (the size of my entire hand, LOL) - Walmart $5

PJ Pants- Walmart (around $10)

Misc. beauty items that I needed to re-stock my arsenal with. LOL - Walmart
Fold Over Shorts- Walmart $5.00

Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear Nail Color (Coral Reef)- Walmart under $3


Maybelline Color Whisper Lip Color- Walmart $5.94
Onyx Professional 100% Pure Acetone Nail Polish Remover- Walmart $0.99
(This stuff is THE BEST nail polish remover I've ever used, hands down. It removes glitter polish so easily. I'll have a review up about this product soon!!)


Misc.:


Phone Case- Mall Kiosk (Woodfield) $28.00
Drip Dry by O.P.I.- Amazon $5.78 (shipping included)
Steve Madden BParker Satchel- Macys.com $108

Front/back/inside views of my new love. ♡





So that concludes my collective haul. I did not buy all of this at once. I had gift cards to some of these stores, some of which I got from doing surveys online. The purse was a gift from Tom for Valentine's Day since he didn't get me much for my birthday/Christmas. I used a little of my own money but for the most part this stuff was paid for by surveys! I'm telling you, if you put the time and effort into it and you sign up with the right companies, these surveys are worth your time. You can get gift cards to almost any store or website, Visa/Mastercard gift cards, cash, checks, money sent to your PayPal account, tons of free products to try, etc. If anyone is interested in the companies that I am signed up with or wants me to make a FAQ post about online surveys, let me know, I'd be more than happy to point you guys in the right direction. :)) Hope everyone is having a great weekend, I know I am! As usual, I have a few blog posts that are almost finished so keep an eye out for those soon!!

xo, Sarah

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

addicted. ♥

Welcome to my world. ♥

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

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Just A Thought . . .

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

Monday, January 7, 2013

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