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Nail Polish and a New Perspective….

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Hello Hello!

Thank you so much for stopping by today. If you are joining me from the giveaway blog hop, thank you for being here!!! Truly!

If you are new around here, let me fill you in on a couple of things…..
….I am way pregnant, due in April. I have a toddler and I wear my hair in a messy bun almost every day….all while trying to fix up our fixer upper. I love to create DIY projects with a touch of rustic modern.

Since my belly is really starting to show and grow, it’s making yard work and installing insulation a bit challenging….. please don’t hate me because,…. I recently did both of these….
…… I decided that even though my waist line is looking rounder and rounder every day and sleeping is becoming more and more challenging, I needed to do something special for myself.

I am not too needy or anything….

You know the feeling after a new hair cut…… I needed something like that…. a quick pick me up to make me feel like a person again. Although a 2 hour massage would have been nice…..between potty training and yard work I don’t have that much extra time.  So, the next best thing…..nail polish.

So, I got to it….

I could hardly reach my toes to apply the bright red color, and it sort of hurt my tummy to bend that much……none the less, I was very pleased and happy with the end result. Just what I needed.

I reclined back on the couch to stretch out my tummy, exhausted from the effort used to apply the polish. I was patiently waiting for it to dry, when all of sudden my toddler distracted me by pouring a whole cup of milk all over the floor. As I quickly got up to assess the situation……

…..I gouged a big chunk of polish out of the big toe on my left foot.  Too tired and a little frustrated I left it, still gouged.

I was exhausted.

It made me realize something though…..I love red polish… but I already knew that.

What I really realized is that it’s winter and I haven’t been without socks for about 3 months….who would even see my toes. By the time I am able to get a really good look at my toes again, it will
probably be April.

Then I thought….
….at least 9 out of the 10 toes were pretty….and that was pretty perfect.

Perfection doesn’t always come easy or fast. Sometimes it doesn’t come at all, so it’s good that sometimes it doesn’t even need to be perfect to feel right. This year as I rethink my blogging
path and the course I want to take, I hope that I can be ok with only 9 painted toes, because darn it, those 9 are AWESOME!

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  4. I hear you girl! I’m rethinking blog life these days too – I have a three month old and a toddler at home! 9 beautiful toes IS enough!

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  12. If I won, I would get some Valentine candy for my hubby and son. Amazon has the best variety 🙂

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  14. I have quite a few items on my wishlist that I have wanted for awhile now so I think I’d buy new kitchen cooking utensils with this gift card.

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  15. Girl, I hear you about the nails!! Kiuddos to you for trying, I’ve given up and decided I’ll go get a pedicure right before this little guy is born. It hurts to bend over!! Great giveaway! Since we’re moving, I’d use that gift card to get stuff for our new house! 🙂

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    • Amanda that is a good idea! I think I will just do that! I have been thinking about you guys wondering how the house selling/buying and being pregnant all at the same time is going? Hope you are ok! Cannot wait to see your new place!

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  20. Leave a comment telling me what you would love to get from Amazon!

    im looking at a new mattress..thanks

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  25. I would buy some books, and a coloring book. Our family has gotten into coloring each night. We really enjoy it and it has stopped us from watching TV!

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    • That sounds like the funnest family tradition. Plus, it get everyone talking to each other again. We try really hard not to turn the tv on too much at our house too. I love this idea. Thanks for stopping by Kelly!

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  31. I have been buying my vehicle parts, and would buy the next one. 1/2 price cheaper than auto stores with free shipping, perfect new parts so far last few months.

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    • Wow, I never even thought to get car stuff on Amazon. Thanks for the great tip. I will definitely go check out Amazon next time I need a car part. Thanks for stopping by Jennifer!

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  43. I would use this towards some organic household essentials we can only find on Amazon because the stores around here don’t sell them,

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  54. I am trying to save up to buy a surround sound set for our living room, more than likely I’ll end up using it for household goods though. 😀 Great dreams always fall to saving money. haha

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  75. I’m pregnant and due in April too (also working through a massive home renovation so I feel your pain). Last night I was trying to find a comfortable way to sit on the floor and rip nails out of the subfloor 🙂 If I won the gift card I would use it toward something for the baby from my Amazon registry! 😀

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    • Oh I hear you Chelsea. Last night we spent the evening, after the little one went down, hanging sheet rock… I feel like we need to make a big push before the baby comes and before I get too too big!! haha. Good luck with your renovation. Remember that it will be worth it once its done. Congrats on your new baby! yay!

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  79. I would get more Matcha Green Tea. Hubby and I drink a cup every night so it doesn’t last longer around our house;

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  90. I would love to get a new purse from Amazon! I desperately need a new one and I currently have my eye on a pretty black & gold one on Amazon’s site.

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  92. I want an insulated lunch bag. I just found one on amazon the other day. It’s in my stored items. So that’s what I’d get.

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  102. I would love to use it towards a board game for family get together, but in reality it will probably go toward a car seat or diapers

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  105. Hi! If i’m lucky enough to win, I would spend the giftcard on some pants or a jacket for my daughter. It’s actually getting cold here in Las Vegas! (Although cold for us is like 50 degrees lol… but we are used to 110 degrees!! lol) And she needs a new jacket. We just keep putting it off 🙂

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  124. We never know what will change our perspective but you are so right. Speaking of nail polish, I have some colors I’ve jotted down that I’ve seen swatches of that I’ve been meaning to get and haven’t yet. I would use this money for Amazon to get some polishes if Amazon has the ones I’m wanting.

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  126. I have my eye on a random orbital sander. It’ll make some of the projects I have planned for the year a lot easier.

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  127. I would love to get lego kits for my family, we love building new ones! A great activity for these cold winter days!

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  132. I hope I could hold out and use it towards my little boy’s birthday present. Then again…so many awesome books!!! Ha

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    • I hear ya! I wish that I had more time to read. It seems that whenever I find a good book I can’t put it down until its done. I have to limit myself, otherwise I would read all day and night! haha

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  143. I also use Swagbucks and so all of my earnings I use towards Amazon and so anything else I get of Amazon I am hopefully going to save until Christmas to get a free Christmas 2016. Unless some financial issues come up before then where I need to use the amazon money towards necessities.

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    • That is such a great idea. I have heard that swagbucks is pretty cool. I still to check it out myself. Way to go to start saving now for Christmas. With another one on the way that is what we should be doing.

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  145. I would love to get a protective case for my tablet. I drop it all the time and will probably crack the screen if I don’t get one soon! lol

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