Girl Confessions

I’ve had some girl-thoughts this weekend and it’s time for me to share them here. That’s how utterly consequential they are.

1. I really love wearing make-up. And Kyle’s old band t-shirts. It makes me feel like I’m still 17. Sometimes I miss being 17. My friend Sarah over at Sarahcastically is sharing hilarious eye make-up tips today. Check it out.

2. Sometimes I pretend I’m in a music video. Like this one. Just for example.



I probably couldn’t pull off that sweater.

3. While I remain faithful to both my real-life husband Kyle and my movie husband Ryan Gosling, I need to say that Billy Baldwin is really beautiful. I know, I know. He is sooooo 1991. But let’s be serious. How is he not a cop/fireman/fbi agent in real life? He really makes diving into the water sideways while shooting ex-KGB militants look like a cake walk. And he does that surprised/man sad look so well. Plus he’s the only actor who wear that much hair gel and not look like a New Jersey car salesman.

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4. I really, REALLY love Valentine’s Day. Sometimes I just walk up and down the Valentine’s aisle in the grocery store, just to try and absorb all the hot pink gorillas and conversation hearts. It’s a problem.

Here’s a tiny preview of what you’re all going to have to suffer through in the month of February…



I made that.

And that’s ten minutes you just spend reading this that you are never going to get back. You’re welcome.

Bring on the Monday!

love, elizabeth

PS: Be sure to stop back for the Valentine's Day giveaway tomorrow!

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Hope your Mondays are already rockin'.

love, elizabeth

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Someone's Got a Case of the Mondays...

You know you're an obsessive blogger if you manage to hit the snooze button 4 times before 7 am and still know what you're going to blog about by 7:08. And well, this post practically wrote itself.

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Ever have one of those mornings where you think, I just don't want to face the world today? I don't want to be a grown-up today. I don't want to be brave today.


I really try not to be one of those girls who lives for the weekend. Really. I do. I am well-aware that living is in the everyday, in the hard work, in the mundane. But this morning...all I wanted to do was just crawl back under the covers and sleep until Friday. To make it that much harder, Madigan was indulging in an absolute snugglefest this morning. The second she realized I was (kind of) awake, she army crawled up to the pillow and cuddled up against my chest, tucking her little fuzzy head under my chin as if to say, 'Mommy, it's not really Monday. Let's go back to sleep.'


And I really, really wanted to.



Here are two songs that continue to make my Mondays more cheerful.So wherever this Monday takes you, wherever you are, your jammies or your cubicle, I hope you'll take the opportunity to DANCE your way through Monday and into your week.

What about you? What's making your Monday lovely?

love, elizabeth