Here are some photos I took of my great-niece that was born 2 weeks ago. She's so adorable and precious I cant help but coo over.

• Day 1: Together {My boyfriend is the center of my whole world, I'd be lost without him.}
• Day 2: My Name Begins With.. {The letter T.}
• Day 3: Lines {Lines of circles on my curtains.}
• Day 4: Alone. {I am never alone when my dog Koko is around.}
• Day 5: Here Forever {My little sister is forever hanging out in my room.}
• Day 6: Getting Ready {for the day.}

Just a few tidbits on whats going on in my life:

• In case anyone didn't know already, my boyfriend Ken and I have been together for 5 months now. He is one of the most sweetest, caring and understanding guys on the planet. I'm so lucky to have found someone who is as passionate as i am and loves with their whole heart. He is the center of my whole world and I'd be lost without him.
• I am no longer unemployed. Woohoo. Took 7 months but i finally got a job. Bad news is, in order to keep my job i have to have open availability for the next 6 months, which means, i'm going to have to post pone school. Its kind of a bummer, since i only have 8 classes left to take in order to get my AA degree. But I'd rather not be broke so i'm okay with taking a little bit of time off from school. Besides sometimes you just need a little break from school.
• My niece christina just gave birth to my great-niece Kimberley Mechelle a week ago. She weighed 8lbs 8oz and was 19.5 inches long. She is a so precious and adorable. She is going to be one spoiled little baby. 

So pretty much thats all the current info of whats going on in my life at the moment.
- T.

• To Clean out candle jars/holders: Put the candle jar/holder in the freezer for an hour or two. (or if you're a tad forgetful like me, leave it in there all day.) After its been in the freezer for an hour or so pull it out and take a butter knife and scrape the wax away from the jar/holder. It might take a few minutes to get all the wax out. After you get the wax out, put a few drops of dawn soap into the jar and use warm water and a sponge to scrub the jar/holder clean. All the wax residue and the black soot will be gone and your candle jar/holder will be crystal clean. And whats even cooler is that now you can reuse your jar for something else instead of just throwing it away. The jars make super cute storage for essentials in the bathroom like hair ties, cotton balls, and cotton q-tips.

• Dryer sheets: Dryer sheets aren't just for the dryer and making your clothes soft and smelling fresh. They can be used on your dog. You know when dogs come inside from being out in the rain and they have that wet dog smell? Take a dryer sheet and rub it on your dog, it'll take the wet dog smell away. When my dog Koko comes inside from the rain, she waits patiently by the door and waits to be rubbed down with a dryer sheet. She loves it and so do I because she doesn't smell like a wet dog. :) 

• Rub Salt on your stains: Ever spill something on your shirt and get worried that its not going to come out? When you spray shout or spray n wash on it, before you toss it in the washer, put some salt on it and rub the salt into the stain. The salt crystals help rub the stain away so when you pull it out of the washer the stain is gone. Who knew salt wasn't just for seasoning?

• Get rid of a frizzy ponytail: Do you ever pull your hair into a pony tail and notice that the ends of your hair is super frizzy? Fear no more. Take some body lotion and smooth it over your frizzy ends. Not only will your frizz be gone but your hair and hands will smell good.

• Dry Nails faster: Ever paint your nails and then realize you have to go somewhere or pull clothes out of the dryer? You can use your blow dryer to dry your nails.No more waiting 2 hours for them to dry.  Just don't use the high setting you might burn your fingers.  

Have any neat tricks or tips your learned from your mom or your grandma? If so, what are they? 

Back in June, my family took a vacation to Anaheim, California, to celebrate my little sister turning 16 and to celebrate my dad graduating from College. We took a train all the way down from Olympia, WA. 33 hours sitting in a seat next to my little sister wasn't so bad, but the killer was the crying little baby sitting across from us. The lovely joys of traveling.

