What's In My Carry On?

Over the Christmas holiday, I got to go visit my brother's family in Washington state! I love to travel, but anyone that knows me knows I was even more pumped to meet my baby nephew, Lincoln! My boyfriend calls me "baby-crazy", but honestly I am just "Lincoln-Crazy"! That baby is by far the cutest baby in the world! I am even more crazy about him now that I have officially met him! Soooo hard having your family on the other side of the country :(

I was one happy Auntie :)

How I spent my Christmas vacation! On the couch with this little Chunky Monkey! Couldn't have asked for more! Terrible picture of me, but let's be honest... it's not about me :)

Well enough bragging about my AMAZING nephew... hehehe...
I thought I might do a "What's In My Carry On Bag?" since I did some travelling during Christmas!

1) A Nice Sturdy Bag: Mine is an Adrienne Vittadinni laptop tote bag. Typically, I will just slide my bag under the seat in front of me because I hate putting my bag in the overhead bins. However, on the return trip, I had to put it in the bin so next time, I will probably bring a bag with a zipper since everything gets all shifted during the flight!

2) My Cellphone: Nope, not an Iphone gal... I love my Samsung Galaxy S3! I am not really one of those people that has to get the latest electronics [not that there is anything wrong with that]... I usually keep mine until it dies then I get something new :)

3) My Nook: I know the Kindle Fire is the thing to get nowadays, but I love my Nook Color! However, my mom did just get a Kindle Fire HD and it is pretty cool! Anyway, I love to read and this is much more convenient than carrying around books [but I do love the feel of a book occasionally].

4) My Grandma Ipod: I bet some people don't even remember what the IPod Classic looks like... well here it is... oh yes, I have a Classic and if it ain't broke, don't fix it haha like I said, I use something til it dies then I update it. I love it haha

5) Earbuds:  These are the Samsung earbuds that came with my cellphone and they are AWESOME! I always like to have a good pair of earbuds, not only to listen to my ipod, but because most of the time, the complimentary earphones on the plane don't work. I cannot survive a flight without some good earphones!

6 and 7) Wallet and an "Everything Else" Bag: I just put my purse in my suitcase and keep the essentials on hand in my carry on. So I have my Belvah quilted wallet and make-up bag which hold all of those knick knacks and doo-dads that might get lost in my carry on, like ID, money, lip balm, etc...

8) Sleep Mask: Pretty self explanatory... for those of us that are easily distracted on long flights when we need to be sleeping or you have that really annoying person is keeps using flash photography on an overnight flight. Typically, I cannot sleep on flights, but it's nice to have just in case.

9) Hand Sanitizer: This the BBW mini hand sanitizer in Fresh Snow. OMG... a hand sanitizer that doesn't smell like alcohol... hallelujah! Reasons for having this are obvious: planes are icky and people on planes can be icky [not all, but some can be] :)

10) Mini Brush: Convenient size to battle plane head... you know what I mean? Nobody likes to look all crazy- haired after a long flight! 

11) Gum: Any kind will do to battle those popping ears!

12) Lip Balm: Always an essential :)

Well that's what I keep in my carry on and I hope it maybe gives you some helpful ideas for your next trip :)

2014: The Year of Skincare, Hair, and Organization [HAUL]

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! I definitely did! It was soooo great to see my family and meet my baby nephew for the first time! Now that I am back and settled back in, I should probably get back on track with my posts! :)

With the new years comes the tradition of resolutions and normally I do make the typical resolutions of exercising more, but this year I decided that particular resolution should be a "durrr...". So I strayed from that typical resolution and picked a few new ones... and try some new products while I'm at it! Yay! 

On to my New Years Resolution Haul:

Resolution #1: Battling My Winter Skin!

I am suffering people... my skin is soooo dry and itchy this year! So I am going to try these lovely products to fight it before I scratch my skin off! [P.S. Any product recommendations are welcome!]

Resolution #2: Grow Out My Hair While Also Keeping It Healthy

I have pretty much had short hair since about summer of 2008 when I chopped my goldilocks off. I had really no idea of how to take care of my long hair back then so it's unhealthy, frizzy, and ridiculously annoying. And though I cannot stand when my hair even gets to shoulder length, I am attempting to give long hair another go in the new year since my hair is much more healthy now. I will probably lob it off out of impatience and frustration, but I'll give it a try [my next decision will be what color my hair will be for this growth... my natural dark blonde or continue to highlight...hmmm]

Resolution #3: Develop a Consistent Skincare Routine

I just have not found anything that I am crazy about when it comes to a skincare routine and with my skin as dry and wintery as it is now, consistency is key. So I bought some new products to try... hopefully I fall in love!

Resolution #4: Be More Organized.

This was first purchase towards organizing my life haha I have put it off, but my love of beauty products has prevailed [and this was actually decently priced!]. I really need to be more organized and not have everything just sitting around. I'm not a neat person, but clutter can drive a gal insane! Other than my bathroom, I also have some other organization projects in mind for the new year like getting into a more consistent cleaning schedule and being much more school organized because this next semester is going to be a KILLER!

All of these products were purchased at Walmart and were on sale [woot woot!]

Hope everyone is having an amazing beginning of the year and I hope it's not too chilly where you are!