My Other Jobs

In addition to loving fashion, I have a few other things that I love to do.  Check them out!

I teach people how to make fun greeting cards and paper crafts.

I sell subscription boxes of greeting cards so you can always have a card on-hand when you need one. No more running to the store at the last minute just to buy a card!

I help run Cosmetics for a Cause, a non-profit that collects and donates makeup to women in need. (You’d be surprised at how many women don’t use the “free gift with purchase” they receive.  We are thankful that they donate the items so we can give them to women who need them.)

I’ve often thought of focusing on just one and letting the others fall by the wayside, but I love them all too much to do that.

What do you love to do?

photo by bachi frost

Relief from Menopause with Equelle

#ad I’ve always loved fashion and making bold statements with my outfits through color and shape.  When I was in my twenties and early thirties, I wore whatever I liked. Everything always fit perfectly and I didn’t consciously make selections to hide flaws or worry about getting too hot.  I never anticipated that one day I would have to make adjustments to my outfit choices to compensate for the “change” in my body shape and temperature. Thanks, menopause.  Because of you, now when I make fashion choices, my priorities are completely different.

I’ve been enduring menopause symptoms ever since I had a hysterectomy twenty years ago, when I was 35.  I live in sunny south Florida, where the weather is always hot and humid.  Add hot flashes into the mix, and sometimes it’s just unbearable.  I know that hormone replacement therapy is one choice many women make to alleviate hot flashes and other menopause symptoms.  However, I have never taken hormones because I don’t think they are the right choice for me.

I love the idea of a supplement to help me get some relief from the hot flashes I’ve been suffering for so long. EQUELLE® is a hormone-free‡, non-prescription dietary supplement that helps address several symptoms of menopause.† Thanks to @EquelleOfficial, I can choose a non-hormonal‡ remedy over choosing to just live with these menopause symptoms. You can, too. We can enjoy life despite hot flashes, and I can finally enjoy the warm Florida weather!  Help me and EQUELLE® empower women in menopause by sharing your own story using the hashtag #LiveHotStayCool. Learn more about the Live Hot, Stay Cool campaign by visiting bit.ly/2myYmKU.

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Random Cool Products I Found at Great Prices!

Hi Guys!

I’m sitting here multi-tasking while I watch a home renovation show on tv.  I decided to do something fun, go outside the box, and post some interesting shoes, clothes, and accessories that I found at really great prices. Fall is right around the corner. Maybe you have a fall wedding to attend, or maybe you already know about an event you have to attend over the holiday season. Maybe you like to treat yourself, or maybe you want to get a head-start on your holiday shopping. Or maybe you don’t even need a reason to shop!

Click on the products for all the details.  You’ll be surprised at some of the low prices I found for you!!  Have fun shopping!!

Take a look:

Explosion Cake –

I first discovered Amirah Kassem and her incredible rainbow explosion cake on Instagram.  Her cakes are amazing and I’m a HUGE fan of her personal style!  Amirah now has a line of cooking supplies and a kit to make her explosion cake at William Sonoma.  Naturally, her products came out after purchased the ingredients to attempt to make an explosion cake on my own.  I think my cake came out pretty good for a first try. However, now that I know I can purchase all of Amirah’s authentic ingredients, that’s what I’ll be doing the next time I make an explosion cake.  And believe me, there will be a next time.  This was so fun and so easy to make!

Ingredients

To make the cake on your own, you’ll need:

6 cakes (three boxes of cake mix, dye the mixes any color you’d like)

3 containers of frosting

1 bag of M&M candies and various sprinkles for the inside of the cake

Lots of sprinkles!  (you’ll be adding some sprinkles to the inside and you’ll need sprinkles to decorate the outside of the cake, too.)

Step-by-Step Photos

three of the six layers are ready to go!

use the lid of the sprinkles as a guide to cut a circle out of each cake layer BUT DO NOT CUT A CIRCLE IN THE TOP LAYER (so only cut circles out of five layers, and leave the sixth layer whole)

put a thin layer of frosting on each layer to hold the layers together

keep adding layers | layer, frosting, layer frosting

add all the layers

before you add the final layer (the one without the hole) fill the center of the cake with your candy and some sprinkles

put the top layer on (the one without the center cut out) and start icing the entire cake

don’t let the centers go to waste! use the leftover frosting and sprinkles to decorate those, too!

decorate for any occasion or holiday

how fun is this????!!!!!

Let me say I HATE the kitchen because whenever I attempt to cook or bake, something always goes wrong.  This cake was effortless!!! If I can do it, YOU can do it!

Now, let’s take a look at the best part!!  Cutting the cake!!!

Here is a look at Amirah’s cake.  (All photos are copyright Williams Sonoma)

Amirah Kassem’s Explosion Cake/Photo via Williams Sonoma

To make Amira’s fabulous cake, you can purchase all of the products from Williams Sonoma below:

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If you would like to create your own version of the cake, purchase these items and use the food coloring to dye the cake slices whatever color you would like: