It's 'OK' Thursday

Happy Thursday (I know I need to come up with something else, this is getting old even for me). So today I am linking up with {Neely} and {Amber} for it's 'OK' Thursday. 

...it's ok that I'm calling in 'sick' at work today to enjoy the zoo with my fave niece

...it's ok that I didn't win employee of the quarter at work (I promise I'm a good employee & don't call in, like ever), the nomination was good enough for me winning would have been cooler.

...it's ok that as much as I tell myself to save $$ for Vegas, I still managed to spend over $150 in 2 days!!!

...it's ok that UPS totally jipped me by charging me $15 to ship a package that definitely weighed less than 2 lbs.

...it's ok that I watch crappy reality TV, it's entertaining and sometimes makes me feel better about my life.

...it's ok that I painted my nails yesterday, but won't post pictures up until the Nail Files link-up!

...it's ok that I've already won 2 amazing giveaways, but I'm being greedy and hoping my luck continues for a few more giveaways :).

...it's ok that I just learned how to schedule posts, oh well, problems of a new blogger, I'm still learning new things everyday!

So what's OK with you all today, go and link-up!!

Kavalena {Look Good + Do Good}

Happy Wednesday everyone! This post is dedicated to the small start-up Kavalena. It is a clothing company based in Chicago, IL and they contacted me a few weeks ago to help them get their name out there. Kavalena's goal is to meet the biggest needs in the world. They partner with non-profit organizations to provide clean water, healthy meals, access to education, health care, and freedom from slavery of all kinds. The need for these basic human necessities are huge in our world today.


Kavalena is designed to be a way for everyone to have an opportunity to make a lasting and life changing impact in the world. With affordable and competitive pricing, quality products, and a giving plan that is designed to do the most good possible, everyone now has a chance to make their own little dent in the issue of global poverty. Together we can change the future for those currently living in poverty. Children do not have to die from preventable diseases, be forced into slavery, wither from lack of nourishing food, and drop out of school because they can't afford school fee's.

Kavalena partners with non-profit organizations who use 100% of the donations to meet these needs, they partner with: 

A Bright Connection

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A Better Life For Kids

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charity: water

With each purchase, the following is provided:

3 meals for a child and their family

1 hour's worth of clean water for a village

1 hour of aftercare for an individual freed from slavery

1 day of school for a child in Ghana, Africa

1 hour of therapy for orphans with cerebral palsy and autism

When the PR team at Kavalena contacted me to help them get their name out there, I was so glad to help them any way I could. They said they would send me a product to show me how wonderful it is. The tank they sent me is super soft and looks so great on me! Plus the packaging they sent it all in was so awesome, they really take the time out to make sure it looks presentable with a pretty bow and everything. 

I've already signed up to help package meals for children in need in August since it is real close to my house. I am excited to get my hands dirty and help make some sort of difference. For a way to help out you should most definitely visit the website Kavalena.com and help in any way that you can! For more information on Kavalena or their partnered organizations you can contact them via email at info@kavalena.com!

All opinions are my own and information was gathered from the Kavalena press kit given to me. I did not receive any monetary compensation for this post, just a free tank.

Versatile Blogger Award

I know what you guys are thinking, two posts in one day! I had to post this though, how awesome is it to wake up on a Monday morning to an email from Jennifer at Party of One saying she nominated me for a blogger award!! This is exciting because it's my very first award and Jennifer is a fave blogger of mine so thanks for nominating me! If you don't already, you should definitely check her blog out, now!!

So I got nominated for the Versatile Blogger award and this is such a sweet thing because I've only been blogging for a little while now and to already have some amazing ladies reading my blog and commenting is such a great thing.

So here are the rules for this award:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you

2. Include a link to their site

3. Include the award image (above) in your post

4. Give 7 random facts about yourself

5. Nominate 15 other bloggers for the award

6. When nominating, include a link to their site

7. Let the bloggers know they have been nominated (email,twitter, etc)

7 random facts about me:

1. I don't function in the morning without my daily Starbucks

2. I hate hate hate creepy crawly things, especially spiders!!!

3. I have over 50 cousins (that I've actually met, I'm sure there are way more)

4. I am 100% of Indian origin, but can hardly speak the language

5. I am a huge basketball (Chicago Bulls) & football (Chicago Bears) fan!

6. I can't leave my house without some sort of makeup (foundation, tinted moisturizer, etc)

7. I have 2 tattoos and am already planning on some more (they are totally addictive)

15 nominated bloggers:

Vicki @ My Vickilicious Life

Alyssa @ Never a Dull Moment

Nichole @ Life as a Newlywed

Lyzz @ Defying Gravity

Lauran @ The Real Young Housewife of Southern VA

Meg @ More from Meg

Anne @ Hell on Heels

Kate @ Green Fashionista

Bronwyn @ Our Beautiful Blessings

Leslyn @ Leslyn's Lovely Life

Holly @ Running in Stilettos

Laura @ Under the Suburban Sun

Lauren @ Pink on the Cheek

Amber @ Brunch with Amber

Tiffany @ Austin Family Diary

If you haven't already, please check these ladies blogs out, they are daily reads for me and amazing "versatile" bloggers!!

Panda Cupcakes

Morning everyone! I wanted to do a post on some pretty delicious cupcakes I made with my sister and friend. They were for a bake sale and I have to admit they turned out better than we expected. Now I make a LOT of cupcakes, but never really do any fun designs or themes, just stick some frosting on there and maybe some glitter, sprinkles, that type of thing. Well this time we aimed high, and attempted to make panda cupcakes. We were going to do a pop-out cupcake, but quickly realized it would take us much longer than we expected. So we just drew the face onto the cupcakes and added some ears. 