We spent our vacation at Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm. I do have to say that going to Disneyland in the middle of June probably wasnt the best idea in the world. The place was super crowded and the lines for rides took forever. Next time we go, we will definitely be going in the off-season. Knotts Berry Farm, however is pretty much ideal any time of the year. It wasnt super busy like Disneyland was, you didn't have to wait inline for rides for very long. I think the longest we waited in line was 35 minutes, but that was for the big wooden roller coaster that everyone wanted to ride. Overall we had a really fun time.

Here are some photos from my trip.

1. Paris Blue jean shorts $7.49 at Ross.
2. Arizona Jeans Co. Neon Yellow Crocheted Sweater Top $2.00 at JCP.
3. Yellow Long sleeved Crew $4.99 at Old Navy.
4. Navy Blue lace trim cami $3.99 at Old Navy.
5. Arizona Jean Co pink shorts $10.00 at JCP

Just a few ideas of some outfits for spring/summer that I found on Pinterest. I cant wait for the weather to start being warmer so I can break out the shorts and tank tops.

Its been awhile since I've been to the beach. I want to smell that crisp salty ocean air. I want to lay on a blanket in the sand reading a book. I want to people watch. I want to play in the sand and build sand castles, i want to chase the waves and try and jump them and get soaked in the process. I want to eat pizza at the cute little pizza place and window shop at the cute little mom and pop shops. I dont care that we are still having 50 or below degree weather. I just want to get away and go spend the day at the ocean shores.  

Saturday I went out shopping with my friend Kat, my mom and little sister. The first place we went to was a total bust, so we went and had some lunch at Red Robin instead. And afterwards we went to one of my favorite stores, TJ MAX and i found this beautiful pink BCBG Maxazria sweater that was on sale.

Its so cute and looks amazing on me. The original price was $210.00. I only paid $7.50 for it. Can you say FYEAH? I also got this cute little jar to hold all my tea. It was adorable and only $3.99. As wells as some Purple and Red tights for only $1 each.

BCBG Maxazria

So there's a new show on The CW called The Carrie Diaries. Its apparently the prequel series to Sex and The City that's set in the 80's. Its super cute and the music is just so fabulous. And now because I have watched two episodes of this new show I now have a sudden urge to watch movies and listen to music from the 80's. Completely normal right? or am I just weird? Meh who cares what you think anyways.

So I recently just made a playlist on Spotify with some 80's jams. The ones I can remember listening to as a kid in the car. And its funny because I hated my parents music. I can remember being 7 years old and complaining about the music that was being played in the car, and if we could listen to something different. I was an idiot because hello the music my parents listened to was Efing fantastic. Madonna, Bon Jovi, Kenny Loggins and Cyndi Lauper. I was seriously an idiot at 7 years old. Haha.

Some of my favorites are as follows:

Let's Hear it for the boy - Deniece Williams
Forever Young - Tiffany
Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Girls Just wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Material Girl - Madonna
Footloose - Kenny Loggins
Waiting for a Girl like you - Foreigner
I think we're alone now - Tiffany

Listening to these songs from the 80's reminds me so much of my childhood and innocence. I still cant believe I hated Madonna or Bon Jovi. Blows my mind that I was so dumb as a child and why would I dislike a singer with my own name? Dumb child I was. Haha.

So last night I found the fake black hipster glasses that my little sister used for her Velma costume for Halloween. So naturally I had to put them on and wonder around the house. and take photos of course. Not to toot my own horn too much, but i do make a kick-ass looking Nerd. ;)

This one reminds me of Taylor Swift's music video "You Belong With Me"

Last Saturday I went to Plato's Closet's annual Moonlight Madness Sale. Anything with a red stamp on the tag was 75% off. Everything else in the store was 25% off. Needless to say I got a good amount of stuff and I only spent $31. Chyeah! Here's what I got:

This month has been a train wreck of a roller coaster. Not only have i lost my job but i'm also realizing that my so called boyfriend really isnt all that interested in me. And this all happened within the last week. back to back. UGH.

Though i do have to say the month of January did bring me new friends. and I did get a new dog, who is the most adorable thing ever. But still the good doesn't even out the bad right now.

Thank you January you can go f*ck your self now.