-I started with making the cupcakes, and to save time we just bought a box and baked it that way. I used Betty Crocker Milk Chocolate. 

-Once those were all done baking and cooled down, we started with the frosting. Now I just used vanilla frosting and covered the entire cupcake with a nice thick, smooth layer.

-I also cut mini oreo's 3/4 of the way to use as ears. 

-Once I got a good outline of the face with a toothpick, I then used black writing gel frosting to make the eyes, nose and mouth. 

-Once that was done I took mini chocolate chips and put them in as the eyes and used a white writing gel frosting to make a pupil. 

This was honestly so simple to do and it looks really cute, my suggestion is to place more frosting where the ears go or they will start sliding. Also, stick these bad boys in the fridge as soon as your done because the summer heat will make those ears start sliding off. 

Have you guys made any cupcakes lately?

Let me know what you have tried & you can send me a pic of it too!!

Sunday Social Week {3}

Happy Sunday Funday everyone!! I'm once again linking up with {Ashley} and {Neely} for Sunday social and this week it is all about music!! I'm very excited because I love all types of music, my pandora stations range from 90's pop to Rihanna, Adele, Jay-Z, Country, John Mayer, & Usher. I know, all over the place. Well hopefully I can answer these questions (some of them were hard to really think of).


What is your all-time favorite song? So just like last week, I need to have a list, because naming one thing is quite impossible for me...here a few faves:
-Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

-Yesterday by The Beatles

-Wonderwall by Oasis

-Crash into me by Dave Matthews Band

-Waterfalls by TLC

-Paradise by Coldplay

-Snow (Hey oh) by The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Wow that was quite a list, I promise I will try and shorten the rest of them :).
What is your favorite singer/band? I like a lot, you can include all the above in this list and a few more,-Carrie Underwood -Taylor Swift -Jason Mraz -Lupe Fiasco-Katy Perry -Kid Cudi-Jack Johnson-Luke Bryan-OneRepublic-Maroon 5-The ScriptHonestly my list can go on and on, but I'll stop it there! 
What is your theme song/song that best describes your life?-Good Life by OneRepublic

-The Show Goes on by Lupe Fiasco*

What songs put you in a good mood?

-Imagine by John Lennon 

-Pocketful of Sunshine by Natasha Bedingfield 

What is your favorite road-trip music? 
I think anything by RHCP, DMB, The Beatles, The Fray in a mix-tape!!

What song are you embarrassed to admit you love? 

-Call me maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen (unfortunately I'm loving this song)

-Pieces of me by Ashlee Simpson

Basically anything from the 90's pop era, I loved it, but it's embarrassing looking back on it all now (e.g. Backstreet Boys, N'sync, 98 Degrees, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, etc)

Well I know I have quite a lot written for all these answers, but I would love to hear yours, so go and link up!!

Nail Files {6/22/12}

Happy Friday everyone! Today I am excited to do my 3rd week of the link up Nail Files with {Vicki} and {Tara}!! I went to f21 and went pretty crazy and bought like 7 different polishes, but at $2.80 can you really feel bad. I sure didn't. Since I was home today I decided to really spend some time on my nails, really cleaning them up, doing the whole cuticle thing, and even learned some cool tricks {thanks to pinterest}. Nothing real fancy just a way to quick dry your nails and I'd say it works pretty well, not perfect, but it'll do until I go to Target and buy this little guy: 

It's supposed to dry your nails within 1-2 mins and it's top coat is anti-chip! Once I get it I will make sure to do a review on it. The trick I learned is after painting your nails to submerge them in ice cold water for a minute or two. Maybe you knew about it, maybe not, try it I think it worked pretty well!! Well anywho, onto my nails...

So this week I went a little bit darker, but it's still bright enough for summer. I used f21's love & beauty in purple.

I thought it was too plain and boring with just the purple so I did a little bling bling sparkle on my ring finger again with f21's love & beauty in purple/multi sparkle. I'm not sure why in the picture it is coming up on the blue side, but it really is a vibrant purple. I took about 30 pictures and it kept coming up blue-ish so I just said forget it and went with the best pic out of them all. 

What color are you guys wearing this week? Link up!!

It's 'OK' Thursday

Happy Thursday (my Friday) everyone! I am excited because today is the start of my weekend! Yay!! I haven't had a Friday off from work in like forever, so this is a nice treat, especially after the hell-ish day at work today. Well anywho, I am linking up again with the beautiful {Neely} and {Amber} for it's OK Thursdays! I really enjoy this link up because it makes you think about what is going on in your life and this is a way you can come out and say "you know what, it's ok." Well let's get to it...






...it's ok that I am already in vacation mode for my Vegas trip that isn't until August.


...it's ok that even after 9 years your best friends can disappoint you, but you can't do anything about it.


...it's ok that all day at work I rubbed it in all my coworkers face that I am off tomorrow :)

it's my Friday at least :)

...it's ok that when asked what exciting plans you have for your day off you answer "sleep until I can't sleep anymore!"

...it's ok that no matter how long I try to sleep, my body is so used to waking up early that it simply won't let me sleep in.

...it's ok to have bought 4 new swim suits for my upcoming Vegas trip, I still need to buy some new outfits and not be broke by the end of it all.

...it's ok that all I want to do is eat unhealthy stuff during the summer, but can't so I don't look like a whale in my  4 new swim suits in Vegas.

story of my life

...it's ok that there are multiple times during the day where I think to myself, I'm sure there is an ecard on someecards.com about this exact moment.

...it's ok to be super excited about Magic Mike coming out next week, who isn't?!?

umm yes, I'll have a scoop of each please :)

So what's OK with you guys today? Go link up!!